Safeguarding Pets During Treatments

We’ve found that many people have deep reservations when it comes to pest control treatments. Rightfully so. After all, these treatments involve the use of pesticides and other dangerous chemicals. This concern mostly involves their families and especially their pets. This makes sense. The last thing you want is your pet being harmed by pest control treatments.

But what does a person need to know about this? To help you out, here are a few tips for safeguarding pets during pest control.

What you need to know about safeguarding pets during pest control 

As we’ve mentioned, it’s critically important that you watch out for your pets and for babies as well. The chemicals we work with are dangerous to humans and animals. We follow strict codes to keep you and ourselves safe.

The first thing you need to do is listen to your pest control professional. They will tell you what to do when it comes to safeguarding pets. In most cases this means getting them out of the house. The common recommendation is to leave your pets out in the garden. You may also want to board them for several days if you’re especially concerned.

It’s also critical that you keep them away from the treated area for about a week. After a room is treated there are lingering traces of pesticide and poisons. This can affect pets – so keep them out the room.

Also, if traps have been set, then make sure your pets are kept away from them so they stay in good health. There is a good chance that pets may eat poison pellets, so watch out for that. Now, the traps we use are enclosed, so the chances of this are minimised, but there is always a risk.

Are there any other alternatives treatments?

Finally, if you’re especially concerned about safeguarding pets, then you may want to forego pesticides entirely. In this case you’ll want to use eco-friendly pest control. This is basically a method of pest control which uses natural methods instead of pesticides. A good example of this are heat treatments and no-kill traps. With these treatments you do not have to worry about your pet being poisoned. If you’d like to know more about these treatments, then don’t hesitate to ask.