What is your pee pad washing regimen?

[Wylie's Mom]

Thanks for all these suggestions! I think I've been washing too many pads at once, should maybe use vinegar in the rinse cycle, and wash twice if they've been sitting for any amount of time.

For those who PMd me, I use either the white hospital pads or the laminated pads from EZ Whelp. I LOVE the laminated pads, they are brown on top - which looks kind of nicer; they are SUPER thin but absorb a crazy amount of liquid; I also love that they lay so flat and keep their shape, whereas the hospital pads sometimes look wavy/wrinkly. These are the laminated pads: Buy Waterproof Pads for Whelping

What the heck is Dettol? Never heard of it.

[Teegy]

I hand wash mine, I soak them in the bath in soap and a little bleach depending on the state of them, then I drain and repeat and hand scrub them rinse and ring them out, I use Dr Bronner's peppermint or eucalyptus soap

[Teegy]

Dettol is a UK antiseptic, it's awesome. I use portable baby change pads from walmart george

[Teegy]

Originally Posted by KazzyK810

Dettol...I have nightmares about Dettol! As a kid, I decided to talk a short cut home from school through a demolished house lot, fell on the rubble and cut my knees up pretty bad on broken glass. I hobbled home and my Dad cleaned my knees with Dettol

I was skipping down to the shops to get mum some veg eating my Edinburgh rock, when I wiped out ripped my knees ending up with a big bleeding rubble filled mess and a lovely streak of Edinburgh rock on the pavement. Went to the shops and then went home and my mum cleaned the mess with Dettol. thanks for the memories.
It's also fantastic for newly pierced ears

[TxVicki]

Originally Posted by Teegy

Dettol is a UK antiseptic, it's awesome. I use portable baby change pads from walmart george

This is what I use for my washable potty pads. They wash up really good and last a long time.

[ladyjane]

changed my mind about posting

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by Kareberry

I started using a cap full of Dettol antiseptic liquid in the slot where I would normally put bleach with regular liquid detergent with the hot water setting. Something about putting potty pads in the washing machine just made me feel the antiseptic was necessary to kill germs. It's just in my head.. lol

I feel the same way regarding putting used potty pads in the washing machine that I use for our clothes.

[ladyjane]

I assume my washer is clean after a wash. I am not about to start washing anything by hand...and especially not pee pads. Hand washing is not my cup of tea. I am too worn out daily as it is without adding yet another task.

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I assume my washer is clean after a wash. I am not about to start washing anything by hand...and especially not pee pads. Hand washing is not my cup of tea. I am too worn out daily as it is without adding yet another task.

I understand! I shared this thread with my hubby, and he stated that he would machine wash also, or use only disposables. I know you have more than one dog, so you probably use a lot of them; whereas, we have only Ian who uses one pad a day while we're at work. I'd have to save them for a week to have enough to run our washing machine, but I guess there is always the mini-load cycle. Assuming the washing machine is clean after the wash is probably correct.
Goodness knows no one needs yet another task, not these days!

[KazzyK810]

I got thinking that how each of us washes our pads is probably determined by the types of washing machines we have.


I used to have a top-loading machine at my old house (which stayed with the house when I sold it). It was great at cleaning in just one wash, probably because it used plenty of water per cycle, both to wash and rinse.


I now have stacked front-loaders and very small ones at that. It took me months to get the hang of it, especially with how little detergent to use. While it cleans most things really well, because it uses very little water, more heavily soiled items require a pre-rinse or an extra wash.

[Lovely Izzy]

I pretreat mine, cant think of the name of the bar I use to get stains out. It is AWESOME! It even takes out blood. Then just throw in the washing machine and air dry. I use ALL or Tide for washing. I no longer use the pee pads, she is fully house broken.

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by Lovely Izzy

I pretreat mine, cant think of the name of the bar I use to get stains out. It is AWESOME! It even takes out blood. Then just throw in the washing machine and air dry. I use ALL or Tide for washing. I no longer use the pee pads, she is fully house broken.

Is it the Naptha bar? I have that one.

[Lou]

Originally Posted by AprilLove

Ann,
I had the same problem for a while, then instead of adding distilled white vinager to the wash, (which i was doing)I started using it in the rinse instead, and havent had a problem since. (This also works great for stinky sweaty running/workout clothes with stank, lol) dont ask me how i know that,haha.
I usually wash 10 at a time.and use one cup of vinger.

That's what I do too.

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom

Thanks for all these suggestions! I think I've been washing too many pads at once, should maybe use vinegar in the rinse cycle, and wash twice if they've been sitting for any amount of time.

For those who PMd me, I use either the white hospital pads or the laminated pads from EZ Whelp. I LOVE the laminated pads, they are brown on top - which looks kind of nicer; they are SUPER thin but absorb a crazy amount of liquid; I also love that they lay so flat and keep their shape, whereas the hospital pads sometimes look wavy/wrinkly. These are the laminated pads: Buy Waterproof Pads for Whelping

What the heck is Dettol? Never heard of it.

I I use the EZ Whelp pads too. Love them! I have various sizes for different pens and such

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I assume my washer is clean after a wash. I am not about to start washing anything by hand...and especially not pee pads. Hand washing is not my cup of tea. I am too worn out daily as it is without adding yet another task.

Ew no...hand washing them sounds a lot more unsanitary than just putting them in the machine to wash.

[lynzy420]

I use this, I tell ya this is the best and a little goes a lonnnnngggg way without damaging effects of bleach...It comes in different fragrances.


OdoBan 1 gal. Lavender Odor Eliminator and Disinfectant Multi-Purpose Cleaner Concentrate-911101-G at The Home Depot