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You’ve probably seen your cat kneading on a blanket or a pillow, purring away and looking incredibly content. Cats learn this kneading behavior as a kitten when they paw at their mother’s belly to stimulate milk flow. It seems to be a soothing behavior that some cats continue into adulthood. This new cat bed is designed specifically to accommodate kneading behavior so kitty won’t tear up your furniture and blankets.
Introducing the BlanCat, a new invention brought to you by the folks over at CatGenie. They sent me a sample to test with my own cats and as soon as I took it out of the package I knew the cats were going to freak out over this thing, and I wasn’t wrong!
The BlanCat is made from thick, soft fleece material that’s bunched up, like a regular blanket that a cat would knead on, but it’s contained in a 16″ circle with a semi-rigid frame holding it in place. You, or your cat, can pile up the layers of fleece and kitty can go to town, kneading away and eventually settling in for a cozy nap. It’s so simple but it’s exactly what cats love. Plus it’s the perfect size to throw on any sofa, chair or bed so kitty has her own special spot. Available from Amazon.com.
Margot enjoying her BlanCat
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These are SURE to be a huge success with cats and those who love them! THANKS for sharing!
We ordered and received 2 of these pet beds and upon opening the box, a horrible smell was present, I took the 1 bed out doors to air out for an entire day and the smell never went away. (It’s now been 3 days as of this posting) So, I opened the end of the bed with the tubing in it, took the tubing out and washed the fabric, the smell was still there. This is not a good product for cats since their sense of smell is quite keen. Our Russian Blue kitty mix took a sniff of that bed both when removing from the box and again after washing the fabric and left the room
I am very disappointed in this product. I did not open the second box and Communicated with the company (CatGenie/Petnovations) on their website as well as through email about obtaining a refund and explaining the odor issue. The tubing seems to have a gas type of odor – I’ve created quilts and I know from experience once a smell gets into fabric, it’s very hard to remove and most of the time is a loss and must be discarded for the safety of the human and the animal.
Perhaps these 2 blancats are an outlier, but I thought I should let everyone know just in case – Cheryl Unger
Hi, Cheryl:
Thank you for sharing your experience! I certainly hope that the manufacturer listens and responds with some changes. I did notice a slight smell when I opened mine but it went away fairly quickly. You’re absolutely right, if something smells bad to us then it’s 1000X worse for cats.