Figures show that the number of households in the UK that own at least one pet is steadily increasing, with more and more of us investing in an animal companion every year. Although smaller animals like hamsters and rabbits are less likely to contribute to the cleanliness of the house overall, as they are usually kept isolated, pets that roam freely about the rooms of your house, like cats and dogs, are probably a bit of nuisance when they start shedding all over the place.

Pet hair can be a huge hassle when you’re trying to clean your house, especially on carpets. It seems to get everywhere and you can’t remove it easily. Ten seconds on a clean surface and suddenly you’re covered with hair yourself! Most standard vacuum cleaners, however powerful, struggle with the daunting task of picking up pet hair. There are, however, some specific designs that have special features to help them deal with the furry problem.

Dyson has a range of “Animal” vacuum cleaners that are designed to pick up pet hair with a specially designed mini-turbine head. The DC33 is an upright model, available for £299 from online department store www.very.co.uk. Also upright are the DC25 and DC27 models, both with individual features worth investigating, priced at £299 and £329 respectively. Dyson also has a cylinder Animal model, the DC32, also costing £299. For those really hard to reach places, the DC31 Animal Hand Held is perfect at £159.

Also sold on www.very.co.uk is the Miele Cat and Dog Bagged Cylinder Cleaner S5261, available for £199 and specially designed not just to pick up animal hair and dirt, but to erase pet odours from your carpet as well with an active air filter. Like the Dyson Animal range, the Miele Cat and Dog has mini-turbines in its cleaning head to thoroughly clean your floor of any resilient dirt and fur.

Visit Very today and choose amongst several different vacuum cleaners and matching vacuum storage bags that fit your needs. Pets, messy children, or dust filled corners that are hard to reach – Very’s range of vacuum cleaners has a perfect model for everyone.