Keep Your Floors Clean With Cat Litter Mats

By Ned Dagostino

Every cat owner must face the problem of dirty floors especially around the cat's litter box. The cat's litter box is a necessary evil as it is. Added to that is the problem of having the cat track dirt over your clean floors every time it uses the litter box. Dirt apart, the flooring and floor coverings also take a beating from the dirt. Expensively done parquet floors can get damaged from the litter particles that are tracked onto it. Rare carpets can get damaged likewise.

Even the cushions and the upholstery on your sofa sets can get soiled with these litter particles if your cat has a penchant for jumping onto the furniture, which most cats do! This is doubly damaging. First of all you have to get a professional cleaner to come to the house to clean the upholstery and the carpets, an expensive business. Secondly, the frequent cleaning, though professionally done, takes its toll on the longevity of these items, and you'll find them getting threadbare and unusable much before their regular lifespan. This means replacement of these items which is frightfully expensive. So what can be done? The solution is very straightforward: use a cat litter mat.

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.

Your cat benefits too. It does not have to clean its paws so often. This prevents or restricts debris of the litter from getting ingested by the cat.

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.

Using a cat litter mat is a must for a clean and healthy house. Cleaner floors means that you'll save yourself the time and effort of cleaning up ever so often. You'll save money by fewer calls to a professional cleaning service. Your floors will remain undamaged for longer. More savings.

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! - 31851

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