How often.....

Jennifer · Big Cheese

How often.....

Siouxsie · Enlightened One

And lets be honest here Jennifer, you do buy new beds for your three very regularly

Jennifer · Big Cheese

This is true, i cant resist each time im at the market

Teresa · Enlightened One

good question. dave and daisy have cellular blankets in the lounge which are easy to wash and tend to get done when they start to whiff - maybe every couple of weeks or so.

the doughnut beds are another matter altogether the only bit that will fit in the washing machine is the cover to the centre bit - the outside "ring" of the doughnut and the filling of the inner bit have no chance of getting in the washing machine - these beds are now beginning to seriously whiff but i didn't want to buy new beds at £20 a time !!! anyone got suggestions for cleaning these doughnut beds??

JanW · Master

daves_mum wrote:

anyone got suggestions for cleaning these doughnut beds??

I tried washing them in a friends industrial sized machine and they started to smell within 2 weeks so it obviously didn't clean them properly.

Final solution: I threw them out and bought plastic round beds, and filled these with bits of duvets etc which I can wash (the dogs refused to use flat beds after the donuts were removed.)

Teresa · Enlightened One

great

my wonderfully indulgent pressies for the kids now need to be thrown out. well, they didn't last long back to the good old washable duvets and blankets then.

thanx for the info - it saves me from wasting my time researching the cleaning possibilities ! lol

FAJ · Enlightened One

We wash our two's stuff about once a month, though their bedding gets shaken out every day to remove crumbs and make it all smooth and cosy again. We use hard plastic beds with blankets in the kitchen, and the giant cushion sort with removable, washable covers in the lounge. They get washed about once a month too, or more frequently if they've eaten something and left the gubbins on the cushion.

Twice a week seems a bit excessive for washing their blankets. Our two love to have their own stink of their beds!!

Calatria · Master

Ours have hard plastic beds with cushions. The cushions have removable covers and get washed once a week between May and September (flea season!), less often during the winter.

max · Enlightened One

Cas and Sasha have the doughnut beds and I wash the cushion cover and then with an idea from a friend, I wipe the large outer ring and cushion with babywipes and then a quick spray with a scented spray just for material. Works for a while and smells a whole lot better.

Nora

Teresa · Enlightened One

thanks for that, nora - tho i have this awful feeling that i've left it too long for the baby wipes or febreze

i think the doughnut beds are definitely past their best !!