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12-23-2012, 12:34 PM | #1 |
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| Patch vs pads Ok so I'm on petsmart trying to order puppy pads but I jus saw the potty patch which is like a pad but it looks like grass. Has anyone tried it? Wat do u prefer: pad or patch? Will either make it harder to transition to "going"outside? I'm in military so I won't b able to b at home all the time so he will have to "go" inside sometimes...advice plz. |
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12-23-2012, 12:41 PM | #2 |
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| I tried the patch for Lexie & she had no interest in using it. So I just stick with pads. Nothing to clean, but it is more wasteful, like diapers. Transitioning to go outside shouldn't be impacted by using a pad or patch. It's just there if the dog knows there is no option to go outside.
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12-23-2012, 12:59 PM | #3 |
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| The patch you have to pour the urine out and wash regularly. The disposable pads you just throw away. Some people use washable pads. I guess it depends on your preference. |
12-23-2012, 01:02 PM | #4 |
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| The only thing I could think of is the grossness of trying to clean fake grass and I am sure the odor is never really gone. With pads you flush the poop and throw away. If you get the washable ones you save by reusing them and the disposable ones some rip them.
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12-23-2012, 08:53 PM | #5 |
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| Oh wow...nvm then. I'll go for the pads!! |
12-23-2012, 10:06 PM | #6 |
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| I had a patch and my puppy really liked it. But then couple weeks later she developed diarrhea, and cleaning the patch was a nightmare. We bought another patch to replace it, and then she had diarrhea again. To clean that grass from diarrhea is pretty much impossible. This was becoming a very expensive habit, so we switched to disposable pads until diarrhea resolved. And now to washable ones. If you have an easy access to washing machine, go with washable ones as they will save you a lot of money in the long run. |
12-24-2012, 08:50 PM | #7 |
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12-24-2012, 08:55 PM | #8 |
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| Washable pads are great...very absorbent and pretty and environmentally friendly. www.tbumpkins.com is one of the vendors who sell them... (107Barney) It is the best thing I ever did switching from disposable to washable...much better, IMHO!
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12-24-2012, 09:26 PM | #9 |
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| I have a covered porch with a baby gate. Moki rings his bell I let him outside and he goes on the grass patch. It's easy to clean with a hose. I use soap and hose it off. Never stinks. I have a spare patch so one can hang dry. Take 5 mins to clean max. But inside maybe to much work?? I use a reusable one and keep by the door when we aren't home . So if he can hold it he goes there. Just like out side every time he poops I flush it down the toilet. I change it everytime because he doesn't use it much. But before I would leave it for the day if his poops were hard. I have a big fenced yard but he only gets to go one the porch. Unless it's daytime and I'm out there. You can go to a medical center and get pads for $7 but they will be plain white. |
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12-25-2012, 04:28 PM | #11 | |
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What do you do with the used pads? Do you throw them in the was right away or wait until you have a few and wash them together? If you wait... how do you store the dirty ones until you wash them?
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12-25-2012, 04:39 PM | #12 |
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| I wait till I get a load. wash them with a little bleach. Store them in a diaper pal so theres no smell. I just use the cheap $7 medical ones. Hope full when Moki gets around 2yrs old he won't use them anymore. My previous Yorkie could hold it. |
12-25-2012, 05:15 PM | #13 |
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| Thanks for the insight. I figured I would use the reusable ones, but I could not figure out how I would store them. The diaper pails seemed to be impractical to use for bulky pads. Do you use a liner in the pail or just clean the whole pail on laundry day? I was thinking about getting a washable liner as well.
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12-25-2012, 08:22 PM | #15 |
YT Addict | I use disposible pads I use dog poopy bags from dollar store to pick poopy up tie bag n discard in trash no smell no clogged toilets. I was thinking about going with reusable but was afraid they would get confused on where to go like if kids leave clothes on floor and my yorkies thinking it was a ok to go on it
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