Are You a Pet Lover?
Are you keen on raising adorable animals and creating a lovely space for different breeds of cats, kittens, puppies, birds, and fish? You don't need to look further for consultation on transforming your animal house into an amazing and comfortable place for them. As an animal caretaker, it's essential to keep your place neat and clean while accommodating pets, which involves some complex technicalities to maintain high standards. Pets deserve to live in a suitable environment that matches their behavior and fulfills their needs. Animals in your home or rescue centers need full attention; otherwise, they can create a mess.
Creating Comfortable Spaces
We need to carefully design a suitable space for their relaxation, as pets prefer to live in their comfort zones and favorable environments. Invest in climbing elements such as cat ladders and ramps for your four-legged friends.
Fabric Selection
Choose pet-friendly performance fabrics and use washable materials on your beds and sofas. Avoid covering your floors with carpets; instead, install easy-to-clean flooring in pet rooms, such as porcelain tiles or vinyl planks, which provide resistance to scratches and stains. Polyester, microfiber, rayon, and chenille are good fabric options, while leather sofas are easy to clean. Crypton and Sunbrella fabrics are both durable. Select fabric colors similar to your pet’s fur to make pet hair less noticeable.
Built-In Features
Integrate built-in food bowls into your kitchen design to create a stylish and functional feeding area. Add a pull-out cat drawer to your cabinetry to store your cat’s necessities. Provide your cat with a hard mat for scratching and a smooth fabric for rubbing its body.
Dog-Friendly Elements
Provide your dog with indoor gardening or plants for relieving itself, but make sure to avoid toxic plants and eliminate sharp edges. Ensure regular vacuuming of the floors to maintain cleanliness.
Designated Play Areas
Keep a designated wider playing area for pets, provide unbreakable toys, and maintain ample storage for placing them after playtime. Use pet-friendly colors such as off-white, grayish black, or shades with a forestry or zoo touch.
Pet-Friendly Accessories
Incorporate pet-friendly accessories and consider artwork relevant to animals, such as wall photos or posters. Install automatic doors for easy movement in and out of your home, as pets enjoy physical communication. Create easy-access stairs from the ground to the next floor; wooden stairs are more convenient for pets, but if you have a commercial space, use an elevator for their movement.
Outdoor Spaces
Provide a zoo-like garden with a grassy surface and earthy-toned flooring. Incorporate custom-made small camp houses for their sleeping and resting needs, and build small sleeping nooks for them.
Safety and Climate
Always keep dry surfaces in the designated pet room. Avoid furniture or accessories with sharp edges or corners, and keep electric wires and appliances out of the room. Remove glass tables and mirrors from the room. Ensure a comfortable climate with fresh air and sunlight passing through the windows.
Outdoor Animal Shelters
Incorporate trees in gardens for cats, and provide shelters of suitable sizes for outdoor animals like cows, goats, hunting dogs (e.g., German Shepherds), camels, and buffaloes. Build custom metal cages for chickens, rabbits, ducks, deer, ostriches, and birds, and construct ranches for horses.
