Friday, September 4, 2009

Keep Your Floors Clean With Cat Litter Mats

By Ned Dagostino

Your pet cat must go to the litter box once or twice a day, maybe more often. Every time it does so, some litter particles from the litter box stick to its paws. Every time it steps out of the litter box it carries the litter debris with it. This litter gets onto your floors, your floor coverings, the furniture, the upholstery on the furniture, your bedding, your clothes - in short, the dirt gets on to everything that your pet can get its paws onto. First of all, everything the cat touches gets soiled up, and begins to smell like the litter box. Secondly, all this litter dirt can actually damage your expensive flooring, floor covering, furniture, and upholstery.

If your playful pet jumps on to the furniture then you've had it. It is very hard to get the litter out of deep pile cushions and upholstery. Cleaning upholstery requires the services of a professional upholstery cleaning service, an expensive affair. Either that or you lose the upholstery entirely! One way to solve this problem is to use cat litter mats.

The cat litter mat is a textured rubber mat that is placed just outside the cat's litter box. Make sure that it is positioned just where the cat lands when it leaves the litter box! The textured surface is designed to catch the litter particles from the cat's paws. This means all the litter remains in the cat litter mat, and that means a clean house, no more soiled clothes, upholstery, bedding, whatever. The flooring, the floor covering, the upholstery and furniture are protected from damage.

The cat litter mat helps the cat remain healthier, too. Since its paws are cleaned of the litter particles, the cat is saved from licking up the litter particles which could be a health hazard for your pet. As earlier mentioned, the furniture and upholstery in your house remains cleaner too.

Though the question of affordability does not really arise, you may still not want to buy a cat litter mat. In that case, you can put some old rugs or blanket pieces over a rubber bathmat. Even old toweling, especially the Turkish type, will do. This will make a cat litter mat for your cat that will be as good as the ready made one. Just make sure that you wash or replace the material often, to prevent them from getting heavily soiled themselves.

Whichever way, home-made or commercial, a cat litter mat is the perfect solution to controlling the problem of your cat tracking litter throughout the house.Your house will be cleaner. Your flooring, floor coverings, and even furniture and bedding are safe from getting dirty and damaged.

Not only your pet, but your family will also remain healthier because they won't be exposed to bacteria and germs from the litter debris that your cat may occasionally track onto the bed linen or furniture. So don't delay any more, go out and get that cat litter mat for a healthier, cleaner household!

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