October 15th, 2009
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Once a week, use hot water to wash anything the cat touches regularly and dry these items in a dryer, as well. Note whether the beds you buy have zip-off covers so that you can easily strip them off and give them a hot washing.
Washing also applies to areas without zip-off covers – if you can’t remove the cover, keep a big towel or blanket covering the area where the cat spends most of his time hanging out and wash that cover at least once a week. Radio show host and pet expert Tracie Hotchner is the author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible. Click here to follow her on Twitter. |
Forgive me, but ‘why’ ?
Why in the world would you need to wash something that your precious Cat has perhaps touched ?
Sorry – please explain…
I only wash things of theirs, if its been used a lot/often & has (noticible) hairs etc left there… Otherwise, I do not see the urgency what-so-ever.
God Bless.
luv sjg
I found this suggestion interesting because my cat will not go near something if it does not have her smell all over it. She had a towel she claimed as her own and loved to curl it up and sleep on it and then I washed it and she won’t go near it any more. Now she has a blanket she loves but I refuse to wash it, she also has a box lid she loves to lay in.
Oopsie!! Someone at Catster left off my original heading TIPS FOR PEOPLE ALLERGIC TO CATS!! These are things to do if you or a family member is really allergic to cats – washing really helps lower dander levels. No wonder you were all scratching your heads (but not from allergies, I hope!) Your kitties love your smell, their fur, all those familiar odors. Sorry for any confusion – and fro those allergic to cats, THE CAT BIBLE has a long list of ways to make your home less allergenic tso you can still enjoy the company of felines.
DON’T WASH anything your cat has slept on!! I have 3 inside cats who have their own beds. I thought I was going to be smart one day and washed all three of them. BIG MISTAKE!!! Now, they won’t sleep in them. Waste of money for the beds. Now they are back to sleeping on the couch and chairs.
You can fix it , Gina – take an undershirt or sweat shirt that you or someone else in the family wears for at least a few hours. Spread that out in the cat beds (truth be told, a cashmere sweater you’ve worn next to your skin is really the best lure back into the kitty bed!)