I am using a roach and flea fogger in my house. Will my cat be safe?

Question

I am using roach and flea fogger throughout my house accept for the kitchen. I need to leave the house for 4 hours while the spray settles. I am wondering if it's safe to leave my cat in a large closet in the kitchen that has a door, shut the door, then not spray in the kitchen and keep the kitchen door shut and put a towel under the door so NO spray can possibly get in. Is that safe enough for the cat to stay in while I bomb the other places in the house? Thanks! Just want to make sure I am taking safe care of the cat.

Answer 1

I would get your cat out of there too. Those foggers are not safe for any breathing creature. The spray is sticky stuff when it "settles" it will be on the surface of everything in your house and be very dangerous for your cat who will lick the poison off his paws.

You would need to have it cleaned from the carpet or wash the floors if they are not carpeted. Then clean the top of any furniture where your cat goes including upholstered stuff.

If you have a serious infestation it is always better to have a licensed professional take care of it than attempting this yourself.

Answer 2

NO!! NO!! and NO!!

I worked at a cat shelter where a bunch of cats we received were left in a house while the owner used a flea fogger. Most of them ended up dying after a few weaks due to severe respiratory problems. The ones that survived developed severe asthma and required to be put on predisone. Find someone who lives else where who can watch the cat. You cannot guaruntee your cat will be safe in the closet and the consequences aren't pretty.

Answer 3

If you read the directions, you will see that you need to remove your pets.

Also, I can understand why you aren't fogging the kitchen because you don't want to go throught the hassle of removing or covering everything, but you know what? All your roaches and fleas will go to the kitchen. You need to fog the whole place. That's why apartment buildings have to be done all at once or the roaches just move to another apartment until the fog clears.

Answer 4

Get a pet carrier and remove the cat from the house or take it to a friends house while you fog. The fogger will seep into the closet and make the cat sick or kill it.

Answer 5

I would definitely remove the cat from your home before fogging. If the concentration is too high for a human, it is likewise too high for a much smaller animal like a cat. Take her to a friend's home while the fogging is going on, or find another way, but get her out.

Answer 6

I would say no. That fog is designed to get into all crevices even ones you can't see too well or even think about. Take care of tabby and leave him/her with a friend or in a kennel just to be on the safe side.

Answer 7

Uhmmmmmmmmmmm, yeah.................how can I put this delicately? Oh, yeah. How about.......................NO! lol. Let me repeat that in case you didn't hear....NO!

If it's not safe for you to be around while your place is being fogged...how could you assume it's safe for the cat to be there?

I'm glad you came on here and asked, though. Because if you had left your cat there while it was in the process of being fogged, you probably would've come home to a dead kitty.

Answer 8

no, take the cat somewhere else with you and dump out the food thats in her dish, water too, and give her fresh food when she gets home, that stuff gathers in pourus surfaces, even food.
i used a roach spray once and it said "pets shouldnt come into contact with the spray)

Answer 9

If you don't think it's safe for you to stay, then why would you even question if it's safe for your cat?! Why would you even want to take that risk? Take it with you!!!!!

Answer 10

Take the cat out. its not safe for him either.