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Cuddly pet... she likes to share the hot water bottle but I worry about her getting burned. (I need mine super hot and often have it unwrapped.) I have two, one just bought but the older one is well due for replacement so may buy her her own hottie with a fluffy faux fur bunny cover.
As it gets colder I'll plug her heated bed in too. Just a little bit worried about whether the heating pad insert is still safe to use. It's a cheap Kmart job I've had for about four years and the wire traveling in may be a weak point for any bending or twisting that has occurred. Perhaps if I supervise use for safety I could slip in another brand of heating pad. I need to tease out/smooth the padding that lumped up during washes too. It's given good service though - bought for $40 during lockdown and through cold weather she's lived in it. Perhaps if it gets really bad I could unpick a small seam and restuff it.
I thought of those microwavable discs sold at pet shops but they're like $80 and I'd have to remember/keep pulling it out from under her to reheat it. I have a wheat bag but similar annoyance with not holding heat for as long
Those microwavable discs are great at holding heat, but Miss Meow showed no interest in lying on it. I think too hard and not flat enough. Even with some padding on top she ignored it in favour of sitting on top of the computer.
what about a heat pack? like those oat filled things you get from chemist warehouse? Or a heated blanket set to low?
I've got a wheat bag but I'd have to pull it out from under her to reheat it. I've found another pet heat pad in the cupboard so might see if she takes to it
Doesn't sound worth the money then if she doesn't like it, I'll stick to the other choices