Barn cat pee'd on hay

[fireweed farm]

The barn cat decided the hay was a much more comfortable than the litterbox out there.
Now I'm wondering if it is safe to feed the cows? It likely soaked in enough that the outer flakes can not be pulled off.
It's two large round bales, not the end of world to dispose of but a huge waste.

[FarmboyBill]

Yes its alright. We did it for 100yrs on the farm I was raised on. Rats and mice do it also. Pee is a weak form of liquid fertilizer.

[earthkitty]

What your animals don't want to eat because it tastes bad, they won't eat. No way would I throw out a whole round bale.

My barn cats prefer to pee in the straw where the sheep/goats pee, rather than the litter box or even outside the barn!!!

The whole world to use as a toilet, and they prefer the barn stalls. Go figure.

[CarolT]

Earthkitty, maybe they count on the goat/sheep urine masking the smell of theirs so the rodents don't keep as sharp an eye out for them?

[rambler]

When my cattle come in from the pasture to drink, they stop before they get to the nice clean water I have for them, and drink rainwater sitting on the dirt they just pooped on the day before.

Disgusting to me, but they are making their own choice, and it is what it is.

Some cat pee won't bother them at all, if its a little off they just won't eat that little bit is all.

They are designed to graze in nature, with lots of off flavored stuff around them, they will be fine.

Paul

[Rick]

Originally Posted by fireweed farm

The barn cat decided the hay was a much more comfortable than the litterbox out there.
Now I'm wondering if it is safe to feed the cows? It likely soaked in enough that the outer flakes can not be pulled off.
It's two large round bales, not the end of world to dispose of but a huge waste.

I would draw the line when they start insisting you rotate the bale so they can pee in a fresh spot.

[Oggie]

Cows are mostly good-hearted.

A little evil won't hurt them.

[luvrulz]

Pretend like you didn't see them.....that's probably not the only thing they've pee'd on...!

[coolrunnin]

I don't know why but this thread makes me laugh.

[countryfied2011]

Originally Posted by rambler

When my cattle come in from the pasture to drink, they stop before they get to the nice clean water I have for them, and drink rainwater sitting on the dirt they just pooped on the day before.
Paul

Years ago, I use to scrub, scrub the water troughs up until the day I saw my horses come out of the barn, walk past the trough over to an old nasty pond that they and MIL's cows would stand in and who knows what else. Now the troughs get cleaned once a week..lol

[Harry Chickpea]

It used to be common here for cows to be fed chicken litter. Kitty litter is doggie candy. Humans are just picky.

[notbutanapron]

When that happens, I like to slowly roll the bale out while whistling and pretending nothing happened. Only the most keen-eyed cow or goat can tell when you're bluffing, and usually only at poker. Watch out, though - same doesn't go for chickens.

[Bearfootfarm]

Cats using hay as a "litter box" CAN be dangerous to both animals and humans:

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii.[1] The parasite infects most genera of warm-blooded animals, including humans, but the primary host is the felid (cat) family. Animals are infected by eating infected meat, by ingestion of feces of a cat that has itself recently been infected, or by transmission from mother to fetus. Cats are the primary source of infection to human hosts, although contact with raw meat, especially pork, is a more significant source of human infections in some countries. Fecal contamination of hands is a significant risk factor.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxoplasmosis

[CaliannG]

"Urine" is not "feces".

[copperkid3]

Originally Posted by CaliannG

"Urine" is not "feces".

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you can come up with something that relates specifically

to their urine being a definite danger to man or beast.