Patent ID: 9668453
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A01K

Claim:
1. Animal litter comprising: a first sorbent comprising ground corn cob; a second sorbent comprising ground citrus fiber; a lubricant; and a cohesiveness agent, said cohesiveness agent comprising a starch, the animal litter being in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted, the cohesiveness agent being present in an amount effective to enhance the intraparticle cohesion of the particle; and wherein the ground corn cob contributes to the agglomeration of the litter and is in the form of a finely ground corn cob configured to pass through a 1/16 inch screen, and wherein no more than about 5% of the ground corn cob is larger than U.S. standard #30 mesh screen size, at least 50% of the ground corn cob is smaller than U.S. standard #40 mesh screen size, and at least 20% of the ground corn cob is smaller than U.S. standard #80 mesh screen size.