pee pads - washable vs. disposable which one do you use? and which one would you recommend? for those of you who use washable peepads. how do you clean it in general and how do you clean it if the dog has diarrhea on it? thank you! |
I use the washable ones and put the disposable ones on top. That way if they miss the pad I have the washable one to catch it. I wash seperatley and dry in the dryer. |
I use washable and love them. If I had the disposable, I know for certain these pups of mine would shread them :) The washable are easy to take care of. If they poop I pick it up. If its diahrea, I wipe it and apply a spray on stain remover. Usually, I just use regular unscented tide detergent and throw in some arm and hammer baking soda. I've seen arm and hammer detergent and tried that as well but didn;t notice any difference. What I'm currently doing seems to work. No odor, no staining so far after about 3 months of use with 3 yorkies. I order mine online and there are a number of distributors. I know Ryan sells some on YT and people have good things to say about him. I need to order mine elsewhere only because i am looking for a specific size 18x24 which he does not carry because that size fits perfectly in the pee pad holders. Pee pad holders are a good idea because they help hold down the pads whether disposable or washable. Before I got the pee pad holders, the pups would flip over the pads on me. |
...a couple things I forgot. I wash in hot and dry them in the dryer on Med or High heat. They are very durable...at least the ones I've had experience with. |
My dogs are outside trained now but I did use washable while potty training and while raising a litter of pups. If there was any solid material left on the pad I would just rinse the pad well in my laundry sink before putting it in the washer. I also use a little bleach in the pee pad loads. The disposable pads quickly were shredded by my yorkies and it was QUITE the mess. |
I use Shamwow's with a plastic liner underneath. When I wash them I throw a scoop of Oxyclean in with the regular detergent. I am going to be buying some underpads from the hospital in a couple of weeks, and use them as washable pads. I'm hoping to learn how to make some washable pads myself as I just recently was given a sewing machine! |
I use the washable and really love them - I think I have about 10 of them, and I rotate thru. I have a few placed throughout the house. If they have a yuck poo, it does wash out pretty well, actually. I think there are a few stains on a few pads, I suppose? But really, they wash up very easily bc they're meant for bodily fluid stains, so they're pretty durable. I wash a bunch of pads together at a time when the dogs are w/ me in 1 room, then dry. |
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I have use so many disposable one but to mo this are the best so far http://www.precisionpet.com/pdf/free...ad%20offer.pdf |
I know the disposible pads are expensive, but I can't see myself throwing washable pads in the same washer I put my clothes in. |
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Actually I thought it felt strange to put the pee pads in the same washer in which we wash everyone's clothes but I've gotten used to it and I usually follow a certain pattern where I will run a hot sanitizing whites load as the first load after. Thats a thought? I also have a couple dozen pads to I can a bit before washing them. |
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I got over that after my first Son was born ;):D |
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Its amazing what we are forced to get accustomed to seeing, smelling and handling when we have kids. :eek: |
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