Ino wrote:I had purchased one of the cedar beds from Tractor Supply and so did my neighbor for his dog. She liked it but Ino would not go near it. Even if I used the clicker to get him to go on it, he would only lay part way on and never rested his head on it. He also got off it as soon as I released him and would walk around it if it was in his way instead of going over it. It was a nice fluffy bed and a great price (mine sold them for $20 but it may have been a larger bed). It did irritate my allergies so I had to give it to the neighbor, which is odd because I never had any problems with cedar small animal bedding when I worked at a pet store- maybe it was just chipped up more fine or something. It may be worth the purchase if they have them cheap by you though and if you have allergies, you can toss the bedding inside and use one of those egg carton things they sell for uncomfortable human beds- they work well and you can cut them to size and put them in the other bed cover. Also, for the elbows, maybe Musher's Secret will help. I read a review on Amazon where someone said it helped heal their dog's elbows. I purchased it to protect Ino's paw pads and it seems to be working well for that.
another cheap option is a baby crib mattress, the foam is pretty thick, its rubber/plastic encased, and you can buy flannel crib sheets. I think total when I got one for Oscar it was maybe $50, which is cheap for a dog bed for a dog Oscar's size here. But I think it might be too long for the crate...
Malli wrote:Ino wrote:I had purchased one of the cedar beds from Tractor Supply and so did my neighbor for his dog. She liked it but Ino would not go near it. Even if I used the clicker to get him to go on it, he would only lay part way on and never rested his head on it. He also got off it as soon as I released him and would walk around it if it was in his way instead of going over it. It was a nice fluffy bed and a great price (mine sold them for $20 but it may have been a larger bed). It did irritate my allergies so I had to give it to the neighbor, which is odd because I never had any problems with cedar small animal bedding when I worked at a pet store- maybe it was just chipped up more fine or something. It may be worth the purchase if they have them cheap by you though and if you have allergies, you can toss the bedding inside and use one of those egg carton things they sell for uncomfortable human beds- they work well and you can cut them to size and put them in the other bed cover. Also, for the elbows, maybe Musher's Secret will help. I read a review on Amazon where someone said it helped heal their dog's elbows. I purchased it to protect Ino's paw pads and it seems to be working well for that.
Are you SURE it was Cedar? Long term exposure to cedar will cause small animals(and people, anyone working with cedar should wear a mask, preferably high quality) respiratory difficulty and can even cause death! They do offer Cedar Bedding for sale, but they also offer Pine, which looks very similar...
flibgit wrote:I make pet beds/covers/inserts. Feel free to PM me for details.
mnp13 wrote:flibgit wrote:I make pet beds/covers/inserts. Feel free to PM me for details.
Do you have a listing in our Marketplace section??
flibgit wrote:mnp13 wrote:Do you have a listing in our Marketplace section??
I did not. I didn't want anyone to think that I joined the forum just so I could hawk my wares. But I've added one now.
TheRedQueen wrote:
I don't think anyone minds, as long as you have nice wares!
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