Oh, you're all probably waiting on me to get this wrapped up. Terribly sorry!
Ok, last three and these have been my most recent finds at affordable prices at time bought. Highly advise to wait for sales on these unless you can afford it.
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Dark Grey - Micro Backed Berber Pink - Berber Pile
Pile
These last three are on my top 5 list
Micro backed Berber - material is rather very thin, much like costume fleece except with the mesh woven back. Works well on everything, biggest downfall is 90% of this material is available only in dark grey. Which of course is bad for watching heath, pee, blood, etc.. (if found in a color, do tell where!)
Berber Pile - this ia another double sided fabric, the backside is VERY dense and therefor holds wetness on it's lower level, so to speak, even with the top staying dry. Good or bad, you have to decide. A blanket made with this can hold more pee, but if you have a really heavily peed in area, you might want something to help absorb around there more that you can change daily. Pee in materials such as this, if not used properly can act like a sponge on top. Great as a hour or two floor time carpet protector all by it's self.
Pile - you get what you pay for here, keeping in mind to not get the winterized material. This can range up to 26 dollars a yard non-winterized! Highly effective material that the cheaper ones can not match. Hay releases with gental shakes, hair as well, even grease washes well out of it's fibers. Quickest material for pee and water to pass through, pee is not held in it's woven fibers but in trace amounts. Hair in washer/dryer problems are very limited or stop completely when using this.
Biggest downfall, there are hundreds of piles out there, finding the right one can be a bit of a chore, and then some.
There are hundreds of fleece types, and these are the most I've experimented with enough to give my views of them. Of course, what you may find listed under the same name as what I have said, just bear in mind that it is a 50/50 chance that you get the same kind.
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