Having a proper maintenance plan for your outdoor cat house will ensure your cat is kept healthy when it is left to roam around clean hygienic surroundings. Most people spend a lot of time making the inside of their home clean and tidy so spending time to ensure your kitty is living in a well maintained and clean cat house will help keep it smelling fresh and looking good all year round.
The following are some tips on implementing a maintenance plan –
1. Choose to carry out your maintenance program on a nice fine day while your cat is elsewhere on your property.
2. Get together your cleaning equipment such as a bucket, clean sponges, dry cloths, a scrubbing brush and mop along with a safe non-toxic cleaning detergent and disinfectant.
3. Before you begin remove everything from inside the cat house that is not nailed down. Place all the items such as food bowls, cat toys and scratchers somewhere where they can be cleaned later.
4. Place the detergent and disinfectant in a bucket of hot water and use your scrubbing brush to scrub down the floor and walls so that all signs of food particles, cat hair and grime is removed and cleaned away.
5. Wash down the area you have cleaned with clean water. A garden hose can be a good idea if you have one handy.
6. Wipe down the wet walls and floor with a dry sponge and clean cloth.
7. Leave the cat house to dry for an hour or two.
A maintenance plan also includes inspecting the cat house and fixing any signs of damage or disrepair. For example, this could entail removing any sharp objects such as a nail or staple that could have come loose or a piece of sharp chicken wire that may have sprung open. If the outdoor cat enclosures is made of timber and been painted have a look at the condition of the paint and if there are signs of flaking paint then decide whether it should be repainted. Also, patch up any noticeable holes with wood putty and sand back your handiwork with sandpaper so that the surface is smooth and ready for painting.
After completing your cleaning and maintenance work you will be able to admire your hard work knowing your cat will have a safe and clean place of its own.