Today I received my order of diatomaceous earth-food grade. I understand it is not good to breathe it, or good for pets to breathe it. I wanted to put it on my dogs beds, but their beds are their crates-wire- but covered with material. I am concerned about putting the diatomaceous earth on their beds and then they would be breathing it. Does anyone have any reliable information on this? I have never used this product before so I am cautious in just applying it. I would hate to have my dogs lungs be affected. Your help is appreciated. thanks sharon
I feed large amounts of food grade DE, mixed with salt and mineral, to my horses and cows. I breathe it occasionally as I scoop it and dump it and haven't noticed any ill effects with myself. My animals are bound to breathe in some as they eat it, they don't care.
After the DE has settled in the pan it doesn't really poof up when it is disturbed.
Also, when there is some spilled it doesn't just float around in the air, it settles pretty quickly.
From my personal experience I think it would be fine on the dog beds. Put on a light sprinkle and don't let the dogs on it for a few minutes. You could also run your hand over the cloth to settle to DE into the cloth.
I think there are some threads on this topic from the past... you might want to try a search to see what comes up. I use it in my chicken coops/feed with no issues but I know there is more info out there.
Thank you everyone for your input. I think that is what I will do. Put it on/around my dog's beds and maybe take them outside and try and shake them to see if it comes up and off. I am going to put a light dusting on it.
Thanks. I know you can eat it, put it directly on pets and livestock, and give to animals to get rid of parasites...but wasn't sure about breathing it. I do not intend to put alot on their beds, just a fine mist.
I have read the posts but didn't notice any about breathing it on their beds.
I just DE'd my entire (small) backyard for fleas. It looks like it snowed--LOL! Also the porch edges, the garage, and all the rugs/couches inside. What worked well for me was to pry the lid off an almost-empty baby powder container and refill it with DE.
Just as you'd be careful with baby powder to not let the baby breathe it, be careful with the DE while you're spreading it. Once it's 'on' something it's just a powder. Although with the pet beds I did rub it into the surface some.
My sister had an infestation of bed bugs (thanks to a daughter that got another friend's used futon!). She has 4 indoor cats and 2 dogs. She spread that stuff EVERYWHERE and I mean the carpets were WHITE. The bedbugs are gone and no one seems to have suffered any ill effects.
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