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Growing up my grandmother believed that having pets in the home wouldn’t enable you to be able to keep your home as clean as possible. As a result, I missed out on the opportunity to grow up aside pets as a child. One of the few things I regret about my childhood growing up.
After all, who doesn’t just love cats? Like most cat owners, one of my missions in life is to make sure that my furry friends are living their happiest, healthiest life at home. Especially my cat, Mr. Darcy, a rescue kitten my husband surprised our family with one afternoon last fall. He’s named after one of my favorite characters in fiction, Mr. Darcy, from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Since the day my husband brought home our sweet little kitty, Mr. Darcy has become one of our best friends. A cat who lives life to the fullest. Making him the perfect cat!
In addition to having the perfect furry friends at home, I also like to keep my home perfectly clean too! Luckily, as many times over pet owner now I know that it’s not only possible to keep your home clean while being a pet owner, but it’s quite simple too!
Its all about having a pet-friendly cleaning routine at home. A routine I do each morning where I do a scan of my home and quickly clean up any pet messes in my living, dining, and bedroom areas at home. Making sure that the pet hot-spots, the litter box areas, pet beds, food stations, and play areas are tidied up, vacuumed, and are restocked for the day. I then make sure to feed my feline crew and am then off to workout and get myself, husband, and little one ready for the day.
This simply 30-minute morning cleanup allows my home to stay in tip-top shape. In such good shape, that unless you saw our litter boxes or food stations, you might not know pets lived in our home. And that’s such a little span of time and energy compared to the love and happiness my crew brings into my life each day!
Now if you’re looking for tips to help keep your cat-friendly home spic and span this season, here are a few tips to help you get started:
Finding the right cat litter:
As a multi-cat home, we use Purina® New TIDY CATS® Free & Clean™ Unscented Clumping Litter. It helps us keep our litter box stations clean, sanitary, and to help keep litter boxes odors at bay!
Purina® New TIDY CATS® Free & Clean™ Unscented Clumping Litter provides unscented odor control with the Powder of Activated Charcoal. I like the unscented version of this litter because with multiple cats my allergies already have enough to decipher each day. So why complicate things with artificial litter smells too?
It provides powerful odor control is at the top of every cat owners must-haves of litter list which is why this littler is without added fragrances and dyes. Free & Clean offers you the odor-absorbing power of activated charcoal plus TidyLock® Protection to lock away odors.
Purina® New TIDY CATS® Free & Clean™ Unscented Clumping Litter. is also 99.9% dust-free, clumps strongly, and help to keep your litter box station clean-up quick and easy at home. With TidyLock Protection that locks away odors to eliminate those dreaded litter box odors each day. We keep litter boxes in our kitchen and storage rooms so keeping them smelling fresh is a priority for me!
I pick up this litter at Target when I pick up my other pet supplies and food staples each week. I shop at Target at least once a week for the entire family and love their selection of pet food, treats, toys, and of course, litter too. It’s the convenient, affordable way for me to keep my pet family well stocked at home!
Have the correct number of litter boxes at home:
Its a general rule that you should have a litter box for each one of your cats at home, plus one. Which is why we have four litter boxes at home. Making sure each box stays clean and fresh by scooping them twice daily, once in the morning and again at night each day. This helps keep our home cleaner, cats happier, and eliminates not only litter box aggression but litter box odors too!
Set boundaries for your pets:
Since our cats were kittens we have trained them to have safe, healthy boundaries by keeping them off of specific surfaces in our home. Including kitchen countertops, bathroom vanities, coffee tables, and our kitchen table. This allows me to help keep the surfaces we need to be as germ-free as possible and helps keep our pets away from heat sources or our food too!
We give out cat areas a deep clean weekly:
Each weekend we live out cat-specific areas, including litter boxes a deep clean. We take them outside, remove all litter, hose out the boxes, sanitize the surfaces, and let them sun bleach until dry. This allows us to keep our cats healthier and while cleaning out the litter we can check for urine crystallization, a condition that would require immediate vet assistance.
We create cat-specific play areas in our home:
A fresh and happy at home should always include areas for your cats to play and enjoy their time in your home. We have several small areas that contain cat trees, toys, and our food stations, but we also have an area in our second spare bedroom that is designated as our pet-play space. In this space, we house two litter boxes, out pet bunny’s hutch, our hamster set-up, and DIY cat ramps and a cat toy area.
As cats are natural climbers, we made sure to include simple boards, beams, and ramps that allow them to climb about the room without interfering with my cleaning routines or with the other furry friends they cohabitate with at home in our playroom.
We used reclaimed, heat-treated palette wood, metal hinges, a table saw, and miter saw to put everything together. The entire project took under an hour.
Under the ramps, we keep the various toys, mats, tunnels, and scratching posts we picked up at Target to make sure our fuzzy friends have lots to play with each day at home!
So if your home is a happy home that loves having one cat or multiple cats, like we do, be sure to head over to your local Target and purchase Tidy Cats® Lightweight Free & Clean for your litter boxes and you’ll immediately see a difference in the freshness in your litter box stations, with no extra added scents. Target is always a great place to stock up on your pet’s needs, plus do a little bit of shopping for yourself too!
Looking for more #FreeandCleanLiving inspiration? Check out the social hub to see how others have put Purina® New TIDY CATS® Free & Clean™ Unscented Clumping Litter to work for them.
Now, friends, I want to ask, how are you helping to ensure your cat is living their happiest, healthiest life possible at home this season? I’d love to hear all about it below!
