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My hubby also said NO to the washables ones, My girls go in the pads and outside if the weather is ok, if is to cold or wet they use the pee-pads:thumbup: |
We use the washable ones (from LittleBit here on YT), and they are great and save a ton of money. We had to get over the "ewww" factor at first. BUT here is one way to help with that. For those of you with children, I can guarantee you've put grosser items in the washer with babies and toddlers. My kids had diarrea and vomit that got all over everything (clothing and bedding) a lot more than my dogs have. :p We just pre-rinse them and then run them through a wash cycle. To make you feel better, you can then run a small bleach cycle afterward to discinfect the washer. |
Just putting in my two cents. I don't plan on using washable pee pads. I had thought about it at first, but so far he is doing great at going outside. I am planning on using cloth diapers with my next baby. I have been on several forums and listened to the advice of many moms who cloth diaper. You are not supposed to use bleach b/c it breaks down the material fairly quickly. Some people will use a tablespoon here and there, but no more than that. You are also not supposed to use fabric softener b/c it can cause the fabric to not absorb properly. I am assuming that all of this would apply with a washable pee pad too. Also, as someone else stated, you put alot worse than dog pee into the wash with children, such as diarea, vomit ect.. Just my two cents. HTH :) |
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eww...I do not want to put anything that's regularly peed and pooped on in my washing machine. I would never want to use cloth diapers for a baby for that reason too...gross |
I use/d cloth diapers for my youngest and you are correct on the washing instructions for them, however I feel differently about dog urine/pee then I do about my childrens diapers so it still gives me the ewww factor. The bleach is a problem mostly with PUL on cloth diapers breaking down, it won't break down the other materials any more then when we use it on our regular "whites". I don't know what the bottom layer of the pee pads is made of though so maybe it is PUL or another similiar material? |
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It's amazing what we do for our furbabies, isn't it? I have quite a bit of the "eeeew" factor about washable pee pads, actually pee pads in general, but when I was in a bad car accident awhile ago I had to train Lady to use pads because I couldn't take her out. I got hooked on them! Recently she's developed some diabetic neuropathy in her hind legs so when she would try to circle before she peed, the disposable pads would get bunched up in her legs. She started going right next to the pads instead so I broke down and bought the washable pads a few months ago. If you run a bleach cycle through the washer after you've washed the pads, it really does sanitize your washer. |
My Mum uses old towels in the laundry (which the doggy door is built into) for the girls to piddle on when it's raining outside or they're too lazy to go out. She washes them in the washing machine with some dettol after all the human laundry has been done then runs a rinse cycle with some more dettol. It kills all the bacteria etc. She used to do the exact same thing with my cloth nappies as I was horribly allergic to the store-bought ones. |
Well, it's really not THAT bad putting something like that in your washing machine...I ALWAYS wash dog beds or crate pads or toys in HOT water and that kills any bacteria anyways. I always clean the poop off whatever it is FIRST, of course...lol...and the pee is really not all that bad...it just rinses right out. I have NEVER had any load of clothes that came out AFTER a load of dog pads and beds smell like pee...NEVER. And I have OCD...:eek: |
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