How to Safely Pet-Proof Your Home: Expert Room-by-Room Guide

We all love our special furry friends and want them to feel at home. We want them to roam around and feel comfortable. However, our homes may not be the safest place for pets to be as they can easily get injured. Or they might end up trashing the place, and making a mess lol.

In this article, we will guide you on how to pet-proof your home so your special furry friend can play around without getting hurt. This guide offers room-by-room instructions to pet-proofing your home.

LIVING ROOM

This is usually where pets hang out the most. Care should be given to pet-proofing this room. Take the following actions:

• Take away children’s games and toys.
• Do away with dangling wire.
• Remove cigarette butts and ashtrays when not in use.
• Put away knick-knacks
• Remove household plants out of reach
• Ensure that heating and cooling vents have covers.
• Take away all crafting materials when not in use.

BEDROOMS

Pet likes to play here as well, especially when you go in to turn in for the night or early morning hours. Take the following precautions:

• Take away electrical cables and wires out of reach
• Keep laundry and shoes behind in a closet or closed door
• Medications, lotions, and perfumes should be kept out of reach
• Be careful not to lock your pets inside the room or drawers (for smaller pets). Look for signs of tails, snots, and paws when locking the door.

KITCHENS/BATHROOMS

• Ensure that you keep the toilet lid
• Keep foods out of the reach of pets
• Use latches to keep pets from opening cabinets
• Hide laundry supplies, chemicals, and cleaners behind locked cabinets.
• Keep trash cans covered
• Before you turn on your dryer, dishwasher, washing machine, etc. ensure that your pet is not inside.

GARAGE

• Remove all chemicals out of reach
• Keep all sharp objects and tools in a box, out of reach
• Check your car to ensure that your cat isn’t inside the engine for warmth
• Clean all chemicals and spillages.

That is how you pet-proof your house. Now, before we wrap this up, let us take a look at some common household items that are dangerous to your pet.

Common Household Items That Are Dangerous to Pets

• Cigarettes
• Coffee grounds
• Alcoholic drinks
• Cleaning products
• Mothballs
• Fabric softener sheets
• Antifreeze
• Pesticides
• Certain plants such as lilies, daffodils, and English ivy
• Essential Oils
• Medications
• Chocolate
• Gum/candy sweetened with xylitol

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