I hear about cat dander problems all the time and it’s really sad if you love cats. If you’re one of the unlucky pet owners who have an allergy to cat dander, then great news, you may not have to give up your kitty.
Cat dander are very tiny pieces of cat skin shed by your pet and spread all over your home. If you have an allergy, here are some ways to minimise your problem:
1) Don t let your pet into the bedroom or onto the bed. I know this is difficult especially for those who share the bed with the cat, but the close proximity of your body to the bedsheet and pillow means that you ll be inhaling cat dander whenever you lie on the bed. Try to train your pet to know that your bedroom is a no go zone and you should see some improvement.
Also clean your bedsheets, pillow cases and blankets with hot water as much as possible.
2) Does your home have carpets? You may want to throw them out as cat dander cling on to them and bacteria breeds easily there. If that isn t an option, give them a good vacuum whenever you have the time.
3) Ditto for fabric sofas. The cloth of the sofa act as a breeding ground for cat dander. Replace them with leather sofa sets or wash the fabric as often as possible.
4) Now you need to take a look at your curtains. If you own the heavy fabric ones, cat dander might stick to them easily. You might want to consider curtains of another material or alternatives like blinds.
5) As cat dander can be airborne due to their small size, you have to look into cleaning the air too. It would be a great idea to purchase a good air purifier.
These 5 simple strategies should help you get started though by no way are they the only solutions. More cat dander advice can be found at CatDandruffAway.com
I have determined that in 99% of cases, it’s diet that causes dander and fir matting. I was feeding my cat grocery store “Friskies”. Dander was horrible and he’s black! I had to take him for grooming every second month due to the nasty matting. Vet said I needed to change his diet to medical or science diet. Although expensive, within a week, my cats fir became silky, shiny, not a speck of dander, and I haven’t had him in for grooming in 6 months. Pricey, but truly worth it.
That’s great to hear!
we always use air purifier at home because our baby is allergic”,~
we always use air purifier at home because my kids have some sort of pollen allergy.”