My feeling on the whole OCD subject is that if it begins to interfere with your day-to-day life, control all your actions and prevents you from feeling happy, then it is a problem and you should seek help.
Now, if you are a very clean person but keeping your house clean does not intefere with how you function (if you don't know if it does, ask a family member or friend), then be happy with who you are. The fact that you have pets is a good sign because their cleanliness is sometimes out of your control yet you welcome them as family members.
IMHO, more and more people are being given these diagnoses and it does not help them in their lives. Used to be that it was okay to be a bit quirky-that's what makes us interesting. It's when it controls your life and ruins your happiness that it becomes a problem. I am the mom of a teen with OCD so I am speaking from my own experiences.
Sorry to get off-topic but kudos to you for asking this great question. In time, perhaps the anxiety you feel over the pet mess may fade. The fact that you can own a pet with your need for cleanliness is a great thing.
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