10 Best Air Purifier Suggestions for Households with Multiple Pets

We love our pets to bits. But we cannot deny the fact that along with unconditional love, it entails a lot of cleaning. From the floors, furniture, and couch to the indoor air, it enlists a lot more to be a responsible and happy pet parent. 

But you don’t have to compromise that. You don’t have to choose love over fresh clean indoor air, or the other way around. You can enjoy both and have your sanity in place too. Your home doesn’t need to smell like a playpen, especially if you have more than two pets. These air purifiers will help you maintain a healthy, clean, and fresh environment sans the presence of multiple pets.  

Good to know these

These are key components that should be standard when looking for air purifiers for households with pets. 

CADR

This stands for clean air delivery rate. This measures how quickly an air purifier can clean your indoor air. More comprehensive units have different CADR ratings for specific contaminants, from smoke, pollen, and pet dander to dust. The higher this unit is, the faster the air purifier can clean the space.

HEPA filters

These are gold standards when it comes to air cleaning. The more efficient air purifiers consist of layers of filters and a HEPA filter too. This may be one of the more important components that can make air purifiers efficient. 

These filters can eliminate  99.97% of dust, pollen, and mold from the air. 

Pre-filters

These are larger filters that are the first line of defense, this may or may not be washable depending on the brand. Pre-filters are the ones that catch larger debris from pets before it passes through the HEPA filter.

Activated carbon filter

This is an important component if you have a multiple-pet household. This type of filter can effectively absorb odors and remove smell from pet urine, lingering poop smell, and saliva. 

While these may be key components, the more comprehensive air purifiers in our list contain more features. 

Our Top Picks: Best Air Purifiers for Homes with Pets

These are the more comprehensive units that can help purify your indoor air sans the presence of multiple pets. 

Rabbit Air A3

You can choose from pet-specific features that can address your indoor air problems the most. The pet specific filter is very impressive in removing funky smell coming from the faint pee and poop accidents on the floor. It can also remove contaminants that come with caring for pets. 

This Rabbit air purifier has a five-stage filtration system- a pre filter, medium filter, activated carbon filter, HEPA filter, and a customizable filter. This unit is our favorite one when it comes to odor problems. However, one word of caution, when it comes to pet hair this might need a little help. Thus we recommend this more if you have hairless cats or dogs rather than longhaired fur babies. In a multiple household with spynxh cats, this can render your home fresh and smelling clean. We all know how hairless cats can poop more with their faster metabolism.  

Winix 4-Stage True HEPA Air Purifier

If you do not mind having a bit more maintenance, this can make your space seem like you don’t have any fur babies at home, or maybe less for that matter. 

It has a four-stage filtration system and three layers of filter that can impressively remove pet dander, fur, and unpleasant odors that Fido makes. This has also enough prowess to make a significant impact even in larger rooms and open floor areas.  

Especially if you are in a multiple-pet household, this can render your space very human-friendly, so to speak.

There’s the pre-washable filter and by the end of the day, you can see the heft of fur that it can catch. Then the HEPA filter can effectively trap all the tiny particles, pet odors, and VOCs at the same time. 

This is also a quiet soldier, operating a day cleaning the air in your personal space without making much fuss and noise. 

Just keep in mind that this can be a bit clunky and chunky, that’s why this is better suited for larger rooms. Thus, making it a more viable option in the living or dining room, or a larger bedroom area. 

Rabbit Air MinusA2 HEPA Air Purifier

This is another Rabbit air purifier in the list and that also allows for more customization. If you need to be in control but find the Rabbit A3 too expensive, this is a more affordable option.

It has customized filters that can specifically target your needs. For instance, the pet filter works wonders in homes and apartments with pets. This is also one of our best picks when it comes to optimum odor control, another contender in a multiple-pet household. 

It has a 5 stage filtration system that can remove highly sensitive odors. So you’re sure there will be no smell, even the hint of pee smell on the floors or furniture. 

It’s one of the pricier units. But if you have a lot of longhaired cats and dogs and a lot of fur to cover, this is a great investment. This is also a smart unit and can be controlled via an app.  And oh, it may be bulky, you may be able to mount this unit on a wall for more convenience. However, doing so entails a bit of work and might not be an easy chore for a single person. The design is unobtrusive and can easily blend in any interiors of your living room or bedroom.

Shark NeverChange Air Purifier MAX

This air purifier lets out a nice detergent-like scent that can quickly mask unpleasant pee odors. So there will be none left, even the faintest unpleasant urine smell. It also does more than just masking the hard remove urine smell from your fur babies. It has two mesh filters on the sides that can trap pet debris and fur.

It is king when it comes to pet odor neutralization but can be a bit overwhelming for those who do not like a strong detergent smell in their homes. Also, it may lack the prowess when it comes to trapping small particles. This is more of a mid-range value-for-money air purifier, hence the expected tradeoffs.  Oh, you can also save a lot when it comes to filter replacement. The filters can last longer than other air purifiers because of their size and capacity. 

Alen BreatheSmart 75i Air Purifier

We love it when air purifiers allow for more customization, such as this unit. You can choose pet-specific filters to address issues that other filters may not be able to address 100 percent. 

The pet-specific filters can efficiently neutralize unpleasant pee and poo odors. This comes in handy when you are potty training your babies since this stage can cause a lot of toilet accidents.

This can also trap tiny pet debris, so if you have allergies, this is the unit to go for. It can trap 99.9 percent of particles bigger than .1 microns. So if you are unfortunately allergic to cats but still want one, this can help you live in peace and avoid that stuffy nose while cultivating love for these four-legged babies. 

However, be warned that filter replacements can be a bit costly. So you have to consider your budget before purchasing. You might chew more than what you can handle. 

Black+Decker BAPUV350

This pet purifier can trap hair impressively. It is king in catching pet particles all day and all night. It can also eliminate irritating funky smells,  but you have to crank up the unit to the highest setting to be able to achieve that.

This is more on fur catching rather than smell neutralizing, thus very viable if you have a Persian cat and Maine coons in the house. You know how much hair these babies can shed, especially in the summer. So there goes our best award for pet purifiers perfect for fur shedding. 

As a bonus, it has a UV light that can remove viruses and bacteria from your indoor space. You can monitor the air quality on a readout that is easy for the eyes to see. 

Here are the tradeoffs. One, we’ve mentioned above that for the unit to get rid of smells,  it has to be switched to the max setting. The same goes for VOCs, you have to crank this air purifier to the max setting to get rid of these highly volatile compounds.  Thus, this might not be the most cost-efficient unit on the list. 

Coway Airmega 400S Smart 

Bigger spaces require a more powerful air purifier, and we’ve got a handful in our backyard. These hard-working horses can cover up to 1560 square feet, perfect for bigger rooms and if you have an open floor plan in your home. 

It has a three stage filtration system that works almost every two hours to routinely clean the air in your homes. And oh, while it may be bigger and might need more payment upfront, this  can still make you save more money in the long run and can be cost effective.

Even at the lowest setting, this can still perform very impressively. It can cleanse indoor air in as fast as 5 minutes. So this is perfect for maintaining optimum air quality in homes with multiple pets.

Levoit EverestAir

This is a smart unit that can complement a smart ecosystem. You can link to a VeSync app so you can easily navigate through the features to get the best setting specific to your needs.

This is a larger unit that can offer a more comprehensive cleaning solution to your indoor air problem, one that can also do it quite fast. From pet dander, and hair to four odors, this smart baby can clean indoor air 4.5 times in just an hour. 

We love how quiet it is despite the prowess it has. The fans operate quietly too, you might even forget that it is running.

Though quite affordable,  filter replacements can be quite expensive. Though you might still be able to save on the pre-filters, these are washable.

Bissell Smart Air Purifier with HEPA and Carbon Filters

If you have allergies, this is another convenient and more effective pet air purifier on this lot. This offers a more extensive cleaning of your indoor air and can remove pet dander, allergens, and even smoke from your home.

It has a three-stage filtration system that has a pre filter, an activated carbon filter for odors, and a HEPA filter for smaller particles and dust. In addition to removing pet odor and dander, this can also be a compatible unit for eliminating funky smells and smoke from your weekend cooking.

Mila Air Purifier

If you want a smarter unit that can go ahead of the pack, you’re looking at one. This Mia smart air purifier is equipped with eight sensors that can scan the air quality in your home and clean it in a jiffy.

So it can get to work the exact moment you need it. With this earlier intervention, you can get the optimum air quality even at the lowest setting. Making this another cost-effective unit too. 

The set of smart features is very convenient but the filter replacement can be quite costly. But if you want an air purifier that can manage your indoor air quality the most, especially if you have multiple pets, then this is one for the books. 

We also tried these

• Levoit Core 300

This has a built-in sensor for air quality detection and a 3-stage pet allergy filtration system. It can help remove pet odors satisfactorily, but we did find it a bit lacking which makes it less efficient in mid-size to bigger rooms.

But if you have a smaller space and need an efficient air purifier that has a smaller footprint, then this can be a good option too.

• Dyson Cool

This is an air purifier and cooling fan in one, so quite a versatile buy. It can remove very fine air particles even in larger rooms. But when it comes to removing pet allergens, we find that it performed at a mediocre level. But it is very quiet and can be a compatible choice if you are sensitive to noise and don’t have allergies. 

Buying Guide: What Helped Us Make this List

Size of your space

We have selected a handful of air purifiers that have more prowess in larger rooms. So while it may rack in quite a few moolahs upfront, these are impressive air purifiers that can clean larger spaces if you have open floor plans.

With multiple pet households, it often entails a larger air space to clean and larger rooms to occupy, hence, the need for more powerful air purifiers. Thus we choose units with a CADR of at least 200.

Pet Specific: Fur and odor 

Fur babies in your homes fill your house with love, but they can also rack a myriad of  pollutants. And this also depends on what type of pet you have.  Different pets can create different types of pollutants and contaminants. 

This can make it difficult for those who are prone to having allergies. But you do not need to compromise and choose health over love, so to speak.  We have chosen air purifiers that have pet-specific features and filters that target all these nuisances and problems. 

We picked air purifiers with three, four five-stage filtration systems. This multiple arsenal can help tackle difficult odors and fur. 

A combination of these pet-specific filters can efficiently address pet problems in your homes. But we have listed these air purifiers according to their capacity. Some are king when it comes to fur and dander removal but mediocre in handling funky pet smells.  We have a handful of air purifiers that can be best at neutralizing offensive odors, even the tiniest tinge of it on the carpet, but not the best in catching pet hair and fur. 

That is why it’s important to list what type of pets you have, are they hairy, long, or naked? This can help you get the best deal and enjoy a more comprehensive solution for your home. 

Noise Levels

While this may not be a big deal, we handpicked air purifiers that do not make much noise. This is an important factor if you are sensitive to noises or if you are hunting for an air purifier that can be placed in your bedroom. 

Comprehensive Air Cleaning for Multiple Pet Household

While we have listed air purifiers with more prowess and features, do not forget to read the fine print. The CADR rating and the floor space each unit can cover.  

The more pets you have, the more intense the cleaning needs are. And these more pet-specific air purifiers can assist you better and help you maintain your sanity. No one wants to stay in a house reeking of urine smell no matter how extravagant the layout is.