A cat litter product is provided made substantially from spent distillers' grain substantially removed of starch and combined with modified starch. The combination of spent distiller's grain and modified starch form particles tending to agglomerate when wetted. In addition, zeolite is added to adsorb and desorb water, thus eliminating and preventing mildew formation, and yucca schidegira is included as an emulsifying or foaming agent which functions to inhibit urease enzyme action and to prevent...

An animal litter prepared from a mixture of alfalfa, bentonite and a binder for absorbing and neutralizing the odors of animal waste matter.

A toy for pets, especially cats, in the form of a blanket-like material with selectively expansible "risers" operated remotely by a pet owner.

A cat toy apparatus for occupying a cat or functioning as a hunting decoy includes a support structure, a motor assembly on the support structure that includes a motor and an electronic circuit for powering the motor, an elongated member having a proximal end portion connected to the motor and a distal end portion disposed radially outwardly from the central axis, and an object connected to the distal end portion by a flexible line. The motor assembly is adapted to rotate the elongated member in...

A cat litter product is provided and includes manufacture primarily from modified corn starch which is processed through mash distillation. The litter product is pelletized via an extrusion technology process so as to form particles the size of wheat grain. The litter product provides, collectively, a non-toxic and naturally safe, biodegradable, odor-eliminating, scented, anti-bacterial litter that clumps in a convenient size for easy disposal and which has little dust and reduces tracking by ca...

A vehicle adapted to traverse snow-covered areas, commonly called a "snow cat," is disclosed. The snow cat of the present invention includes fore and aft substantially rigid body frame members. An articulating joint joins the fore and aft body frame members and permits relative rolling motion and yawing motion respectively between the two rigid members. Yawing motion at the joint is controlled manually to steer the vehicle. Two track assemblies are mounted on each side of both the fore and aft b...

This invention is concerned with devices for controlling movement of small animals, of the kind commonly known as "Cat Ports". The device is activated by an operating magnet worn by the small animal, which when the animal moves to pass through the device, closes a reed switch. The reed switch is adjustably pre-biased by a positionally adjustable permanent magnet, to afford the reed switch with a desired sensitivity, and a control circuit includes a re-setting coil to return the reed switch to it...

A cat's toy has a housing with a plurality of ports through its side wall, the ports being preferably substantially equally displaced. Preferably the exterior of the housing is shaped, textured and colored to look like a cheese. A plurality of play objects, one for each of the ports, are supported on a linkage within the housing. Preferably, the objects look like mice. The linkage is adapted for sequential reciprocation of at least a portion of each of the objects through its respective port so ...

A material for use as cat litter comprising a composition of paper machine sludge combined in the presence of water with sodium bicarbonate and a hydraulic cement, dried and crushed to form coarse particles or extruded and chopped up to form pellets. Desirably, the composition includes an anti-static material and coloring.

A cat litter product is provided and includes manufacture primarily from modified corn starch which is processed through mash distillation. The litter product is pelletized via an extrusion technology process so as to form particles the size of wheat grain. The litter product provides, collectively, a non-toxic and naturally safe, biodegradable, odor-eliminating, scented, anti-bacterial litter that clumps in a convenient size for easy disposal and which has little dust and reduces tracking by ca...