As the weather starts to warm up, cats and dogs shed off their thick winter coats. If you have pets in your home or office, you may soon find yourself fighting the battle against pet hair. Carpet fibers and upholstered furniture will latch onto the fallen pet hair, which could make your space a disaster area for allergy sufferers. Luckily, there are some simple steps you can take to get rid of the pet hair and keep your rooms as clean as possible. Follow these cleaning tips for pet shedding to reclaim control of your property.
Cleaning Pet Hair on Carpets
Pet hair can build up on carpets without you even noticing it. In order to clean pet hair off carpets, you need to vacuum the area thoroughly, and then go back over it with a special hose attachment. Different vacuums will have different attachments, but you need one that has bristles on it. The bristles will scrape up the hair like you would with a brush. For small areas, you could also use a lint roller or a squeegee to pull up the cat or dog hair on the floor. Use an extension attachment for the vacuum to clean up the pile of hair you pull up.
Cleaning Pet Hair on Hard Floors
It is easy to see pet hair on hard surfaces, but it is not always easy to contain. The fur is likely to fling in the air if you sweep it, so you have to be careful. Use a vacuum on your hard floors, or wet the floor down with cleaner before you try to gather the hair. Then you can just wipe it up with a mop or towel. The liquid will ensure that the hair sticks to the ground, preventing it from getting into the air.
Cleaning Pet Hair on Furniture
Dust and vacuum your furniture on a regular basis, especially in the case of cloth seating. You do not have to worry about this as much with leather seating, but any upholstery with freestanding fibers can catch your pet hair and trap it down. Once again, you can use a rubber squeegee to pull the pet hair out of the fibers and create a pile of hair to vacuum up. For hard surfaces, like tables and dressers, you should be able to use a wet cloth to remove the pet hair without making it airborne.
How to Prevent Pet Shedding
Brush your cat or dog on a regular basis to minimize the amount of shedding he or she goes through. If you know that your pet sheds heavily, you may want to confine him or her to one part of the building to reduce the areas the hair can get into. The cleaner you keep your pet, the easier it will be for you to keep your home or office clean as a whole. With the right amount of maintenance, you can drastically reduce the amount of pet hair in your space.
