Is vacuum cleaner is a good choice....?

[alastair313]

Hi !
My cat(oscar) love to sit on couch it’s very adorable but sometimes getting rid of those hairs becomes really hard. My girlfriend doesn’t like to clean couch daily.
Should i buy a vacuum cleaner?

Alastair

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

Hi !
My cat(oscar) love to sit on couch it’s very adorable but sometimes getting rid of those hairs becomes really hard. My girlfriend doesn’t like to clean couch daily.
What should i do? Should i buy a vacuum cleaner?
Suggestions are welcomed

Alastair

Well, health wise, it is prudent to vacuum any fabric surface regularly. If you have carpets, you really ought to be vacuuming frequently.

There are many models of small, efficient dry vacuums that are good for pets. If you don’t have any carpet or rugs in the rest of your home, consider a shark Shark Pet Perfect II SV780 Vacuum Cleaner - Consumer Reports

If you do have carpets, please, do some adulting and start cleaning your house in an efficient manner. You may need to hire a cleaning service and observe them if you don’t know how to clean.

I would suggest you get a handheld vacuum and clean your couch daily. Then keep a sticky lint roller on hand for when your girlfriend visits and spot clean

She should NOT be cleaning your couch. That is ridiculous. She’s a guest in your home.

 

[Lou2U]

Well, health wise, it is prudent to vacuum any fabric surface regularly. If you have carpets, you really ought to be vacuuming frequently.

There are many models of small, efficient dry vacuums that are good for pets. If you don’t have any carpet or rugs in the rest of your home, consider a shark Shark Pet Perfect II SV780 Vacuum Cleaner - Consumer Reports

If you do have carpets, please, do some adulting and start cleaning your house in an efficient manner. You may need to hire a cleaning service and observe them if you don’t know how to clean.

I would suggest you get a handheld vacuum and clean your couch daily. Then keep a sticky lint roller on hand for when your girlfriend visits and spot clean

She should NOT be cleaning your couch. That is ridiculous. She’s a guest in your home.

Agreed. As cute as cats are, they need to be cleaned up after. You can get vacuum cleaners especially for pet hair.

 

[Allegra]

If I understand correctly, your girlfriend doesn’t like to sit on your couch because your cat’s hair is all over it and it’s really had to get it off the couch. (and probably off her clothes) I think your options are as follows. Get rid of the cat and clean the sofa really well, maybe professionally, or cover it with a slip cover. Buy a new sofa with a different texture that won’t trap hair, or cover it with a slipcover that won’t trap hair as easily. Continue to ask your girlfriend to clean your sofa in order to sit down when she visits and the problem will resolve itself before long.

In any event, if you own a pet you should also own a vacuum sweeper.

 

[Theo520]

LOL,

1. If your GF doesn’t like cat hair, it will likely come down to one or the other.
2. Throw a blanket on the couch for the cat to lay on, and remove it when the GF is visiting. Throw it in the wash to remove the hair.

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

LOL,

1. If your GF doesn’t like cat hair, it will likely come down to one or the other.
2. Throw a blanket on the couch for the cat to lay on, and remove it when the GF is visiting. Throw it in the wash to remove the hair.

Not necessarily. My husband has no love for my dog and often sees her as a pest. But he knows that my dog is important to me so he and I agreed keeping her is for the best.

She still annoys the heck out of him at times, but our little one loves the dog more than us at times…so she’s not going anywhere.

But she’s not allowed on furniture, she’s got to sleep in her bed and not sprawled out in the middle of the floor as a trip hazard (unless it’s hot). She is locked in her crate when she is being obnoxious–as she is post meal time. She’s fine during meals but is a nut after. No idea why. At any rate, he compromised and so did I.

Marriage is about compromise. No reason two adults can’t work out pets if one feels that a pet is important.

But personally, I find not vacumning at all a bit disgusting and slovenly. Ewww.

 

[Theo520]

Not necessarily. My husband has no love for my dog and often sees her as a pest. But he knows that my dog is important to me so he and I agreed keeping her is for the best.

You actually support my point, since it’s not your wife objecting.

Call me sexist but this is a battle that the female usually wins, as you did.

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

Xanthippe_Voorhees:

Not necessarily. My husband has no love for my dog and often sees her as a pest. But he knows that my dog is important to me so he and I agreed keeping her is for the best.

You actually support my point, since it’s not your wife objecting.

Call me sexist but this is a battle that the female usually wins, as you did.

My husband has a gigantic plant that I HATE.

I cannot tell you how much this cumbersome, in the way, houseplant drives me nuts. And it needs to be by a window, so, of course, it must take up residence near the sliding door–which I’d like to put a great big fluffy chair on to bask in the sun.

But I can’t.

Because of the stupid plant.

But my husband loves his plant. The pot is about 1.5 feet long and just as tall. The plant is about 4 feet tall.

He has kept his plant.

Marriage is about compromise. Period.

 

[Theo520]

I think pets are on a whole different level than a plant.
Also, plants don’t leave ‘leaves’ all over your work clothes.

Sounds like you’ve given your husband control over 9 cubic feet of decorating space, or 2.25 square feet of floor space

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

I think pets are on a whole different level than a plant.
Also, plants don’t leave ‘leaves’ all over your work clothes.

A well-groomed pet and cared for furniture will not have you carrying fur from one end of the house to another. It is very possible to mitigate the hair situation.

The situation that this young man has with making his girlfriend do chores at his home for something that is a pretty basic standard of living (not to be covered in pet hair) is the issue here.

He has many other things that are his. We agree on most things. Most of our furniture are not pieces I would have picked, but antique ones from his family. I neither like them nor hate them. A bit more work than I’d prefer as I must use oil soap and other gentle cleansers and frequently buff them, but I appreciate the heirloom status, even if it’s not my favorite. With toddlers, especially, it is more work for me, but again, I don’t have a super strong opinion, so his it is. Despite the fact that I do most of the cooking and put away the dishes, he decided where many of the dishes should go based on his preference. Things I could work with, so I was fine with. Again, compromise.

I was giving you an example of one thing that I do entirely and with every bit of my being loathe. One thing I’d change in a heartbeat if I knew it didn’t matter to him.

 

[Theo520]

A well-groomed pet and cared for furniture will not have you carrying fur from one end of the house to another. It is very possible to mitigate the hair situation.

Though a rumba helps with the dust bunnies, a cat never seems to run out of air to shed.
You are speaking from the viewpoint of the pet owner

No, he shouldn’t be making her do chores at his house. If the hair bothers her, he should have a vacuum etc to deal with it himself, to show he’s considerate.

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

Xanthippe_Voorhees:

A well-groomed pet and cared for furniture will not have you carrying fur from one end of the house to another. It is very possible to mitigate the hair situation.

Though a rumba helps with the dust bunnies, a cat never seems to run out of air to shed.
You are speaking from the viewpoint of the pet owner

No, he shouldn’t be making her do chores at his house. If the hair bothers her, he should have a vacuum etc to deal with it himself, to show he’s considerate.

Granted, I’m talking from the perspective of a dog owner, with a dog that drop sheds twice a year with minimal fur loss during other times. It’s not a year-round battle as it is with many furry pets.

However, I do know cat owners who you’d never know have a cat because their furniture is pristine. It is quite possible to get the fur down to a bare minimum.

 

[heidi_storage]

Is there something inflammatory about “Should i buy a vacuum cleaner” that I missed? If the OP’s a troll, he’s pretty terrible at it.

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

There appears to be no evidence for this attack. The OP has no other posts. I have flagged it, as personal attacks are clearly against forum rules.

 

[Theo520]

Sadly I think the ‘faith’ selected set off the response.

 

[Onestepahead]

Fellow posters, I’m sorry. I’m so terribly sorry. Yes, you’re right, I should not have attacked this person for looking for advice when his cat, Oscar, gets cat hair on the couch and his girlfriend (the poster’s girlfriend, that is, not the cat’s girlfriend) doesn’t want to clean it up on a daily basis.

A website dedicated to helping people understand the Catholic faith is an excellent place for anyone of any faith to ask whether or not to buy a vacuum to vacuum up cat hair. Because people may or may not be in agreement about the best way to remove cat hair and are very willing to supply a lot of different answers to help the guy find the best way to move forward with this important issue. Maybe a vacuum would be best. Maybe covering the cat from head to toe in duct tape would be an option. Maybe he should find a girlfriend who is more willing to clean for him every day. So I’m very sorry for attacking the tro…erm…original poster and I concede that he’s a real guy with a real problem for which he’s seeking good advice from Catholics at a Catholic faith website.

Or, just maybe, this is a troll who gets his/her jollies by putting a preposterously silly post on a Catholic website and then uses certain words or phrases that he/she knows will get people’s attention. Identifying as Islamic is one of them, (knee-jerk bigotry alert! knee-jerk bigotry alert!) and insinuating that it’s a problem that his girlfriend doesn’t like to clean up after him on a daily basis will also get under people’s skin faster than poison ivy. Do you really think the poster needs advice? Will anyone say, “no, don’t bother with a vacuum…no-one really has a use for vacuums and hardly anyone I know even owns one”?

 

[Xanthippe_Voorhees]

You were out of line, period. You have no excuse for the vitriol that you posted.

Seeing as all of us Catholics were well behaved–with the exception of you–it is a pure shame that you have to jump on one thing–ONE–that you “know” about a poster and debase his thread. We have many young, faithful Catholics on here who are regular posters and say the most inane things and we accept and correct them gently. Stupidity is not a reserved characteristic of young Catholics.

Well, unless you count jumping at shadows.

If he’s a troll, that will come later. For now you ought to delete your drivel against him and stop putting words into people’s mouths.