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Is Your Loveable Pet Shedding Gobs Of Hair All Over The House? Here’s The Solution!
Let’s face it. You love your pets, and they give so much love back to you, but when pet shedding season starts, with hair left on every available surface of your house, it can drive you to distraction. If you’ve got allergies to pet hair, you’re done for, unless you can find a solution that keeps you and your pets happy.
Your furry friends, especially dogs, build up a substantial amount of extra fur to keep them warm through the cold months. Probably the worst case scenario involves long-haired dogs who spend a lot of time outdoors with indoor access as well. When spring rolls around, that dog starts dropping hair like there’s no tomorrow. Pet shedding season is upon you, and everything in your house. Kitties have lesser amounts of hair, but basically shed as they clean themselves year around. Cat hair, being finer, also tends to glue itself to your couch, bed rugs and any other fabric. Here we show you some ways to head off major pet shedding and how to minimize the problem at all times.
1. Groom your pet weekly, using an appropriate brush that’s made for the characteristics and sensitivity of your pet’s fur and skin. A thorough, weekly grooming removes the loose fur before it distributes itself, on you and your furnishings. This also stimulates the hair follicles and distributes your pet’s natural oils, with a nice shiny, healthy coat and less shedding, to show for your efforts.
2. Shampoo your pet whenever he or she needs it. This will be obvious! Use a shampoo formulated for your pet. Dog shampoos sometimes include flea and tick killers and may be too strong and harsh for a kitty’s system to tolerate. Use the right shampoo.
3. Trim fur in areas where the fur becomes quite thick in winter, as in the case of the tails and rear legs of German shepherds and Labradors. Grooming will help, but matting can still result. If you let this go, when pet shedding season begins, you’ll end up cutting out matted hair. When Fido starts shedding naturally, in response to warmer days, you’ll have unattractive, uneven patches.
4. Water-repellent fabric sprays, designed to allow you to wipe up spills on upholstery, also serve you well in the pet shedding arena. The hair won’t stick very well, making it far easier to wipe it off with a slightly damp cloth. Vacuuming is also easier and less time consuming.
Following this program will minimize both excessive pet shedding and maintenance. Now, it’s too bad our pets don’t seem to understand English. Then, you could simply chastise them, just as you do your kids. “Hey, get your feet off the chair, please!”
Summary
Pets shedding can make a mess of anyone's house. Steps to keep the mess to a minimum include frequent grooming with a brush to remove excess hair, shampoo once a week for dogs, trim fur that tends to become matted, and use products which are water repellent on furniture to make getting rid of the hair a breeze.
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