Safe cleaning for pets: How to choose and use cleaning products

It's traditional to do a thorough cleaning on the 28th day of the lunar year, but if you have pets at home, using cleaning products can be dangerous. To provide a safe living environment for your pets, how should you choose disinfectants? To be a responsible owner, please pay attention to the following tips.

With the recent recurring pandemic, home disinfection has become increasingly important. However, pets have varying degrees of tolerance for disinfectants. Therefore, how can we safely use three common cleaning products: alcohol, diluted bleach, and hypochlorous acid?

Diluted bleach

According to the Department of Health, a 1:99 or 1:49 dilution of bleach can effectively clean and disinfect homes, but it can also pose risks to pets. If pets accidentally ingest disinfectants containing formaldehyde, hypochlorous acid, and chlorine over a long period of time, they may develop health problems such as cancer, anemia, and liver damage. Therefore, bleach should be used in a well-ventilated area, and pets should be kept in a safe place away from the area during cleaning.

Alcohol

Try not to spray alcohol on your pets! Containing more than 70% alcohol may have serious effects on their health. Therefore, when using alcohol cleaning products, you should first clean with water and then use alcohol, and make sure that your pets will not come into contact with or inhale alcohol during use.

Hypochlorous acid water

Hypochlorous acid water is a commonly used disinfectant, but if pets come into contact with it too much, it may cause problems such as eye, skin, and respiratory irritation. Therefore, when using hypochlorous acid water for cleaning, you should first clean it with clean water and then use hypochlorous acid water. During use, make sure that pets do not come into contact with or inhale hypochlorous acid water.

In summary, in order to provide a safe living environment for pets, when using cleaning products, you should choose appropriate products and ensure that pets do not come into contact with or inhale dangerous ingredients during use.