Home safety

Simple things that make a home safer for a curious new pet, before the curiosity finds trouble.

Enzymatic cleanerOrdinary cleaners leave an odor marker that invites the next accident in the same spot.
Dogs & cats
Baby gates or a playpenBlocks stairs and off-limits rooms while a new pet learns the house.
Dogs & cats
Cord coversA chewed cable is a burn and shock risk for a teething puppy or kitten.
Dogs & cats
A lidded, secured trash canThe trash is where a lot of toxic-food emergencies start. See our food safety list.
Dogs & catsFood safety list
Child locks for low cabinetsKeeps cleaners and medicines behind a latch a curious nose cannot nudge open.
Dogs & cats

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