What is the best way to remove cat hair from blankets/couches?

Question

I have an indoor short-haired cat. I am looking for the best way to remove her hair when she sheds and remove her hair from my bedspread.

Answer 1

Great question. The first thing is to begin trying to groom your cat so that they shed less. Cats are shedding now and it is irritating to them. If you have a soft brush and you begin gently, your cat may welcome being groomed. Once you know they will allow it, you may want to get a grooming brush from a pet store since it will remove more hair.
To remove existing hair, I found a wonderful tool at the pet store. It looks like a small window squeegee. It has a rubber blade on the end that is more durable than on a window-type-one. It works incredibly well. I also bought a special sponge that is for removing hair that also works well, though not as well as the former.
If you have a window squegee (sp?), it would be worth trying. It might work. In the absence of that, a damp cloth is the next best alternative.
Good luck!

Answer 2

I have found that there are a few things you can do to rid your household items of cat hair. Here are a few that I use:

1. Brush/comb your cats frequently. This helps limit the amount of shedding and the cats seem to really like it.

2. Wash and dry your blankets frequently.

3. Cover furniture where they frequent with blankets or towels. That way, you don't have to try to remove the cat hair from the furniture, you just wash the towel/blanket instead. This helps protect your furniture. Obviously you can't cover every spot, but if your cat is like mine, they have some pretty usual spots.

4. I recently purchased a new Bissell vacuum that has a Turbo Brush on it. This is an attachment that you can quickly (i.e. about 10 seconds) hook up to your vacuum that has a rolling brush on it. It works WONDERS for vacuuming your couch of pet hair. It works much better than a lint roller and much quicker.

5. You can use a lint roller in small areas, but you'll probably find that you'll go through them pretty quickly if you try to use a lint roller on larger areas.

Answer 3

You can buy lint rollers specifically for pet hair removal at pet stores and at chain stores such as WalMart, Kmart, etc. to use on your furniture. As for blankets and/or comforters, place them in your clothes dryer on fluff and the hair should come out into your lint trap. I would also suggest getting a brush made for cats and brush your cat daily this will eliminate a lot of shedding onto your furniture.

Former cat owner and dedicated pet lover.

Answer 4

get a large roll of tape .... the kind you use to seal packages and the lot ... and wind it sticky side out around your hand as if you are bandaging it ... and simply pat it over the area ... you will need to do it quite a bit but the fur does come up nicely ...

You can do this to your wool coats too ... I have gone shopping and forgotten to take off the cat hair, much to my chagrin....

Also, cats really like to be brushed ...but I found a very good way to get mine to do it themselves: I found they liked their faces washed right after their breakfast in the morning ... they learned to jump up on the fuzzy cover of my toilet seat when it was down, and waited patiently while I rinsed a sponge in clear, warm water and washed their faces .... then eventually, everything, paws & tails, backs and tummies all got clean and then when they said enough was enough they went off (to my bed) and spent at least 3/4 hour drying themselves .... and I noticed less fur all around and really happy cats .... I think they thought I was their mother and that their sponges (one for each cat, please) were just like their real mothers' tongues ... rough and wet!


Peace & Love

Answer 5

A rubber mitt is good, it fits on your hand and has little rubber things poking out which collect up all the hair. You also brush your cat with it to get excess hair off.

Answer 6

that happens a lot at my house. i use a lint roller & sometimes a vaccum depending on what it is that i'm trying to get the hair off of.

Answer 7

Dust tape. Wrap some around your hand, sticky side out. {It would be a great time to pet the cat}

Answer 8

Maybe get a lint roller

Answer 9

Duct tape. It works wonders.

Answer 10

there's a magic brush/lint roller thing that'll work. otherwise vaccuum it. altough that won't work as well.