The present invention is directed to enhancing the odor control of a manufactured
composite cat litter granule by including as a component thereof and entrapped
therein an effective odor controlling amount of small size silica gel particles.
The manufactured granule preferably includes a clay component but may rather include
any number of absorbent filler materials such as paper mill sludge, recycled paper,
corn cob renderings, rice or peanut hulls, or other organic plant materials, so
long as the materials can be agglomerated into a cat litter granules and entrap
small size silica gel particles.
