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PETS | Health and wellbeing
http://www.petsmagazine.com.au
Animal hair driving you
batty? Dr Alex Haynes^
shares her six tips for
keeping pet hair under
control in your house.6 tips for 6 tips for
an easier an easier
cleanclean
Placing towels around the house can help you
contain pet hair to items you can easily clean.dryer before you put it in the washing machine.
The heat from the dryer gets rid of the cat fur,
allowing the washing machine to clean the
slip in the most eff ective way possible.” The
LG TWINWash is perfect for this with its Mini
Washer feature, which allows consumers to
wash small items such as pillow and couch slips.- Put a towel in their favourite place
Dogs and cats are creatures of habit and, like
humans, have their favourite places in the
house for a snooze. To make cleaning quicker,
lay towels in your pets’ favourite spots. To clean
up after them, simply pick up the towels, shake
off the hair and put them in your washing
machine to clean. - Lint roll ers and sticky tape
Dr Alex swears by lint rollers to remove pet hair
from clothes. “I have lint rollers in my house, my
car and my offi ce! They’re so helpful to get rid of
that bothersome animal hair from your clothes,”
she says. If you don’t have a lint roller handy,
sticky tape is another way to get rid of pet hair. “I
don’t look out of place at my job being covered in
fur, but the majority of people out there certainly
would, so it’s defi nitely a handy tip.” - Removing that stubborn cat hair
Cat hair can be seemingly impossible to get off
the couch, sticking to the fabric like glue. But
if you use a couch slip or other form of couch
cover, Dr Alex has a handy trick to get rid of
the bothersome hair: “Put the couch slip in the