I also picked up this hose kit -- https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B005K0BX9C/ -- but I had to go to grainger for a proper coupler and extra hose clamps. Also, 1 1/4" hose diameter is WAY too big.
However, the sump pump comes with a 5/8" connector, which is a standard garden hose... which is way too small. The flow restriction is extreme. Better to go big than small, in this case.
Xena was born in mid-September, so she still rolls in everything. I've been using the Show-Off on her to deal with the poop smell and just hoping for the rain to turn to snow already, dammit, since our backyard floods.
If I were you, I'd get the Earth Bath first, since it's soapless. That's the best way to keep his skin and coat healthy if you're bathing that frequently.
Then pick up The Stuff and see if that helps keep dirt and odor from sticking to his fur. Just remember to dilute it (so you'll need an empty spray bottle with measuring lines) and scrub the floor where you overspray. Make sure to use lots of soap -- Swiffer wet pads will leave the floor slipper. Learned that one the hard way!
Then put your money towards the metal brush and comb. The brush will pull out a ton of dead fur as well as the burrs.
After that, you can start getting fancy. I'm not sure if Chris Christensen is closed for the holidays, but it's definitely worth trying to call them some time next week to get advice. You can also hear about specials that way.
No matter what, if you do order anything with them, you get a free 4 oz sample bottle of whatever you like.
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Date: 2018-12-22 10:17 pm (UTC)It's less a jacuzzi and more a power-sprayer, but it takes so much of the effort out of it!
This is the pump I got: https://smile.amazon.com/Superior-Pump-91250-Submersible-Thermoplastic/dp/B000X05G1A/
I also picked up this hose kit -- https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B005K0BX9C/ -- but I had to go to grainger for a proper coupler and extra hose clamps. Also, 1 1/4" hose diameter is WAY too big.
However, the sump pump comes with a 5/8" connector, which is a standard garden hose... which is way too small. The flow restriction is extreme. Better to go big than small, in this case.
Xena was born in mid-September, so she still rolls in everything. I've been using the Show-Off on her to deal with the poop smell and just hoping for the rain to turn to snow already, dammit, since our backyard floods.
If I were you, I'd get the Earth Bath first, since it's soapless. That's the best way to keep his skin and coat healthy if you're bathing that frequently.
Then pick up The Stuff and see if that helps keep dirt and odor from sticking to his fur. Just remember to dilute it (so you'll need an empty spray bottle with measuring lines) and scrub the floor where you overspray. Make sure to use lots of soap -- Swiffer wet pads will leave the floor slipper. Learned that one the hard way!
Then put your money towards the metal brush and comb. The brush will pull out a ton of dead fur as well as the burrs.
After that, you can start getting fancy. I'm not sure if Chris Christensen is closed for the holidays, but it's definitely worth trying to call them some time next week to get advice. You can also hear about specials that way.
No matter what, if you do order anything with them, you get a free 4 oz sample bottle of whatever you like.