Save Your Furniture From Pets

So, you have finally brought a pet at home, a nice fluffy dog or a cat that will be your unconditional friend and will provide you with a nice company. All that sounds perfect, but what do your furniture think about it. Yes i know, a sofa can hardly think but if it could it would probably be terrified. There are some unwritten laws that your favorite piece of furniture in the house will probably be the one that your pet also likes most. Also leather and fabric are not exactly claw proof material, so there is something that needs to be done in order to prevent your furniture from being turned into a pack of junk.

Of course probably the most secure method is training. A well behaved dog or in some cases even a cat will know better than sharpening its claws into your chair. The bad news is that training comes after a certain age and until then all types of damage can occur. Not to mention that most cats and some dogs are so hard to train that claw-proofing your sofa can be the easier option. So here are some advices from pet sitting London on how to do that?

One way of keeping the paws out of the furniture is to distract the pet's attention to something else. When it comes to the cat we have all seen those scratch towers that they love to dig claws in. When it comes to the dogs they prefer a favorite toy. In most of the cases that toy is either and old playing ball or your flip flops. It's quite common for a dog to be attached to some of your old possessions rather than a specialized toy from the pet shop. If you manage to distract your pet using toys then you're a lucky one, but a little insurance never hurts. As confident you may feel about the safety of your furniture surprises often happen.

In order to prevent your exposed wooden surfaces from being chewed up you can use some kind of polish that includes orange oil. Pets dislike the taste and smell of it and that may just be enough to save the wood, plus it will be shiny. Next the material of the upholstery. Leather seems like the perfect one when it comes to cleaning the surface, but not when the sharp nails climb all over it, soft wool fabric attracts so many hair that you will have a hard time ever cleaning it. There probably isn't a perfect surface, but micro fibre is close enough. Clean your soft fabric furniture often because even if your pets don't scratch them and don't leave hair they still have a specific smell that will be stuck in there with time. A smart solution is to invest in some durable cover, specially if you tend to leave your pets home alone often. The cover will be easier to clean and maintain and in the end you can throw it away with a clean conscious or leave it for your pet to sleep on.

In Conclusion

A lot needs to be considered before introducing a pet in your house so take some time for it if you don't want to redecorate after a year.