Making Kitty Litter with Sawdust or small wood shavings
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2020
- I look like hell because this was really early in the morning and I was in the process of prepping a water transfer at the same time. Cool stuff, and free for me because I have access to a nearly limitless supply of sawdust. If you know any other cool uses for the stuff let me know.
I mention in the video that ashes can make the litter clump a little, but I have only used small amounts of ash as a deoderizer. If you mixed 1/2 or even 30% ash to sawdust, you might actually get some good clumping action out of the litter, as the chalk in the ash tends to clump up when it gets wet. I'm talking about wood ash here.
In either case, my cats always seem to prefer a little baking soda whether there is ash or not, especially when making the litter with pine sawdust. With cedar and red oak, I could get away with just ash and no baking soda, but I don't get much of a choice if I want fresh sawdust. Whatever they are slicing up into boards that day at the mill. If it sits on the ground, it will start to decompose, which isn't bad in itself, but it becomes really moist and heavy, and 30 gallons is a lot.
I just found this while googling for DIY cat litter from sawdust. Buying cat litter is so costly so i just got home some sawdust as well as wood shaving from local carpenter and was wondering there must be something i can add to this to make it clump. Googled found your video. This is great stuff. Gives me confidence that i am not being stingy and mean to my cat by going for the cheap alternative. Didn't understand though why baking soda is important to add. Does it help with the smell? PS. Internet is amazing for the way it can connect two individuals so far removed by time and space and yet connected in common thoughts questions ideas.
yeah, baking soda for the smell, wood ash can make it more "clumpy" but when I was doing this It wasn't a big deal to dump the box and refill it. All the kitties are happier outside so they don't come in the house much at all anymore cept for a brief visit.
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Pine oil in pine sawdust and pine pellets will cause chemical burns to the bottom of your cats paws. This is probably why your cats wont use it. The pine oil is also probably not good for them to digest when they clean themselves. If you are going to try pine pellets make sure it is made for cat litter or has been kiln dried. This drying process bakes off all the pine oil. If you go to your local feed store or tractor supply store just ask for equine bedding pellets. Make sure it is kiln dried. My local feed store sells it 40 lbs for about $10.
heard that a couple times. kiln dried seems to be the answer for most wood. thanks
awesome stuff mate I add a lot of wood ash after I've drained it for lye myself
The hardest part about lye for me ("lye") is at the end of winter. All winter long I have a pot of water from my ashes on the stove, but those last few cold days, it's like, still making ash but done making lye. That and water freezing in the winter... But I guess I'm kind of feral, haha... thrid-world problems.
All the cats are outside full time now. I still keep a litter pan in case I bring one of them in for sickness or something but not something I've really had to think about in a while. Thanks for watching.
Not sure if your pine is kiln dried or not. But pine oil is actually toxic to cats, not just unfavorable scent. If your pine is kiln dried it's safe for cats.
thank you, have heard this to be true for other woods as well. appreciate the response
Please educate yourself about wood dust and the dangers (nasal cancer especially) to cats & humans. And please remember that their little noses are sniffing around in that dust approx. 4 times a day 7 days a week. ❤for the love of cats❤
HI,
Can I buy sawdust from Walmart's
They have some bedding stuff, I'm not sure about sawdust. You might be able to find something useful in the home/garden center. My cats discovered outside and never come in anymore, but they like spots where there is a lot of sand or loose soil, might take some trial and error to make that work in a litter box. Check and see if there is a vet store for farm animals nearby, they may have some stuff too. I use sawdust because it's free for me and I've discovered lots of uses. Bentonite kitty litter is pretty cheap so it's hard to beat if you are going to purchase something.
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Phenols though. These woods are the most toxic to kitties, I would use bamboo.
I understand your concerns, but if the oak was kiln dried, it should be safe.