What’s The Best Dog Mattress and Duvet?

What’s The Best Mattress For My Dog?

Dogs just like humans like their sleep and it’s best to never disturb a dog when asleep, so providing them with a comfortable bed in their own space is very important.

Bed mattresses are a great alternative to dog beds for pets that like to stretch and for those with aching joints, to get in and out of more easily, slightly raised off the ground keeping them off cold floors.

Generally, mattresses are oblong shaped and made in a variety of fabrics with finishes, sometimes trimmed with removable dog pillows and bolster.

6 tips to help buy a mattress and duvet that’s right for your pet

• How high do you want your pet to be off the ground? Most mattresses are filled with thick contour memory-based foam and take your pet off lying close to a cold floor.
• Check the space where you intend the mattress to be located. Measure the space available to ensure you have enough room. Measure your dog’s sprawl size and ensure you buy a mattress large enough for your dog’s sprawl length providing comfort. Read How to measure your dog’s sprawl.
• Is your dog a chewer? Check the details on destructibility provided by the seller. It’s not advisable to buy soft plump type mattresses if your dog chews easily into the mattress as they may swallow the filling and likewise it isn’t cost-effective renewing mattresses frequently.
• Which fabric is best? As your pet ages, their needs change and may become incontinent. Waterproof-lined mattresses are perfect that can be wiped clean. Waterproof-lined beds are ideal for those dogs that just love the mud leaving trails everywhere!   
• What are dog mattresses filled with? Memory foam mattresses shape with the pet’s body when lying on it, and can come in several thicknesses dependant upon your dog’s weight, helpful when they suffer from older age with arthritis and joint pains.
• What designs are available? Dog beds may have discreet handles to help move the mattress if planning to situate it in different rooms regularly. Review the many designs that are available and can style with your interiors and colour themes.

What’s the difference between a dog duvet and mattress?

Duvets are also very popular similar to a large cushion giving dogs and cats some comfort and can be easily picked up and moved around the home, used as office temporary beds, or in travel crates, size permitting. They generally have easy to remove zip fastening washable covers with a thinner cushion-like inner.

Crate mats are similar to cushion duvets and designed to fit the sizes of regular dog crates, providing dogs and pets with a comfortable base to sit and lie on, use practical fabrics that wash and dry quickly due to accidents that may happen when traveling longer journeys.

How many dog beds should I have with two dogs?

It is advisable to have at least a bed per dog that lives in the house, to avoid competition between them. You can have different types of bed and this shouldn’t be a problem, but you may find that your pets may constantly swap around their time spent in each type of bed.

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The recent pandemic has seen a huge increase in dog ownership, some extra 2.5 million dogs having been bought which have resulted in many popular dog accessories selling faster than usual and ranges available becoming depleted. It is advisable to prepare and buy in advance of your pet’s needs to avoid disappointment.

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How Do You Keep Your Pet’s Bed Clean?

It’s astonishing what a bed or mattress contains when it’s microscopically analyzed. It will have pet drool, urine staining, fecal matters, outdoor grasses and include mud, ticks, fleas, parasites, and nasty hairs. All nasty things that we don’t really like to touch and talk about.

Most pet covers are machine washable and need cleaning at the highest temperature the fabric allows to rid stains. If the cover allows tumble drying, it’s advised to also set at the highest temperature provided on fabric instructions to further kill off any remaining parasites. Dog mattresses should also be washed frequently, if foam, will need soaking for some hours and will take longer to dry.

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