Pets are most lovable companions and many of us love to have them at home. Making space in your home for a pet comprises small changes and some negotiations on home décor to make sure that your home is pet-friendly and safe.
The following tips will teach you how to make your home pet-friendly and safe so that you both can live happily there.
There are therapeutic benefits of owning a pet. Nevertheless, owning a pet is also a commitment and a concern. Accordingly, homeowners should make sure that the house is safe and comfy for their pets. Things generally change when the pet is fully grown and you learn to adjust to its activities and needs.
Dos and Don’ts
Usually, wooden flooring is slippery. To avoid such kind of flooring as pets love to run around and wooden flooring may cause a serious wound. Vitrified tiles are a better option as compared to glossier flooring which scratches easily.
All staircases must be barred, to prevent small pets from falling down or trying to climb up, unattended.
All windows and balconies with wide grills must be interlocked so that puppies cannot go through them.
You need to avoid strong antiseptic floor cleaning agents for wiping the floor as pets tend to lick the floor and can consume it. Keeping a dog or a cat clean can be more hygienic for your home in the long term.
Regularly bathing and brushing the pet removes loose hair before it ends up falling on the floor or furniture.
For ease, allow a corner or a specific area to your pets. You can keep a small mattress in a basket in this place, where they can sit and sleep. Their playthings can be kept in that place, making it their very own personal space.
Pets like fishes and birds require less maintenance than dogs and are less messy. You can place a fish tank on a table that is specially made for holding it. A tank needs heaters, lights, and filters all of which require electricity, which means your tank has to be close to switchboard for connection.
Toilet training is another important characteristic when your pet is young. Choose a spot where you want your pet to relieve himself.
A hanging wire attracts a puppy to tug at it. So, make sure that all wires and cords are firmly taped up or it is out of your puppy’s reach, including long chords of curtains and blinds.
Store household chemicals in a locked cabinet and it is advisable to keep harmful items out of your pet’s reach.
Common household plants are venomous to dogs. Hence, keep plants like castor bean, lantana, jasmine, poinsettia, philodendron, etc., out of their reach.
Having a pet in an apartment can be a difficult task but not impossible. Most of the apartments in metro cities lack space and open areas. You cannot afford to stay in a congested apartment when you have a pet at home. Your pet needs more space to play around to make it comfortable.
It is difficult to find spacious apartments mainly in cities like Bangalore. But many builders are coming up with pet-friendly homes to attract home buyers
One such project is Arge Helios which is ideally located in the most developing areas in North Bangalore, the Hennur Road. This project is completely pet-friendly with 30% more spacious apartments.