How to disinfect your home safely and thoroughly when you have a dog

Dogs are our loyal friends; they not only bring you happiness but also stay by your side so you never feel lonely. Nowadays many families keep one, so how do you disinfect a home with a dog?

1. How to disinfect a home with a dog?

A home with a dog can be disinfected with 75% chlorhexidine alcohol; generally, simply wiping the wound or broken skin with a cotton swab can kill purulent Pseudomonas aeruginosa. You can also use iodophor, hydrogen peroxide (dual oxygen water), benzalkonium bromide, domiphen bromide, chlorhexidine, potassium permanganate and other disinfectants, all of which have a certain killing effect on bacteria and mold. Among these, the most commonly used at home is potassium permanganate disinfection, generally at a concentration of 0.1% aqueous solution, mainly used for wound disinfection.

2. How to remove odors from a home with a dog?

1. White vinegar: you can pour 100 ml of white vinegar into 5 liters of clean water and use it to wipe wooden floors stained with urine; doing so can eliminate the smell of dog urine.

2. Bleach: mop the floor with bleach diluted 400 times (about one bottle cap of bleach added to one bucket of water) to remove odors from marble or tile floors.

3. Wash urine promptly: when urine gets on a chair cover, immediately remove the cover, put it in the washing machine, and add bleach according to the instructions.

4. Pet toothpaste: some dogs have bad breath; you can buy pet toothpaste at a pet supply store, otherwise they are always breathing the same air as people.

5. Deodorizer: clean the dog's gear and supplies every day, promptly clean up the dog's poop and pee, and use a deodorizer.

6. Window ventilation: many netizens say male dogs are rather smelly, so there is nothing for it but to open the windows more for ventilation and light a coil of sandalwood to get rid of the smell.

Overall, in a home with a dog you can disinfect by diluting potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide, iodophor and the like with water and wiping wounds or broken skin, and potassium permanganate is the most common method in daily life.