Kristine

31 July 2021

I have a 21yo cat with arthritis, he’s very stubborn about heat pads and beds and won’t usually have anything to do with them. I plugged this one in and didn’t mention it to him, just left it for him to find. Well, that was 24 hours ago and he’s only left it to eat and use the bathroom. My other cats have tried it out too but he gets jealous and boots them out when he comes back! It has an eggshell foam cushion base with a loose velour feel cover, the sides are low rise, and are firmer foam with the same velvety type covering. The electrical cord is long, I found it easy to put the cat bed in a good spot and had plenty of cord to reach a power point, and it has an Australian plug (some other sites I looked at had a US one). It looks like it will be very easy to take apart and wash if needed, the instructions are simple and clear. I did as the setup instructions suggested and put a cushion in it to test the warmth, and it works beautifully, warms up a bit more than if they were cuddled up under a blanket on your lap. Like “body heat but better”. So they won’t overheat if they’re in it for hours on end. It doesn’t feel particularly warm when it’s just sitting plugged in, but it must put out enough warmth to have enticed my cat to try it out! One note: the second photo in the product display on this page is of a different K&H cat bed with higher walled sides - the picture on the packaging in the first photo shows what the “Cuddle Up” bed is actually like, it has lower sides which suits my old boy, I don’t think he’d climb into a higher sided one as easily. The lower sides are perfect for coziness. There is a flat heat pad in the range but it’s smaller and I think this bed at 40cm diameter is a good size for most cats to bundle up into, I have a couple of cats who are pretty big, a ragdoll and an 8kg ginger, and they both fit fine. When they’re allowed. They get kicked out pretty fast. Overall it’s a really well made product that feels safe and good quality, especially compared to the $40 versions - the extra quality and features you get are really worth the extra cost for something that runs off your electricity 24/7. The best endorsement I can give is that my cat actually loves it!