There are pros and cons to the fleece. I have a senior pig so its so much nicer for him to lay on it and is more cost effective. However if I dont change the newspaper and fleece every other day I notice the smell something terrbile. I want to keep using it but I dont think I can handle smelling the dirtyness all the time. I also bought scented puppy pads but that doesnt help either. Do any of you have a problem like this and how do you keep the smell down?