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Old 15-11-2004, 05:43 PM
sarah
 
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Franz Heymann wrote:

"sarah" wrote in message
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David wrote:

There is a small chance that cats faeces may contain roundworms

( Toxocara
cati) or the eggs which could be transferred to people, along

with the
health risks. My own advice would be to continue removing them!


Another reason for doing so is that cat faeces are relatively high in
protein (obligate carnivores often have relatively inefficient guts) so
might attract interest from scavengers such as rats. It's a shame,
though, as one could do with the extra nitrogent for the sawdust :-(


It would be much healthier to just to water a little of the cheapest
lawn fertiliser, or to put some Garotta into the compost heap if you
have sawdust in it.


As I'm the one who handles the cat litter (and ensures the cats are
wormed), I'm not worried about the parasite loading -- just the waste of
nitrogen (or should that be the nitrogen of waste?).

regards
sarah


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