Laundry

[malluver1005]

I would like to wash Aspen's blankets and stuff with a no chemical, non toxic, pet friendly, kind of detergent. What do you guys do your pets' laundry with?

[Sprocket]

Vinegar.

Too short of course :)

[Ania's Mommy]

Yep. I agree with Sproket. You could also use baking soda. But don't use BOTH vinegar & baking soda at the same time 'cuz you'll have a small eruption on your hands.

[malluver1005]

what kind of vinegar and how much?

[Sprocket]

White vinegar and a cup in a load is what I use.

[xellil]

Hmmm. Never thought of washing dog stuff in something like vinegar. For us people, we use baby-type detergent like Ivory Snow or other similar stuff with no perfumes or dyes in it for our clothes. For sheets, towels, etc we use Purex which doesn't have much smell. Would that not be ok for dogs too?

Does vinegar actually clean a stinky blanket?

[chowder]

I use All Free and Clear Detergent. It's suppose to have no dyes or perfumes. So far the dogs have never had any type of reactions to it and we people have never had any reactions either. I just got a bottle of Tide Free and Clear to try and it seems to work fine for them also. No itching so far (and I itch with any kind of soap that has any dye or perfume, much less the dogs!!)

[naturalfeddogs]

You could use a detergent thats made for babies. I think the one I used for Kirby's clothes when he was a baby was Dreft(sp)? Or the Free and clear ones. Those would all be gentle, as far as not leaving any residue.

[SpooOwner]

You can also use nature's miracle to pre-treat. I even use it on my vibrams.

[luvMyBRT]

I use "ALL Free and Clear" to wash my kids clothes.....that's what I use to wash dog beds. Never had any problems.