JPH10243752A - Treating agent for animal excreta - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a treating agent for animal excreta, capable of preventing diffusion of unpleasant smell from a urination bed into a room, excellent in sterilizing effects and sanitary properties of the excreta, simply usable and useful for dogs, cats, etc., by including a solid material supporting an antimicrobial agent therein. SOLUTION: This treating agent for animal excreta comprises a solid material such as silica gel supporting preferably 0.01wt.ppm to 1wt.%, more preferably 0.2wt.ppm to 0.5wt.% antimicrobial agent such as povidone-iodine supported thereon. The treating agent for animal excreta is obtained by spraying an aqueous solution of the povidone-iodine, e.g. on a granular silica gel (having 2-8mm grain diameter and 0.5g/mL bulk density) with a two-fluid nozzle using pressurized air and then drying the resultant silica gel.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a treatment agent applied to excrement of pet animals such as dogs, cats and small birds.

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2. Description of the Related Art Solids such as natural sand, silica gel and pulp powder are used to treat excrement of pet animals such as dogs, cats and small birds. Such solid matter absorbs urine and fecal water excreted by the animal, and is discarded as it is or as a solid after a certain period of use.
However, in the case of the conventionally used solid,
The performance of removing unpleasant odors emitted from animal waste is unsatisfactory. For example, animal waste emits odors such as ammonia odor and amine odor, but natural sand and pulp have almost no deodorizing effect, and even silica gel, which has recently been used, has a bad odor removal performance. Not enough.
For this reason, there is a problem that an unpleasant odor drifts in the room and the living environment becomes unpleasant, and this problem has not been solved even today.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an animal excrement treating agent which can be used cleanly and simply and has a good deodorizing effect.

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Means for Solving the Problems The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, and as a result, have completed the present invention. That is, according to the present invention, there is provided an animal excrement treating agent comprising a solid material carrying an antibacterial agent.

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The solid used in the present invention includes inorganic and organic solids. Examples of inorganic materials include natural sand, silica sand, clay, zeolite, sepiolite, silica gel, silica, alumina,
Silica-alumina and the like. Examples of the organic type include pulp, a water-absorbing polymer, and a synthetic resin. The solid used in the present invention can be a crushed product or a molded product. The shape can be various shapes such as particles, granules, pellets, columns, and the like. Also,
The size of the solid used in the present invention is, for example, in the case of a granular material, its average particle size is about 1 to 10 mm, and in the case of a columnar material, its diameter is about 0.5 to 10 mm, and its length Is about 1 to 25 mm.

[0006] The antibacterial agents used in the present invention include conventionally known ones applied to foods, humans, animals and the like. As such a substance, an antibiotic, iodine, oxine copper, or the like can be used. In particular, a water-soluble antibacterial agent, preferably, povidone-iodine (Povidone-Iodi) is used.
ne) and chlorhexidine gluconate are used.

In order to prepare the treating agent of the present invention, a solid substance is used as a raw material, and an antibacterial agent may be carried on the solid substance. In this case, as a supporting method, a spray method, an immersion method, or the like can be used. Antimicrobial agents are usually applied to solids as solutions, such as aqueous or ethanolic solutions. The content of the antibacterial agent may be small, and 0.01 wtppm to 1 wt%
%, Preferably about 0.2 wtppm to 0.5 wt%.

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Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples.

Example 1 Granular silica gel (particle size: 2 to 8 mm, bulk density: 0.5 g)
/ Ml), sprayed with an aqueous solution of povidone-iodine using a two-fluid nozzle with pressurized air, and then dried to carry silica gel carrying 0.2 wtppm of povidone-iodine as an antibacterial agent in terms of effective iodine (treatment agent A) I got

Example 2 In the same manner as in Example 1, a granular silica gel (treatment agent B) carrying 0.5 wtppm of povidone iodine in terms of effective iodine was obtained.

Example 3 Povidone-iodine was converted to effective iodine in the same manner as in Example 1 except that granulated pulp (diameter: 1 to 6 mm, length: 5 to 20 mm) was used instead of the granular silica gel. A pulp granulated product (treatment agent C) loaded with 0.5 wtppm was obtained.

Example 4 In Example 1, bentonite granules (diameter: 1 to 3 mm, length: 1 to 10 mm) were used in place of the granular silica gel.
In the same manner as above, a granulated bentonite (treatment agent D) carrying 0.5 wtppm of povidone iodine in terms of effective iodine was obtained in the same manner.

Example 5 A granular silica gel carrying 0.1% by weight of chlorhexidine gluconate (treatment agent E) was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except that an aqueous solution of chlorhexidine gluconate was used instead of the aqueous solution of povidone-iodine. .

Application Example 1 A treatment agent was placed in a polypropylene container having a length of 35 cm, a width of 35 cm, and a height of 14 cm to a height of 5 cm to form a urination bed. Using one urination bed per cat, 7 cats were urinated into each urination bed to obtain 7 urination beds including urination. After leaving these urinary beds in a room at 25 ° C for 7 days, five cat breeders rated the degree of odor. Table 1 shows the average points. The evaluation criteria for the odor are as follows, and the lower the evaluation score, the lower the odor. (Score) 5: very worried 4: worried 3: slightly worried 2: not worried 1: not worried

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[Table 1]

In the treating agents shown in Table 1, Comparative Example 1 was the silica gel itself shown in Example 1, Comparative Example 2 was the pulp granulated material itself shown in Example 3, and Comparative Example 3 was the This is the bentonite granule itself shown in Example 4.

From the results shown in Table 1, it can be seen that the treating agent of the present invention has a good deodorizing effect and is excellent in removing odors released from animal excrement.

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The treating agent of the present invention has a good deodorizing effect and has an excellent effect of removing unpleasant odors released from animal excrement. Therefore, by using the treatment agent of the present invention, emission of unpleasant odor from the urination bed into the room can be prevented. Moreover, since the treatment agent of the present invention contains an antibacterial agent, it is very hygienic, and by using the treatment agent of the present invention, a sterilizing effect on excrement can be obtained. The treating agent of the present invention is used as it is or in the form of a mixture with other granular materials, by filling a box-shaped container or the like, or laying it on the bottom of an animal breeding box.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An animal excrement treating agent comprising a solid material carrying an antibacterial agent. 2. The animal excrement disposal agent according to claim 1, wherein said antibacterial agent is povidone iodine. 3. The animal excrement disposal agent according to claim 1, wherein the solid is silica gel.