The Green Pet Shop Cool Pet Pad - Extra Small, Sage Grey - Self-Cooling, Pressure Activated Mat for Dogs & Cats from 0-8 lbs - Non-Toxic Gel, No Water Needed

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.

My old man loves this. He prefers it to his bed most of the time. It took him a while to start using it but after a week or two he began to use it constantly.It also does stay cool! I’ve tested it for myself and get tempted to use it on my bed so I can enjoy the coolness during these California heat waves lol.It is a bit hard to clean though. It takes me a while to scrub it clean since my dog can be a dirty boy.

My older cat with arthritis loves these fresh out of the freezer (with a towel on top if needed) especially this week where it's 95 in the house. Even when it's not hot out, they provide a nice, soft gel surface that she loves to lie on. Good purchase. This is our second, and I did see a little mold develop over time on the first, that I spot cleaned with vinegar.

I ordered this cooling mat for my 11 week old Bernedoodle puppy.He was not napping well because he kept getting up to move to a new cooler spot. We are crate training and he was screaming in the crate. We tried toys and food and rawhides, but nothing kept him quiet. I ordered the cooling mat hoping it would help him relax, and sleep longer cooling him and to my surprise, I found him laying down on the mat in the crate all on his own! in the eight hours we’ve had it, he has actually gone into his crate on his own and taken two, hour and a half naps, incredible! Love it love it love it!

My dog loved the lying on it after long hot walks or spending time in the back yard on warm days....only issue is he had to vie for time on it with my cat, and she always has the upper hand!

The pad definitely cools to touch. I’ve tried many ways of having my terrier lay on the pad this summer after her walks. She’d last a few seconds and then I’d lay on it. It’s a great idea but not for my dog.

My dog refused to use it and didn’t understand what it was but I ended up taking it to work and using it in my car because my AC is broken. I put it on my back and it stayed cool in my hot car for about an hour or so which made my daily commute so much easier.

i always find these mats too small and too heavy.. This i one is the perfect size for my 19 pound doodle. she loves it. whenever she's outside this is her resting area.

Summer 2024 has been great and this has been an awesome purchase to cool our dog.

En tiempos de calor es bueno

Llegó rápido, un dia antes de la fecha dada, lo cual fue bueno. La pedí para mi gato y me ha costado trabajo la use. Finalmente lo logré pero después de un tiempo (40 minutos aprox. O menos) él se movió de la cama, toque la alfombrilla y estaba ya caliente justo en donde estuvo acostado por lo que no funciona el tiempo que dicen. Otro punto es que no sabí en un inicio de que lado se usa, si era un lado o ambos y no lo dice. Sería bueno dieran mejores instrucciones de uso. Creo que para el precio y lo que ofrece en su descripción debería de durar más tiempo fría.

Mi perrita siempre anda buscando cool spots y se duerme sobre esto. En el auto es maravilloso porque le da soporte y se mantiene fresca. No lo dejen en alAuto porque deja de funcionar. No es helado pero sí fresco y tengan cuidado que sus garras no lo penetren.

It's a good product, good size for my dog.