Wood ash for cat litter?

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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Isn't wood ash + liquid either highly acid or highly alkaline? As in lye.

Jo

Dunno. that's why I'm asking.

Tweed

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"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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Isn't wood ash + liquid either highly acid or highly alkaline? As in
lye.

Jo

Dunno. that's why I'm asking.

Yes, its highly alkaline.

KFC is using the woodash because its most likely the only other place which
has some seblence to cat litter (ie, diggable). However, woodash is highly
alkaline in the presence of moisture. Poor KFC would have this stuff on his
paws, would be ingesting it when he cleans his paws, and would also most
likely be inhaling it whilst he digs in it (not to mention it being tracked
through the house). With a pH of 12, this stuff will actually dissolve
flesh (over time), and is very bad for one's skin.

Woodash is a really *bad* idea for cat litter.

Yowie

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"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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Isn't wood ash + liquid either highly acid or highly alkaline? As in
lye.

Jo

Dunno. that's why I'm asking.

Yes, its highly alkaline.

KFC is using the woodash because its most likely the only other place
which
has some seblence to cat litter (ie, diggable). However, woodash is highly
alkaline in the presence of moisture. Poor KFC would have this stuff on
his
paws, would be ingesting it when he cleans his paws, and would also most
likely be inhaling it whilst he digs in it (not to mention it being
tracked
through the house). With a pH of 12, this stuff will actually dissolve
flesh (over time), and is very bad for one's skin.

Woodash is a really *bad* idea for cat litter.


Phew. Recovering from the blast. I was only asking. Kitty is a girlcat,
and she has two litterboxes without having to use woodash. Since she used
it, I just wondered is all. Blimey., calm down please. You make it sound
like there is no other place for my poor cat to use except woodash and this
isn't so. She is at least 21 yo and sometimes she forgets where her proper
boxes are.

Tweed

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"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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Isn't wood ash + liquid either highly acid or highly alkaline? As in
lye.

Jo

Dunno. that's why I'm asking.

Yes, its highly alkaline.

KFC is using the woodash because its most likely the only other place
which
has some seblence to cat litter (ie, diggable). However, woodash is
highly
alkaline in the presence of moisture. Poor KFC would have this stuff on
his
paws, would be ingesting it when he cleans his paws, and would also most
likely be inhaling it whilst he digs in it (not to mention it being
tracked
through the house). With a pH of 12, this stuff will actually dissolve
flesh (over time), and is very bad for one's skin.

Woodash is a really *bad* idea for cat litter.


Phew. Recovering from the blast. I was only asking. Kitty is a
girlcat,
and she has two litterboxes without having to use woodash. Since she used
it, I just wondered is all. Blimey., calm down please. You make it sound
like there is no other place for my poor cat to use except woodash and
this
isn't so. She is at least 21 yo and sometimes she forgets where her
proper
boxes are.

Sorry if "blast" was the the way it read, it wasn't written with that
intention.

Also sorry to refer to KFC as a boycat when she's a girlcat.

Yowie

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"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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Isn't wood ash + liquid either highly acid or highly alkaline? As
in lye. Jo

Dunno. that's why I'm asking.

Yes, its highly alkaline.

KFC is using the woodash because its most likely the only other place
which
has some seblence to cat litter (ie, diggable). However, woodash is
highly alkaline in the presence of moisture. Poor KFC would have
this stuff on his
paws, would be ingesting it when he cleans his paws, and would also
most likely be inhaling it whilst he digs in it (not to mention it
being tracked
through the house). With a pH of 12, this stuff will actually
dissolve flesh (over time), and is very bad for one's skin.

Woodash is a really *bad* idea for cat litter.


Phew. Recovering from the blast. I was only asking. Kitty is a
girlcat, and she has two litterboxes without having to use woodash. Since
she used it, I just wondered is all. Blimey., calm down
please. You make it sound like there is no other place for my poor
cat to use except woodash and this isn't so. She is at least 21 yo
and sometimes she forgets where her proper boxes are.

Tweed

I don't think Yowie was "yelling' at you - just explaining the chemical
properties of wet+wood ash

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 23:57:10 -0000, "Christina Websell"
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Phew. Recovering from the blast. I was only asking. Kitty is a girlcat,
and she has two litterboxes without having to use woodash. Since she used
it, I just wondered is all. Blimey., calm down please. You make it sound
like there is no other place for my poor cat to use except woodash and this
isn't so. She is at least 21 yo and sometimes she forgets where her proper
boxes are.

There are *always* alternative places: behind furniture, beside the
litter box, in the middle of the living room carpet, your bed, etc.
But even some mostly outdoor cats prefer a reasonable litter box.

--
T.E.D. ) Remove "gearbox.maem" to get real address - that one is dead

Christina Websell wrote:

"Yowie" wrote:

Yes, its highly alkaline.

KFC is using the woodash because its most likely the only other place
which has some seblence to cat litter (ie, diggable). However, woodash
is highly alkaline in the presence of moisture. Poor KFC would have
this stuff on his paws, would be ingesting it when he cleans his paws,
and would also most likely be inhaling it whilst he digs in it (not to
mention it being tracked through the house). With a pH of 12, this
stuff will actually dissolve flesh (over time), and is very bad for
one's skin.

Woodash is a really *bad* idea for cat litter.

Phew. Recovering from the blast. I was only asking. Kitty is a girlcat,
and she has two litterboxes without having to use woodash. Since she used
it, I just wondered is all. Blimey., calm down please. You make it sound
like there is no other place for my poor cat to use except woodash and this
isn't so.

Read it again, Tweed - I really don't think she intended anything other
than to give you the facts. Since Yowie is a professional chemist*, I
would trust her answer, but I didn't hear any judgement or criticism in
her response at all. I think you might be overreacting, due to some very
justifiable stress!

Now, referring to KFC as "he" - that was unforgivable! (Just kidding,
Yowie.)

I think this response validates your concern, Tweed. You had a hunch
that it was worth investigating, and it's a good thing you did.

* Yowie: I don't know what your official job title is, but since you
speak authoritatively about chemistry, I assume that you are a chemist,
or something related.

Joyce

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Christina Websell wrote:

"Yowie" wrote:

Yes, its highly alkaline.

KFC is using the woodash because its most likely the only other place
which has some seblence to cat litter (ie, diggable). However, woodash
is highly alkaline in the presence of moisture. Poor KFC would have
this stuff on his paws, would be ingesting it when he cleans his paws,
and would also most likely be inhaling it whilst he digs in it (not to
mention it being tracked through the house). With a pH of 12, this
stuff will actually dissolve flesh (over time), and is very bad for
one's skin.

Woodash is a really *bad* idea for cat litter.

Phew. Recovering from the blast. I was only asking. Kitty is a
girlcat,
and she has two litterboxes without having to use woodash. Since she
used
it, I just wondered is all. Blimey., calm down please. You make it
sound
like there is no other place for my poor cat to use except woodash and
this
isn't so.

Read it again, Tweed - I really don't think she intended anything other
than to give you the facts. Since Yowie is a professional chemist*, I
would trust her answer, but I didn't hear any judgement or criticism in
her response at all. I think you might be overreacting, due to some very
justifiable stress!

Now, referring to KFC as "he" - that was unforgivable! (Just kidding,
Yowie.)

I think this response validates your concern, Tweed. You had a hunch
that it was worth investigating, and it's a good thing you did.

* Yowie: I don't know what your official job title is, but since you
speak authoritatively about chemistry, I assume that you are a chemist,
or something related.

Aye, I am an industrial chemist (in paint technology).

Yowie
(I got muddled between KFC and Boyfie)

Phew. *Recovering from the blast. *I was only asking. * Kitty is a girlcat,
and she has two litterboxes without having to use woodash. *Since she used
it, I just wondered is all. *Blimey., calm down please. *You make it sound
like there is no other place for my poor cat to use except woodash and this
isn't so. *She is at least 21 yo and sometimes she forgets where her proper
boxes are.

Tweed

Well, I learned something too. I thought it sounded like a great idea
really --Kitty loved it, it sounded like ideal "recycling" to me! I
never knew what to do with that stuff when we had a fireplace.

Sherry

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Phew. Recovering from the blast. I was only asking. Kitty is a girlcat,
and she has two litterboxes without having to use woodash. Since she used
it, I just wondered is all. Blimey., calm down please. You make it sound
like there is no other place for my poor cat to use except woodash and
this
isn't so. She is at least 21 yo and sometimes she forgets where her proper
boxes are.

Tweed

Well, I learned something too. I thought it sounded like a great idea
really --Kitty loved it, it sounded like ideal "recycling" to me! I
never knew what to do with that stuff when we had a fireplace.


If you have an acidic soil, it is a great thing to put (sparingly- don't
want to make the soil to alkaline either) onto your garden. It contains alot
of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium and other trace elements
your plants will enjoy.

It is good to grit slippery paths (and kills the algae/slime that grows on
damp paths that makes them slippery)

If made into a paste (with water) wood ashes will also do as a glass & metal
metal cleaner (although I wouldn't use it as *polish* IYSWIM), oven cleaner
and fireplace cleaner believe it or not.

And its good for cleaning those 'water stains' off wooden furniture.

It will keep snails & slugs off the garden beds

And of course, if you want to make soap naturally....

Yowie