I have two pieces of white vet bed. White. Therein lies my mistake. They look grubby all the time. I've washed them at 40C, 60C, 90C with detergent and they still look grubby. Is there any way of reviving them, os should I just give up and invest in some grey stuff?
Re: Washing vet bed You could try good old fashioned laundry bleach (it's called vanish white these days : ). Soak them for a few hours. But that would be an awful faff so if the budget allows, I'd go for a different colour.
Re: Washing vet bed Thanks, I'll try that. I've looked at buying more vet bed, but the issue - as always - is having it shipped here. Most shipping seems to be £20+ which is a bit excessive for a piece of fluffy material! So I'll probably wait until I'm back in the UK in May and pick some up then. I didn't think of using Vanish. I have some regular stuff (not the White) so might try that on one piece this morning and see how it goes.
Re: Washing vet bed Yes.... relegate the grubby ones to the boot of the car and get new ones for 'display'.
Re: Washing vet bed I have washed my pieces of vet bed 1000 times on 40 degrees. I have had them for years. I like the dark grey with cream paw prints, it looks good as new every time.
Re: Washing vet bed [quote author=Boogie link=topic=9589.msg138468#msg138468 date=1421832183] I have washed my pieces of vet bed 1000 times on 40 degrees. I have had them for years. I like the dark grey with cream paw prints, it looks good as new every time. [/quote] That's the design I was looking at - much more forgiving than plain white! The dogs are crated in the car, so one piece of this can go in that and the other can go in the "dog cupboard" as a spare when that one's in the wash. You lot are bad for my bank balance. All the lovely doggy things I can buy!
Re: Washing vet bed I have dark brown with black paw prints... and I won it in the tombola at our gun dog club christmas party, so it cost nothing!!
Re: Washing vet bed [quote author=Karen link=topic=9589.msg138502#msg138502 date=1421838110] I have dark brown with black paw prints... and I won it in the tombola at our gun dog club christmas party, so it cost nothing!! [/quote] We have that one too - very forgiving! Only thing is it's easy to forget to wash it as it never looks grubby
Re: Washing vet bed That is true. It's only when you get close to it and smell it that you realize it hasn't been washed for quite some time...
Re: Washing vet bed Can I ask I've blocked our washing machine filter up twice washing vet bed. Shud we be prepping it somehow first??? Or maybe put inside a pillowcase perhaps? On another note we have grey with black footprints here. Lou xxx
Re: Washing vet bed I give mine a good bashing on a railing every now and again to get the bits, and some of the hair, out. That's all I do. Is your filter being clogged with dog hair or bits of the bed? The Vanish didn't work. I still have two grubby pieces of white vet bed. Roll on May, when I can get some replacements!
Re: Washing vet bed I put ours in a mesh bag thingie which I bought off Amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00DNGR862/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1421866091&sr=1&keywords=washing+mesh+bag
Re: Washing vet bed I give it a quick vacuum over and bung it straight in - not had a problem so far.
Re: Washing vet bed My OH (who has responsibility for the washing machine filters) insists all dog stuff is shaken outside or hoovered before it gets washed. Boring. But then, I suppose he is the one that has to deal with the filter. It does get clogged up with football sized clumps of dog hair, yes.
Re: Washing vet bed Thank you for the suggestions.. in the past it has been bits of fluff from the vet bed that has caused the blockage. I'm liking the look of that dense net thingy... might invest in one of those
Re: Washing vet bed [quote author=Rolokris link=topic=9589.msg138716#msg138716 date=1421893404] Reminds me must find out how to empty the washing machine filter. Lol! [/quote] Ha ha yes! I'm a bit of an expert at draining washing machines and cleaning filters now lol! The nice washing machine repair man taught me how to do it.
Re: Washing vet bed I must keep this in mind. The filter on ours is a right git to get to - it's at the back (!) of the machine, so it means pulling the whole thing out of the cupboard to do it. What a palarva!
