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Is there any safe way to heat a garage for a feral cat?
There is this feral cat who moved onto my back porch in April. I started feeding him in May. He started interacting with me in July. Winter is coming, and I am allergic to cats. I was wondering if there is any safe way to heat a detached garage that has no electricity. Obviously, I can't use a kerosene heater because the cat will probably knock it over, goodbye garage, goodbye cat. I guess I'm getting attached to the cat, in spite of the fact that I break out and itch every time I pet him. I should probably just give him to a cat shelter committed to finding cats home and not euthanizing them.
If you don't want to bring him indoors, I like the4 previous poster's idea about creating a warmer spot on the back porch. This is why. Garages are very dangerous places for *any* animal. Just take a moment and thing of all of the toxic things you store in your garage. Then consider the possibility of the pet crawling up into your car engine some day when you are in a hurry to get somewhere.
Please, don't keep him in the garage. : ) If the porch is already his semi-permanent home, just make it as cozy as possible.
BTW, a no kill shelter is not likely to accept a feral cat and any shelter that will take him is likely to kill him. People don't readily adopt feral cats. Outdoor cats typically live only 4-5 years, so you may as well make him comfy for just a little while.
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What are the concerns about using a kerosene heater in a modern home?
Will this back-up heater be safe and will it make the house smell? What precautions should be taken?
Are the kerosene heaters sold at Home Depot and Lowe's safe to use in a modern home? Homes built in the mid-70's.
Well, the heaters sold Lowe's and Home Depot, or other stores can be a danger. Not necessarily in themselves, but how and where they are used.
Do not use them in enclosed spaces.
Do not use them near fabrics, or other sources of combustibles. (Not too close to curtains, or stacks of newspapers, or gasoline containers, for example)
Be careful when pouring the kerosene into the unit. USE a funnel, or spout on the can, to avoid spilling the kerosene.
Im sure if you look at the packaging, all of these warnings will there, and probably some more.
The kerosene you would purchase at a gas station will stink. Some people are bothered more by the smell than others. If people are getting headaches from being in an area where a kerosene heater is being used... it is MOST LIKELY from CARBONMONOXIDE POISONING. A headache is one of the first symptoms of overexposure. You can purchase kerosene with "no odor", or with added scents. This type is most often found for oil lamps. Carbonmonoxide is STILL a hazard, even though the kerosene may be better smelling.
Kerosene heat is probably one of the worst alternatives as a heat source, from a safety standpoint.
MOST manufactured home builders will VOID your warranty, if they discover you have been using kerosene heat, in the home. That should be a clue.
Personally, I will not use a kerosene heater in my home. I won't even use one in the garage. I would consider using one outside, if I needed to create a heat source to work around. I would prefer to use a propane heater tho, as it is a safer combustible. There is no danger of spilling the product, for example.
If you need more heat in certain areas of your home on a regular basis... then update your home heating system. Any central heat furnace made today, is going to be much more efficient than one built in the 1970's -- you could actually see a decrease in your heat bill, while getting more heat, and comfort, out of your system.
If you need extra heat on an occasion, then seriously consider using something like a portable ceramic heater, with a safety tilt-shutoff.
If you are looking for a source of heat when your electric is out...seriously consider a generator big enough to run your furnace, or at least some electric space heaters -- and place the generator OUTSIDE the home. (NOT in the attached garage, either).
Be Safe.
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