Kzn LifeStyle Magazine #12

Cleaning
3
Your
House
With Pets
Today let’s talk
a little about
keeping your
house clean
with pets. Okay,
okay this is not the fun thing
to always talk about, but I’m
sure it’s a daily struggle for
all of us pet owners. Constant
shedding from almost
every kind of dog and cat
is bound to happen. From
the day you welcome a new
puppy or kitten into your
home you know the task
of keeping up after them is
there.
Living in town and a yard
that wasn’t fenced in I already
knew that I wasn’t going
to have an outdoor dog.
She was indoor and had
free reign with most of the
house, aside from the spare
bedrooms. I watched her like
a hawk when I brought her
home and for the first two
days I was pretty good at
reading her signs as to when
she needed to go out. But I
wasn’t always fast enough.
There were the few accidents
that of course I was
pretty diligent at cleaning up
right away and making sure
to spray the carpet or hard
wood to deter her from going
there again.
As the days, weeks and
months go by your puppy will
be getting better at letting
you know when they need
to go out and just about the
time you think you have a
handle on it, BAM... the poor
thing gets sick. Either with a
new food change or something
that is causing your
poor pet digestive issues,
you now have another clean
up situation. Whether that
means a carpet spray or
hardwood cleaning or it entails
the full body suit clothes
pin on the nose and rubber
gloves to your elbows, it’s
gotta get cleaned up. Then
there is the smell to contend
with.
Finding the solution to work
in your home to control the
smell and cleaning can be
hard. Here are a few things I
do that seem to help a lot.
Spot Scrub.
Wherever the scene of the
crime is I start with spot
scrubbing. Odor killing and
stain removal for pets are
the two biggest things I look
for in a spot cleaner.
Baking Soda.
Baking soda helps to deodorize
a room. If it’s my
carpet I start by sprinkling
around the area and if the
smell is still pretty bad I let
the container in the room to
absorb the smell. This also
works wonders in kitty litter
boxes. When I change them
I sprinkle it in the bottom of
their litter box and on the
floor under the box. Baking
soda and vinegar water is a
perfect stain remover when
steam cleaning and scrubbing
your carpet.
Grooming and bathing your
dog.
Oh yes the difference this
makes in the smell of my
house is amazing! Especially
as I was dealing with
an allergy that made her skin
have a terrible odor. Grooming
was essential for my dog
with allergies.
Vacuum every day.
I try to keep up with my
vacuuming. I don’t always
do it every day but I try to. I
also use baking soda before
I vacuum and let it sit in the
carpet about a half hour before
running the sweeper.
Odor control room spray.
This one is a big one. I
always have a spray bottle
of odor control spray to
help freshen up the house
especially before any visitors
come.
Cleaning can be a daunting
task as a pet owner but we
could never trade that for all
the love and affection we get
from our loving furry friends.
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Kzn Lifestyle Magazine • Issue 12