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April 19th, 2011, 08:17 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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We have 3 cats and have cat hair all over the place it seems. How do you control the pet hair in your house?
I bought a special brush and was brushing them everyday but that just made them mad and did not help with the problem at all.
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April 19th, 2011, 08:21 AM
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Waiting for our Miracle.
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We put a blanket on the couch and wash it every couple of days and dry the blanket which takes the pet hair off. I also got a vacuum cleaner with a pet brush on it that helps a lot.
Missy, I was using the pledge pet hair remover which helped to remove the cat hair when I had cats.
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April 19th, 2011, 08:51 AM
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It's me
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Massachusetts
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We have wood floors, this helps a lot. They end up bunching up into tumbleweeds.
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April 19th, 2011, 08:53 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Location: Bristow Virginia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shadeauxe
We have wood floors, this helps a lot. They end up bunching up into tumbleweeds.
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Good to know. We are planning on getting wood floor put in.
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April 19th, 2011, 09:01 AM
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It's me
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When we were in an apartment with all carpets, it was impossible to get everything up. I love the wood floors everywhere. The only place where we have carpet is on the stairs, so no one will slip (including the dogs) and at the end of the bed, so that the dogs don't slip jumping down (one of my other dogs tore her ACL because of slipping this way).
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April 19th, 2011, 09:24 AM
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I have two cats and a dog, I can't stand the hair! I vacuum every day, and we also got a microfiber cough which I can just get a wet paper towels and wipe and it all comes right off! But for the rugs, I'm still trying to figure that out. Ditto to what Courtney said, we have wood everywhere except the bedrooms and it is so much easier to keep up with the hair there.
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April 19th, 2011, 09:28 AM
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I live in an apartment and we have all carpets... It sucks! I love the hardwood floors, prettier and so much easier to keep clean.
I never heard of pledge pet hair remover - I am going to get some, thanks!
I love my cats very much but the hair really drives me insane and I am a slob. I can only imagine what it does for neat folks.
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April 19th, 2011, 09:32 AM
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Platinum Supermommy
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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I'm OCD and vacuum the hardwood floor every evening. Like Courtney said it's easy to take care of with that.
Furniture wise the lab is not allowed on the couch because it's white and her black fur really shows on it but I bought a black bed sheet on our bed and she loves laying with mommy 
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April 19th, 2011, 11:36 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Maine
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I feel your pain! We have 3 dogs and 2 cats. Hair is everywhere! I can't control how much they shed but I have the Dyson Animal vacuum cleaner that is supposed to be good for pet hair. It works great and I also like it because it's purple. I have been known to threaten them all that I'm going to shave them though.
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April 19th, 2011, 02:14 PM
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Platinum Supermommy
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I heard those Dyson machines are awesome and worth the money. I have a pet vacuum but with the way we use the vacuum it seems we are buying a new one every year.
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April 19th, 2011, 02:32 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Maine
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I highly recommend it! It's great too because you don't need to keep buying bags and the hose reaches something like 17 feet so it's really convenient for cleaning all kinds of spaces where pet hair and other things can hide. I have had mine for 5 or 6 years and haven't had any issues. I've never had a vacuum cleaner last that long with so much of a work load. It is definitely worth the money!
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April 19th, 2011, 03:14 PM
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Mega Super Mommy
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We moved from a house with light colored carpet to a house with dark carpet in one room and in that one room my furbaby's white hair really shows up. Luckily we have wood floors in most of the house. But that one room drives me crazy. I'm already thinking about getting some special attachments for the central vac. All I know to do is vacuum vacuum vacuum.
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April 19th, 2011, 03:30 PM
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Veteran
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Nothing beats the Dyson Animal. We have a golden retriever who sheds like she's trying to go bald and I vacuum ALL THE TIME. We have a mix of carpet and tile and I just vacuum it all. I cannot fathom how you ladies with a houseful of pets manage to keep up!
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April 19th, 2011, 10:06 PM
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POAS Queen
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I just gave up caring about the pet hair. We just vacuum about once a week, with a special vacuum session if we're about to have company over. We have carpet too, and I can't WAIT to get a house and have hardwood floors!
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Jan. 2009: Came off years of BCP and started TTC
March 2010: BFP -- finally!
Oct. 22, 2010: Drew is born, but has to stay in the NICU because of cord complications resulting in oxygen deprivation and brain problems =(
Oct. 27, 2010: I held him in my arms while Daddy, Grandma, Great-Uncle and I sang him to sleep =( Hardest thing I've ever done...
June 14, 2011: Drew's baby brother or sister waved hi to us with a BFP!
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Dec. 2011: 2nd medicated cycle. BFN.
Jan. 2012: Took a month off to breathe...
Feb. 2012: Same regimen of Clomid and other meds, add IUI. 2 eggs and 8.5 million swimmers. BFN.
March 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-11, follie scan CD 8 showed 6 follies likely to mature. Triggered, IUI on CD 14, 4 million swimmers. BFN.
April 2012: 75 IU Follistim CD 3-10. Scan showed 2 mature follies, 2 almost certain to mature, and two not likely but possible. (All 6 evenly and perfectly spaced out between the left and the right.) Triggered, IUI CD 13 with 5 million swimmers. BFN.
May 2012: 75 IU Follistim starting CD 3. Waiting to O. Timed intercourse. Likely 5 follies to mature.
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April 20th, 2011, 03:05 AM
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Mega Super Mommy
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,189
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I happened to see this ad on tv last night and thought of this thread. I don't know if it works but the ad cracked me up. I love how over-exaggerated people (and apparently pets) can be on these As Seen on TV ads. ShedPal
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