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06-20-2011, 05:44 AM | #16 |
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| I wash pee pads every day its the very first thing i do every morning while my coffee is making..you might be overloading your machine if they smell after being washed.. try a smaller load i love the washables.. mine tear the others to shreds
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06-20-2011, 07:11 AM | #17 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA
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| I also use washable pads and I have 4 babies as well. I have never had a problem of my machine smelling afterwards. I also use hot water and bleach and of course detergent. Then I use high heat in the dryer. I have been useing them for over a year, and I have never had to "rewash" them or run my machine again!
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06-20-2011, 07:27 AM | #18 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | I use disposable pads only when I have a whelping girl, for pee I use washable and wash them every other day, I do use Baking soda in the wash cycle, I fill the washer with warm water add, bleach, detergent and baking soda from the box, mix it well and then add the diapers one at a time to make sure they soak well, then wash in the heavy cicle as usual, I been doing this for many years and never had a problem with odors or residue in my machine. best of luck with your decission.. |
06-20-2011, 07:52 AM | #19 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida
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| I would think bleach would cause the pads to wear out faster. I just baking soda, OR vinegar OR peroxide. I have used listerine for cat pee before.. it really works!! I guess it could work on the washable pads also.
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06-20-2011, 08:19 AM | #20 | |
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Bleach damages the rubber backing..i often use vinegar in rinse
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06-20-2011, 08:22 AM | #21 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia
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| Thanks didn't know this, Maybe why some of mine are worn out. But I have used them for 2 years.
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06-20-2011, 03:01 PM | #22 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Easley, SC, USA
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| pee pads I have one yorkie that uses the washable pads. When I ordered them from the hospital supply place they seemed way too big, so I took them to my alterations lady and she cut them in half and hemmed them. I am usually home during the day and change them a lot. I kept a few full size in case I am gone all day and he may need a bigger area. I add vinegar to the washing powder and also put vinegar in a downy ball for the rinse. After 6 months the pads look brand new. Cesar tore up the disposable pads, even ripped them out of the special holder for them. After he uses his pad he waits for me to notice and praise him. |
06-20-2011, 03:09 PM | #23 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | hmmm... I been bleaching mine for a couple of years too, I will try the vinegar on the rise too.. thanks for the heads up.. |
06-29-2011, 03:00 PM | #24 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento CA
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| another alternative is the indoor doggie plastic grass system. I actually use this in my backyard on the patio by the door so it's an all weather spot, I take her to her spot each time to pee and poo, she gets a treat if she goes on the grass, doesn't get a treat if she goes anywhere else. For us this was an easy solution for clean up and it's portable for travel, you rinse the tray and grass stuff out as you go. It holds a lot of pee in the tray below the grass. I also use vinegar to break down the urine odor when she did have accidents on my carpet, as well as for all dog beds, blankets, toys whatever needs to be washed. A friend of mine puts a pee pad in the grass system tray under the grass so she can just toss it in the wash as she has multiple dogs and it was easier than possibly spilling the tray when pulling it out washing it, but I don't do that. |
11-13-2011, 09:06 PM | #25 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| I wash pee pads in warm water/cold rinse using homemade laundry detergent and white vinegar in both wash in rinse cycle. I don't overload the washer and always do an extra rinse. When possible, I hang them outside to day. |
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