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Thenk you everyone for your help! I tried washing the blanket last

night. We live in a tiny town where there is no laundrymat or dry

cleaners close by, and the weather was too nasty to go to St. Joe.

I don't really have heat in my bedroom and I really missed that

blanket. I used the very gentle cycle and ended up air drying it on

my shower curtain rod (which made me do all kinds of acrobatic moves

I never dreamed I could do and believe me, will never do again.

Hubby, who is taller than I, and could have put that big bundle on

the rod much easier than I, was asleep already.) I did notice the

cleaning did not get the smell out, so I will try the shout and

fabreeze.

My poor little kitty. Rhavda, after reading your post, I really

got thinking. We have been giving my sick baby all this attention

lately and I am thinking maybe I am making somebody jealous. All

three of my cats like to get on that bed when the electric blanket

is on because of the warmth. It is possible one of the other cats

might have peed on the bed in protest. I will have to make sure I

give the other cats lots and lots of attention to make up. I know

exactly what you mean Rhavda about the cats showing their

displeasure. We've had other paybacks before, (just not on my bed

before, so I must have made someone really mad), and the most

memorable incident was when hubby and I were first married. I had

bought a fancy slinky nightgown for my honeymoon that had spaghetti

straps and when hubby and I had returned and settled down in our

little apartment, I found myself dealing with one jealous little

cat. Hubby had a little calico cat who had been rescued from the

pound some time before and became his constant companion. When I

came around, I took a lot of his attention away from the cat. She

chose her moment to get back at me by chewing the straps off of my

nightgown and using her claws on the rest of the material. Then she

went after some of my dresses in the closet. I had always been a

dog person before I married hubby, and I found cats were a whole new

experience for me. The only thing cats have in common with dogs is

that they are both animals and have four legs, both eat and excrete

the same way and that was all. It took me a long time to get in

that cat's good graces (especially I was the one who had to take her

to the vet for her shots, etc.), but I eventually won her over. Now

hubby and I just don't find a house complete unless it has a cat or

two around. So I guess I will have to work on that blanket today

and spend the rest of the time giving lots of attention to all my

babies. I am like you..I don't really like the smell of fabreeze,

and I was hoping I could spray something else on the blanket, but I

will try it. Sorry to sound like such a dummy about cleaning this

blanket, but this one is comparatively new and it was expensive.

Other blankets I have had in the past never worked right after

washing and I was hoping to avoid any problems with this one.

 

Thanks to all of you for your help..I really appreciate it.

 

Cherry

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Hi..I usually use vinegar in my rinse water when

washing clothes and had hoped that would do the trick.

I will try it and the shout. My poor kitty has not

been drinking water and we have been having to give it

to him with an eye dropper to get fluids in him and

his urine is really concentrated. His cancer is

progressing fast and I suppose this is one of the

things we will have to put up with until the end. We

just are concentrating on keeping him as comfortable

as possible. I see this as a sign his kidneys are

still working, but oh, his urine is strong! He hates

the eye dropper, but he won't drink or eat and as he

has little time left, I just can't bear having the vet

put all those needles in him for ivs and all. I don't

know...we'll see. He's not suffering right now, thank

God, but I am hoping this doesn't give the other cats

messages that it is ok to use the bed as another

kitty box. That is one reason I am trying so hard to

get the urine smell out. I will try the vinegar again

because I can tolerate it better than fabreeze.

Fabreeze is good, but I get such a headache from it.

Thanks for your help..

Cherry

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> Cherry,

> Best thing to get out the smell is to use white

> vinegar..., spot clean

> the part the cat's peed on.

> C-M

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Not to get off the subject of odor removal.... but we have a cat that

did the same thing.. twice. It was right before her yearly vet visit and

I mentioned it to him. He said if cats are used to a litter box they

will only go on the bed if they have some sort of bladder infection. He

checked her, and sure enough, she did. He medicated her, and we've had

no problems since!

 

Becky in DE

 

 

cherliz_1 [cherry_r_swartz]

<snipped> My poor little kitty. Rhavda, after reading your post, I really

got thinking. We have been giving my sick baby all this attention

lately and I am thinking maybe I am making somebody jealous. All

three of my cats like to get on that bed when the electric blanket

is on because of the warmth. It is possible one of the other cats

might have peed on the bed in protest. I will have to make sure I

give the other cats lots and lots of attention to make up. I know

exactly what you mean Rhavda about the cats showing their

displeasure. We've had other paybacks before, (just not on my bed

before, so I must have made someone really mad), and the most

memorable incident was when hubby and I were first married. I had

bought a fancy slinky nightgown for my honeymoon that had spaghetti

straps and when hubby and I had returned and settled down in our

little apartment, I found myself dealing with one jealous little

cat. Hubby had a little calico cat who had been rescued from the

pound some time before and became his constant companion. When I

came around, I took a lot of his attention away from the cat. She

chose her moment to get back at me by chewing the straps off of my

nightgown and using her claws on the rest of the material. Then she

went after some of my dresses in the closet. I had always been a

dog person before I married hubby, and I found cats were a whole new

experience for me. The only thing cats have in common with dogs is

that they are both animals and have four legs, both eat and excrete

the same way and that was all. It took me a long time to get in

that cat's good graces (especially I was the one who had to take her

to the vet for her shots, etc.), but I eventually won her over. Now

hubby and I just don't find a house complete unless it has a cat or

two around. So I guess I will have to work on that blanket today

and spend the rest of the time giving lots of attention to all my

babies. I am like you..I don't really like the smell of fabreeze,

and I was hoping I could spray something else on the blanket, but I

will try it. Sorry to sound like such a dummy about cleaning this

blanket, but this one is comparatively new and it was expensive.

Other blankets I have had in the past never worked right after

washing and I was hoping to avoid any problems with this one.

Thanks to all of you for your help..I really appreciate it.

Cherry

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