Pet-Friendly Cleaning: Smart Tips to Keep Your Home Spotless

Pets enrich our lives, but they also bring some additional challenges. Because the cherished housemates are not only fun, but also make a real mess. Cleaning living spaces is more time-consuming and should be carried out more frequently. Animal hair, paw prints, food residues, and other dirt can build up quickly in corners and on various surfaces.

Dirt trap to tackle dirt

Cats that return home after moving around freely and dogs after their walks carry dirt into the home on their paws and in their coat. But it's best if the dirt can be left outside. Dog paws can be blasted gently with water at the door using a mobile pressure washer and cleaned. Where this is not possible, doormats in the entrance area that act as a dirt trap can help. Dogs and cats walk over the mat, and the vast majority of the dirt is already left there. This dirt can then be subsequently suctioned from the mat. Stubborn dirt that has settled in the mats over time can be removed with a spray extraction cleaner.

Removing animal hair

Cats, dogs, rabbits, or guinea pigs – they all shed. And their animal hair settles on carpets, upholstery, and pet beds. Therefore, regular vacuuming is essential. Rotating brush rollers are also offered as an accessory for vacuum cleaners. Anyone who wants to reach narrow and hard-to-reach areas should look at smaller, compact versions. Regular vacuuming prevents hair from embedding deep into the material.

Keeping floors clean

Many pets are sensitive to residues of household chemicals. Even the odour can irritate their delicate noses. An environmentally friendly alternative to wet wiping with water and detergents is the use of a steam cleaner for cleaning floor coverings such as parquet, laminate, stone, or ceramic tiles. The hot steam and the mechanical effect of the cloth and brush attachments also dissolve stubborn stains such as dried paw prints and guarantee hygienic cleanliness. In addition to steam cleaners, floor cleaners also enable deep and convenient cleaning of all smooth floors. These devices can remove dry and wet dirt in a single step, which also saves time. Detergents with natural ingredients are available, which, together with the floor cleaners, clean effectively and at the same time protect the environment. Thanks to the natural recipe without silicones, microplastics, pigments, and synthetic fragrances, they are perfect for pet owners.

Deep cleaning of textile surfaces

Paw prints and other dirt on textile surfaces such as carpets, upholstery, or covers of pet beds can be removed thoroughly with a spray extraction cleaner. A mixture of natural detergent and water is sprayed continuously onto the surface and vacuumed again in the same step, together with the loosened dirt. With this method, it is not only clean, but unpleasant odours can also be removed very effectively.

Window cleaning

Many pet owners are familiar with paw or nose prints and streaks on windows. With a cordless window vac, unsightly contamination can be easily removed from glass surfaces. This also works very well on glass tables, floor-length mirrors, or glass doors in the home and is a quick solution from time to time when acute dirt has to be removed.

No problem with cat litter

Small grains of cat litter can be picked up quickly and without great effort with a cordless broom or cordless vacuum cleaner. It is also highly recommended because if the granules are inadvertently crushed, this can scratch the floor coverings.         

Pets enrich our lives, but also make a real mess. But with the right equipment, cleaning is quick and comfortable.

Removing animal hair and loose dirt: On smaller upholstered surfaces, such as the dog or cat bed, animal hair and loose dirt can be removed thoroughly and comfortably with a handheld vacuum cleaner and a narrow turbo brush.