Keep those paws warm

Skittles, our 4 month old cat loves heat. She used to sit on my notebook keypad or on my husband's PC unit at night when the temperature drops. As soon as I get up from my desk to pour myself a hot drink, my cat would hop on my laptop and plant herself firmly on the spot, refusing to budge until I drag her off paw by paw. Finally, I had this moment of "ah ha" and came up with the idea of making her a thermo pad/bed out of an old puffy jacket.



The concept is pretty simple. I got the idea from one of those self-warming pads for pets that I saw online. I was curious what made the pad "self-warming" and after some online research found that the material they used was mylar. Mylar is really cheap. They sell it as thermo blanket for camping/outdoor recue and they also use it to make car sunshade. As the weather gets colder, this is a DIY project that you can tackle. It's not hard and your pet will love it. One thing you need to know for this project is how to sew, either by hand or with a machine. I didn't have a sewing machine at the time so I hand sewed the whole thing. It actually wasn't too bad.

Here's the instruction: How to Make a Thermo Cat/Dog Bed from Puffy Jacket. Try to follow the instruction if you can. If not, as long as you get the idea and can sew the basic structure together securly and neatly, you can make it any shape you want as long as your cat and dog can squeeze inside the thing. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment.