Cat - Terrorizing Your Cat with iRobot Vacuum System

Save 5% on orders over $75 at Only Natural Pet Store! Use coupon code CJ75. Do you have a home robotic vacuum cleaner? They are all the new rage and quite innovative indeed. If you do not have one you eventually will have one, as that is how the future of vacuuming around the house will be done. Most household tasks will be done by simple robotic systems with at least a minimum of artificial intelligence programming. The ride on lawnmowers will move over and make way to the autonomous lawn mowing robots in the near future. Today a good vacuum is expensive and the iRobot is price competitive and they are selling like hot cakes. Only one problem, the family pets, do not like them much. There is a right and wrong way to introduce these robotic vacuum cleaners to your cat. If you stick your iRobot vacuum on the floor and use it to chase your cat you may get a laugh, but your cat will not appreciate that one bit. Would you like someone trying to vacuum up your tail? Well, would you? I think not. That of course is the wrong way to introduce your cat to the iRobot vacuum. If you are careful to make a proper introduction of your iRobot vacuum, cats actually like them, as they watch them carefully criss-cross their domain. You see you cat knows it owns the place, you just pay the bills so your cat can lounge around all day. Sit on the floor and hold your cat and turn on the vacuum to cruise around, allow it to bump into to you and then kick it out of the way, push it away with your hand. Like a Mother Tiger you are teaching your cat to hunt the vacuum, thus they vacuum becomes the prey and your cat knows it is the aggressor, thus you car will sit on the sofa and watch the thing go around and around all day and attack it at will. Ah ha, a new toy. You see the iRobot has more than one beneficial use. What a great human you are to provide such a wonderful gift to your cat. "Lance Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington Article Source:http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Lance_Winslow Cat - How To Clean Cat Urine Wondering how to clean cat urine? It's a common dilemma. The scent of cat urine is strong, its stains are vivid, and it's very difficult to remove from carpet, flooring, upholstery, or anywhere else. It seems impossible, so what do you do? Well, there are several techniques you can follow, but first you need to find the right product. Because cat diets are rich in protein, their urine has an especially strong odor and is likely to produce noticeable stains. A good cleaning product will neutralize the proteins in the cat urine. Regular household cleaning products, such as carpet-cleaners, won't do the trick. No matter what, avoid using ammonia or ammonia-based products. Ammonia smells similar to cat urine, so these products will only encourage the cat to urinate in the area again. Only products made specifically for cleaning cat urine will do. These products fall into one or more of the following three categories: enzymatic, bacterial, and chemical. Choose a cleaning product that has enzymes to neutralize the odor and/or bacteria that essentially eat the elements in the urine that cause the odor. There are chemical-based products that will eliminate the odor, but you have to be careful. Some are better than others. Cat urine cleaning products are available at a number of places'online stores, pet supply stores, your veterinarian's office, and even a few grocery or discount stores. These stores can offer a number of different brands and varieties. There are several factors to consider when choosing a cat urine cleaning product. Here are a few: - The age of the stain. Is the stain fresh, or it is old? A fresh stain is much easier to clean than an old, or dried, stain. Some products work better on fresh stains, while others are designed to work on either fresh or old stains. - The location of the stain. Did the cat urinate on carpet, hardwood flooring, linoleum, or tile? How about upholstery or clothing? Some cleaners only work safely on specific surfaces. - Spraying vs. elimination. Did the cat spray to mark territory, or did he urinate simply as a means of eliminating waste? Some products have synthetic pheromones that calm the cat and discourage spraying. You have the basic information, so now you're ready for more. Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider when choosing a cat urine cleaning product. And once you've chosen the product, you want to make sure you use the proper techniques'specifically, how to clean cat urine.