Philip Poburka on fri 4 dec 09
Hi Logan,
Far as I recall, Calcium Carbonate, aka 'Calcite', aka: 'Whiting', aka:
White Chalk like everyone used to use to write on Blackboards with prior to
'dry-erase-markers-on-melamine'...
Harmless...
No worries...
Phil
Lv
----- Original Message -----
From: "logan johnson"
> Hi Gang,
> Believe it or not this is the type of customer I get A LOT in my store.
> A woman called me this morning placing an order for two 50lb bags of
> calcium carbonate.
> O.k. not a problem, at least until she tells me it's to "powder" white
> dogs for showing.
> I do plan to call my vet as soon as I post this but I was hoping there
> might be somebody out there in Clayart land that knows why I should tell
> this woman NOT to powder the dogs with it. Since I don't know much about
> what chemicals are safe for dogs to lick & don't have an msds for calcium
> carb. (& I seriously doubt it would cover this situation anyway)
> I figured I would ask a group with people that have more knowledge about
> chemicals than I have .
> It just doesn't sound safe to me even though the woman told me people hav=
e
> been doing this for a long time .
> Any opinions ?
>
> Logan
logan johnson on fri 4 dec 09
Hi Gang,
Believe it or not this is the type of customer I get A LOT in my store.
A woman called me this morning placing an order for two 50lb bags of calci=
um carbonate.
O.k. not a problem, at least until she tells me it's to "powder" white dog=
s for showing.
I do plan to call my vet as soon as I post this but I was hoping there migh=
t be somebody out there in Clayart land that knows why I should tell this =
woman NOT to powder the dogs with it. Since I don't know much about what c=
hemicals are safe for dogs to lick & don't have an msds for calcium carb. =
(& I seriously doubt it would cover this situation anyway)
I figured I would ask a group with people that have more knowledge about c=
hemicals than I have .
It just doesn't sound safe to me even though the woman told me people have =
been doing this for a long time .
Any opinions ?
Logan
Logan Johnson
Yakima Valley Pottery & Supply
719 W Nob Hill Blvd. Ste C
Yakima, WA 98902
509.469.6966
www.audeostudios.com
"Carpe Argillam!!"
Fredrick Paget on fri 4 dec 09
Hi Logan,
It is not poison as it is the active ingredient in Tums and Rollaids.
The big bag stuff is limestone ground up. It is not USP so I wouldn't
eat it due to possible contamination. Doubt it would hurt a dog as
they eat a lot of dirt and are ok.
We used a lot of it in the compost and on the lawn in New England
where there is acid soil.
Fred
--
Twin Dragon Studio
Mill Valley, CA, USA
Neon-Cat on fri 4 dec 09
Hey girl!
Hope you made your sale. Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is even used on
cats and other white or light-colored animals, not just dogs,
especially when folks want them looking pretty for their shows.
Calcium carbonate is used by itself or as an ingredient in dusting
powders and eye tear stain removal products. It won't hurt them. It
helps dry skin oils and keep fur fluffed out for those certain looks
show people think their animals ought to have.
I live on top of tons of limestone (CaCO3) and our water passes
through and over it. Calcium carbonate forms hard caliche layers in
our lawns and gardens about 2 feet down that are 2-5 inches thick --
they're almost sludge hammer impact resistant. Calcium carb is an
innocuous, versatile, natural and synthetic chemical found many, many,
places and in all kinds of products. Around north central texas it is
responsible, in part, for our hard water and the carbonate alkalinity
of both soils and clays. It makes a great binder that helps hold clays
and minerals together. I sometimes use the super-fine calcium
carbonate and the potassium compounds in wood ash as a quick fine dust
to help clays bodies tighten-up and become more cohesive. My fossil
collection consists of quite a few internal molds where calcium
carbonate filled in and hardened as soft tissue decayed and shells
dissolved. We've got some great old limestone buildings and sculptural
works around town. Limestone is hard but not too bad to carve, chisel,
and cut.
Anyway, calcium carbonate is more friend than foe, even when dusting
it on doggies.
Marian
soon to have heat from a Harman P43 pellet burning wood stove -- I
can't wait (but gotta wait until next week)! Keep those warm thoughts
flowing, it's gonna be a witch tonight, mid-to-low 20's. Send in wood
stove clay body recipes, too; this could be the start of a new
direction in my clay work -- the stove is like a mini-kiln, fully
automatic:>)
John Post on sat 5 dec 09
Bob Barker used to end The Price is Right by saying "Please clay and
neuter your pets." I bet this is what he had in mind.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
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Des & Jan Howard on sat 5 dec 09
Logan
Any dust could be harmful, but unless she dropped the
bags on the dogs or stuffed it down their lungs the
utmost it could do would be bind them a bit if ingested
in sizable amounts. Calcium carbonate, chalk, calcite,
marble, limestone, whiting. Same horse, different jockey.
Des
logan johnson wrote:
> Believe it or not this is the type of customer I get A LOT in my store.
> A woman called me this morning placing an order for two 50lb bags of cal=
cium carbonate.
> O.k. not a problem, at least until she tells me it's to "powder" white d=
ogs for showing.
> I do plan to call my vet as soon as I post this but I was hoping there mi=
ght be somebody out
> there in Clayart land that knows why I should tell this woman NOT to pow=
der the dogs with it.
> Since I don't know much about what chemicals are safe for dogs to lick & =
don't have
> an msds for calcium carb. (& I seriously doubt it would cover this situa=
tion anyway)
> I figured I would ask a group with people that have more knowledge about =
chemicals than I have .
> It just doesn't sound safe to me even though the woman told me people hav=
e been doing this for a long time .
> Any opinions ?
--
Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
Lue NSW
Australia
2850
02 6373 6419
www.luepottery.hwy.com.au
-32.656072 149.840624
Des & Jan Howard on sun 6 dec 09
Phil
Those white writing sticks were/are made from Plaster
of Paris.
In Oz the white sticks on blackboards became yellow
sticks on greenboards early in my youth.
Des
Philip Poburka wrote:
> Far as I recall, Calcium Carbonate, aka 'Calcite', aka: 'Whiting', aka:
> White Chalk like everyone used to use to write on Blackboards with prior =
to
> 'dry-erase-markers-on-melamine'...
--
Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
Lue NSW
Australia
2850
02 6373 6419
www.luepottery.hwy.com.au
-32.656072 149.840624
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