Antimicrobial cat litter
AssigneeAlphaMed Pharmaceutical Corp.
InventorsJohn Lezdey, Jarett R. Lezdey
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Abstract
A cat litter composition is provided which contains on the litter particles an antimicrobial composition, which is the admixture of a diquat, a polycarboxylic acid, at least one phenol compound and a carrier, which is water or alcohol-water.
Claims10
A litter for use with pets which comprises absorbent clay particles containing an anti-microbial composition prepared by admixing:
- A. about 0.2 to 1.0 percent by weight of a diquaternary ammonium compound of the formula:
- wherein:
- X is halogen or hydrogen;
- Y is an integer of 1 to 6;
- R is hydrogen or an alkyl of 1-7 carbon atoms;
- and
- R1 is hydrogen or alkyl of 1-7 carbon atoms;
- B. about 0.2 to 1.0 percent by weight of a polycarboxylic acid of less than 10 carbon atoms;
- C. about 0.8 to 2.0 percent by weight of at least one phenol compound, and
- D. the remainder being an aqueous carrier
- said phenol and diquaternary compound forming complexes.
In a pet litter comprising clay particles the improvement which comprises including in said litter an antimicrobial composition formed by admixing at least about 0.2 percent of succinic acid, at least about 0.2 percent of N-oleyl-1, 3-propane diamine, at least about 0.2 percent of phenol and at least about 0.2 percent of ortho phenylphenol in water, said antimicrobial composition consisting about 1 to 5% by weight of said clay particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.