What should I wash dog chew toys with?
My puppy had a habit (we’ve broken it recently) of peeing in his bed space. He would typically pee where all of his toys were, so I have a few that got right in the firing range. His soft, plush toys were easy – I simply threw those in the washing machine. However, I’m having some difficulty with his harder toys.
Specifically, there are two real bones (rib bones) and a Nylabone chew bone that got ‘contaminated’. I have tried scrubbing them with hot water and letting them dry thoroughly, but they still emanate a ‘pee’ smell. What would be the best thing to wash them in so the pee smell is gone, considering these are toys I expect my dog to chew on? I don’t want anything that will make them taste gross, nor anything that will not wash off cleanly and create a potential for poisoning or anything like that. :D
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I would suggest replacing them. Maybe look at it as a reward for him breaking the habit of peeing in his bed area :)
It’s easier to throw out the contaminated toys and replace them with new ones; rather than fighting to clean them properly and likely winding up ruining them anyways.
The nylabones can be put in boiling water. I would think the two real bones could be also.
If after boiling for a couple minutes, they still smell of pee, discard them.
I agree with replacing them, but at the very least, I would try soaking the nylabones in bleach water, or boiling them as @chyna suggested.
I think I might try boiling the Nylabone. The two rib bones are going in the trash – they’re fairly inexpensive to replace, and the dog likes them better when they’re new, anyways. (They have all that yummy basted meat on them.) Thanks for the suggestions!
Try edible chew toys. They’re better for your dog and you don’t have to worry about cleaning them. Kong is a good brand. If the nylabones you’re talking about are edible, you should probably just replace them.
@zophu Kongs aren’t edible. They are hard rubber.
@chyna are you sure? I’ve seen edible kibble-stuff toys shaped just like the rubber kong ones, I thought they were the same brand.
soak them in bleach/water for 30 min , take them out, scrub them and then soak them in clean hot water for 30 min. Make sure they don’t still smell like bleach
@zophu Edible chew toys are just as expensive as non-edible toys. Kong makes several treats which are used as add-ons to their toys, most notably the Kong Ziggie and the Stuff-in, both of which are intended to be placed inside the toys as added incentive to play with the toy and in order to work various intellect functions.
Well, the kong I saw was being eaten whether it was edible or not, lol. I looked up nylabones, I didn’t know they had edible toys that were rubbery. Maybe you can clean them with something. How about rubbing alcohol? It shouldn’t leave nasty residue.
@zophu As @wyrenyth said, Kong makes treats that go in the Kongs. I think wyrenyth is wanting something his dog can play with and not have to go get something new every few days.
He has several edible bones which are his “special” treats for when he has to stay in his crate for long periods of time. With him teething right now, I like having a few non-destructible hard toys around, since they seem to help him get his teeth out more easily then anything softer.
I’m going to try soaking the Nylabone in bleach water, I think, then boiling it in (water conditioner) treated water to get the bleach off. Thank you for the helpful ideas!
20 Mule Team Borax will take odor out of Anything!! Dissolve in warm water and immerse objects in it.
Just rinse very well.
I would, honestly, avoid using ANY chemical cleaners besides ones that your local vet approves of. It would be devastating for your puppy to fall ill from a cleaner you used on a toy.
Wash them with dish soap, rinse well and leave them in the sunshine. The sun will “bleach” out the smells without leaving any chemical residue.
We put all the childrens toys in the dishwasher, so I don’t see why you can’t do it with the dogs toys also.
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