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4 Cleaning Hacks While Having a Cat as a Pet

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January 13, 2021 by Home Jobs By Mom
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When you own a pet, you need to commit to accepting all the difficulties of owning a living, breathing creature. It's essential to be realistic in your expectations regarding getting a cat for the first time.

Don't be surprised if a week in, you are having a hard time keeping the place clean because of the mess that the animals make after themselves. However, when you finally come around to a solution, owning a cat can be one of the primary joys in your life. Before you know it, you and your little feline friends will be inseparable.

Being a cat owner does involve a fair amount of home cleaning and care. So let’s review a few quick things you can do to help keep your home clean! Click To Tweet

Cats have a unique ability to form strong bonds reasonably early in the relationship. Therefore, you can be sure that although you might initially find them annoying, pretty soon, you are going to want them around you all the time.

A clean house is a must, no matter what. Whether you have a pet or not, cleanliness should be one of the essential factors in your home. Therefore, if you have a hard time with your pet, here are four cleaning tips to consider when cleaning your house.

A litter solution


When it comes to your house, you want to make sure that there is a solution as far as litter is concerned. The smell of cat waste is incredibly pungent, and when left uncleaned, it can be a significant issue in the house.

The first thing you want to do is litter train your cat. Once you have trained the little animal to use the litter in a specific place, cleaning up becomes a whole lot easier.

The second thing is to invest in a suitable litter company. Odor-free and low dust cat litter are what you want to be looking at.

Low dust litter is going to prevent them from leaving sandy paw prints all over the house. Dusty paw prints can be a significant issue if you have dark furniture that shows dust easier than other colors.

Investing in low dust litter is one of the biggest cleaning hacks you can find when owning a cat.

Own a lint roller


Every cat owner needs to own a lint roller. As much as we love our fluffy friends, it can be extremely irritating when we are about to head out on a first date, and our favorite black sweater has more fur than fabric.

Not only is the shirt covered in hair, but it is challenging to get the hair off the sweater too when you are short on time.

One of the best things you can do for yourself is to invest in a lint roller. The sticky roll of tape will stick to the fur and pull it off your clothes with the greatest of ease.

Moreover, it's fast, cheap and doesn't damage your clothes! When you finish with that roll of tape, tear it off and toss it in the bin.

Vacuum the house regularly


If you don't have one already, you might want to consider buying a vacuum if you have a cat. You can't use a linter roller on everything now, can you?

Therefore, for larger pieces of furniture, you might want to consider a vacuum cleaner as a means to get rid of the fluff stuck to them.

A sharp nozzle vacuum will help you get to all those hard-to-reach areas where the fur seems to have gone deep into the fabric. Rest assured, you can get the hair out, it's just going to take a robust hoover from a good vacuum cleaner, and it's going to be good as new.

No one will even know you have a cat if you have a good quality vacuum!

Pet Stain Removers


One of the most annoying things you may come across as a cat owner is that they throw up all the time. For absolutely no reason, you may find a vomit stain on the carpet. If it's not vomiting, then they are likely to throw up hairballs somewhere in the house.

With the amount that they lick themselves, the hair gets stuck in their throats; they have no choice but to throw up the hair somewhere in your house. As annoying as this may be for you, imagine how they feel; the other alternative is that they choke.

Having a robust pet cleaner may be the best thing to get rid of the furballs and vomit blobs around the house. It will help loosen whatever is stuck to the surfaces and ensure that there aren't any stains left from their stomach acids once you have cleaned the vomit.

Conclusion

We know it can be irritating at times; however, once you learn to live with some of the irritants which the cats may bring into your life, you might be open to giving them a lot more love. There is no joy, like owning a cat. Dogs have their charm as well. However, a cat is just something different.

Show some love to your cat today and apply these tips to help clean the house like you never imagined!

What is something strange that your cat has eaten and then thrown up?

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  1. Lauryn R

    January 21, 2021 at 2:08 pm

    All of these things are definitely a must when having a cat! I have been through so many boxes and litters before I found the perfect ones for us. I find brushing daily helps reduce the amount of hair everywhere, too. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Home Jobs By Mom

      February 3, 2021 at 5:12 pm

      What is your favorite cat litter so far?

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