What should I use?

Val · 08-23-2008, 09:41 PM

Hi everyone

I need some advice please. One of my geldings is in a 20x20 mare motel type stall. He urinates in 1 spot. The ground just won't absorb anymore so it is a puddle of stagnet urine. YUK! I was thinking about shavings but I was afraid they would just blow away. Or what about cat litter? What do you use to soak up urine?

**taelesean** · 08-23-2008, 09:48 PM

Cat litter will turn into stinky mud...it's made of clay.

How about half - burying a bucket there with some shavings or gravel in it to prevent splashing...then all you have to do is empty the bucket and you're stall is dry

Or just put a muck tub there with shavings/gravel in it.

or just locate a drain right there.

**seerfarm** · 08-23-2008, 10:13 PM

If the ground is that saturated, chances are that you will not be able to get it dried out. I would dig the spot out, also digging an additional foot around it....add some gravel at the bottom and then fill with sand till about 4 inches from the top. Pack with stall floor dirt and reshaving your stall. The sand and gravel should allow for better drainage. Just make sure that you remove all the wet shavings daily from that area.

redboy · 08-23-2008, 10:53 PM

Try using pelleted pine bedding. Buy yourself about 4 bags, plus a couple bags of shavings, so you get some control over the problem spot.
It is incredibly absorbent.
Clean the stall and pull all the dry bedding to the sides of the stall, then spread the whole 30 lb bag of pelleted bedding on the muck/wet spot. Let it stand and absorb for a couple hours.
You might want to invest in a bag of Sweet PDZ to control the odor. You won't really need that too much after you begin to use the pellets regularly.
If necessary, remove ALL that wet bedding and ADD more pelleted bedding in the same spot. Once it dries up some, continue to mix your shavings and pelleted bedding, putting the pellets specifically on the wet spots in his stall.
I generally put a HEAPING horsefeed scoop, or 2 scoops, of the pellets on top of my horse's wet spot every 2 days and it TOTALLY controls the problem.
I have found it to be the MOST ABSORBENT bedding for that problem.
The ONLY drawback about it is, over time, it can become a bit dusty.
But you should be able to control that problem, just continue to also use shavings.
Good luck, Redboy

kanoo32 · 08-24-2008, 12:08 PM

I second the pelleted. My mom has a mare that is a peeaholic and she has a problem keeping her stall dry. Her stalls are a packed sand base with shaving over top. She has started putting pelleted pine in the wet spots and then covering with shaving. She swears by it!

ToveroMom · 08-24-2008, 03:39 PM

Pool grade Diatomateous earth will power the pee out of there.
I use it at the gate openings too when they get mucky.

Val · 08-24-2008, 05:37 PM

I ended up buying a product called "Noah's Choice" which is a wood bedding that is suppose to be super absorbant. Anybody ever hear of it?????

OSUJillyBean · 09-10-2008, 12:43 PM

That's pelleted wood.

It also works wells for kitty litter (I buy "feline Pine" from Wally World b/c it's flushable!)

Let us know how it works for you!

Crookedblaze · 09-10-2008, 12:46 PM

Mac has the same problem!

I used lots of pelleted pine thingys, lots of shavings and put that in a few spots to try to encourage him to pee in 4 different spots. It has worked rather well so far.

08-23-2008, 09:41 PM
Val Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Las Vegas Posts: 277	What should I use? Hi everyone I need some advice please. One of my geldings is in a 20x20 mare motel type stall. He urinates in 1 spot. The ground just won't absorb anymore so it is a puddle of stagnet urine. YUK! I was thinking about shavings but I was afraid they would just blow away. Or what about cat litter? What do you use to soak up urine? Last edited by Val : 08-23-2008 at 09:47 PM.

08-23-2008, 09:48 PM
taelesean Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,675	Cat litter will turn into stinky mud...it's made of clay. How about half - burying a bucket there with some shavings or gravel in it to prevent splashing...then all you have to do is empty the bucket and you're stall is dry Or just put a muck tub there with shavings/gravel in it. or just locate a drain right there. __________________

08-23-2008, 10:13 PM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Portal, Ga Posts: 7,841	If the ground is that saturated, chances are that you will not be able to get it dried out. I would dig the spot out, also digging an additional foot around it....add some gravel at the bottom and then fill with sand till about 4 inches from the top. Pack with stall floor dirt and reshaving your stall. The sand and gravel should allow for better drainage. Just make sure that you remove all the wet shavings daily from that area. __________________ The man who questions opinions is wise. The man who quarrels with facts is a fool.

08-23-2008, 10:53 PM
redboy Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland Posts: 947	Try using pelleted pine bedding. Buy yourself about 4 bags, plus a couple bags of shavings, so you get some control over the problem spot. It is incredibly absorbent. Clean the stall and pull all the dry bedding to the sides of the stall, then spread the whole 30 lb bag of pelleted bedding on the muck/wet spot. Let it stand and absorb for a couple hours. You might want to invest in a bag of Sweet PDZ to control the odor. You won't really need that too much after you begin to use the pellets regularly. If necessary, remove ALL that wet bedding and ADD more pelleted bedding in the same spot. Once it dries up some, continue to mix your shavings and pelleted bedding, putting the pellets specifically on the wet spots in his stall. I generally put a HEAPING horsefeed scoop, or 2 scoops, of the pellets on top of my horse's wet spot every 2 days and it TOTALLY controls the problem. I have found it to be the MOST ABSORBENT bedding for that problem. The ONLY drawback about it is, over time, it can become a bit dusty. But you should be able to control that problem, just continue to also use shavings. Good luck, Redboy Last edited by redboy : 08-24-2008 at 05:31 AM.

08-24-2008, 12:08 PM
kanoo32 Started Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,425	I second the pelleted. My mom has a mare that is a peeaholic and she has a problem keeping her stall dry. Her stalls are a packed sand base with shaving over top. She has started putting pelleted pine in the wet spots and then covering with shaving. She swears by it! __________________ Even if your on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there!

08-24-2008, 03:39 PM
ToveroMom Pasture Pet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cleveland TX Posts: 15,300	Pool grade Diatomateous earth will power the pee out of there. I use it at the gate openings too when they get mucky. __________________ "In America,anyone can be President. That is one of the chances you take" Adlai Stevenson

08-24-2008, 05:37 PM
Val Weanling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Las Vegas Posts: 277	I ended up buying a product called "Noah's Choice" which is a wood bedding that is suppose to be super absorbant. Anybody ever hear of it?????

09-10-2008, 12:43 PM
OSUJillyBean Greenbroke Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,010	That's pelleted wood. It also works wells for kitty litter (I buy "feline Pine" from Wally World b/c it's flushable!) Let us know how it works for you! __________________ "And speaking of Italy and sports cars that I stole there, you still owe me a yellow Porsche." — Alice Cullen

09-10-2008, 12:46 PM
Crookedblaze Started Join Date: May 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,457	Mac has the same problem! I used lots of pelleted pine thingys, lots of shavings and put that in a few spots to try to encourage him to pee in 4 different spots. It has worked rather well so far. __________________ Owned by Rocketman, a 17 year old AQHA and Stormy, a 10 year old Peruvian Paso x Arab