Tag: Safe Ice Melt For Pets
Things To Consider When Buying Ice Melt
Whether you like snow or you don’t, you will need an ice melt to ensure your sidewalks and steps are open and not full of ice. Slippery parking lots and...
Top 5 Ways To Avoid Pet Injuries This Winter
The Winter season can be hard on us and our pets too. Howling winds, drifting snow, and freezing rain can be scary not just for us but for our pets...
Houghton Weather: How Much Snow To Expect This Winter
In Houghton, in December, snow falls for 19.7 days, with typically accumulated 56.1″ (1424.9mm) of snow. The Farmers’ Almanac has predicted that Great Lakes and Midwest, westward through the Northern...
Non-Toxic Ice Melt Products
Finding the best ice melt is not as easy as it sounds. Not every product labeled “safe” is non-toxic. So, what is a non-toxic ice melter? Non-salt deicer is free...
How Does Ice Melt Work? Using Safe Paw To Prevent And Melt Ice
What is Ice Melt? Ice melt changes the chemical make up of water and ice to lower the freezing temperature to keep water from freezing in low temperatures. Depending on...
Ice Melt Safe For Driveways
Driveway installers argue about whether concrete or asphalt is the better material, and there is plenty of debate. But one thing they certainly agree on is that rock salt should...
The Dangers of Potassium Chloride Ice Melt
Many parents, pet owners, and wildlife lovers wrongly assume that potassium chloride rock salt is the same stuff they put on their food, only in larger form. They conclude that...
The Dangers of Sodium Chloride Ice Melters
Sodium chloride (NaCl) is the primary mineral ingredient in some types of rock salt and alternative ice melters. It is also the formula for table salt, but does that make...
Magnesium Chloride Ice Melt Is Dangerous To People And Pets
Dangers of Magnesium Chloride Ice Melt This chloride-based magnesium ice melt does work in extreme colds. When the temperature drops below about 15 degrees Fahrenheit, the melting process slows significantly...