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Written By:
Nemeses
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Albuquerque, NM
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Great Idea, Money Well Spent
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Date: October 15, 2008
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"My husband and I bought this for our cat, and we've had it for about 5 weeks now. We needed something for the catbed downstairs because it's always a cooler temperature down there as opposed to upstairs where our bedroom is, and our cat isn't interested in moving his bed upstairs. When I saw the Pet Bed Warmer, my first thought was what a great idea! Us humans have electric blankets or other ways to heat our beds if needed, so why not our beloved pets, too?
So, anyway, we bought it at the same price shown here at Petco, and our cat seems to enjoy it's warmth. The temperature is not adjustable, but that's a good thing, since a lot of people would probably be tempted to turn the heat too high, forgetting that pets need a gentler, lower sustained heat than humans do. When first plugged in, it takes some time (about an hour) to reach it's preprogrammed temperature, but then the temp is maintained with no problems as long as the unit remains plugged in near the pet's bed, which is how it's supposed to be used. You just place the warmer unit beneath a cushion or other bed lining, plug it in, and in about an hour, the bed is emitting a gentle warmth and is ready for your pet to snooze on. BE SURE you place the unit beneath a cushion, you don't want your pet sleeping directly on the warmer unit itself!
The cord is chew-resistant, and the warmer is easily cleaned when necessary with just a damp cloth wipe. It's a worry-free product, and my husband and I feel good about buying it when we see how our cat has enjoyed it. It's money well spent to help your pet feel warmer on cool nights, and it's especially nice if you have a pet who's muscles could use a touch of therapeutic heating.
The size of the unit seems like it should work fine for pets of almost all sizes. Our cat is a large half-Bengal cat, and it works great on him. Since it's the cushion beneath the pet that's being heated, and not reliant on the pet laying on the unit itself, it should be fine no matter what size your pet is. The only difference should be at the beginning, when the unit is first placed in the bed... the larger the bed, the longer it'll take to reach it's sustained temperature the first time. But once it reaches temperature, it should sustain fine.
This product is money well spent!"
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