New carpet and cancer
 

Seems I have heard somewhere that kitties can get cancer from
something in new carpet. We are going to begin building a new home
and I would like to know what to avoid. Is there a certain carpet
treatment to avoid? A certain chemical? Any help will be greatly
appreciated!
Sharon

New carpet and cancer
 

Sharon wrote:

Seems I have heard somewhere that kitties can get cancer from
something in new carpet. We are going to begin building a new home
and I would like to know what to avoid. Is there a certain carpet
treatment to avoid? A certain chemical? Any help will be greatly
appreciated!

I haven't heard that, but I have heard that flame retardants in materials
such as carpeting, uphostery, blankets and other cloth items have been
shown to cause hyperthyroidism in pets. It would be equally dangerous
to humans, but we generally don't sleep on the floor or get our faces
into the uphostery, at least not as often as cats and dogs do.

--
Joyce ^..^

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New carpet and cancer
 

Sharon wrote:
treatment to avoid? A certain chemical? Any help will be greatly
appreciated!

I would suggest doing hard floors, whatever your budget allows. They are
way cleaner than carpet and last forever. Stained concrete looks fantastic!

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New carpet and cancer
 

Maybe that is what I was thinking - almost as bad! Thanks everyone!
Sharon

On Jul 17, 5:03�pm, wrote:
Sharon wrote:

� Seems I have heard somewhere that kitties can get cancer from
� something in new carpet. �We are going to begin building a new home
� and I would like to know what to avoid. �Is there a certain carpet
� treatment to avoid? �A certain chemical? �Any help will be greatly
� appreciated!

I haven't heard that, but I have heard that flame retardants in materials
such as carpeting, uphostery, blankets and other cloth items have been
shown to cause hyperthyroidism in pets. It would be equally dangerous
to humans, but we generally don't sleep on the floor or get our faces
into the uphostery, at least not as often as cats and dogs do.

--
Joyce � ^..^

(To email me, remove the X's from my user name.)

New carpet and cancer
 

Victor Martinez wrote:
Sharon wrote:
treatment to avoid? A certain chemical? Any help will be greatly
appreciated!

I would suggest doing hard floors, whatever your budget allows. They are
way cleaner than carpet and last forever. Stained concrete looks fantastic!

Tile floors can be very nice, too - especially nowadays, when some tile
is patterned like wood parquet. (If I had my 'druthers I'd use that -
it looks like hardwood, but is easier to care for and less expensive.)
You can always use area rugs if you don't like the bare-floor look, but
it's a lot easier to clean floor than carpet (especially if you have
long-hair cats who are prone to chucking up hairballs).

New carpet and cancer
 

hopitus wrote:
If you don't like this website...plenty more.

http://www.inspiredliving.com/airpur...c-carpets2.htm

Don't kill the messenger.


Thank you so much for warning us!
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek