Pet Cooling Mats at BM Bargains

Enrydog

If you are near a BM Bargains they have gel filled pet cooling mats on offer large at 9.99 and small for 4.99 my dog is most impressed!!

Deewelch

This one is very interesting. Can it be used for cats?

bertiewhite

Good luck with getting my dogs to use one of those - they go where they want and they're much happier on the tiled kitchen floor!!

Callie22

Deewelch wrote: »

This one is very interesting. Can it be used for cats?

I have one of these gel-filled ones for my cat but she's not interested. She'll walk over it or sit next to it with one paw on it, but she will not sit or lie on it. I've tried covering it with various things as I thought maybe she didn't like the texture, but nope. I have seen bamboo(?) ones online that I might try, as she might like something that's a bit more scratchable.

Rubik

I leave ice bottles around the garden for my cat - I just freeze bottles of water, then leave them in her favourite sleeping spots, they help keep her cool. She refuses to come indoors when it's hot, and won't sleep on anything other than our beds or a "special" blanket downstairs. We also use the ice bottles in our guinea pigs' pens - as well as keeping them cool they can also lick the ict condensation off the bottles.(although if it's very hot then they stay inside, as being outside in such heat could give them sunstroke.)

skimper

We bought one last year for our dog, she loves it. Usually she sleeps on the bed but because of the heat shes been lying on the floor on hers.

mac.d

bertiewhite wrote: »

Good luck with getting my dogs to use one of those - they go where they want and they're much happier on the tiled kitchen floor!!

Same here, my dog lies just about anywhere but the mat... he sat on it once after some persuasion, but has completely ignored it since. I've scolded him and told him he's acting like a cat, but its made no difference.

ronmiel

Our vet recommended a damp towel wrung out well and spread on the floor. Our cats seem to like this to sit on, nice and cool.

Yorkiepuddin

We have a 12 year old spaniel with heart issues who does not enjoy the heat. We did try a cooling mat but he was not interested. We have bought a cooling coat (easidri

Yorkiepuddin

*didnt quite finish post above. Although not cheap (£30ish) and me being sceptical at first it works really well, he stops panting within a couple of minutes.

selement

I bought one from pets at home and my cats do use it. Just.got to watch out for them scratching holes in it because the gel inside isn't safe to consume