Re: OK, I admit I'm over-reacting...

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In a message dated 8/27/2004 5:51:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,

MTLamar@... writes:

Oh yes, that's exactly what I wanted to know right now, on top of.... Could I

please know your sources, to judge for myself? I've been using scented litter

a long time, 30 of the last 40 years. I can't even begin to tell you how much

that -- have you ever tried to change a cat's litter, off-hand? I have,

unsuccessfully. How about six cats, one of them geriatric?

>>>>>I've owned a pet shop, worked for a vet, owned a grooming shop, had a

petsitting service for 35 years....and yes, I've changed my own cat's litters

several times over the years as new products came & went. It does take

transitioning over time, using mixtures of both types, but it can be done. Many

cats

object to changes where the new brand is coarser than the old. But over &

over the journals the vets got told all about the diseases they were seeing from

many types of litters. Many rodent clubs have websites warning against cedar

& or pine. Most of our industry publications are not online or available to

the public as a whole, but you can do a search and find lots of

articles.....here's one on clumping litters....Community News - Natural Pet

Wellness Center

here's one about pine & cedar......

The Dangers of Softwood Shavings

Liza

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/27/2004 5:51:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,

MTLamar@... writes:

Oh yes, that's exactly what I wanted to know right now, on top of.... Could I

please know your sources, to judge for myself? I've been using scented litter

a long time, 30 of the last 40 years. I can't even begin to tell you how much

that -- have you ever tried to change a cat's litter, off-hand? I have,

unsuccessfully. How about six cats, one of them geriatric?

>>>>>I've owned a pet shop, worked for a vet, owned a grooming shop, had a

petsitting service for 35 years....and yes, I've changed my own cat's litters

several times over the years as new products came & went. It does take

transitioning over time, using mixtures of both types, but it can be done. Many

cats

object to changes where the new brand is coarser than the old. But over &

over the journals the vets got told all about the diseases they were seeing from

many types of litters. Many rodent clubs have websites warning against cedar

& or pine. Most of our industry publications are not online or available to

the public as a whole, but you can do a search and find lots of

articles.....here's one on clumping litters....Community News - Natural Pet

Wellness Center

here's one about pine & cedar......

The Dangers of Softwood Shavings

Liza

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/27/2004 5:51:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,

MTLamar@... writes:

Oh yes, that's exactly what I wanted to know right now, on top of.... Could I

please know your sources, to judge for myself? I've been using scented litter

a long time, 30 of the last 40 years. I can't even begin to tell you how much

that -- have you ever tried to change a cat's litter, off-hand? I have,

unsuccessfully. How about six cats, one of them geriatric?

>>>>>I've owned a pet shop, worked for a vet, owned a grooming shop, had a

petsitting service for 35 years....and yes, I've changed my own cat's litters

several times over the years as new products came & went. It does take

transitioning over time, using mixtures of both types, but it can be done. Many

cats

object to changes where the new brand is coarser than the old. But over &

over the journals the vets got told all about the diseases they were seeing from

many types of litters. Many rodent clubs have websites warning against cedar

& or pine. Most of our industry publications are not online or available to

the public as a whole, but you can do a search and find lots of

articles.....here's one on clumping litters....Community News - Natural Pet

Wellness Center

here's one about pine & cedar......

The Dangers of Softwood Shavings

Liza

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For rodents or other small animals kept in a cage (which now that I

think about it, are there any small mammals kept in cages that aren't

rodents?), The best I found was Care Fresh, made from recycled

papers. None of the problems with wood shavings and did a great job

of keeping odors under control.

Many rodent clubs have websites warning against cedar

> & or pine. Most of our industry publications are not online or

available to

> the public as a whole, but you can do a search and find lots of

> articles.....here's one on clumping litters....Community News -

Natural Pet Wellness Center

> here's one about pine & cedar......

> The Dangers of Softwood Shavings

> Liza

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