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Being a pet lover I find their hair and dander to be one of the most frustrating things to remove from carpets and furnishings. Cats can be particularly troublesome. If you have friends or relatives that have allergies to cats, removing all traces of the animal can be difficult.

For most sufferers of cat allergies, the sufferer is generally allergic to the cat saliva, not the fur itself. Often, you may feel you have vacuumed all the cat hair only to find your friend or relative still sneezing five minutes after they arrive. The problem may be that, whilst you have removed all the hair, the very fine dander particles have simply been distributed around the room.

Don’t despair. There are vacuum cleaners designed for pet owners. These vacuum cleaners normally come with power brushes designed to shift even the most stubborn of pet hairs. Couple this action with purpose built filtration units to filter out and neutralize even the finest pet danders and you have the ultimate in pet hair warriors.

Your pets are a part of your family. Unfortunately not everyone shares this love of owning a pet. With a cat and dog vacuum cleaner designed to remove all traces of your pet, you can have the best of both worlds. A clean home when visitors arrive and a faithful family member that everyone can adore.

The filtration units on some cat and dog vacuum cleaners are strong enough to remove many other odors as well. If mum or dad are visiting, you can quickly vacuum up all the pet hair and dander leaving the home smelling and looking great. Once mom - wearing half a bottle of her favorite, or dad wearing half a bottle of his favorite after shave, have left; another whip around with the vacuum cleaner and most of those odors are gone as well.

If you have any questions related to pets and vacuum cleaners, visit GoVacuum.com. We are only to happy to help you find the right vacuum cleaner for you and your pets.

Who knew cat vacuuming was so popular? Certainly not me. I thought Peter’s question would be a rare one, but some people have practically made a sport out of it! Check out the YouTube video below; you can also watch the video on YouTube’s site, and check out other cat vacuuming videos while you’re there. (Yes, there are more.)

I would like to get a small vacuum to use on the cat. I have used my big vacuum with a long hose and a soft brush on the end on the cat and that was acceptable to the cat so I would like to get a small QUIET hand held one that wouldn’t freak the cat out. I tried a Shark? one that was advertised as quiet but it was everything except quiet! Obviously I only need one with fairly low suction, don’t want the cat stuck to it.. /Peter

Dear Peter,

Well, believe it or not, you probably already found the best handheld vacuum for your needs. There are a few quieter ones, but they are also somehow much stronger, and would probably only serve to anger your cat. As an alternative, I recommend something that is sort of an in-between option: the Sanitaire SC3683A. It’s not a full-sized vacuum, and is meant more for quick and easy kitchen clean-ups, in the car, etc. That means it won’t be as loud as a full-sized beast, nor will it be as strong. It has a very light touch, especially when used with the brush attachment. Plus, since it has a longer hose than comes with most standard uprights, you can place the machine on the ground away from the cat and bring just the hose and brush attachment near. That’s gotta be way less intimidating than even a small and quiet handvac (the loud motor is that much further away) and less suction and noise than a full-sized vacuum. Especially useful is the variable suction control — if kitty starts complaining, you can just turn it down a notch and keep cleaning. After you’re done, it’s actually useful as a regular vacuum for cleaning around the house, around the litter box, in the garage, in your cat’s car, etc. I hope that helps! Let me know how it goes with Princess.

And for the other readers out there who don’t believe Peter is actually vacuuming his cat, Peter was kind enough to send us a link to a video of Princess being vacuumed. Enjoy!