Cleaning Pet Hair

If you have a pet, you know how irritating pet hair can be. You often vacuum, dust, and clean the house to see new tumbleweeds of hair tumbling across the floor. You go out for dinner and look down to find beautiful cat hairs firmly attached to your suit.

Pet hair or fur is a significant problem in homes and our lives. There is no extraordinary solution to dealing with pet hair, but below are some great tips on how pet lovers worldwide effectively deal with the issue.

Where is Pet Hair a Problem?

Pet hair is worse on the carpet or floor of their homes or worse yet all over the house, on the furniture and clothing. On the other hand, most pet owners do not consider pet hair a big problem in their cars.

When do they shed?

Most people doing that the pets shed fur and hair all the time with no seasonality. Not all pets do, some shed slowly seasonally

How do pet owners deal with pet hair?

The most common ways for dealing with pet hair are vacuuming and brushing pets. Ninety-three percent of pet owners’ vacuum or sweep regularly to deal with hair, and 71 percent also try to brush often or groom their pets. About half of these owners do the grooming or brushing themselves, and about half use a groomer. Another common solution is tape rollers, with about 59 percent of pet owners using a roller on their furniture or clothes.

Here are some tips on how to effectively deal with pet hair.

The number leading method pet lovers use to deal with pet hair in their homes is to vacuum.

• Air Cleaners

Make sure you change your air filters frequently.

• Bedding: 

Change your beddings at least once weekly. Buy beds with washable covers or put a blanket that can be easily washed over their favorite resting spots.

• Flooring: 

The preferred type of floor to solve with pet hair is hardwood or tile. Carpet floors are the biggest problem for pet owners.

• Pet Brooms and vacuums: 

You will get great results from using an effective vacuum cleaner. Rubbers brooms, in addition, scrape the hair off the carpet into a ball. You can vacuum the fur or hair much faster once they are rolled up into balls.

• Have a floor that matches your pet

When the floor matches your pet's color, especially carpets, the hairs and fur are much less noticeable. However, this is no excuse for not continually cleaning as it may lead to the accumulation of hairs and wool, which may cause allergies. A vacuum cleaner for pets is advisable to maintain the sanitary state of your home.

Resources and References:

• Types of carpet: your guide to carpet
• Rubber brooms information page