How do you clean your cat trees?

[NoahsMommy]

We vacuum the cat tree once a week and it still looks dirty! Its white, so all the dark hair from Livvy, Noel and Basie make it look dirty.

What do you all do?

[Cinder & Smoke]

Originally posted by NoahsMommy
We vacuum the cat tree once a week
and it still looks dirty!
Its white...

Itz **white*!??

Dad suggestz:

1) Memo to Self ~ Dont get *white* next tyme!

2) Go to store; buy 1 gallun Dark Gray dye.

3) Re-color Kat Tree = problemo solved!

Vacuum????
We uzed ta have wunna doze tingz...
Havent seen it fur a Loooong tyme!
Dad sez gray izza *nice* color ~
blendz well wiff muddie paw printz an loose hare!

[moosmom]

Kelly,

I use a cheap hairbrush to brush all the cat hair out of the cat trees. Works like a charm! Alot better than those sticky rollers and lint brushes.

[Cheshirekatt]

I vacuum it, and then I take the slicker brush to it. The brush gets all the extra hair out!

[NoahsMommy]

Great ideas! Thanks!!

[BastetsMum]

I vacuum it, then take a slicker brush to it (not the one i use on bastet) then vacuum it again ... Bastet's pole is cream and green.

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

If you spray "hairy" furniture, rugs etc lightly with water (I keep an old windex bottle handy) and THEN brush with a hand brush it seems to come up easier.

I have vowed to myself that any furniture I purchase from now on will MATCH MY CAT!!!

[marysmerrycats]

I vacuum mine... but the brush is a good idea! I will have to try that. and the water bottle, another good idea!

[Uabassoon]

I vaccum mine, but every two months or so my roomate and I rent a Rug Doctor from home depot for $20 it's a carpet shampooer and we clean the carpets and all the chairs in the house and the cat tree, it works really well.

[marysmerrycats]

carpet shampooer, thats another good idea.

[moosmom]

A spray water bottle...hmmmm, I'll have to try that!

[Efrat]

We use a Shedding Blade .The woman who made the cat tree recommanded this and it does a great job.

Here is somrthing similar if you don't know what I'm talking about

[RedHedd]

Great ideas here, but my cat trees are selected to match the cat(s) so I never really noticed any problem! When you rent the Rug Doctor, I gather there's a special attachment for upholstery? I've only done my rugs with one of those -- works GREAT! I'll have to try it on the cat trees next time.

[PayItForward]

We got a dark blue to minimise hair problems and hoover and brush as well.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I vacuum mine and use one of those pet rubber hand gloves to get any excess fur off. It seems to work well.