Odor/wetness control in the whelping box - Page 1

What do you all use in your whelping boxes for puppies newborn-3weeks of age? I've always used a layer of towels, followed on top by a layer of fleece. However, I'm find that after only 3-4 hours, the box is stinky and the bedding fairly wet. Is there a better option that running my washing machine constantly?

Paper.

 Roll of packing paper can be laid and changed frequently and you can use newspaper also. Wet cloth can make new puppies sick. Keeping them nice e and dry is important. Good Luck

we use carpet remnants with paper and puppy pads underneath and change it every few days they stay dry and you just chuck the carpet after you don't have to worry about the puppies getting wrapped up in the bedding..they key is finding a place that sells remants cheap

the carpet also makes it easy for them to walk around

Nice video's Lief!

That's what I like to use also, something like a bathroom rug for traction, and also newspaper so they can distinguish btween where to go to the bathroom & where to sleep, although sometimes they do the opposite!!

I use fleece sold by the company who makes DuraWhelp boxes (liquid goes thru) and under neath pads sold at Sam's (I'm sure they are sold everywhere)  absorbant on 1 side, liner on the back.....
Used in nursing facilities, etc.....
Works like a charm ..

That's what I have up above, some lady gave me about a dozen or so of bed liners, they work pretty good, but I also like to have a bath rug that is durable and can get thrown in the washer & dryer, I'm not really into pieces of new carpets as they can have chemicals in them.

 I just buy those totally synthetic, thick fleece blankets and put one under the box so it's pulled taut, and any liquid sits on top of it; Capri cleans it up before it has a chance to sit long enough to be absorbed. I only have to wash it a couple times a week, and they dry very quickly, too. 

I knew she was fastidious, but it sounds like she's a bit over the top w/her cleaning routine from what I'm reading here. I've never found their blanket to be wet. When they are on their own, they are outside by this time and I use a combination of the soft wood shavings and straw. They burrow in the straw, and the wood keeps them dry by absorbing any liquid. This gets changed totally every few days, but picked out every day. Works great. 

I'm surprised you have a problem with wetness and odor with this age pups. I too use the materials from Dura-whelp plus the "chux" (blue medical pads). I found the only wetness was from Mom's discharge;she meticulously took care of the pups elimination. After 2 weeks when I had a large litter I would start to find some urine spots as they started to eliminate on their own but never any poop until the puppies started on food then she was done cleaning.