washing vet bed....help!

[Kirjava]

Have any of you tried washing a vet bed in the washing machine? I had to fight with mine for 15 mins to make it fit and now it doesn't seem to have been washed very well :-S.
Any good ideas on better/other ways to wash it? Thanks

 

[claremw92]

Guessing it's new...
Once you've washed it a few times it becomes easier to get in the washing machine...
I find some of mine dont wash very well some times....
What are you washing it on..?
I put mine on 40 cotton wash...

Also if there's any poop And other rubbish hanging round...
How I get rid of it... Is I use a scrubbing brush... So a good stiff brush... And brush the bedding down before I goes in the machine...

Just pop it in the machine again... Sometimes mine needs to be washed two or three times.... Usually the boys bedding to be fair....
Lol
x

 

[claremw92]

Also are you folding it up or just cramming it in...?
I fit mine in by folding it length ways and then around the drum to make an O shape... With the fluffy bit on the outside of the fold... If you get what I mean...
Can't think of a better way to explain it... Lol


x

 

[Guinea pig slave]

Also are you folding it up or just cramming it in...?
I fit mine in by folding it length ways and then around the drum to make an O shape... With the fluffy bit on the outside of the fold... If you get what I mean...
Can't think of a better way to explain it... Lol


x

That's how I do it Can only get two pieces in at once and with 12 piggies in 4 pens (two pieces each) it's a marathon wash along with their cozy beds etc.
The hooman washing is ceiling high somedays as the piggies stuff has to be done |)
Typically in my house:
Daughter/son - 'have I got any clean clothes...?'
Me - 'No, sorry, still in the wash'
OH - 'where's those nice fluffy blankets the piggies like ?'
Me - 'oh, folded up clean under the pens...'
|)

 

[Kirjava]

Yeah this is the first time I've washed it. I gave it a good brush first and gave it a bit of a beating while it was hanging on the line lol. I folded it up fluffy side out then rolled it up (after trying to cram it in repeatedly!).

I washed it on synthetic 60 degrees, maybe too high? Hopefully it will get better like you said. I've got 1 messy boy and 1 tidy girl on it. I'll see what it's like when it's dry and might wash it again..,thanks for the help :-)

 

[Kirjava]

Yeah this is the first time I've washed it. I gave it a good brush first and gave it a bit of a beating while it was hanging on the line lol. I folded it up fluffy side out then rolled it up (after trying to cram it in repeatedly!).

I washed it on synthetic 60 degrees, maybe too high? Hopefully it will get better like you said. I've got 1 messy boy and 1 tidy girl on it. I'll see what it's like when it's dry and might wash it again..,thanks for the help :-)

 

[claremw92]

That's how I do it Can only get two pieces in at once and with 12 piggies in 4 pens (two pieces each) it's a marathon wash along with their cozy beds etc.
The hooman washing is ceiling high somedays as the piggies stuff has to be done |)
Typically in my house:
Daughter/son - 'have I got any clean clothes...?'
Me - 'No, sorry, still in the wash'
OH - 'where's those nice fluffy blankets the piggies like ?'
Me - 'oh, folded up clean under the pens...'
|)

I have at the moment 2 pieces that are 2 meters long... And about 10 other pieces of various sizes... And the ones that are 2 meters are an absolute joke to wash....!
And your house sounds like mine...
I realised the other day I had run out of pants... But had a lovely stack of clean vet bed and cozies...
Lmao
What are we like...!
x

 

[claremw92]

Yeah this is the first time I've washed it. I gave it a good brush first and gave it a bit of a beating while it was hanging on the line lol. I folded it up fluffy side out then rolled it up (after trying to cram it in repeatedly!).

I washed it on synthetic 60 degrees, maybe too high? Hopefully it will get better like you said. I've got 1 messy boy and 1 tidy girl on it. I'll see what it's like when it's dry and might wash it again..,thanks for the help :-)

They do soften up....
I've found 40 degree wash works best for me...
I once put some on a 90 degree wash because it was mingin... And I reduced it to a fleece blanket.... Lol
When there new and really stiff it's a pain in the ass to wash....!
x

 

[Guinea pig slave]

I have at the moment 2 pieces that are 2 meters long... And about 10 other pieces of various sizes... And the ones that are 2 meters are an absolute joke to wash....!
And your house sounds like mine...
I realised the other day I had run out of pants... But had a lovely stack of clean vet bed and cozies...
Lmao
What are we like...!
x

|) We have to get our priorities right where the piggies are concerned
I blame them for not getting stuff done at home, good job they can't speak :x
Luckily OH admits he sits talking and just watching them for ages if he's at home and I'm working |)

 

[claremw92]

|) We have to get our priorities right where the piggies are concerned
I blame them for not getting stuff done at home, good job they can't speak :x
Luckily OH admits he sits talking and just watching them for ages if he's at home and I'm working |)

Lmao...
How bloody cute of OH...
mine walked in my house the other day and there's cages all down the one side of the house so it's like a bloody obstacle course to get the other side.... Lol
And he flipped out....
And when we went to bed and I had 5 up there on quarantine.... And they were noisy.... And he freaked then...
But he does love the evil bunny....!
Lmao
x

 

[piglet79]

have used this for puppies and i softens with use and washing.

 

[kotov]

I cut all my vet bed (maximum size is 20x70cm)to make them easier to clean and doing it in 3 stages.
first clean them from dropping second hand wash them in specific places to remove pee and third put into wm in gentle mod 40 degrees.