The Green Pet Shop Cool Pet Pad - Medium, Blue - Self-Cooling, Pressure Activated Mat for Dogs & Cats from 21-45 lbs - Non-Toxic Gel, No Water Needed

UPDATE: IT took kitty 2 weeks before we finally found him napping on the pad - and we hav found him more than once sleeping on it. Some pets might take awhile before jumping on!The item is exactly as stated - it definently has a cool touch when placing my hand on it - so the cooling works - however, we have a very stubborn street cat who is on the older side and we cannot get her to try the mat out. We've tried toys, treats on it, covered with his favorite blanket but this cat will walk away.....so in the extreem hot days this cat will follow me around meowing in the heat - constantly changing locations to keep cool as we are in an older house with no AC and temps in the 90s. I don't know what else to try here - suggestions are welcome!

I have a stray Maine Coon-mix cat that likes to spend time on occasion in my garage. Given the hot weather, I felt the Green Pet Shop Cool Bed Pad would be a good choice to keep this kitty more comfortable. I liked the idea that it required no maintenance, and it would keep the cat cool in the Summer and warm in the Winter making this a pad that could be used year-round. The cat is a male weighing around 20lbs., so the medium size was the perfect choice. It appears durable, well-made and has some cushion. It has some weight, but not unusually heavy. This seems to keep the pad in place on the ground. My little friend took to it right away and slept on it most of the day. I am happy if kitty is happy! I am pleased with my purchase and recommend this pad for a cat or small dog.

This cooling pad has been a hit with my 13-pound Shih Tzu! As you can see in the photos, she seems to really enjoy lounging on it. I often find her seeking it out for a comfy rest.The "Sage Grey" color is lovely, a soft, seafoam green that blends in nicely with my home decor. It was also available in a brighter blue, but I'm glad I went with this subtle shade.The product description says it's for dogs from 9 to 20 lbs, and while my dog fits on it, it's not a perfect fit for her entire body when she stretches out. She's 13 lbs, and to fit on it, she usually lays diagonally, and even then, her whole body isn't on it. However, it does a great job of keeping her underside cool, which seems to be what she appreciates the most.Since she can't tell me herself, I have to go by her behavior, and the fact that she uses it so frequently suggests she finds it quite comfortable and cooling. Overall, I'm happy with this purchase, and more importantly, my pup seems to be too!

The 4th and 5th star are hopeful stars. The 1st 3 stars are on the reputation of the shop, the reviews read, the feel and weightiness of the pad and though I hate to admit it the expensive price. I just received the mat this morning. I waited until I could feel and see the mat before deciding on the cover. I gave the cover a look and learned it is made of polyester. The reason for the price is that it is sewn to size of the mats. Polyester is not a special cloth. It is somewhat durable, not water or liquid proof, though depending on its thickness it can be resistant. it is wash and dryable, inexpensive to buy and is used in literally just about everything from underwear to pillowcases to tableclothes, carpet, clothes and upholstery. I won't be paying for the cover. I will supply my own polyester cover. I'm not recommending you do not get the cover. Its just what I am going to do because money is tight , looking to get tighter and summer climates only get hotter.

I am naturally sceptical of advertiser & seller claims for products, but thought we'd give one of these a try for our 13-year old "Half-scale Otter Hound" mutt, who has the same double-thick, oily coat of Otter Hounds and many other water dogs. He's always panting, particularly at night, and wanting to go outside several times a night, even in deep winter cold, to cool off, which is a pain for us, as he needs help getting back up the steps and into the house, due to arthritus. Additionally, he needs a soft dog bed to rest his painful joints, but the bed makes him heat up quickly, so he's continually moving to the bed, to a cool, hard floor, struggling to get up, and panting all the time. We got this cooling mat about a month ago, and he avoided it for the first 2 days, then settled onto it sometimes, and seemed OK with it. Around the 4th day, I moved it to his dog bed, and WOW-- what a change! No panting at all, he seeks it out every time he lays down, and obviously prefers it. Even more, he sleeps so much better, so that in the mornings, despite his tired, old joints giving him a lot of pain, he even RUNS around the yard, and RUNS to meet my wife when he wants to come back in. He plays more with our other 2 smaller dogs, and overall seems a LOT more comfortable and happy. The Green Pet Cooling Mat in his dog bed is HIS Spot, now, and he's learned on his own to get off for about half an hour to let it "re-charge", and then gets back on. I just now bought a 2nd mat of the same brand-- We plan to either put it on the floor or in one of the other dogs' beds--- They used to rotate beds a few times during the night, although these days, nobody else gets "his" bed with the cooling mat. I have heard the other dogs "digging"/"scratching" the fabric the middle of their beds sometimes, just like he used to also do, and I think it's an instinctual canine reactionj to being "too hot", i.e., "digging down to cooler soil", so we'll see how this goes. If it goes well, we'll probably order a Small cooling mat for our smallest dog. The mats seem quite durable, aren't nearly as heavy as some make them out to be (my wife has severe spinal stenosis and bad arthritus, and she said to leave word in this review that she has no problem at all handling them. My only regret is that we didnt get some of these years ago. A very good product, and it seems well-made, to last a very long time!FOLLOW UP, about a week after I posted this item, above: We received the 2nd cooling mat, and right away put it in the "medium-size" dog bed, normally preferred by our 3-year old Corgie-Lab mix. She avoided it the first day, although our "big" dog that we bought the first cooling mat for, went for it right away, switching back and forth from each cooling mat-equipped bed, as needed. The 2nd night, our Corgie-Lab mix finally discovered what it was all about, and now, if not sleeping on one of our laps, prefers to sleeping on "her" mat atop "her" dog bed. So, now I have 2 dogs that love these cooling mats. Our "little" dog, a Jack Russell-Shi Tzu mix has a thin coat, and thus looses body heat easily, but I suspect as summer comes on (this is 13 May), we might buy a another mat sized for her, as well. Suffice to say that our dogs seem to really like this product, and I can heartily recommend it.P.S.: When the dogs go out to the back yard, to chase squirrels, bark at passing dogs, or do other "Dog Stuff"-- I've learned that picking up each mat and holding it up vertically so that both sides get air helps cool it off quicker, so that even if they're outside for just a few minutes, they return to a cold mat. The original mat we got for our "big" (actually only 85 lbs) dog is still large enough for him to sleep on half of it, then roll over to the "cold half" for more comfortable sleep. Although he has still panted for short periods, at night on it lately, mostly he just dozes off and snores for hours at a time-- a refreshing change from having him panting and moving around restlessly all night before we got the mats. Some reviews of Dog Cooling Mats suggest putting the mat into the refrigerator, but I think that would be far too much cooling in a short time-- these things are cold to the touch when you pick them up-- and the object is to slowly draw off the dog's body heat without over-cooling it, and they do that very well. We're quite satisfied.