Is pet hair the worst thing about pets?
I met a lady at the park today. She was walking her Golden Retriever. I had my puppy. We spoke about how attached dogs were to people and how they suffered separation anxiety, even if their owners just turned their backs and walked away in the park. (My pup was playing quite happily several hundred metres from me. No anxiety there!) Obviously an owner committed to her dog. Or so I thought.
She then happened to say that her dog lived outdoors. The dog was not allowed inside because the owner could not stand pet hair in her home.
I know how annoying it can be. I have lived with a Dalmatian. Dalmatian hairs get everywhere and you can’t wear dark or light colours. The hairs don’t brush off. They don’t even vacuum off. Life with a Dalmatian and 4 cats equals pet hair everywhere. I imagine that people who visit curse my sofas! Tips about pet hair and pet care.
Surveys of pet owners have shown that shedding of hair is the main disadvantage in living with a pet (pets ‘n’ people facts). Is it really that bad? Would you shut your pet to a life outside because you can’t stand pet hair on your furniture?
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3 Birmans = Hair everywhere!!! Especially this time of year. Dream in particular has a longer coat than the other 2 and even with daily brushing she sheds so much. I have accepted that cat hair is part of my life and have lint rollers at home, in the hand bag and in the car. I dont think it is bad thing and is certainly an aspect of pet ownership I have known about since getting my first dog as a child.
Try using lint brushes or any cheap sticky tapes on any fabric that has pet hair.
There are also tons of reasons why your pet’s hair are falling off like a skin allergy, the food that he’s eating, fleas and ticks, the breed itself, and a whole lot more.
I brush my dogs, hair everyday and they don’t shed so much unlike before.
My cat, Mister, sheds all over the place. My sister has pretty bad allergies but always seems to be alright at home despite the hair. I’ve been using Fur-Zoff to remove it from all of the fabrics and its works great. It’s a “green” product which is even better and is supposed to last forever. I found it at http://www.FurZoff.net for abtou $10. Hope this helps with any hair haters!! goodluck!
Hi Jo! I just live with one cat. His hair comes off a little, but not too much. I can live with that. He can’t help being furry, in fact that’s one of the nice things about my Smudge – his pretty soft fur.
What I find worse is when he has brought up food on the carpet and if I don’t see it and STEP in it – arrrgghhh. We have a tabby carpet – shades of brown and white sorta leaf pattern, and believe me, you can’t always see things dropped on it. Or if he has an “accident” and does a poo on the carpet instead of in his tray (not often but it has been known) that’s even worse!!