CuteBone Washable Female Dog Diapers 3 Pack - Reusable Puppy Pants for Heat Period | Perfect for Incontinence, Travel & Nighttime Protection

One of my little ones suddenly began having “accidents” either in her sleep or as she was waking up.It’s important to note, she sleeps and naps on my bed along with her sister and a multitude of their babies to cuddle up with. After with a few weeks of “accidents”, but only when she’s sleeping or upon waking,I didn’t know what we were dealing with. It was unlike the only other experience I’d had with a dog’s bladder infection where he peed all the time and everywhere.Finally, in spite of Covid-19, we got in to see the vet for this problem. She has/had a bladder infection and vaginitis, probably from licking, being a little uncomfortable due to the bladder infection. We began a 10 daycourse of antibiotics. Because she wasn’t having accidents all over the house, we didn’t know if the infectionswere responsible for her “accidents” alone or if they contributed to it but she was developing incontinence.After all, it’s quite common with older dogs and my girls are both 14.I continued to “deal” with her wetting MY bed, although less frequently while she was being treated for the infections. The final straw was when she was curled up against my hip, not on top of the covers, but on the bottom sheet as I sat here & worked on my computer last Fri —she had another one. It immediately soakedright through the sheet into the foam mattress topper!Hello Amazon, I need doggie diapers…now!I started out researching disposable ones because that’s primarily what came up in my “search”. But I hatedthe idea of putting her in plastic and adding to all the baby diapers already in land fills. After spending hours, reading, learning about disposables, as well as the cloth ones, I settled on these CuteBone diapers and boughttwo packages of 3. They arrived last night. The first one, after adjusting the leg openings, was put on her before she settle down for the night. It was dry when we awoke this morning but the girls got off the bedahead of me and raced to the doggie door. OOPS! She went potty like a good girl—outside. Unfortunately,she still had her diaper on. Okkkk…. I caught her on her way back inside, removed & hand washed it immediately. and put it outside to dry. After breakfast I put a clean one on her and she settled down for a nap with her sister—on my bed. A few hours later, they both awoke and getting ahead of me, again, got off the bed and raced to the doggie door. Again, being a good girl, she went potty outside….but with her diaper still on--again.And, again, I grabbed her on the way back inside, removed the now wet diaper, washed it and put it outside to dry in the sun. The first one almost completely dry already but it is mid-July and warm outside.Now…. I’ve learned two things……these diapers really do work and I need a new system so I get the diaper offher BEFORE she goes outside to go potty.We finished the antibiotics over the weekend and will be returning to the vet this week to make sure we’ve gotthe infections all cleared up. I still don’t know if she’s also dealing with incontinence, or if this is over, sincethere have been no accidents for a couple days. I figure with two 14 yr old girl dogs, if we really don’t need the diapers now, but with as common as incontinence is in older dogs, odds are we will.My experience, after her first thing in the morning potty being well contained within her diaper—I wish I’d had these about 3-4 weeks ago when the accidents first started.Getting a good fit is paramount in preventing leakage. First you must knowyour dog’s waist measurement and the distances to it from the base of yourdog’s tail both on their back, as well as on their belly.CuteBone’s diapers are adjustable 3 ways:1) The waist has a lot of adjustment with all the velcro present on both the strapsand the back of the garment.2) If you look at the inside, you’ll notice a little button on each side where, when you put it on your dog,will form the leg openings. You need to unbutton that button. It comes buttoned in the first buttonhole.If you unbutton it, and pull out the strip it’s buttoned through, there are a number of additional buttonholes. As you pull the strip out, you’ll notice the side of the diaper begins to pucker as you draw that side up, making it smaller. I moved the button 4 spaces, or button holes, on both sides and it fits my dog perfectly inthe legs.3) On the outside back of the diapers I received there are 2 sets of snaps. You can snap them together, shortening the length of the garment, tail to waist on the dog’s back. The website ssys they’re shipped randomly, with or without the snaps. I suspect as they use up the inventory of the older style ones without the snaps, the new ones with them are all there will be.After her first thing in the morning urination, I know these will hold a lot of urine. When I removed the diaper, there was no run-off —it was all contained within the permanent, sewn-in pad.My dog weighs 11-12 lbs. Her waist measured 11 1/2”. I’ve forgotten exactly what her waist to tail measurements were but I think they were ~ 4-5”. Unlike on the charts there wasn’t a big difference on her whether measuring her back tail to waist or belly side, tail to waist. I bought the small and they work great. The fit, after adjusting the legs, is perfect. She doesn’t mind wearing it at all and iIt doesn’t appear to restrict her movements.I feel better about keeping her in cloth panties instead of sealing her up in plastic, if we need to live like this from now on. There are numerous patterns and colors of fabric that make them a little more fun. I chose the Doggie Floral D14S and Doggie Butterfly & Flowers D22S for my girls. They’re bright and cheerful and aren’t obviously a diaper, thus preserving her dignity.I hope this review helps others facing incontinence problems with their 4 legged children. I highly recommend these CuteBone diapers.I wanted to love these. They're beyond cute and so well made. Unfortunately I just couldn't get the sizing right. I originally ordered a medium. For reference, I have a sharpei, who weighs around 40lbs. I measured her waist prior to ordering, and she fell right in the middle of the medium sizing. When they got here they were way too tight. Almost so small that I couldn't even Velcro them.So, I started a return and ordered a large. They got here today and are way too big, but only in the waist and back length. The area near her inner thighs, is almost too tight. And the under belly side is almost too short. I have a feeling these will rub her thigh area raw. I'm moving out of state in a few days, so I'm out of time in trying to find the perfect size. And tbh, if a medium is too small, and a large is too big, I don't really see an in between.That being said, these are very well made. Superior to others. I love the tail hole snaps. They actually really helped. And I like the adjustable elastic in the leg holes (I have mine all the way loose and they're still weirdly tight in that area, but the idea behind it is solid). I also think it's genius how they did the Velcro. A lot of companies have one small square and that's it, good luck. But these have a large strip across the entire back of the undies, plus a good size strip on each flap. AND the flaps themselves can be stuck together if you need it even smaller. The prints are really cute and vibrant as well. They really are fantastically made. It's just a sizing problem for me, which is really unfortunate.We have recently taken in a dog from our neighborhood who just kind of wandered over all the time - she's two but has not been spayed, so SURPRISE she came into heat right before we planned to get her fixed.I am so glad I chose these from the elevendy million choices. My best advice would be to size up if you're unsure, because there are multiple ways to adjust smaller: the waist is Velcro, buttonhole elastic along the leg openings, and snaps that can bring the tail hole closer to the waist.These fit really well, and the Velcro feels super secure. They are fairly absorbent, PLENTY for cycle blood - for incontinence, i would feel more comfortable with a pad insert. **UPDATE we did decide to use very thin pantyliners since we only have three diapers (she's in heat now, but will be spayed after - this is a temporary situation so we are making three work!). My setup is four pantyliners laid horizontally for my medium dog in size Large diaper - for the way they fit her, this covers pretty much any area she needs.See my photo for a visual of the liners, and also to see how PERFECTLY these wash up! The photo was taken after at least 6-7 uses & washes, with some soiled areas every time. When I remove a diaper and dispose of the current liners, I immediately hit any soiled area with hydrogen peroxide and maybe some spray oxi-clean. The inside comes out perfectly, and the outsides are still beautiful! I mostly hang to dry, but some time in the dryer when I needed a new one asap did not affect the diaper at all. GREAT quality.My girl is a medium-sized 45lb beagle-looking mixed breed, and Large fits her well (not overly big on her) - follow the sizing guide, it proved correct for us.It's a plus that these are so cute!XS fits my 3 pound Yorkie perfectly and protects it well against males. The padding is sewn and there are small adjustable elastic bands for the thighs. The outside is a flexible plastic and it stays dry in the snow. Very satisfied with the product, I will buy again without hesitationXS fait parfaitement à ma yorkshire de 3 livres et la protège bien contre les mâles. Le rembourrage est cousu et il y a des petits élastiques ajustables pour les cuisses. L'extérieur est un plastique souple et elle reste sèche dans la neige. Très satisfaite du produit, j'achèterai à nouveau sans hésitation.I didn't have high hopes for this as I have a 70 lb Shepherd with a giant, fluffy tail, but these fit right over her tail, are highly adjustable and come back looking clean after they have been washed. They're also absorbent and the patterns on the fabric are nice.I'm quite happy with this product. It looks like a lot of thought went into the design and utility of the product. Our dog is ok with putting them on and she doesn't fuss with them, so I'm quite happy with this purchase. Highly recommend.I bought these for my girl in heat, and also so that she doesn't get blood all over the house like she has been (we are getting her fixed soon). We measured her, went according to the size chart, and they fit nearly perfectly. Only issue is that the waist band is a little thick so it curls when she is wearing it, but she likes them and seems comfortable!Estoy muy, muy contenta con estos calzoncitos para mi perrita.Los compré para el primer celo de mi perrita Jack Russell de piernas altas. Elegí talla M.Se ajustan de tantos lados que no se le zafan al jugar. (Recuerden que es cachorra Jack Russell, “un torbellino”).Podría ser apto para perritas mas flaquitas y para mas gorditas.A ella no le incomodan.Ella hace del baño en el patio y normalmente le quito el calzón para que haga sus necesidades. Pero en una ocasión no me di cuenta que había hecho popó. La popó salió normal, no se quedó en el calzón; pero me asusté pensando que había ensuciado el orificio de la cola y que había manchado el sillón. Y para mi sorpresa no ensucio para nada su calzoncito. También ha hecho pipí y no se le ha salido del calzón.Los puedo lavar a mano o en la lavadora.No son lo más lindo del mundo, pero en comparación con otros que he visto , estos no están feos.La parte que toca la piel es suave.Los recomiendo ampliamente.We got these small or extra small diapers for my shih tzu but they came with very wide holes for the tail, my mom had to open the brown part up to tighten the elastic already in place to make sure it would fit normally. I don’t know if it was a manufacture error or if all of them all like these so be aware ! Otherwise they absorbed a large pee without wetting my dog or leaking & are super awesome for adjustment on the back and in between the thighs (it has a tightening strap with buttons).