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OK to bury cat droppings?
Is it OK to bury cat droppings?
Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? -- Chris |
OK to bury cat droppings?
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:51 +0000, Chris ] wrote:
Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? Cut out the middle man -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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Chris ] writes
Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. -- Kay |
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K wrote:
Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. I am very surprised that no one had suggested burying the cat might be more efficacious. -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. |
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On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:38:25 +0000, Broadback
wrote: K wrote: Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. I am very surprised that no one had suggested burying the cat might be more efficacious. Sir, Sir! I did -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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Broadback writes
K wrote: Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. I am very surprised that no one had suggested burying the cat might be more efficacious. You weren't reading the thread very well, then -- Kay |
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K wrote:
Broadback writes K wrote: Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. I am very surprised that no one had suggested burying the cat might be more efficacious. You weren't reading the thread very well, then No I read it, just a bit thick, so didn't understand hieroglyphics post! ;-( -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. |
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"Chris" wrote Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? I can't see why not, had an allotment where a neighbour had dozens of cats and we didn't have a problem. Bury it deep enough so you and others don't accidentally handle it. There are possible risks from faeces, horse manure is the biggest vector of tetanus, but normal sensible hygiene is all that is required. If you think about it, any risk can't be any worse than the daily cleaning out of a litter tray. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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"K" wrote in message ... Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. As far as I am aware human faeces are used as fertiliser in this country after suitable treatment. Google gives http://orgprints.org/8477/1/njf4.pdf which claims 30-40% of sewage sludge is used as fertiliser in Nordic countries. Also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ser-crops.html. I am pretty sure they used to use it (and may still) around Suffolk. It is treated to destroy pathogens, though, so I wouldn't use cat crap as the main source of fertiliser for your slad crops :-) Cheers Dave R |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in
: "Chris" wrote Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? I can't see why not, had an allotment where a neighbour had dozens of cats and we didn't have a problem. Bury it deep enough so you and others don't accidentally handle it. There are possible risks from faeces, horse manure is the biggest vector of tetanus, but normal sensible hygiene is all that is required. If you think about it, any risk can't be any worse than the daily cleaning out of a litter tray. Cat droppings are the PAIN OF MY LIFE in my garden. I have made a few frames covered with netting to stop them pooing on my freshly dug ground, and it works, but at sowing time I don't have enough of them. If I made enough for all of my areas I would be continually shifting them, one at a time, for every move I make. Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos. I wouldn't hurt a cat or any animal, but the owners!!!! Cats should be on leads in my opinion as dogs are. More than a bobs(shilling)worth of my opinion Part_No |
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"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message ... On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:51 +0000, Chris ] wrote: Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? Cut out the middle man Ambiguous - I took this to mean that you should get your cats to bury their own droppings in the garden. |
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Martin wrote:
I recall a ban on products being sold for gardens by Reading Sewage Works, because of the high heavy metals content. Ah, that'll be the Rock Festival causes that! -- Chris |
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In message , Part_No
writes "Bob Hobden" wrote in : "Chris" wrote Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? I can't see why not, had an allotment where a neighbour had dozens of cats and we didn't have a problem. Bury it deep enough so you and others don't accidentally handle it. There are possible risks from faeces, horse manure is the biggest vector of tetanus, but normal sensible hygiene is all that is required. If you think about it, any risk can't be any worse than the daily cleaning out of a litter tray. Cat droppings are the PAIN OF MY LIFE in my garden. I have made a few frames covered with netting to stop them pooing on my freshly dug ground, and it works, but at sowing time I don't have enough of them. If I made enough for all of my areas I would be continually shifting them, one at a time, for every move I make. Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos. I wouldn't hurt a cat or any animal, but the owners!!!! Cats should be on leads in my opinion as dogs are. More than a bobs(shilling)worth of my opinion Part_No We live in a relatively isolated area and have a neighbour who has a number of cats. Having requested help to control the mess - frequently in our garden - and had the request ignored, we found that placing the offending mess in an envelope and posting it through the neighbour's letterbox was a pretty effective way of stopping the nuisance. We gave several warnings that this would happen before actually doing it. We don't have the problem any more. As dog owners, as well as "hosting" our daughter's pooch when she and brood are on holiday, we are well aware of the need for pets to be emptied regularly however the process can be managed without turning other areas into feline/canine lavatories. Pet owners must take responsibility for their pets! -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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"Part_No" wrote "Bob Hobden" wrote "Chris" wrote Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? I can't see why not, had an allotment where a neighbour had dozens of cats and we didn't have a problem. Bury it deep enough so you and others don't accidentally handle it. There are possible risks from faeces, horse manure is the biggest vector of tetanus, but normal sensible hygiene is all that is required. If you think about it, any risk can't be any worse than the daily cleaning out of a litter tray. Cat droppings are the PAIN OF MY LIFE in my garden. Why??? Birds, insects, small animals constantly foul your garden so why pick on cats, they at least normally bury their poo and there is a bonus in that they do something about other pests. (mice, rats, pigeons...) God forbid you get a fox with cubs in your garden, from experience on our allotment, they really do know how to destroy stuff. I have made a few frames covered with netting to stop them pooing on my freshly dug ground, and it works, but at sowing time I don't have enough of them. If I made enough for all of my areas I would be continually shifting them, one at a time, for every move I make. What's wrong with them pooing on your ground, just ignore it. Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos. As a cat owner I don't understand what is lazy about an owner allowing their cat out. I have one, now elderly pedigree cat (19.5), who has never pood outside, she has always used a tray, even come in to use it, the other is a young stray and lived feral for a while (under our BBQ) and he won't consider a tray even though we have constantly tried to encourage him too. Part of the problem is breeders that allow non-pedigree kittens to be sold/given away before they are 12 weeks old. The organisation in charge of Pedigree Cats insists they have to be. By that time the mother will have house trained them and taught them to use a tray and it will stay with them for life as it has all our pedigree cats. Perhaps you could start a petition for a new law on that topic. 12 weeks minimum before they leave their mother. I wouldn't hurt a cat or any animal, but the owners!!!! Cats should be on leads in my opinion as dogs are. More than a bobs(shilling)worth of my opinion Dogs and irresponsible owners of; now don't get me on that topic!!! :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
OK to bury cat droppings?
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Part_No" wrote "Bob Hobden" wrote "Chris" wrote Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? I can't see why not, had an allotment where a neighbour had dozens of cats and we didn't have a problem. Bury it deep enough so you and others don't accidentally handle it. There are possible risks from faeces, horse manure is the biggest vector of tetanus, but normal sensible hygiene is all that is required. If you think about it, any risk can't be any worse than the daily cleaning out of a litter tray. Cat droppings are the PAIN OF MY LIFE in my garden. Why??? Birds, insects, small animals constantly foul your garden so why pick on cats, they at least normally bury their poo and there is a bonus in that they do something about other pests. (mice, rats, pigeons...) God forbid you get a fox with cubs in your garden, from experience on our allotment, they really do know how to destroy stuff. I have made a few frames covered with netting to stop them pooing on my freshly dug ground, and it works, but at sowing time I don't have enough of them. If I made enough for all of my areas I would be continually shifting them, one at a time, for every move I make. What's wrong with them pooing on your ground, just ignore it. Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos. As a cat owner I don't understand what is lazy about an owner allowing their cat out. I have one, now elderly pedigree cat (19.5), who has never pood outside, she has always used a tray, even come in to use it, the other is a young stray and lived feral for a while (under our BBQ) and he won't consider a tray even though we have constantly tried to encourage him too. Part of the problem is breeders that allow non-pedigree kittens to be sold/given away before they are 12 weeks old. The organisation in charge of Pedigree Cats insists they have to be. By that time the mother will have house trained them and taught them to use a tray and it will stay with them for life as it has all our pedigree cats. Perhaps you could start a petition for a new law on that topic. 12 weeks minimum before they leave their mother. I wouldn't hurt a cat or any animal, but the owners!!!! Cats should be on leads in my opinion as dogs are. More than a bobs(shilling)worth of my opinion Dogs and irresponsible owners of; now don't get me on that topic!!! :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK Actually, Bob, 12 weeks is too long. It is a well known fact that kittens who are over 12 weeks old before being homed with a human family are less likely to bond with people and adapt to training. This would make them less controllable, not more. Eight weeks is quite good enough if they've been reared responsibly. Although my garden is used by cats (including my own) and foxes, it is the fox's poo that is the most dificult to deal with. It is deposited openly where one can't avoid finding it, often in the middle of a plant where it can't easily be cleaned up. To make matters worse, it is usually alive with worms :~(. Apart from this, I don't have any problem with foxes and don't attempt to deter them. Both the cats and the foxes help to keep down vermin. Spider |
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"CT" wrote Martin wrote: I recall a ban on products being sold for gardens by Reading Sewage Works, because of the high heavy metals content. Ah, that'll be the Rock Festival causes that! Heh. :) Yes, sewage waste is often used as fertiliser in agricultural areas to my knowledge. They treat it and dry it and then call the result biosolids to make it sound more 'refained' ;) There's probably info on local water supplier's websites. -- Sue |
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On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:49:06 -0000, "David WE Roberts"
wrote: "®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:51 +0000, Chris ] wrote: Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? Cut out the middle man Ambiguous - I took this to mean that you should get your cats to bury their own droppings in the garden. No Sir. I was implying that one could, if one so wished, inter the vector -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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"David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... "K" wrote in message ... Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. As far as I am aware human faeces are used as fertiliser in this country after suitable treatment. Google gives http://orgprints.org/8477/1/njf4.pdf which claims 30-40% of sewage sludge is used as fertiliser in Nordic countries. Also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ser-crops.html. I am pretty sure they used to use it (and may still) around Suffolk. It is treated to destroy pathogens, though, so I wouldn't use cat crap as the main source of fertiliser for your slad crops :-) I remember a large dump of it on the old Ipswich Airport. It was an excellet source of tomato plants! Graham __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4791 (20100120) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com |
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On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:34:17 -0000, Spider wrote:
Lazy cat owners ... As a cat owner ... Although my garden is used by cats (including my own) ... You're all forgetting something. Cats don't have owners they have staff. -- Cheers Dave. |
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"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message ... On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:49:06 -0000, "David WE Roberts" wrote: "®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message . .. On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:51 +0000, Chris ] wrote: Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? Cut out the middle man Ambiguous - I took this to mean that you should get your cats to bury their own droppings in the garden. No Sir. I was implying that one could, if one so wished, inter the vector "inter the vector" is that code (big boy)? |
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"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ll.co.uk... On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:34:17 -0000, Spider wrote: Lazy cat owners ... As a cat owner ... Although my garden is used by cats (including my own) ... You're all forgetting something. Cats don't have owners they have staff. -- Cheers Dave. :~) Well, I'm the bossiest staff any cat ever had, then. You should be in my house when there's a feline misdemeanour! I train my cats so they know when they've done something wrong but, just to be on the safe side, I explain it to them again! Spider |
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"Spider" wrote "Bob Hobden" wrote ((BIG SNIP)) Part of the problem is breeders that allow non-pedigree kittens to be sold/given away before they are 12 weeks old. The organisation in charge of Pedigree Cats insists they have to be. By that time the mother will have house trained them and taught them to use a tray and it will stay with them for life as it has all our pedigree cats. Perhaps you could start a petition for a new law on that topic. 12 weeks minimum before they leave their mother. Actually, Bob, 12 weeks is too long. It is a well known fact that kittens who are over 12 weeks old before being homed with a human family are less likely to bond with people and adapt to training. This would make them less controllable, not more. Eight weeks is quite good enough if they've been reared responsibly. The pedigree cats have to be 12 weeks old before they are sold and I can't say ours ever had problems getting us retrained to their preferences. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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"Spider" wrote in message ... (Large amopunt snipped for brevity) Although my garden is used by cats (including my own) and foxes, it is the fox's poo that is the most dificult to deal with. It is deposited openly where one can't avoid finding it, often in the middle of a plant where it can't easily be cleaned up. Spider The fox has shown you the way to solve your problem. Place something prominent like a large log or boulder for him to crap on. He is marking his territory by so doing, and you can then easily remove the mess and keep your plants safe from his antics. Bill |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
... "Spider" wrote "Bob Hobden" wrote ((BIG SNIP)) Part of the problem is breeders that allow non-pedigree kittens to be sold/given away before they are 12 weeks old. The organisation in charge of Pedigree Cats insists they have to be. By that time the mother will have house trained them and taught them to use a tray and it will stay with them for life as it has all our pedigree cats. Perhaps you could start a petition for a new law on that topic. 12 weeks minimum before they leave their mother. Actually, Bob, 12 weeks is too long. It is a well known fact that kittens who are over 12 weeks old before being homed with a human family are less likely to bond with people and adapt to training. This would make them less controllable, not more. Eight weeks is quite good enough if they've been reared responsibly. The pedigree cats have to be 12 weeks old before they are sold and I can't say ours ever had problems getting us retrained to their preferences. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK :~)) Oh, I'm sure they're very happy with the arrangement! However, RG doesn't like cats but tolerates them provided they're trained not to jump up on tables, in the kitchen, on the furniture, up the stairs *anywhere*. Training an 8wk old cat is infinitely easier than training an 12wk old cat; I know, I've tried it. I had real trouble with my 12wk older cat until I tried 'growl speak' with her. Oh boy, did she toe the line then! :~) Spider |
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"Bill Grey" wrote in message
... "Spider" wrote in message ... (Large amopunt snipped for brevity) Although my garden is used by cats (including my own) and foxes, it is the fox's poo that is the most dificult to deal with. It is deposited openly where one can't avoid finding it, often in the middle of a plant where it can't easily be cleaned up. Spider The fox has shown you the way to solve your problem. Place something prominent like a large log or boulder for him to crap on. He is marking his territory by so doing, and you can then easily remove the mess and keep your plants safe from his antics. Bill Thanks, Bill. It sounds like good behavioural training, doesn't it? Alas, I've got umpteen things around my garden which foxy might use, but s/he seems to prefer plants - especially new plants ... and, no, I'm not going to stop putting plants in the garden just to curtail (heh heh) foxy's inappropriate toiletting:~). Spider |
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"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message ... On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:49:06 -0000, "David WE Roberts" wrote: "®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message . .. On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:51 +0000, Chris ] wrote: Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? Cut out the middle man Ambiguous - I took this to mean that you should get your cats to bury their own droppings in the garden. No Sir. I was implying that one could, if one so wished, inter the vector Could you please interpret that into 'simple' english? -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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"Broadback" wrote in message ... K wrote: Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. I am very surprised that no one had suggested burying the cat might be more efficacious. We have buried six in our garden and there has been no noticable difference! -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. |
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On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:28:13 -0000, "alan.holmes"
wrote: "®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:49:06 -0000, "David WE Roberts" wrote: "®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message ... On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:51 +0000, Chris ] wrote: Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? Cut out the middle man Ambiguous - I took this to mean that you should get your cats to bury their own droppings in the garden. No Sir. I was implying that one could, if one so wished, inter the vector Could you please interpret that into 'simple' english? Take one cat Inter in turd QED My work here is done -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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"alan.holmes" wrote in message
... "Broadback" wrote in message ... K wrote: Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. I am very surprised that no one had suggested burying the cat might be more efficacious. We have buried six in our garden and there has been no noticable difference! -- Please reply to group,emails to designated address are never read. We have buried four in our garden and .. likewise. If your own cats don't 'use' your garden, then an incoming cat *will*. At least you know you've wormed your own cats. Spider |
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"®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message ... On Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:28:13 -0000, "alan.holmes" wrote: "®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message . .. On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:49:06 -0000, "David WE Roberts" wrote: "®óñ© © ²°¹°" wrote in message m... On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:55:51 +0000, Chris ] wrote: Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Would it be OK under apple trees or gooseberry bushes? Cut out the middle man Ambiguous - I took this to mean that you should get your cats to bury their own droppings in the garden. No Sir. I was implying that one could, if one so wished, inter the vector Could you please interpret that into 'simple' english? Take one cat Inter in turd then it's interred in turd! __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4794 (20100121) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com |
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In article , K
writes Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Thanks for that. I will bag up and bin it. -- Chris |
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"graham" wrote in message ... "David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... "K" wrote in message ... Chris ] writes Is it OK to bury cat droppings? Well, (some) cats do ;-) The theory is that the closer the digestive system is to ours, the more likely it is that the faeces will carry organisms that are a problem to us. So herbivore faeces are no problem, and we happily use horse manure on the garden. Human faeces are potentially a problem (though still used, I believe, in some parts of the world). Dogs and cats are carnivores, and probably not a good idea to use their faeces in bulk. Also, if it's come from a litter tray, the litter is basically clay and not particularly useful to your soil. As far as I am aware human faeces are used as fertiliser in this country after suitable treatment. Google gives http://orgprints.org/8477/1/njf4.pdf which claims 30-40% of sewage sludge is used as fertiliser in Nordic countries. Also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ser-crops.html. I am pretty sure they used to use it (and may still) around Suffolk. It is treated to destroy pathogens, though, so I wouldn't use cat crap as the main source of fertiliser for your slad crops :-) I remember a large dump of it on the old Ipswich Airport. It was an excellet source of tomato plants! Graham I'm always surprised there isn't a good crop of maize too. Why anyone eats sweetcorn escapes me - it comes out exactly as it goes in. Tina __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4791 (20100120) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com |
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"Part_No" wrote in message ... Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos. How are cat owners lazy? It is recognised in law that cats cannot be controlled or trained and their owners are not responsible for what they do. Unlike dogs. |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Part_No" wrote in message ... Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos. How are cat owners lazy? It is recognised in law that cats cannot be controlled or trained and their owners are not responsible for what they do. Unlike dogs. Evidently, the Law Lords who originally came up with that were cat lovers!!!! Pet owners are ALWAYS responsible for their pets! Graham __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4798 (20100122) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com |
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Personnally I would recomend burying the droppins BEFORE they leave the cat!
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OK to bury cat droppings?
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Part_No" wrote in message ... Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos. How are cat owners lazy? It is recognised in law that cats cannot be controlled or trained and their owners are not responsible for what they do. Unlike dogs. This is quite true, Tina. Nevertheless, I put a lot of effort into training my cats and it does make a difference. However, I'm aware that I can't follow them around the road whilst they poop. If I'm in the garden and see them next door about to poop, then I tell them off. However, I believe they mainly wee next door and use my garden for their poop, which suits me fine. I am the kind of responsible cat owner who likes to examine the poop periodically to check for looseness or worms. I should point out that I do worm my cats, but when puss decides to eat a worm-infested mouse, it's got to come out somewhere :~(. I can only hope that doesn't happen next door when I'm not there to stop it. -- Spider from high ground in SE London, gardening on clay. |
OK to bury cat droppings?
On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:34:39 -0700, "graham" wrote:
"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Part_No" wrote in message ... Lazy cat owners should be made to account for their furry pets poos. How are cat owners lazy? It is recognised in law that cats cannot be controlled or trained and their owners are not responsible for what they do. Unlike dogs. Evidently, the Law Lords who originally came up with that were cat lovers!!!! Pet owners are ALWAYS responsible for their pets! Graham I agree with you Graham. Bringing any sort of pet into your home or garden means you are responsible for what it does. It's no good trying to blame it on the animal's 'nature' because you should be aware of that nature before you take it in. If you are not prepared to accept responsibility for what your pet does then you shouldn't keep it. And the same goes for children of course! |
OK to bury cat droppings?
On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:50:49 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote: Law Lords don't make laws. Au contraire. They amend, adjust and tweak virtually every piece of Government legislation. Their adjustments and suggestions are more often than not incorporated into laws as their scrutiny is usually more rigorous than that of the lower chamber. -- ®óñ© © ²°¹° |
OK to bury cat droppings?
On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:40:02 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote: The message from ®óñ© © ²°¹° contains these words: On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:50:49 GMT, Janet Baraclough wrote: Law Lords don't make laws. Au contraire. They amend, adjust and tweak virtually every piece of Government legislation Their adjustments and suggestions are more often than not incorporated into laws as their scrutiny is usually more rigorous than that of the lower chamber. Every amendment, tweak and adjustment has to be approved by both houses of parliament; and is therefore their collective responsibility. Ergo, so it must be admitted that the Upper Chamber does have a large part to play in "making law" -- (¯`·. ®óñ© © ²°¹° .·´¯) |
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