Warning to those who have outdoor cats and dog s that go on walks ...

[sharky]

I learned something tonight when walking my Gigi ... Tis the season for lawn chemicals to be on lawns ... Gigi was rolling on the grass of a neighbors lawn as she does quite often ... The lady who lives there came out and said they had fetilized earlier in the day ( turned out to be weed and feed )... Gigi got a er bath ... and * hopes and prays * is fine ... My reason to write this is those whose cats may wander or for fellow dog walkers be wary ... The owners did the lawn themselves thus no signs...

 

[EnzoLeya]

Oh my that's really scary! I never thought about people doing it themselves and not puttting a flag or sign out. I'll be sure to watch that!

 

[kalikat]

Something to be aware of, although I live down under & seasons are reversed. We are in the worst drought since records began, I have had ants in the kitchen & bathroom where I feed Blossom, for the past 6 months & for that reason I've been unable to use pesticides to get rid of them. We had a little rain last week so they were especially bad, they're driving me crazy.

 

[laurie314]

I have four indoor cats so I don't have to worry about outdoor pesticides in grass....but I also have two dogs... I do not walk them, we have about half an acre and they can run the whole back yard. I do not use anything on my grass. I wish it would all just go away so i would not have to cut it!
I do have little red ants though in my house. We live in a ranch-style home with no basement. I will not put ant traps out or anything the animals could get into. When I see alot in one place, I use window cleaner and wipe it up. I try very hard to keep the floors clean so they do not get crumbs to eat.I hate the ants but I love my animals more, so we just deal with it. What we do for our animals! Huh!

 

[starryeyedtiger]

Thankyou for that reminder! It's definitely the time of year where people are doing their yards and spraying so extra caution is always good