K&H Thermo-Pet Mat 14" x 28", Sage

My cat likes her heated pet bed. However I have mixed feelings towards it. I bought the larger more expensive size thinking there might be more heated surface area but I think the heater units are exactly the same size for the small and the medium size bed. No where in the product page or even the manufacturer's page does it specify the heater pad size. The only real difference seems to be the fleece blanket surrounding the heater pad which is made from cheap material. In the medium sized bed the heater pad only fills about 1/2 the fleeced area. So my advice, buy the smaller cheaper bed.

I decided to buy this heated pet mat over the others available on Amazon because the heating insert inside of it is the largest available for the price range. The heating element does in fact extend the full length of the pet bed, though it's only about half as wide. It does the job though- when it is plugged in, the entire pad feels warm to the touch from the outside. The pad cover is also a softer, furrier texture than it appears in the product image.

Most importantly, my cat LOVES this mat. He seems to spend about 20 hours a day on it. He's getting old and arthritic and tends to get cranky when the weather gets cold. The continuous warmth of this heated pet mat has definitely cheered him up quite a bit.

Very quick shipping, and a great price. Maybe next winter it'll be colder, as I haven't turned it on a whole lot. But the dog likes the mat, and when it's turned on, the heat is very gentle.