Self-Warming Thermal Cat Cushion

With winter coming, I am thinking of getting a Self-Warming Thermal Cat
Cushion for Rusty. He is getting older and probably needs something to
keep him warm at night. There is a picture and description of it at

Has anyone used it and what do you think of it? Does it really keep the
cat warm?

Victor Martinez...

We have one and the cats like it. Mind you, they much prefer the
electric one. :)

Thanks for any info.

Sam...

Hmmm. Wonder how many I'd have to sew together to make one for DW.
She's cold almost all the time.

sriddles...

LOL! You sound like my DH! He actually bought me a couch throw that
plugs in one year for Christmas. It made me feel like such an old lady.
To make matters even worse, he bought *his mother* the same thing that
year.

mlbriggs...

I bought one of those about two weeks ago. TuTu likes it but it is in
front of the bathroom heat register. At least it keeps one side of her
warm. She will crawl in bed with me in the early morning hours. In the
past I have had a cat bed with a low heat pad inside. That seemed to make
her too warm. However, Princess (RB 16) used to love it. Best wishes.
MLB

sriddles...

I think Rusty would really appreciate that. Let me know what you think
when you get one. I was curious about them too.

jmcquown...

Don't forget Matthew found the same thing for much less $$:

Depends on how cold you keep your house, but he might like the electric
ones, too. They are very safe, not like human heating pads. The max
temp is 102 (the cat's body temp) and the element is encased in hard
plastic with the cord wrapped in steel. You keep a fleece cover on it.
I got ours back when I had a stray that I was keeping in the garage
during the winter. They get good use out of it when it gets extremely
cold, but kind of ignore it when it is not-so-cold. It was pretty
expensive, IIRC.

Shiral...

I got something like that for Pan, and he reallly appreciated it in the
cold weather. What I did was put it on my bed between my top sheet and
my quilt, as it made a funny crackling sound, which he didn't much care
for. Under the quilt though, and with the morning sun on the bed, he
loved to lounge there. My girls don't pay much notice, though. They
prefer lying all bunched up together, or else they lie on top of me,
their heated, padded food dispenser.