How Your Home Can Be the Cause of Your Cat Dander Allergy

If you love cats, cat dander could make your life really miserable. If you’re one of the unfortunate cat owners who are sensitive to cat dander, then great news, you may not have to give up your pet.

Cat dander are very tiny pieces of cat skin shed by your pet and spread all over your home. If you are allergic to them, here are some ways to minimise your problem:

1) Don’t let your kitty into the bedroom or onto your bed. I know this is tough especially for those who share the bed with the cat, but the close distance of your body to the bedsheet and pillow means that you’ll be inhaling cat dander whenever you sleep. Try to train your pet to know that your bedroom is out of bounds and you should see immediate improvement.

Also clean your bedsheets, pillow cases and blankets with hot water as much as possible.

2) Does your home have carpets? You might want to throw them out as cat dander stick on to them and bacteria breeds easily there. If that isn’t an option, vacuum your carpets whenever possible.

3) Same for fabric sofas. The cloth of the sofa is really conducive for cat dander. Replace them with leather sofa sets or clean the fabric as often as possible.

4) Next you need to examine your curtains. If you own the heavy fabric ones, cat dander might stick to them easily. You might want to change them to another material or alternatives like blinds.

5) As cat dander can be airborne due to their small size, you have to consider cleaning the air too. It would be a great idea to invest in a good air purifier.

These five simple tips should help you get started but they are not the only solutions. More information on cat dander can be found at CatDandruffAway.com