Exotic Animal Recipes

cats are particularly sensitive to pine oils because they lack an efficient liver enzyme system to detoxify them. Why do cat litter manufacturers use pine in this case?

In most cases, the treatment processes products like Feline Pine go through (like kiln drying) remove most of the natural oils. It’s the same reason that they’re safe for use in rabbit litter boxes as well (same issue, pine dust and oil can be toxic to bunnies).

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