[Greenbuilding] Composting cat shit

[Sabrina Free]

Ahem. I see no reason to drag sweet little dogs into this shitty
conversation. :o)
sabrina free



On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:22 PM, Don Eyermann <zeroenergy at cox.net> wrote:

> And how long have humans been keeping dogs and cats? 10,000 years plus
> isn't
> it. The oldest recorded history shows them in our possession. The Egyptians
> had them and so did other "societies". Guess we've had a long time to
> puurrrfect them anti-bodies.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
> [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of J
> Messerschmidt
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 7:11 PM
> To: don lush; 'Racheli Gai'; 'List Greenbuilding'
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Composting cat shit
>
> You mean my brain has been infected?  A purrasite you say?  To make us
> docile and feed them and clean up their... poop?  So I can get more
> parasites and clean up their furballs and their puke?
>
>
> Oh but that soft furry belly...
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "don lush" <dlush at ca.inter.net>
> To: "'Racheli Gai'" <racheli at sonoracohousing.com>; "'List Greenbuilding'"
> <greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Composting cat shit
>
>
> Racheli- You may want to check out Toxoplasma gondii which is a protozoan
> parasite that infects muscle and nervous tissue. Its natural life cycle is
> to infect the brains of mice where it causes them to lose their fear of
> cats
> so that the cats can eat the mice. The cats then defecate and then new mice
> eat the feces and become infected ensuring the survival of the parasite an
> completion of its life cycle.  Recent research has shown that approximately
> 70% of cat owners carry the antibody to this parasite meaning that they are
> infected (most are a symptomatic).  Recent research has shown that this
> parasite can affect behaviour in humans as well as causing spontaneous
> abortion in pregnant women.
>
> Just google Toxoplasma gondii human behaviour and it may give you some
> additional insight into the behaviour of cat owners!
>
> Don
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org
> [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Racheli Gai
> Sent: February-23-09 2:41 PM
> To: List Greenbuilding
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Composting cat shit
>
> DH,
> Can you provide references on the issue of cat feces as the cause of
> blindness?
> I'm very interested in this issue.
>
> Thankd!
> Racheli.
>
>
> On Feb 23, 2009, at 12:24 PM, YankeePerm at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Cats transmit several diseases to humans in their feces, including the
> > leading cause of blindness in American children.   (Sandboxes look
> > like a luxury
> > toilet to a cat.)   Domestic cats are what Mollison calls a Type 1
> > error, a
> > decision from which you can never recover fully.   I suggest burying
> > all cat feces
> > (including that still inside the cat) somewhere that you eventually
> > plant a
> > tree (to prevent its excavaton).   Vermicomposting and hot composting
> > may well
> > get rid of some of the pathogens, but I'd not want the product on or
> > near the
> > surfact of my soil.   I'd guess that vermicomposting has the greatest
> > chance of
> > effectiveness (since people are going to keep right on harboring these
> > infestations).
> >
> > DH
> >
> > In a message dated 2/20/09 5:12:08 PM, racheli at sonoracohousing.com
> > writes:
> >
> >
> >>
> >>>
> >>> The nice thing is that this is a resource which otherwise is hard to
> >>> compost, and also feels nice underfoot. And if the cat takes a dump,
> >>> you can chuck it in the compost and add some more.
> >>>
> >> I wouldn't put cat shit in the compost.
> >>
> >> Racheli.
> >>
> >>
> >
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