Self-heating Pet Bed

This really does well to self-heat. My cat love it. She has a spot under the computer desk on the floor where she likes to nap and it can get pretty chilly in the winter. I feel safe with this pad because it isn't a electric, so i don't have to worry about my kitty getting burns and it's not a fire hazard. I'm actually going to purchase one for myself to put over the pillow on the back of my recliner because when I tested it out for my cat, it kept me perfectly cozy warm. It's really easy to clean: anyone who has a feline family member knows that when they need to vomit hairballs, as all cats do, they prefer to run straight for the carpet or somewhere soft like this pad to throw up! Put one in every room for your cat(s), they will appreciate it!

Once I put the small dog bed in the cat condo with the cat, she moved onto it. She has issues jumping at her age but seems to want to be on this even though it is higher than the bed she was already using. It's padded enough to be thick enough and comfy but flat enough to fit on the level I have it on and be folded over since it is a little bigger than the platform. I wish it came with velcro to attach to the bars but the one loop has worked with a zip tie to hold it well. It seems pretty durable for cats. I wouldn't use it with a puppy in the chewing stage. I highly recommend this. My elderly cat has been sleeping on it with a big smile on her face so I think it's warm and comfy enough for her.

My friend bought me this for my senior kitty since he has a harder time staying warm sometimes. It is SO soft and plush. He went right for it - and won't sit on anything else now!! Bought two more ASAP. I washed all of them before using - and they came out of the dryer just as fluffy as it was when it went in. Love the gray - my cat is almost the same color. The quality is A+. Keeps my little guy warm and cozy all day.

With warm weather came the usual packing up of the heated blanket that the suckers, I mean my wife and I, keep on the couch for our spoiled housecats. The itty bitty white kitty, affectionately known as Itty, is perpetually cold no matter what time of year it is, so I set out on a quest to find him something that would help when his favorite binkie (the one that makes its own warmth, like some miracle or something) was in storage.

I struck out at both of the pet stores near the house (probably because I went looking for a winter product in springtime) so, when I went back home and broke the bad news to Itty, he demanded that I continue looking. Okay. So actually, he just sat there on the non-warming, plain, inferior blanket on "his" section of the couch, affecting a dramatic shiver and occasionally making his teeth chatter.

A few days later, Amazon came through for me with this self-warming, fuzzy blanket that's just big enough to fit the middle section of our couch. I mean, Itty's couch.

The shivering, white kitty sprang into action, claiming the new binkie as his own even as he continued sniffing it to determine if he were going to like it or puke on it. Or yes. (Sometimes, he vomits on the things he likes. Such as my bed.)

This is a soft, fuzzy blanket that all three of our cats lie on for hours at a time. Not all at the same time, though. This blanket isn't quite big enough for that. Besides, they're cats. They don't all get into a big, cute cuddle puddle even when I try to bribe them with food. However, two kitties who are feeling benevolent can comfortably fit on, and snuggle up to each other while using, this blanket.

There's a loop on one end for storage, or hanging to dry, as you aren't supposed to just toss this thing into the dryer. This is only a minor inconvenience in our house, as we already hang or lay out some other stuff to air dry; adding one more, small-ish piece of laundry to that isn't the biggest deal. Your mileage may vary, so it's good to know these things before you buy.

Inside, there's basically a piece of that silver emergency blanket you may have tucked into your car's trunk for winter weather. (You are prepared for that, right?) So, after one of our cats has been on the blanket a few minutes or so, his/her own body heat is reflected. Warm kitties! No power required! And this was a cheap blanket, so we can replace it every couple-few years without losing our shirts!

Actually, I purchased this more than a year ago; during cold months, it got washed and packed up so that Heated Blanket, Itty's favorite, could reappear. He was, again, sad to see that blanket's departure, but welcomed this self-heating alternative with a sniff and a prompt lie down right in the middle.

This would be a five-star purchase but, because the fuzzy material is a bit thin, and because this is not the most-luxurious blanket of its type on the market, I can't pretend that it's top of the line. However, for the price, this is a solid deal that I'll buy again. Assuming that the cats don't find this review, learn that I did not spend all of my hard-earned money to buy them The Best Blanket in the Universe, and leave their hairballs in my shoes while I'm asleep.

Also, the dark-brown color is a good choice. It hides the most cat hair.

Your fur baby will fall in love with this mat! It's soft and warm... better than your lap.