Resolving Airborne Allergies with a Pug
With this, you will be dealing with particles too tiny to see, and while that may seem awfully tricky, fortunately, there are some measures that can work to significantly reduce a dog's exposure:
1) Remove allergens from the house
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Vacuum the entire house (no matter the type of flooring) and all fabric furniture on a regular basis with a vacuum cleaner that has a sealed HEPA filter. This will trap 99.97% of all particles with a diameter of 0.3 microns or more, which includes pollen, dust, and mold spores.
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Clean the air. If you have a central air system, run the fan while using HEPA filters. Note that when trying to clear the air of allergens, these types of filters should be changed once per month.
If you do not have central air, a portable, standalone air purifier can work well. Do note that you may need more than one; each will be sized to handle a certain amount of square footage.
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Wet dust the house at least once a week. Dry dusting only moves around particles; use a dusting spray like
Pledge Dust and Allergen Spray. This will remove 90% of allergens found in dust. And, this can be used on a variety of household surfaces including wood, laminate, stainless steel, leather, marble, granite, and plastic.
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Throw away any old pillows and toss out any mattresses not in use. This is to remove dust mites. These do live in dust (up to 1,000 for each 1/2 teaspoon of dust); However, despite the name, dust mites also live in mattress, pillows, carpeting, and other materials where they can burrow down deep. Their droppings are what can cause terrible allergies.