Pawple Cooling mat

The media could not be loaded. 43”x28” is just the right size for my long legged 100 lb Chesador. We were attacked the other night by our neighbors’ pit bull. We are healing as best we can from the attack. I had *just* put in a waterbed for myself after decades of sub Par sleep. My sleep improved instantly and I thought of how awful a regular mattress would be in this situation. Naturally I sought out a waterbed for my sweet dog and found this. I filled it using an iced tea pitcher, catching any drops I missed with a towel. It filled quickly. I used 4 one gallon pitchers full. I burped it just like my waterbed, pulling up the filling hole and running my arm along to move the air out of the hole. It worked really fast and easy. I put a few capfuls of waterbed conditioner inside to reduce air, etc keep it clean. My dog has a cone on and doesn’t know what it is, so I took a chance and pushed him over onto it. He landed hard on it, but nothing happened! I expected it to leak at the filling hole but nope! 100 lb dog was just weighed for surgery the other day! It’s going to be 90 degrees here in a few days and my poor boy has to be sore from all of the bites. I’m so grateful to Amazon Prime getting it here so quickly on a holiday and to Pawple for making this wonderful waterbed for pets. My dog just turned 9 years old, but he was running every single day and on keto food so pain hasn’t been in his life much prior. All of this said, he still just now got up and laid on the cool floor 😆 It may be awhile before he’s used to it. He definitely knows it’s for him and that it’s “just like mommy’s bed”.

Tips: because it gets so heavy with a lot of water buy collapsible funnels and then you can refill easily. I was dumping daily in bathtub and refilling with spills everywhere and trying to carry a super heavy Large mat. Through trial and error I realized:1. Doesn’t need to be constantly refilled, it may not feel cool but if you lay on it for a minute you’ll realize it is even without refills,2. Dump in bathtub and take to the place you want then use funnel and fill with a water pitcher. 3. Open the pressure valve and push out the extra air for your dog- one time there was so much air it was pushing my dog off sideways lol so I always get the air even before he gets on it.I bought for my Shepherd Chow mix after he was diagnosed with insulinoma tumor that causes glucose drops and panting- he was very uncomfortable pre-surgery especially with hot weather it’s nice after he comes inside from bathroom break.He is usually picky and loves the cool wood floors but before and after surgery this is his favorite spot. I placed in front of the AC vent and can find him there comfortably sleeping. I showed it to him once and he immediately went to it. Being 12 years plus I think the bit of air also provides joint comfort for his hip dysplasia.No tears or issues so far we’ve had about 4 mos.I’m buying another for the car for my dog that has geriatric onset laryngeal paralysis and must be kept cool so that he can be comfortable on his way to and from physical therapy.

No idea how much water i dumped in, but once i figured out how to open the air vent (pull up on tab) its really nice. Very cushy, feels cold almost instantly. Getting my old dog to lay on it will be the hardest part. Old dog, new tricks you know. She thinks floor is coldest and she won't listen that the blue pad is much nicer!Honestly I want one for my personal human use! 1 Large might actually be good enough for the human torso area for back sleepers.(i put 1 star for chew proof. cuz if my puppy found this, it would not last 2 seconds if she decided to chew it)

We have a long haired Akita pup that gets very hot. She seeks out cool places and sprawls out to get every inch of her body to cool off. The price of this pad was nice so I decided to take a gamble and get her one. This pup chews on everything so I expected it to be a disaster. We just put a little water in it and set it on the floor. She LOVES this! She chewed a few times and we corrected her. It’s chew proof and it’s keeping her cool. We are very happy with this!

Nice idea and concept. It seemed to work to be a cooling option for pets, but it eventually sprung a leak maybe from a claw snag.