piggy bedspreads

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wow they look cool!
probably less hassle to wash then the vet bed I'm using atm, tho dont think it would be that easy to use in my cage as its 2 stories and the correx is a very tight fit >< (stupid ruler I'm postitve it lied to me)
 
yeh kind of like those - but she only makes them for a two grid width - my cage is a three grid width mallethead and those ones dont go over the sides...
 
Why not try making one? Maybe not a bedspread - but one of the bedsheets would be quite easy.
 
I am beginning regretting not doing textiles at school, think i am going to ask my mum if i can borrow her sewing machine and try and learn.....
 
Do you know what that suber absorbant material is that she uses for a middle layer? I do cotton towels now, but not having to wash all that bulk would be brill...
 
i emailed the cavy couture place and they use just wadding was thinking about emailing the american place to see what they use
 
In her video on that site she says "wadding like in mattress pads" whatever that is...

hth
 
candywishes said:
yeh kind of like those - but she only makes them for a two grid width - my cage is a three grid width mallethead and those ones dont go over the sides...
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Have you been in touch with her? She will quote you for your own measurements, I've just ordered some blankets from her, my size and my design ... she's very nice and helpful. It's worth asking her.
 
I havent asked but in the frequently asked questions it says she can do different lengths but no wider than two grids across as they'd have to sew two pieces of material together and the urine would leak through or something.... maybe i could persuade my step mum to sew me one :)) she has a sewing machine!
 
I emailed the american website and asked what the material they were using for the middle layer but she would not let me as she is in the middle of applying for a patent - understandable as if she told me and then i started making them she would not have any protection against copycats and patents are not cheap!

I have an inkling what it might be but i am not sure.....
 
I think that these would be very very easy to make yourself, but I wouldn't know what to use as the absorbant layer underneath the fleece? I would assume the fleece layer is just a big blanket with the corner squares cut away and then stitched together.

If I have a C&C cage, this is the type of thing I would want.

What material would be good for the bottom layer do you think?
 
OOH I don't know but they are nice aren't they and so easy by the looks of it.

You could trawl the internet for washable bedpan material or washable incontinence pants material and use that.

If the Is the bottom layer waterproof or just absorbant?
 
Synthetic microfibre towelling is very absorbent and comes out of the washing maching nearly dry, can be picked up cheap on eBay.
 
I had a think about this and I think that they use something like a washable incontience bed pad, but I've looked and they are so expensive! :o

If anyone knows what the bed pads are made from or where they are sold cheaply, I'd be interested to know to make my own piggy bedspreads!

OR, question for people with children - Can you buy something similar for bed wetting? Not the plastic sheets that stop it soaking through to the matress, but something that actually absorbs it? I was thinking that perhaps something intended for a child would be cheaper than something for an adult (you know how sometimes companies up the price and market it as a 'speciality' product). I didn't know what to search for.
 
i know you can buy mattress protectors - these are not plastic, they are fabric but are absorbant. some have plastic backing though, so check first if thats not what you want. Most places sell them, asda, etc
 
those look AWESOME!
too bad i live in new zealand.
heh heh you get all your cool products in the UK or US.
but you barely get anything like that for your pets in NZ.
i had so much trouble finding cubes i can't even find them anymore. and the coroplast....oh boy. i ended up just buying a nice hutch.
would be stoked if somebody in new zealand created these!
 
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