{"id":3118,"date":"2022-11-11T21:20:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/?p=3118"},"modified":"2022-11-11T21:25:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T21:25:07","slug":"5-tips-to-have-both-pets-and-a-clean-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptdeco.com\/blog\/5-tips-to-have-both-pets-and-a-clean-home\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips For A Clean Home When You Have Pets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Keep\u00ading your home clean is more than just a week\u00adly chore, it ensures that you feel good in your space and start your days off on the right foot. But as we all know, clean\u00ading can be a bit of a has\u00adsle. This can be espe\u00adcial\u00adly true when you have a pet at home. Pets bring their own mess when it comes to keep\u00ading things tidy. Here are some tips for keep\u00ading your home clean with your fur\u00adry friend in tow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Identify Your Ins and Outs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first thing you will want to do is iden\u00adti\u00adfy the most used entrances to your home where dirt and germs are most like\u00adly to build up<\/a>. If your home has mul\u00adti\u00adple entrances, select the ones where your pet will most like\u00adly be com\u00ading in and out. These areas could be the front door, back\u00addoor, garage, or a dog\u00adgie door. You should lim\u00adit the entrances your pet comes in and out of to make less work on your\u00adself, and train your pet to iden\u00adti\u00adfy these areas as their go-to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Try set\u00adting up a small sta\u00adtion out\u00adside the door to clean your pet\u2019s feet, or dry them off if they have been in the rain and snow before they\u2019re allowed to come back inside. Anoth\u00ader option is to hang a small rack to keep their out\u00addoor items close by the door with spaces for leash\u00ades, har\u00adness\u00ades, brush\u00ades, tow\u00adels, and rain gear. To keep any missed dirt or mud from being tracked inside the house, place heavy-duty or wash\u00adable rugs down on the floor. This will help with any dirt or mois\u00adture that they may bring in on their paws. You can even keep extra sup\u00adplies in your garage, back\u00adyard, or car so you don\u2019t have to con\u00adstant\u00adly go back inside for things when you and your pet are out\u00adside enjoy\u00ading the weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Corral Toys and Treats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most peo\u00adple with pets can agree that it\u2019s too much fun pre\u00adsent\u00ading your pet with a new toy or treat. You get to dote lov\u00ading\u00adly on them and in return, you get to see your pet play and get excit\u00aded over some\u00adthing bet\u00adter than their cur\u00adrent favorite box or piece of plas\u00adtic. But these col\u00adlec\u00adtions of toys can start to become over\u00adwhelm\u00ading as they migrate to every cor\u00adner of your home and under every piece of fur\u00adni\u00adture. Not to men\u00adtion, they don\u2019t always match the aes\u00adthet\u00adic you\u2019re going for in your home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invest in stor\u00adage bins or bas\u00adkets to keep the toys togeth\u00ader. Iden\u00adti\u00adfy where you and your pet spend the most time play\u00ading togeth\u00ader and set up your toy bins or bas\u00adkets in that room for ease of access and clean up after. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to stor\u00ading treats and foods<\/a>, you can look for bins with tight-fit\u00adting or lock\u00ading tops to keep curi\u00adous noses out and hun\u00adgry claws from rip\u00adping open bags. If your pets can smell it they\u2019ll try their best to get into it, so make sure food and treats are stored in a cab\u00adi\u00adnet or cup\u00adboard to reduce the chances of a mess. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Know Your Fabrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the most com\u00admon issues when own\u00ading a pet is their hair or fur get\u00adting every\u00adwhere. Dogs and cats nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adly shed their hair, and some breeds are more prone to heavy shed\u00adding than oth\u00aders. It can be dif\u00adfi\u00adcult to train your pets to keep off fur\u00adni\u00adture, but if your pet has made your couch their favorite spot, some fab\u00adrics and mate\u00adri\u00adals will work bet\u00adter than oth\u00aders when it comes to keep\u00ading fur\u00adni\u00adture clean and hair free<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Microfiber is a great option and comes in a vari\u00adety of col\u00adors and pat\u00adterns for couch\u00ades, chairs, blan\u00adkets, and pil\u00adlows. It is easy to clean, doesn\u2019t stain eas\u00adi\u00adly, and is scratch resis\u00adtant. You can also buy microfiber fur\u00adni\u00adture cov\u00aders that wrap around your exist\u00ading fur\u00adni\u00adture. If your pet loves one chair in par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar, you can buy a microfiber cov\u00ader for that piece instead of hav\u00ading to plan all your fur\u00adni\u00adture around your pet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leather can be a great option for peo\u00adple who own pets that nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adly shed more. Leather is hair resis\u00adtant and any shed fur can be eas\u00adi\u00adly vac\u00adu\u00adumed up or col\u00adlect\u00aded with a duster. How\u00adev\u00ader, leather can be scratched by overzeal\u00adous pets, so this may not be the best option if you don\u2019t like to trim your pet\u2019s nails often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out\u00addoor fur\u00adni\u00adture can also be uti\u00adlized inside for your pets. Out\u00addoor fur\u00adni\u00adture fab\u00adrics are usu\u00adal\u00adly water resis\u00adtant and antibac\u00adte\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal to with\u00adstand the ele\u00adments, mak\u00ading for eas\u00adi\u00ader clean up than most com\u00admon fabrics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re unsure of what kind of mate\u00adr\u00adi\u00adal you want you can also just focus on fab\u00adric pat\u00adterns. Try stick\u00ading to bold\u00ader and larg\u00ader pat\u00adterns on fab\u00adrics, they tend hide stains and acci\u00addents bet\u00adter than sim\u00adpler pat\u00adterns. Stick\u00ading to these fab\u00adrics and mate\u00adri\u00adals can make qual\u00adi\u00adty time on the couch with your pet more comfortable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Safe Cleaning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When it comes time for a deep clean\u00ading<\/a> or week\u00adly chores you\u2019ll want to take a look at the sup\u00adplies you use around your home. Many com\u00admon house\u00adhold clean\u00ading prod\u00aducts can be tox\u00adic to pets, so it\u2019s worth going through your clean\u00aders, soaps, and deter\u00adgents to see what could cause issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harsh chem\u00adi\u00adcals like bleach and ammo\u00adnia can cause res\u00adpi\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry issues and skin irri\u00adta\u00adtion, and most clean\u00ading prod\u00aducts have some kind of dis\u00adin\u00adfec\u00adtant includ\u00aded in their prod\u00aducts which can also be a prob\u00adlem for your fur\u00adry friend. There are many pet-safe non-tox\u00adic clean\u00aders<\/a> on the mar\u00adket or you can make your own home\u00admade clean\u00ading prod\u00aducts if you have the time and resources. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are oth\u00ader pre\u00adcau\u00adtions you can take when using com\u00admon prod\u00aducts around your home if you can\u2019t choose alter\u00adna\u00adtive prod\u00aducts. When clean\u00ading a room make sure to keep your pet out of the area so they\u2019re not exposed to fra\u00adgrances and chem\u00adi\u00adcals. Make sure you have as much ven\u00adti\u00adla\u00adtion as pos\u00adsi\u00adble by open\u00ading win\u00addows and uti\u00adliz\u00ading fans and vents that can help odors dis\u00adsi\u00adpate faster. After you have fin\u00adished, con\u00adtin\u00adue to keep your pet out of the room until all sur\u00adfaces and fab\u00adrics are com\u00adplete\u00adly dry to pre\u00advent irri\u00adta\u00adtion to their paws if they acci\u00adden\u00adtal\u00adly get chem\u00adi\u00adcals on their feet. And as always, remem\u00adber to keep all sup\u00adplies locked up or in a space that your pet can\u2019t eas\u00adi\u00adly get to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It All Starts with Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The health of your pet will have a big impact on the clean\u00adli\u00adness of your home. Pets, just like peo\u00adple, will inevitably have their fair share of ill\u00adness\u00ades and strug\u00adgles. Pets can come down with every\u00adthing from stom\u00adach bugs, to pneu\u00admo\u00adnia, and even men\u00adtal health issues like anx\u00adi\u00adety. These ill\u00adness\u00ades can man\u00adi\u00adfest in ways that can be messy, and cause some issues for you and your family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tak\u00ading your fur\u00adry friend to the vet for care can be over\u00adwhelm\u00ading, but it\u2019s nec\u00ades\u00adsary for keep\u00ading them healthy in the long run. Look into pet insur\u00adance and how it works<\/a> to add an extra tool to your belt and keep their fur, skin, and insides in tip-top shape. A healthy pet is a hap\u00adpy one, and a hap\u00adpy pet makes for the best home to come back to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hav\u00ading a clean home doesn\u2019t have to be over\u00adwhelm\u00ading. It can take time to find the prod\u00aducts you like and a rou\u00adtine that works for you. But tak\u00ading these steps with your fur\u00adry best friend can help reduce the amount of stress and time you spend clean\u00ading up after them, leav\u00ading you more time to play and spend qual\u00adi\u00adty time togeth\u00ader with\u00adout wor\u00adry\u00ading about the cleanup after. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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