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Animal litter having the property of detecting diabetes in felines

  • US 7,533,630 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2007
  • Issued: 05/19/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An animal litter composition comprised of a liquid absorbent aggregate impregnated with an agent to indicate the presence of sugar in the urine of felines and other related species wherein the components of the animal litter composition are present in the following percentages:

  • 88.1 percent +/−

    5.0 percent by weight of an expanded aggregate;

    00.9 percent +/−

    0.7 percent by weight of an odor control/antistatic agent;

    07.0 percent +/−

    4.0 percent by weight of a clumping agent;

    03.0 percent +/−

    2.5 percent by weight of a surfactant;

    01.0 percent +/−

    0.90 percent by weight of a glucosuria indicator comprising one of anthrone or glucose oxidase with one or more hydrogen peroxide reactive reagents; and

    wherein the expanded aggregate is impregnated with the glucosuria indicator.

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