Review on Cozy & Waterproof Dog Blanket For Larger Breeds - Self-Warming, Washable & Snuggly Soft Terry Sherpa In Silver Gray - Furhaven Large Edition by Mike Cooper

With warm weather came the usual packing up of the heated blanket that the suckers, I mean my wife and I, keep on the couch for our spoiled housecats. The itty bitty white kitty, affectionately known as Itty, is perpetually cold no matter what time of year it is, so I set out on a quest to find him something that would help when his favorite binkie (the one that makes its own warmth, like some miracle or something) was in storage.I struck out at both of the pet stores near the house (probably because I went looking for a winter product in springtime) so, when I went back home and broke the bad news to Itty, he demanded that I continue looking. Okay. So actually, he just sat there on the non-warming, plain, inferior blanket on "his" section of the couch, affecting a dramatic shiver and occasionally making his teeth chatter.A few days later, Best Buy came through for me with this self-warming, fuzzy blanket that's just big enough to fit the middle section of our couch. I mean, Itty's couch.The shivering, white kitty sprang into action, claiming the new binkie as his own even as he continued sniffing it to determine if he were going to like it or puke on it. Or yes. (Sometimes, he vomits on the things he likes. Such as my bed.)This is a soft, fuzzy blanket that all three of our cats lie on for hours at a time. Not all at the same time, though. This blanket isn't quite big enough for that. Besides, they're cats. They don't all get into a big, cute cuddle puddle even when I try to bribe them with food. However, two kitties who are feeling benevolent can comfortably fit on, and snuggle up to each other while using, this blanket.There's a loop on one end for storage, or hanging to dry, as you aren't supposed to just toss this thing into the dryer. This is only a minor inconvenience in our house, as we already hang or lay out some other stuff to air dry; adding one more, small-ish piece of laundry to that isn't the biggest deal. Your mileage may vary, so it's good to know these things before you buy.Inside, there's basically a piece of that silver emergency blanket you may have tucked into your car's trunk for winter weather. (You are prepared for that, right?) So, after one of our cats has been on the blanket a few minutes or so, his/her own body heat is reflected. Warm kitties! No power required! And this was a cheap blanket, so we can replace it every couple-few years without losing our shirts!Actually, I purchased this more than a year ago; during cold months, it got washed and packed up so that Heated Blanket, Itty's favorite, could reappear. He was, again, sad to see that blanket's departure, but welcomed this self-heating alternative with a sniff and a prompt lie down right in the middle.This would be a five-star purchase but, because the fuzzy material is a bit thin, and because this is not the most-luxurious blanket of its type on the market, I can't pretend that it's top of the line. However, for the price, this is a solid deal that I'll buy again. Assuming that the cats don't find this review, learn that I did not spend all of my hard-earned money to buy them The Best Blanket in the Universe, and leave their hairballs in my shoes while I'm asleep.Also, the dark-brown color is a good choice. It hides the most cat hair.