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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: When I turned 78 years ago, my wringer washer broke. I hated toting laundry to the laundromat, and I hated lugging home kitty litter to my many cats. So I came up with a solution: I use washable cotton bed pads and cotton shop towels, laid out over plant trays. They can quickly be washed in a big tub with hot water, soap and bleach. My cats took to them right away – the big cats don’t miss the cotton pads, and my other cats will use the shop towels and then wrap them over their poop. The savings are tremendous for me, and there is no litter to buy and lug home. The shop towels last for years. It may sound weird to some people, but if you read the reviews under most cotton bed pads, many are purchased by people for their pets. – Eva D., via email
DEAR EVA: What a unique solution. It seems like a lot of extra work compared to just lugging litter home, but then there’s the constant scooping and disposal that litter entails. Thank you for the tip!
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: Disposable potty pads can be expensive, and their plastic lining seems like a disaster for the environment. But my 15-year-old Chihuahua, Shemp, has incontinence problems and can’t make it outside when he needs to pee. Instead of going broke buying the pads, I line a plastic tray with newspaper and a cotton shop towel. I change this padding each time Shemp uses it, around two to three times per day. The newspaper is disposable, and I wash the shop towels in the laundry sink with soap and hot water. – Jane K., Lexington, Kentucky
DEAR JANE: Thank you for sharing this handy tip! Readers, note how frequently a potty pad must be changed to keep the area clean and odor-free and, most importantly, to keep your pet healthy.
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