At the beginning of 2020, people across the country are guarding against the invasion of the new coronavirus. In addition to masks, various disinfectants have also become essential New Year supplies. Currently, the most widely used disinfectants at home are alcohol with a concentration of 75% and 84 disinfectant. However, families with cats may not necessarily be suitable for conventional disinfection methods. So can cats smell 84 disinfectant? How to choose disinfectant for cats? Next, let’s follow the editor to find out.

Can cats smell 84 disinfectant?

84 Disinfectant

(There should be a picture here, but because many manufacturers produce a variety of 84 disinfectants, the product forms and packaging are different. In short, if you see a big 84 written on the bottle, it means 84 disinfectant. Wrong)

Ingredients: The main ingredient is NaClO (sodium hypochlorite). It is a colorless or light yellow liquid with strong sterilizing and disinfecting effects, so it is also highly irritating. It is widely used for sanitation and disinfection in hotels, tourism, hospitals, food processing industries, homes, etc. It also has a bleaching effect.

Bleaching and disinfection principle: When CO2 (carbon dioxide) in the air is dissolved in a NaClO solution, it can react with NaClO to obtain bleaching HClO (hypochlorous acid). Although HClO is less acidic than carbonic acid, it has strong oxidizing properties and can oxidize reducing substances, denature them, and play a disinfecting role.

The usage in most households is to use 84 disinfectant to disinfect the floor. For example, use 84 disinfectant to mop the floor or spray the cat's bed (a very wrong approach, please do not do this).

Cats can easily inhale or lick the disinfectant ingredients after touching the floor, causing abdominal pain, drooling, and vomiting. Inhaling volatile chlorine may cause lung irritation, coughing and difficulty breathing. The cat's foot pads are also in direct contact with the floor. If there is disinfectant residue on the ground, the strong alkaline disinfectant will also burn the skin, and further burn the mouth and digestive tract when licking.

Conclusion: 84 disinfectant is very powerful and will oxidize them all regardless of whether they are bacteria or viruses. But it is also too irritating because of its strong nature. For households with pets, please try to avoid using 84 disinfectant!

Never let "disinfection" turn into "poisoning"!

Although 84 is good and the cheap large bottle has good antivirus effect, it is really not suitable for pet families!

How to choose disinfectant for cats?

First of all, choose a pet disinfectant based on its safety, no irritating smell, and it is best if the smell disappears in 3 seconds. Cats' sense of smell is 80 times more sensitive than humans. If the smell of the disinfectant is irritating and residual, even if humans can't smell it, cats will smell it, which will cause damage to the cat's sense of smell. The cat's nose is used to determine the direction of food and feel the temperature.

For the health and safety of your family and cats, the editor recommends everyone to use Aineng Pet Sterilizing Disinfectant Spray. It can eliminate a variety of common bacteria. It only takes 15-30 seconds to kill 99.99% of E. coli, spore bacteria, and tuberculosis. Bacteria, etc. and influenza virus, etc.

It is effective after just a few sprays. It is safe and non-irritating. You can eat directly after spraying your hands. It can also be used to disinfect wounds, pets, toys and daily necessities. The liquid sprayed by Aineng Pet Sterilization and Disinfection Spray is atomized and basically odorless. You can only smell a very light smell when you are close to it, and it disappears in a few seconds. Moreover, it can also remove odors and can be used directly as an air freshener to remove various odors in the house and car.

I wish you and your cats love each other and get through the epidemic safely!