Purchased after a difficult car journey with an overheated cat.
Froglet, suspicious of anything new apart from boxes, hasn't been near this yet, but I tried it to see how it works - has done an amazing job of keeping me cool at night through the heatwave.
I will let her try it next time we go away in the car; on purchasing I was concerned it was a lot bigger than her carry box, but it folds in half, so that's fine.
Only got it a couple of days ago. Ragnar and Iona have both accepted them - cats are weird with new stuff. One in the outside cat house and one in the hallway. Nice and cool to the touch. I may get one for me for work!!!
Just received the cooling mat. My staffie is so happy! It is hot those days, and it looks like she is enjoys to laying on it. I think I will buy one for myself too, we are sharing it on the sofa 😀Thank you zooplus
Bought this mat for my dog because we have a heatwave of about 30 degrees so my poor dog was very hot and could not find a place to settel. Now he is lyeing on it all the time and he is cool and comfortable.
My dog wont go into a paddling pool so I bought this as a substitute. Took a few weeks and some trickery to get her to lie on it as it doesnt feel like her bed or the floor. Once she realised it was cooler (meaning cold and not meaning the latest crazy) she has used it without any problems. She appears to prefer it to her usual 'cold' places.
Bought two large mats for my Beagles and they used them for the first time today (warmest day of the year so far up here, 22C). The youngest had been panting (she doesn’t do well in the heat) and as soon as she lay on this mat she stopped and fell asleep. Must be lovely and cool for them. Great quality and value for money!
I found this to be absolutely excellent for my old dog who was suffering greatly with the heat last Summer. The mat draws heat from the animal, as it does so the contents of the mat change from a solid crystal type of substance to a more liquid one, then return once the mat has been left to cool briefly. It is best left flat to cool, to stop the contents becoming uneven as in the last review..I bought a second mat so that I could change them to cool down. I plan to buy one for my other dog !
I bought one of these for our husky to help keep her cool on warm days when she needs to get into a cool space. At first I was dubious but as most of us would I'll try anything to make her more comfortable. I thought the design may lead to tearing or just provide an edge to nibble should she become bored.
When it first arrived she looked at the mat gave it a quick sniff and inspection then walked away, after some coaxing she tried it and loved it heading for it any time she needs to cool down.
I live in Spain and it's 39c at the moment so these mats are a life saver for my 3 senior dogs. My Jack Russell is always on the sofa and now so is the cooling mat. I also have a Labrador and a Spanish hunting dog, the mats are of adequate size for them too.
I bought a cool mat for our 14year old golden retriever when he was unable to go up and down to our cellar to cool down. We keep it on the floor of the cellar all day so that its nice and cool at bed time. As soon it's put down at bedtime he is on it and doesn't move until morning.
Highly recommend it for this very hot weather.t
My dog finds this a boon, so she says! I often find her lying on it - I just leave it down all the time. She pops on now and again and stretches full out and goes off in a deep sleep. I have recommended them to people often but you were out of stock for a while. My dog seemed to know what it was as soon as I put it down - no hesitation to go on it. Your price is really good.
Mat arrived today (I only ordered it two days ago so am impressed). Told Aster, my very special Medical Detection Hypo Alert Dog, to 'down' on it and she has not moved from it since, enjoying being cool; she is a black lab so feels the heat. This is also really helpful to her alerting as if dogs are panting they are not using their noses, which is crucial to the dog's work. If you want more information about the work of Medical Detection dogs visit www.medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk they are a wonderful charity, and an amazing bunch of dogs who really do save lives and need all the support they can get.
I've got a 14 year old yellow labrador who suffers with cushings disease. Now the weather is getting hotter plus the cushings I wanted to get her something to keep her cool. This does the job perfectly. Once she's settled on it within minutes she's stopped panting. Definitely recommend.
My Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is very wary of new things so when I received the Keep Cool Mat I put it on the floor at my feet. It is amazing I put my bare feet on it within seconds my feet had cooled down, my dog has not moved from it except to eat etc. She is not panting like she usually does and because its a good size she can lay longways on it. Its one of the best things I could have got for my dog.
Our 2 very fluffy dogs have taken to these straight away, and they do feel very cool to touch, will be taking these out in the car too, they also fold up really well when not in use
I was looking for something to keep my dog who has has cancer cool. He usually sits in his favourite place with us on the sofa but has been seeking cool places to lie. With the cool mat he can lie in his favourite place, on the sofa, with us and I know he is comfortable and relaxed, which make me happy and relaxed. Other mats involves wetting the mat, but this one was different. I was not sure how well the mat was going to work and was suprised when the mat touched my leg how cold it made that part of my leg feel.