Pee pads are often a useful product for puppies going through their early potty training stages. However, I've recently discovered that they come in handy in other instances as well. I've had some OUT! dog pads since December, but never thought I'd have any use for them. Turned out I was wrong and they've actually been quite a useful product to have on hand.
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Here are 6 Uses for Pet Pee Pads:
1. Potty Training a Puppy
Of course, this is the most obvious use for a dog pee pad and is probably the main reason many people purchase pee pads in the first place. Simply place the pee pad in your home and reward your puppy when they go potty on the pad. Training your puppy to use a pee pad is helpful if you cannot be at home with them 24/7 due to work schedules.
2. Senior Dog Urinary Incontinence
Sometimes, senior dogs can become incontinent. Most of the time, it's not their fault if they have an accident. Their bodies are just not what they used to be and pee accidents happen. I have noticed my dog has some urinary incontinence recently. She will "leak" urine in her sleep, which can be a problem if she's sleeping on furniture. I have placed OUT! pee pads in the areas where she most likes to sleep for extra protection.
3. Pet Accidents
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Farrah was having accidents almost every day on our carpet. |
Accidents happen. My dog has more accidents than she used to on my carpet. It's almost always in the same place, so I keep a dog pee pad there just in case. Also, back in the Spring when we were keeping my brother's dog for him we had a bit of a pee accident problem. Farrah, my brother's dog, was going potty in one specific place in my living room. She was potty trained and typically did not have accidents at her own home. I took her out frequently, but she still urinated in the same spot. Putting a pee pad down saved my carpet in this case.
4. Cat Litter Boxes
Placing a pet pee pad down underneath your cat's litter box can be helpful too. Especially if you have a senior cat who may miss the box sometimes.
5. Use Pet Pee Pads in Crates or Carriers as Bedding
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Pet pee pads work well in crates or carriers. |
I currently have a kitten and when I'm not home, he stays in a crate for his own protection. I have been putting pee pads in his crate because he does have an accident occasionally despite having a litter box available. The same can be done for puppies who are crate training. You can also place pee pads inside of carriers while traveling, just in case an accident happens.
6. Donate to a Shelter
If you still can't find a use for any extra pet pads you have around the house, consider donating them to your local shelter or rescue. They'll have plenty of uses for them!
Why We Use OUT! Dog Pads
The OUT! Dog Pads I had on hand proved to be a life saver for me with our doggy house guest. If you're looking for a more sturdy dog pad, you can try OUT! Heavy Duty Quilted Dog Pads which are 50% stronger and 25% more absorbent. The stronger pads help reduce tearing and shredding.
Also available are OUT! Odor Control Quilted Dog Pads which are for pet parents who are looking for improved quality and performance at the same great price.
Both of these OUT! dog pee pads offer triple protection against leaks, quicker absorption, advanced odor control, and include an advanced dog attractant to help train pets where to go potty. They are now available at Walmart and online at www.OutPetCare.com.
You can read more about dog pads, including the science behind them, and how to choose and use them at the Live the Life Pet blog.
You can read more about dog pads, including the science behind them, and how to choose and use them at the Live the Life Pet blog.
OUT! Quilted Dog Pads Giveaway
Could you use some extra dog pads around your home? If so, we have a giveaway for you! THREE winners will receive OUT! Quilted Dog Pads, 200 count. This giveaway is open to continental US residents only (void where prohibited by law), ages 18+. Giveaway ends August 9th, 2016 at midnight CT. Use the Rafflecopter form below to enter. Good luck!
well at the moment I have two Pet Rabbits and I use pee pads for there Play pen, they are litter box trained but sometimes they miss the litter box.
ReplyDeleteI also have a senior dog who has some potty problems and sometime in November I will be getting a new Puppy so I think I'll be needing some pee pads soon...
Great idea to use for small pets like rabbits too! Yes, it does sound like these would come in handy for you. Good luck!
DeleteI would use them for my doxie when he has to stay in the house all day.
ReplyDeleteI always use them under the litter boxes for anything that goes over the edge.
ReplyDeleteI would use OUT! Quilted Dog Pads at the back door for when the dogs need to go in between potty breaks outside.
ReplyDeleteThose things sure have lots of good uses!
ReplyDeletefostering kittens, I always have a use for these.. not to mention my own cat who likes to pee standing up in the litterbox..
ReplyDeleteOh my! I am curious now as to how that works. MOL
DeleteClaire never used pee pads, but with your good ideas, it's going to change. Purrs
ReplyDeletei have 3 little girls that pee and poo. the oldest cant hold it long anymore b/c she is almost 15 yrs old, you have to get her right away when she is ready or she has an accident. i go thru lots of pee pads with my girls. i also use them on the car seats under the towels. if they have to travel in a crate i will put them in the bottom of the crate with a towel on top. i also put them under the water bowl and food bowl.
ReplyDeleteLove the litter box idea! My biggest problem around the litter boxes is Dibble likes to mark them. ARGH. So frustrating.
ReplyDeleteMy dog still uses potty pads 1/2 the time, so this would be great!!
ReplyDeleteI'd use them for our puppy Dexter
ReplyDeleteI never thought about using them under my liter box. My cat is so messy so someone is always sweeping the room her liter box is in. Great idea!! Thanks for the giveaway too.
ReplyDeleteOur vet used pee pads in our carrier when somecat (not naming names...Ernie!) had an accident in it. If we won the pads, we would donate them to our shelter. We know they use them.
ReplyDeleteOh yes don't worry Ernie! So many cats have accidents in their carriers. Like, every kind of bodily fluid accident there could possibly be for a cat. ;)
DeleteWe use pee pads in many ways too. We have them on all beds and couches, covered by blankets, because of Cookie's incontinence issues. I used them under her cooling bed because as awesome as they are they do leak sooner or later. And when Cookie needed Epsom salt soaks and hated having her foot in a container, we just sprayed it on for 10 minutes instead having her stand on a pee pad. I have to say that was the most impressive experience because the amount of the Epsom salt solution the pad held was enormous. Well, 10 minutes of spraying the foot to substitute it being submerged. You can imagine.
ReplyDeleteI have a mini doxie who hates rain, so he uses pads sometimes when the grass is wet. I don't blame him. He's a low rider haha
ReplyDeleteI have 3 French Bulldogs that hate rain/snow. I will use these for indoor relief!
ReplyDeleteWill use for my senior dog Imogene who is having a little trouble keeping it in :)
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas - I keep two (side by side) under our portable greenhouse in the winter - it protects the floor if I accidentally spill when watering or if a pot leaks.
ReplyDeleteLove the litter box idea!
ReplyDeleteHave a super Saturday...
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You just saved my life! Samantha has been missing the litter box sometimes and we've been wracking our brains trying to come up with a way to keep the floor dry. What a great idea! Now if I could only find the ones I know I had before we moved....LOL. Guess I'll have to enter the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteI use them when I'm fostering and house training
ReplyDeleteI use them when I'm fostering and house training
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ReplyDeleteI have a senior dog that sometimes has accidents, I also use them in my crate when I pick up a new foster dog.
ReplyDeleteMy pup is getting older and can't always hold her bladder and these would be helpful.
ReplyDeleteI have small breed dogs, so I leave piddle pads out, when I go somewhere for the day or when we have bad weather.
ReplyDeleteI have small breed dogs too and like to leave them out for when not at home and and during rainy weather since they don't like to go out then and need a backup which pads help with.
ReplyDeleteI will use them to train my puppy
ReplyDeleteI use them in my car just in case a accident could happen
ReplyDeleteI will use them for our older dog that cannot always hold it.
ReplyDeleteI do a lot of fostering and use these all of the time!
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