# Can I flush cat waste?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2007, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-flush-cat-waste/390211 "2007-01-31T02:07:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-flush-cat-waste/390211/11 "2007-01-31T05:21:33Z")

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You probably heard about how flushing cat litter may be a source of [toxoplasmosis in sea otters](http://cats.about.com/cs/parasiticdisease/a/seaotters.htm).

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