In regards to Cats and toxicity ..... house pest control ... safe treatment ?

[Zu_Zu]

[B] In regards to indoor ( never outside) cats …

(*yes the cats would be removed in carriers during application of treatments)\

BUT /B[B].

When one is hiring a pest control company for a quarterly maintenance plan … inside and outside treatments

[B]

companies say they are pet safe but when they supply their spray ingredients /B:eek:

[B]Lambda-cyhalothrin is a synthetic pyrethroid , that is

[/B][B]TOXIC to cats …???

yes, I have consulted with the vet who says just ask the company and if they say it is safe …“it probably is” ???/B:eek:[B]

yes I feel thrown under the bus a little .

yes, I will call other vet clinics for advice.

Can anyone offer some advice here ?? please …

I will not compromise my cats health !

any help here ? advice TIA /B

[Fox_Wood_Farm]

ZuZu - when we built our house 23 years ago, we built in the middle of old growth forest. And apparently we built on top of a scorpion farm. We have spiders, scorpions, centipedes and various beetles. We have a commercial pest control service that treats, indoor and out, every quarter. My original house kitty died at 19yo from kidney issues and old age. Current house kitty is 10 this year. And although he has HCM, he is healthy as can be otherwise. And he eats any scorpion that makes it’s way inside.

I think pest control regulations vary by state. So things might be different where you are. But I am satisfied that the “safe” chemicals used here aren’t causing problems with my kitties.

[Zu_Zu]

Thank you Fox Wood Farm ~ appreciate your post more than you can possibly know ~

[french_fry]

I had my apartment sprayed (walls, baseboards, corners) with a pyrethroid and was a nervous wreck. The pest control company guaranteed it was pet safe and my vet double checked and said as long as it was totally dry it would be fine.

I boarded my cats at the vet for 12 hours because it was a warm day and I could leave all my windows open but had that not been the case I would have left them overnight just to be safe. FWIW, I’d be surprised if you can find a vet office that will guarantee the pesticide is nontoxic - they can’t open themselves to liability like that. “Probably fine” doesn’t (necessarily) mean they have major doubts - it just means that they can’t 100% guarantee that no cat will ever react. I was freaked out because my vet said exactly the same thing, but in hindsight I see where they’re coming from.

I was 100% sure it was totally dry (the smell had pretty much fully dissipated as well) when I brought them home but I blocked off the baseboards and kept them confined to the most airy room in the apartment for the night.

I think I was overkill in my prep and post-spray protocol but it made me feel better!

[Zu_Zu]

Thanks FF ~ any chance you know which pyrethroid ?

[french_fry]

I think the main ingredient was bifenthrin.

[Zu_Zu]

Many thanks !! that is the one * (ingredient) listed by one of the companies I am considering for the spray treatment ~

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I think the main ingredient was bifenthrin.[/QUOTE]

[french_fry]

After some quick Googling I’m 90% sure the exact product was Transport Mikron, which according to my pest control guy will kill just about anything (except house pets!)

[Zu_Zu]

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After some quick Googling I’m 90% sure the exact product was Transport Mikron, which according to my pest control guy will kill just about anything (except house pets!)[/QUOTE]

ok … a new one… I’ll ‘google’ and ask about it …
Thanks, appreciate your help ~

• just very worried like you were .