Sweet PDZ - Safegaurding Your Horse's Health

Ammonia/Lime

Ammonia is a health risk to your horses.

The accumulation of ammonia in horse stalls and barns is more than an “odor nuisance”. Studies have concluded that even low levels of ammonia stress a horse’s upper respiratory airway, placing them at risk to pneumonia and heaves (an asthma-like condition). Foals are especially vulnerable to these respiratory ailments. Sweet PDZ absorbs and neutralizes ammonia and odors and enables your equine companions to breathe fresh and safe air in the friendly surroundings of their stall.

To learn more about the ill effects of ammonia on horses, we have included the links to a few articles covering this subject. They are:

Ammonia is the Enemy:
A discussion of ammonia’s impact on our equine friends and how to alleviate the problem.
www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=7208&kw=ammonia

Ammonia Beware:
The affects of ammonia on horses’ health.
www.ecmagazine.net/Spring07/AmmoniaBeware.htm

Why should I not use Lime?

BARN LIME (Also referred to as, Ag Lime or Dairy Lime) – Chemically known as, Calcium Carbonate. It is not caustic, toxic, harmful, etc., BUT…… Barn Lime has essentially no ability to take up ammonia. If you dump enough barn lime on a urine spot you may succeed in covering up the ammonia and odors (same is true if you use dirt/soil), however the ammonia remains and will eventually fill the environment again.

HYDRATED LIME – Chemically known as, Calcium Hydroxide Ca(OH)2. It is very caustic, toxic and hazardous to handle & breathe. Hydrated lime has a very limited ability to essentially "cover-up" ammonia odor for a short period of time. And in the long run can actually increase ammonia. Why? Because urine contains an unstable molecule (NH2). Lime and bacteria force the NH2 molecule to pick up another hydrogen atom. NH2 becomes HH3, which is ammonia gas. Wally confirmed that this is true. He explained in more layman's terms: Ammonia evolution takes place in a "basic" (a high pH) environment. Hydrated lime's composition is "basic", therefore contributing to the evolution of ammonia.

HYDRATED LIME (Calcium Hydroxide) bag contains the following HAZARD WARNING: (Copied from the Chemical Lime Company (CLC)/Brooksville, FL34601 bag) Avoid contact with eyes or skin. Avoid breathing lime dust. Always wear NIOSH-approved eye goggles when handling lime. Wear protective clothing to prevent skin contact. Ventilate or use a dust collector to prevent airborne lime dust. Use a NIOSH-approved dust respirator. Do not use this material on playing fields or children's play areas. Do not take internally. FIRST AID: In case of eye contact, flush eyes thoroughly, including under eyelids, with water for 15 minutes. CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY. Wear protective clothing to prevent skin contact. If skin contact occurs, wash with water. Should irritation continue, see a PHYSICIAN. If swallowed, CALL PHYSICIAN IMMEDIATELY.

Would you really want to put this in your horse’s environment?

SWEET PDZ is NOT Barn Lime/Ag Lime/Dairy Lime, or Hydrated lime. Sweet PDZ is a natural Zeolite mineral. It is completely safe for the environment, neutralizes and removes ammonia and moisture and has no side effects.