Bed Bugs Can Hitchhike On Pets

Matt Unrein • April 16, 2025

Bed bugs Can hide on pets to get into homes

Bed bugs are hitchhiking insects that feed on blood and can hide in multiple tight spots to find a new feeding ground. Bed bugs will find a tight and dark hiding spot and can then hitch a ride to a new location. Once they arrive they will find a place to hide and hoists they can feed on. They can hide in furniture, clothes, and even pets.

Bed bugs can hide in the coats and hair of pets as a method of travel to get access to a new building like a home filled with plenty of new warm bodies it can feed on. All it takes is a single bed bug to create an infestation. A single female bed bug can lay five eggs per day and those eggs will hatch and start to feed within two weeks. 

But there Is some good news

Bed bugs do not cause any illnesses to people or animals, they just cause itchiness from their bites and they are difficult to remove. So if you think bed bugs are biting your cat or dog, the vet should be able to prescribe something to help make your pets more comfortable. If you start to notice red spots on your pets then you can use this as an opportunity to stop the bed bug infestation before it gets worse.


These are the signs of bed bugs

Bed bug bites look similar to mosquito or flea bites but they appear in a pattern. Bed bug bites occur singly in clumps or in a line. Bed bugs are nocturnal feeders that hide in the cracks in furniture, beds, and walls. They hide during the day and crawl out to feed on blood during the night.

Bed bugs feed, then shed their skin (molting). Molted skin will be similar in size to the bed bugs and they can located in the following locations:

  • Along mattress seams
  • Behind headboards
  • In the ceiling and wall junctions
  • Along baseboards 
  • Your personal belongings

This document by Virginia Tech has more information about the signs of bed bugs.

SOS can save or home with no harm to your pets

Thermal technology is the only safe and sure way to remove bed bugs without damage to your furniture or home. This treatment poses no toxic threat to pets or humans. Heat treatment gets into every wall and cracks in your home or apartment. This method will maximize the results of removing bed bugs from a property. 


Adult bed bugs can be killed at 119 degrees Fahrenheit, but their heat-resistant eggs require temperatures upwards of 125 degrees. SOS Pest Control will seal a room and then cook the pests at these temperatures to kill them. This method of treatment will not damage property or the home.


If you see any of these signs for bed bugs then please give us a call immediately. SOS Pest Control does free inspections

Call us at 816-237-5342 and we can schedule a inspections for those in our service area.

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