Cat peed on a feather duvet. How can I sort it out.

[kreecherlivesupstairs]

The cover is OK, it's gone into the machine. It is the duvet. How can I clean it? I have a 7kg washing machine but doubt I can put feathers in there, although ducks get wet.
Help it stinks.

Tip (or laundrette with a big commercial washer.)

Our local one specifically advertises ability to wash duvets btw.

Really? Why would a laundrette be better than my massive washer. It is a single duvet so would fit in.

Well you can either wash it or bin it - I'm not sure what the question is tbh.

My question is this - is it possible to wash a feather duvet if it will fit into my machine.
I suppose I've nothing to lose by trying.

Has my cat been in your house? He loves pissing on duvets, think he likes the texture of the feathers under his paws. He also does it as a dirty protest if his litter has not been changed in the last 30 seconds.

It will be fine in the washing machine, but it is best to tumble dry afterwards to fluff the feathers up again, otherwise you have to spend ages shaking the duvet as the wet feathers clump together bitter voice of much experience

I am occasionally tempted to have the cat stuffed.

I've washed a feather duvet with no problem. Best to dry outside as it dries quicker (makes sense - you don't see ducks walking round soaking wet!) and then tumble to make it plump up again.

There's also some stuff you can get that de-scents it which I found great for stopping my cats wanting to continually piss on the same place - its called miracle something, its in a white bottle and is around £8 (sorry pregnancy brain cant remember the exact name )

Thanks for the replies. I don't have a tumble drier so I'll take it to the laundry and do it there.
I'll also look out for miracle in a bottle (not miracle gro plant food?). I am not sure which one it is, my money is on ginge. They both have access to in and out and plenty of attention.

Get it dry cleaned

kreecher - I have frequently washed the DC's single feather duvets in the machine - no problem at all - and smells effectively removed. It does really need a tumble drier, though - ideally with some of those dryer balls in to really bash it around and plump it up.

Not sure you should dry clean it. Don't the chemicals linger?
Ours did this once. Making me nostalgic. RIP pissy cat!!!!

Your not meant to dry clean duvets if they have a synthetic filling though, the fumes can settle in the filling and smell.

I feel your pain. What tog is it? I chucked mine in the washing machine, spun it twice and dried it over the banister. I was last resort before binning it, its now great and smells lovely. Going to smell it now......

Definitely don't tumble dry a feather duvet. It'll be fine to wash it at home as long as you can dry it really well in a commercial tumble drier.

why not, amazonianwoman? I have done, plenty of times... (single ones, I wouldn't try it with anything larger)

Sorry, just back, it is a thick tog one which I bought in Switzerland. I'll wash it today and hang it over the bannisters tonight then take it to the laundry to tumble dry it.
The weather is so unpredictable and damp at the moment, it couldn't go on the line.

Oops ignore me

Meant to say definitely don't dry clean a feather duvet! Tumble drying is the best way to dry them.

Think I need to go and lie under my feather duvet...

From much experience, the only option which works for me is laundrette as they not only advertise this is a service they can handle, but they also have lots of time to sit and watch it clean then dry for hours in their big tumbledriers bigger washing machines and tumble driers than me.

Well, for future reference it is dry now. I did wash it in our machine which, TBH struggled to cope, then hung it over the banisters and shook it every time I went past.
Tis lovely and clean and fragrant and piss free.