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From a big picture perspective? If everybody stopped using pesticides on pets, would the risks associated with pests outweigh the risks presented by the pestici
by IncandescentGas 6y ago
From a big picture perspective? If everybody stopped using pesticides on pets, would the risks associated with pests outweigh the risks presented by the pesticides?
- forgotmypw17 6y agowhen has a cat ever died of having fleas?
- IncandescentGas 6y agoAlso my question. Just not sarcastically
- jfengel 6y agoThere are a number of flea-borne illnesses: https://www.dvm360.com/view/feline-fleas-and-flea-borne-disease-proceedings https://www.dvm360.com/view/feline-fleas-and-flea-borne-dise... They appear to be rarely deadly, but unpleasant. The fleas themselves are also deeply unpleasant, both to the pets and to the humans in their houses. If your pets brought in fleas, you would almost certainly want to treat the house with a pesticide bomb.
- potiuper 6y agoInquiring further on the particulars of pesticides, their environments, and applications might be a good place to start to answer the general question.