So your pet smelling a little off lately? How about is his living quarters or place of dootie smelling not so fresh? Well here are some tips to help your pet smell like roses or at least a little less dank:
1. Give your pet some air! If you keep them cooped up in the house or in their living area for long periods of time all that pet odor will just linger in stale air. So let them outside so they can air out and get some wind in that fur. Open the windows in your house to get some air flow as well.
2. Groom your pet daily even if it's just brushing or combing their coat out. Bathe your pet at the very least monthly unless they have a flea problem or prone to getting down and dirty then bathe more often.
3. Baking soda is awesome. You can rub it in your pet's fur for a quick deodorizer or sprinkle some in the litter box to cut down odors.
4. Buy a good premium clumping cat litter. That way you can actually remove the pee clumps without having to dump the whole litter box and putting new litter in it pretty much daily with regular clay litter. At least with clumping litter you can wait maybe a week before having to dump the whole litter box and giving it a quick scrub down. Scoop pee and poo daily. Scrub down litter box at least once weekly. Simple.
5. Vacuum, clean, scrub down and launder pet bedding and pet living areas twice weekly.
6. Use enzyme cleaners specifically made for pets when it comes to urine, poo and throw-up stains. Enzymes cleaners work way better then any homemade cleaning attempts, vinegar and the such. Never use ammonia to clean up pet stains! Instead of deterring pets, ammonia may make pets, specifically kitties, want to eliminate in the same area. Clean up these stains fast! The quicker the better, the more likely the stain and smell can be removed.
7. If you have a really stinky cat or dog and nothing seems to be working to get rid of the stank please take your pet to the veterinarian they might have a skin condition or disease that needs to be looked at.
