House Cleaning Services and Pet Safety
Did you know household cleaners may harm or even kill your pets? Professional cleaning products are often concentrated and even more hazardous to pets than store bought varieties. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says that household chemicals are the 6th leading cause of pet poisoning.
Poisoning is one potential result from house cleaning products. Another important factor is allergies. Dogs, cats as well as other pets, can have allergic reactions to them as well and their lives can be made miserable. All traditional cleaning products contain chemicals like bleach, ammonia, chlorine, formaldehyde, phenol and isopropyl alcohol. These can all be harmful to your cats and dogs.
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Floor cleaners: Dogs may lick the floor, especially if there’s a treat lying there or food scraps. Cats may lie on the floor then groom themselves thereby ingesting some of the floor cleaner. Dogs definitely lie on the floor so they will inadvertently pick up toxic particles, etc.
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Counter cleaners/all purpose cleaners: These cleaners used in kitchen or bathrooms can be harmful, especially if your cat or dog likes to “counter surf.”
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Toilet bowl cleaners: Does your dog drink out of the toilet? Definitely a risk to your dog.
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Bleach: Can affect your pets in many ways - via ingestion, touching the skin or even breathing the fumes.
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Other cleaners: Include oven cleaners, furniture polish, window cleaners, etc. Any of these, when sprayed, licked, spilled or otherwise coming in contact with your dog or cat, can have toxic and serious effects.
Never underestimate the hazard of your pet breathing in toxic particles that are left suspended in air after the cleaner has been sprayed. Those particles can be suspended in the air for hours after the cleaner was used. Dogs and cats have a natural tendency to sniff the air for odors which will bring those toxins deep into their lungs.
Green Steam Maids LLC provides a safe alternative for cleaning your home. We use pressurized steam vapor to clean your kitchen and bathrooms which gets surfaces more than 10 times cleaner than traditional cleaning methods. We use a small amount of vinegar diluted with water to clean smudges off glass surfaces such as windows, tables, etc. and we also use that solution to mop floors. Our guarantee to you is; we won’t use or even bring into your home any chemical that can in any way harm your pets.
The good news continues with Green Steam Maids LLC. According to Google, we are among the most affordable house cleaning companies in your area. We clean better and more thoroughly than traditional cleaning services, we do it in a way that is safe for your pets and all occupants of your home and probably for less than you are paying now.
