If you pride yourself on keeping a clean and tidy house, pets can pose a unique challenge. Whether you’re training a puppy, battling cat fur on the sofa, or combatting the odours from your rodents’ cage, keeping a home with pets clean requires a proactive approach. Follow our tips below to keep your living space clean no matter how many mammals, birds, and reptiles your house is home to.

Design your home around your pet

The first and biggest step you can take to keep your home clean and tidy no matter how many pets you have is taking your pets into consideration when furnishing and designing your home. If you have messy pets, opting for tiled flooring in certain rooms can make it easy to clean up and avoid lingering odours. Choose sofas with removable cushions and washable rugs, and set up a pet-cleaning station in the hall if your pet regularly comes in from the outside covered in mud and debris.

Clean regularly (and use the right products)

Stains and smells are hardest to tackle when they’ve had time to settle in. It’s important to react quickly to animal mess, whether this means cleaning up toilet accidents as soon as they occur or simply vacuuming daily to stay on top of pet hair. This can stop smells and stains from becoming embedded in carpets and soft furnishings. It’s also important to choose cleaning products designed to tackle pet odours and stains; for example, if you have a cat, you could choose a cleaner specifically designed to break down the molecules in cat urine.

Practice proactive odour control

Even if your pet is relatively clean, it can still impact the smell inside your home over time. Most animals have a natural odour that helps them to attract mates and identify their own territory, and your pet will leave small hints of this scent all over your house. As well as maintaining a regular cleaning routine, it’s important to combat odours before they settle in. Open windows around your home regularly, clean and air out sofa covers and blankets every month, and consider investing in an air purifier.

Work with your pet

Pet ownership is as much about cooperating with your pet as it is about training your pet. Most animals respond well to loving, understanding owners who ensure that their needs are met. As well as practising gentle training on your pet and keeping them clean yourself, you can take measures to keep your pet’s stress levels low. Happy, relaxed pets are more likely to look after themselves and toilet appropriately, which keeps your home cleaner in the long term.

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