Pinnacle Pine Cat Litter
I managed to convince mi madre to switch to Pinnacle Pine’s natural pine-based cat litter for our family kitty. (We couldn’t find World’s Best, and the Feline Pine the pet store carried only came in gargantuan bags resembling gunny sacks.) Made from pine wood shavings from the Cariboo area of Western Canada—the company claims no new trees are felled to make the litter—Pinnacle Pine is flushable, biodegradable, dust-free, and contains no chemical additives or dyes. Bonus: It’s far more eco- and feline-friendly than clay, which is strip-mined and can plug up kitty digestive systems.
I wasn’t able to dissuade my mother, however, from eschewing her chemical-choked window cleaner in favor of a natural solution of vinegar, water, and liquid soap. Doubt in her decision flickered across her face for one brief moment, but familiarity and brand association ultimately prevailed. I guess you can’t win ‘em all. (I told her she’d have to repent of her toxic-loving ways if she expected any future grandchildren to spend their summers with her, though.)
Adelin said,
June 8, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Did you manage to sell her on the apple cider vinegar?
P.S. Chekhov should be their kitty litter model!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/playingpossum/
Adelin said,
June 8, 2006 at 9:49 pm
P.S. I bet this new litter will also keep me from wheezing like a freak in the house when I go home in July!
Brianne said,
June 9, 2006 at 2:03 am
You can’t win ‘em all I suppose. I have a package in my house, waiting for you, if you care to tell me your address. I’m not stalking you. I promise. And I’m posting a comment because I totally (so totally) lost your email address.
Amber said,
June 26, 2006 at 10:34 pm
Just catching up - I’ve been away from web-surfing for quite a while.
The very best, most incredible glass cleaner is rubbing alcohol. I use just plain water myself (skip the soap! why on earth add soap? and when you try it, you find that you don’t even need the vinegar). However, for serious shine and sparkle and the feeling that you’ve put something Very Cleansing on your glass, rubbing alcohol is excellent.
Of course, I haven’t done any reasearch whatsoever on the environmental impact of rubbing alcohol, but I just can’t imagine it’s worse than ammonia. Ammonia! How do people do it? Ammonia! Yeech!