When a furry child settles into a new home, maintaining family hygiene becomes an inevitable daily routine. The home environment should be regularly cleaned and disinfected, which can not only provide a healthy, safe, hygienic, and comfortable living environment for pets but also prevent zoonotic diseases caused by certain parasites.
So how do you keep your pets hygienic?
1. Pet hair must be cleaned every day
It is normal for pets to shed hair, so a vacuum cleaner is a must. Some people let the Roombot walk around the house a few times every day to clean up the hair on the floor. After cleaning, they will not take the hair anywhere.
2. Thorough cleaning and disinfection every week
If you don't have time to clean carefully, there may be some places that cannot be cleaned well, so once a week cleaning is a must. Clean the hair on the sofa well, and then wipe the floor with water with pet disinfectant, and it is basically clean.
3. Keep indoor ventilation every day
People who keep pets can't smell their own home because they are used to it such an environment for a long time. But if your friends can easily smell it when they come to visit, it's because you don't usually do your ventilation properly.
It is best to put the pet's toilet on the balcony or near the window to facilitate the volatilization of odors and ensure ventilation and fresh air in the home.
4. Carpets and shoe soles should also be regularly disinfected
In addition to ensuring basic indoor hygiene, you will also have bacteria, parasites, and other things that are not good for pets on your shoes every day. Therefore, the carpets and shoes at the door should also be regularly disinfected to prevent bacterial infection from harming the health of pets.
5. Pet deworming
Regular deworming is an effective way to prevent internal parasitic infection, and deworming drugs can be taken orally or injected. Currently, deworming of puppies at 2 months of age after weaning is commonly used, in parallel with the first vaccination.
After that, the timing of deworming is determined based on the physical examination, fecal examination, and the dog's constitution. It should be noted that in the event of severe endoparasitic enteritis in puppies, nutrition (such as infusion) should be increased before deworming.
6. Cleaning of pet utensils
One of the most overlooked aspects of household cleaning is often the cleaning of utensils. Among them, the pet's water basin, food bowl, and sleeping nest are the key points of cleaning. The pet's water basin and food basin should be cleaned every day as much as possible, and the pet's nest needs to be cleaned and disinfected regularly, especially when the season changes, the temperature difference changes, and bacteria are prone to spreading.
It is not recommended to throw the pet’s sleeping bed in a washing machine shared by the whole family. It is best to use a pet-specific washing machine to clean it. Or soak it in a special washing container for pets, and wash and dry it by hand with detergent and disinfectant. If it is a detachable sleeping bed, take out the inner core and clean the outer suit normally.
With pets at home, life has become a lot richer, but it is also a big test for the responsibility and patience of pet owners. Doing your best to create a healthy, hygienic, warm, and comfortable living environment for yourself and your pet is the first step to becoming a qualified pet owner.
For the rest of your life, you will create more beautiful memories with this cute furry child around you. Please cherish every unforgettable time you spend with them, whether laughing, sad, angry, or moved, because this will be your exclusive memory with it.
