Last night we found ourselves in the grocery store at midnight with a friend picking out food for her dog. She passed over the regular stuff and went straight for the organic. Seems like Olive was green in other ways besides her name...
If you're considering making some changes, here are some products you might want to try:
- Swheat Scoop is a kitty litter made from naturally processed wheat, which means it's clay free, chemical free, fragrance free and biodegradable.
- Do as our friend does and switch to biodegradable poop bags to pick up your dog's waste.
- We like these hemp dog leashes from Etsy.
- This pet toy promises to keep your pet entertained for hours.
- Natura makes organic and wheat-free dog foods. A good thing if your pet, like Olive, has some gluten allergies.
What are you doing to green your pet's life? Share your changes in the comments.
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[image by Jules Bianchi. To learn more about Olive, read her book: Olive goes to Hollywood]
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Comments (8)
I tried switching to the Swheat scoop litter for my cats, but they really didn't like it and started peeing all over the house in protest. We had to switch back to the ole Arm and Hammer.
I'd be curious to know if anyone has had any success toilet training their cats? It would be amazing to never have to scoop again!
toilet training is totally possible, but is easier to work with young cats that are still learning...we tried on our old cat & he just wasnt up for change
I'm using the smart cat litter box. It uses non-absorbant litter (safflower seeds) which lets the urine flow to a reservoir beneath. This means I use less litter (none for urine and some for poop) and since the seeds are organic I could compost them. Currently, I just flush it down the toilet 'cause its so convenient.
There is a litter tracking problem. I probably need to have a mat of some sort.
Aww come on... the doggy poop bags are made of corn. I'm very allergic to corn. While it's great that they're biodegradable, using corn in *everything* in America is the source of a number of other issues.
I've also read that dust from wheat litter can kick up people's allergies, and attract some sort of bugs.
we use the world's nest cat litter (http://www.worldsbestcatlitter.com/) along with biodegradable litter bags. despite the problems with corn, it's still better than the clay litter and it's flushable which means fewer bags going into the landfill.
The other problem with BioBags is that when they degrade in a landfill, they actually produce *more* methane than plain old plastic bags. Yikes. They're fantastic if you're composting because of the presence of oxygen. (Or at least that's what Beth from Fake Plastic Fish found out about them.)
This is such an important topic. I've covered it on our site this morning and linked to this post too, so people can share their ideas.
http://littlegreenblog.com/blog/green-news/mrs-greens-sunday-stories-5/
I'm proud to say we kept our kitty as green as possible throughout her 16 years. She ate fresh food - chicken, liver, fish which I was able to buy without packaging. She never had a litter tray, so did all her business in the garden. And when she got sick, we treated her with home made remedies such as colloidal silver instead of drugs.
We used natural products such as neem and essential oils to treat fleas and ticks.
She was finally buried in the garden so she can give back to the earth ...
A problem with the grain litters; basically it is wasting food that could be put to better use, feeding something!
Look for litters made from waste recycled paper or cellulose.
They seem to be acceptable by cats, we never had a problem with them using these litters.
Put them to even greater use after. Remove the heavy waste or droppings and flush them. The wet litter can be composted quite easily in a bin or heap. Adds to the carbon value of the finished compost and builds soil.
If you have not got one, donate it to a keen gardener who will compost it.