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MyTrixie143 · 07-14-2006, 12:04 PM

What is the middle material that absorbs the moisture called?? And where can I get it?? I have some fabric that I could use to make a belly band which would save me money since I do need new ones for the boys. Someone once told me that they have a material in the middle that absorbs the moisture but I can't remember who told me that and what it is called.

Yorkie3 · 07-14-2006, 03:15 PM

Didn't know there was absorbant material. I've always cut a sanitary napkin in half and used that.

Starshineyorkie · 07-14-2006, 03:18 PM

The belly band I bought didn't have anything in it.
I use a thin maxi pad in mine, just toss it in the trash and get another. I take them off when the boys go outside, and put them back on when they come inside. Works wonders. Only bad thing, it does mat their hair. They have to be brushed more often.

Princessyorkies · 07-14-2006, 04:35 PM

The belly bands I have have a cotton in the middle to absorb better.

chloeandj · 07-14-2006, 06:34 PM

Flannel works well.

SnowWa · 07-14-2006, 09:07 PM

I don't even do any that. I just slap a washcloth around my dog and pin it with a diaper pin. I check him often - and if it's the slightest bit damp - I change it. (The washcloth is folded over two or three times before I wrap it around my dog - so there is quite a bit of material there.....)

I have two or three dozen washcothes that are only used for my dog. I just throw them in the wash with the rest of my laundry.

Carol Jean

07-14-2006, 12:04 PM	#1
MyTrixie143 Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,409	question about belly bands?? What is the middle material that absorbs the moisture called?? And where can I get it?? I have some fabric that I could use to make a belly band which would save me money since I do need new ones for the boys. Someone once told me that they have a material in the middle that absorbs the moisture but I can't remember who told me that and what it is called. __________________ A dog is a furry person! http://www.dogster.com/?300866 Tracey and the gang DestinyHarmonyScamperGracieLillieKiwi Hershey Peppi

07-14-2006, 03:15 PM	#2
Yorkie3 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,686	Didn't know there was absorbant material. I've always cut a sanitary napkin in half and used that. __________________ Janet

07-14-2006, 03:18 PM	#3
Starshineyorkie Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: AL Posts: 217	The belly band I bought didn't have anything in it. I use a thin maxi pad in mine, just toss it in the trash and get another. I take them off when the boys go outside, and put them back on when they come inside. Works wonders. Only bad thing, it does mat their hair. They have to be brushed more often. __________________ Chris www.Starshineyorkies.com

07-14-2006, 09:07 PM	#6
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	I don't even do any that. I just slap a washcloth around my dog and pin it with a diaper pin. I check him often - and if it's the slightest bit damp - I change it. (The washcloth is folded over two or three times before I wrap it around my dog - so there is quite a bit of material there.....) I have two or three dozen washcothes that are only used for my dog. I just throw them in the wash with the rest of my laundry. Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.

07-14-2006, 04:35 PM	#4
Princessyorkies Owned by my Furbabies Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,482	The belly bands I have have a cotton in the middle to absorb better.

07-14-2006, 06:34 PM	#5
chloeandj Tinkerbell, My Little Flutterpup Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful California! Posts: 6,112	Flannel works well.