Pet Hacks Every Pet Owner Should Know

20 Pet Hacks Every Pet owner Needs TO Know General Hacks * 1. curing Bad Breath 2. Storing Your Pet's Food 3. Preventing Sore Paws Does your pet suffer from bad breath? Why not try adding parsley to their food once or twice a week, this has been found Pets will undoubtedly take up a lot of space in any household. So when it comes to their food, why not try storing it in air When the weather is reaching extremes of hot or cold, an effective way to protect to treat bad breath in animals. Just make tight containers that can easily fit into your animals' paws is to apply a coat of sure not to give them too much, in large spaces where giant bags of feed wouldn't? This will not only save you room but also Vaseline to them before you head quantities it can sometimes be damaging to their health. outside. This will help prevent cracking help keep the biscuits good and fresh. and chaffing in the harsh conditions. 4. Helping older Pets 5. calming Your Dog In a storm 6. Keeping Your Pet Cool Eat As your animals get older, many will start to suffer from tooth decay and other pains which can hinder their ability to eat the biscuits you usually feed them. By adding a bit of water to their food and placing it in Try training your dog to accept thunderstorms as nothing to worry about by playing recordings of storms whilst calmly going about your day-to-day life. Eventually, the dog should become It's important to know how you can regulate your pet's temperature when the weather gets too hot. Particularly in animals with thick fur such as rabbits the microwave for about 20 seconds, you and dogs, using fruit in ice cubes can conditioned to staying calm in any storm. can soften their meals so they can eat their provide a refreshing treat which helps control their body heat. usual biscuits with ease. DIY Hacks 7. DIY Pet Beds 8. DIY shampoo A definite pitfall of owning a dog is the ominous task of cleaning them when they haven't been able to resist a good roll-around outside. With this hack you will at least no longer have to worry about spending your money on expensive In minutes you can create a small sanctuary for your pet using any abandoned furniture such as an old TV unit. Place a cushion or mat inside the base shampoos. Simply combine together two cups of warm water with half a cup of white vinegar. Add in a quarter cup of dish detergent, scented with a fragrance of your and attach a couple of drapes to the front for added privacy, simply as that, choice, and shake the mixture thoroughly. you've got a new bed for your pet. 10. DIY Pill Рockets 11. DIY Chew Prevention 9. DIY Scratching Post spray This is one for when your pet is performing miracles in making everything disappear It's a simple way to save your much loved furniture. Dogs hate the flavour of bitter If you don't want to splash out on an expensive scratching post from the pet apart from that one tiny pill you attempted to hide amongst their food. Create a tasty pill pocket by mixing together one tablespoon of milk, one tablespoon of peanut butter and two tablespoons of flour. apple so combine two parts apple cider shop, a simple solution is to go out and buy some rope or string and tie it around the legs of a table or stand. It's simple but your vinegar with one part regular white vinegar in a spray bottle and shake well. Then apply to any furniture you want to keep safe from your pup. cat will love it. Cleaning Hacks 12. Cleaning Urine stains 13. Removing Hair From upholstery 14. Removing Hair From Your Carpet An effective way to get rid of the mess and smell when your pet has had an accident in the house. All you have to do is pour over It's never nice to spend a relaxing day on the sofa only to end up covered in fur from your moulting pet. Vacuums don't always do the job justice so an effective hack is to use a dampened rubber glove and run your Upholstery isn't the only part of your house that wilLL suffer from a moulting some baking soda and, once it has soaked in, vacuum over the area. Just be sure that your pet. If you've noticed a lot of fur on hand over the area you want to clean. The rubber will attract the hair and you'll once again have a fur-free sofa. your carpets that a vacuum simply pets are around whilst you clean up as baking can't get up, try using a squeegee soda can be toxic to some animals. instead, it really does work! 15. Elimine Pet odours 16. Removing Claw Marks From Furniture Create your very own odour eliminating spray. Mix together five tablespoons of baking powder with some water and A simple way to remove any scratch marks your pet might be leaving on your furniture is to mix a % cup of oil with a 4 cup of vinegar, dip a rag in and wipe over the transfer into a spray bottle. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oil, mix together and spray on carpets or furniture to remove any unwanted smells in a damaged area. This should get rid of any natural way. unwanted marks. Entertainment Hacks *, 17. Paddling Pool 18. Rabbit chew Toy Rabbits can be quite inquisitive animals and if you don't keep them busy they're Likely to entertain themselves by chewing on various cables and furniture in your house. To prevent this you can On a hot day a great way to keep your dog entertained is to find him a small paddling pool and fill it up with cold water. Stock the pool with some of their favourite chew make your own homemade chew toys toys and your dog will be kept cool and busy all day long. from items as simple as a small cardboard box stuffed with hay. Sources: 19. Cat Playhouse 20. DownhilI Fetch Lilyandthistle.blogspot.co.uk cesarsway.com dogcare.dailypuppy.com buzzfeed.com hngn.com A fun way to keep your cat (and quite possibly you) entertained is to make them a playhouse using a cardboard box. You have the option of keeping it simple by just cutting a few holes in it for your cat to play Dogs undoubtedly have a lot more energy than us humans. A good idea to helpucover help tire them out a little bit faster is to play fetch downhill. They'll burn up a lot around in, or you can go the extra mile and create all sorts of interesting playhouses from 'Kitty Condos' to Kitty Castles more energy bringing the balL back up to you and you won't have to spend so www.helpucover.co.uk much time trying to tire them out.