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Cat hair. There is no escape. Ever. (Original Post) MiddleFingerMom Jan 2013 OP
Oh how I know this mythology Jan 2013 #1
she needs a black cat. problem solved. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #2
I tried that LoveMyCali Jan 2013 #3
I've given up. Cat hair, dog hair, horse hair... its everywhere. Welcome to my hairy world LOL. nt riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #4
That's my world; add sheep hair. LWolf Jan 2013 #7
Gah! Don't mention sheep (or chickens) out loud or my husband will hear you!! riderinthestorm Jan 2013 #9
If a throw rug LWolf Jan 2013 #10
If you lick yourself, it all goes away--until it comes back up Kennah Jan 2013 #5
Nice. In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #6
Fur. It's what's for dinner. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #8

LoveMyCali

(2,015 posts)
3. I tried that
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 11:10 PM
Jan 2013

so now my tri-color cat gets white fur on all my dark clothes and the black cat gets fur on all my light colored clothes. I just can't win.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
7. That's my world; add sheep hair.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:32 PM
Jan 2013

I have, in addition to cat, dog, and horses, one hair sheep. She sheds short (2-3 inches) hairy wool profusely all spring long, until she is sleek and looks like a goat for the summer.

The dog, though, is the worst. She's the best dog ever, but she sheds that undercoat 365 days a year, and, except for when I clip her in the summer, she leaves enough hair in the house to stuff a small pillow every single week. She's hard on vacuums. Bare (no carpet) floors and a shop vac is the only way to keep up.

 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
9. Gah! Don't mention sheep (or chickens) out loud or my husband will hear you!!
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:06 PM
Jan 2013

(rider looks around furtively)

My husband's been trying to turn this place into a petting zoo daily. He would LOVE to get a goat as well....

As it is, I have to sweep all the time (most of my lower level is bare wood just for that reason). I'm more of a slacker though when it comes to vacuuming the throw rugs and furniture though...

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
10. If a throw rug
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 03:18 PM
Jan 2013

can't be thrown in the washer and dryer, it gets thrown out, lol. I fold old blankets for dog (and cat; they share) beds around the place so that the dog doesn't always have to be on the bare floor. They can be tossed into the washer and dryer with no problem.

I have chickens too, but their molting doesn't intrude in any way. They free range, the dog protects them, and they are the easiest critter on the place to care for.

I'd be leery of the goats; they browse on everything, climb, and are escape artists. They make good horse companions, though. That's what my single sheep does; keeps the old retired mare company when I take the other two out, so she doesn't get stressed at losing her herd.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,734 posts)
8. Fur. It's what's for dinner.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 02:50 PM
Jan 2013

And breakfast, and lunch, and all manner of fashion and interior decorating. There is enough fur under my radiators to construct a whole 'nother cat with.

And I am trying to write around Milo, my Gatto di Tutti Gatti, 16 pounds of love in a fur sack. This is why I have to get the innards of my computer cleaned out periodically.

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