A practical room-by-room guide to improving indoor air quality for cats based on the most significant exposure sources.
Room-by-room assessment of indoor air quality for cats reveals that many common household products create chronic low-level chemical exposures that accumulate through feline grooming behaviour. The kitchen represents the highest acute exposure risk through aerosol cleaning products; the living room the highest chronic PBDE source through furniture foam; the bedroom a significant particle accumulation site. Practical improvements in each area — closing cats out of rooms during cleaning, choosing lower-VOC products, regular vacuuming with HEPA filters — collectively make a meaningful difference to the chemical burden cats experience through their lives without requiring complete lifestyle change.