Blankets as bedding

Alicia

Mama Doe

• Jun 25, 2016

• #1

For those that use blankets and similar things as bedding, how do you wash them without getting hair all in the washing machine? I'm actually asking for my neighbour who has cats but I thought it would be pretty much the same.

 

aaammmyyy

Mama Doe

• Jun 25, 2016

• #2

I only use blankets in winter so I probably don't have the best method, but I hang mine on the washing line and hit them with a brush to get the majority of the hair and hay off
Then I put them in a bucket of hot water and this soap stuff in and clean them by hand!

I'd use the washing machine but my parents don't want hair in their machine, still beating them on the washing line gets a fair bit off!


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HouseOfRabbit

Warren Scout

• Jun 25, 2016

• #3

I use blankets all year round and put them in a Horse rug wash bag that I got of Ebay on a normal wash cycle when they need cleaning.

 

Hele

Warren Veteran

• Jun 25, 2016

• #4

Yeah, I have similar to a horse rug bag (pretty much the same thing) I got mine from zooplus and it zips closed. You can just bung blankets in a pillowcase but obviously a bag designed for the job with a zip close will keep more of the fluff in than a pillowcase with an open end!

 

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Niklovesrats

Warren Scout

• Jun 25, 2016

• #5

I just shake everything and shove it in.. never had hay or hair on any of my clothes!!

 

Lisa F

Mama Doe

• Jun 25, 2016

• #6

Yup, I also use the petwear washbag. Best thing I ever bought and all pet bedding/blankets etc goes in it!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moorland-R...8&qid=1466862442&sr=8-1&keywords=pet+wash+bag

 

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Jonm

Alpha Buck

• Jun 27, 2016

• #7

The rug normally falls apart before it needs washing with all the digging she does to it....

 

daphnephoebe

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2016

• #8

I mainly use towels as they're easier to wash
The girls only have one blanket, brush it off with a duspan brush before putting it into the machine. (then run the machine on an empty cycle before putting human clothes in)

 

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Mischief and Tinker's Mum

Wise Old Thumper

• Jun 27, 2016

• #9

You can put them in an old pillowcase

 

Jbun

Alpha Buck

• Jun 28, 2016

• #10

I first brush them off with a slicker brush to get most of the fur, then after washing and the inside of the washer has dried out, I just gather up any loose fur, which isn't usually very much because the brush gets most of it off the blankets.