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.

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Joyce ^..^

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