Using oven cleaners with pets in the house?

[ChrisH]

I don't think I would use it without some ventilation for your health as well as the pets, and I would certainly make sure Bijou wasn't in there while it was working.

Can you not get a cleaner that doesn't take so long to work? That way you could just keep the pets out of room plus have the window open without too much bother.
The one I used the other week cleaned well (my oven badly needed cleaning too )and the maximum time you could leave it on was two hours, in fact there a warning was printed on not to leave overnight. I don't know if you can get the one I used over there - Mr Muscle Oven Cleaner - but maybe there is something similar.
Chris

[ramanth]

If you won't open the windows, don't crate Bijou in the kitchen while cleaning the oven. That would be bad.

I'd say go ahead and clean your oven, but you really should at least crack windows for ventilation. If your bedroom is on the other side of the house, just shut the door with Bijou in the room with you and bundle up. It won't take that long to rewarm the house once the windows are closed.