Cat Cave 19"

I was so excited to find this product because my Maine Coon Cat just loves hiding in things. I bought a kitty cube at WalMart that my kitty loved, but it got vetoed because the cat print fabric was way too cheesy for our decor. I had to agree. So this bed looked like it would be a great alternative - a cat cave that was neutral in color. It was so excited when it arrived -- the quality was great, it matched the decor, but kitty doesn't like it:
- It doesn't stand open on its own. The cave has no inner frame so it doesn't stay open like shown in the photo. Kitty is not enticed to go into it because it is collapsed unless I'm standing there holding it open.
- She thinks it's too small for her. She could fit into it, but she does not feel comfortable getting into it because she doesn't have enough room inside to turn around. She got into it one time and then backed out. She's never tried it again. :( She's a medium-sized cat and I thought 19" would be big enough, but it's...Read more

I agree with the other reviewer that these beds are too small for a cat to actually go into, but when I got my first set I turned them inside out so that the fleece was on the outside and now my cats just love to sleep on them instead of in them. When turned inside-out it sort of forms a cup that the cats love to curl up in. The small hole on the top is annoying to me but does not bother the cats. They were intially sold, I believe, for ferrets, thus the size and the hole. Nevertheless, I am buying replacements and giving the old ones to the stay cats outside (who also love them). They wash very well.

My cat loves this. It's true that it won't stay open on its own, but Cody just pushes his way inside and curls up, looking out the hole. Or sometimes he curls up on top of it. Either way he likes it more than any other place in the house. (And, occasionally, he sticks his head out the hole and amuses us greatly trying to get it back in!)