No doubt the creek bed sand works! Growing up, I lived on a farm and we had a huge sandpile. My father replenished it with creek sand frequently. We also had a lot of farm cats - it was a regular gathering place and we had to "shovel" before playing.

Your original post reminds me of the commercial for cat litter, shows a guy with a giant shovel cleaning out a lion's litter box.

>^..^<

[ November 25, 2001: Message edited by: tuxluvr ]