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Cat proof HWB

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CosilyRosily · 21/03/2019 20:51

Hi all,

Wasn't really sure where to post this but hopefully fellow cat slaves will have encountered this issue before.

I have a cat who just loves to hunt down and destroy hot water bottles. I'm 90% sure he does it to spite me.

Has anyone come across a hot water bottle that is cat proof?

THANK YOU

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Fluffycloudland77 · 21/03/2019 21:03

Is it the type of latex they make them with?.

Our cat has two hwb. Both started off as mine.....

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CosilyRosily · 21/03/2019 22:03

Maybe DH has been bringing home sub standard ones.

You know, I don't think I'd mind as much if he slept on them but he just thinks they're a great toy. The last one survived from 7pm to 1am in our house before being quickly and stealthily savaged whilst I nipped to the loo...

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Fluffycloudland77 · 21/03/2019 22:07

You can get a latex free type, would putting a cover on it help?.

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CosilyRosily · 21/03/2019 22:27

Unfortunately he seems to be able to get through every cover we've tried.

Definitely worth trying the non-latex based ones - thank you!

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DontCallMeShitley · 22/03/2019 02:03

We use Snugglesafe heat pads for us. Found that tiny cat didn't like them, not soft enough for her. They are a bit hard but not too bad wrapped in something fleecy, stay warm longer than a HWB too.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 22/03/2019 09:09

Why do you need hot water bottles if you have a cat?

Fluffycloudland77 · 22/03/2019 10:10

Hot water bottles don't poke you in the mouth at 4:30am demanding breakfast.

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CosilyRosily · 22/03/2019 10:53

Annoyingly he has so far been unamenable to standing in as a heat source. But he's only 7 months old so there's still time...

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CosilyRosily · 22/03/2019 10:55

I shall look into the heat pads - it's more for cramps than anything else so I'm not sure if the "hardness" of it will be exactly ideal but definitely worth a shot! Thank you!

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Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 22/03/2019 11:31

At least there is relatively little chance of a cat bursting in the middle of the night... (although one of my cats did once throw up IN the bed Sad )

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CosilyRosily · 22/03/2019 11:36

Bleugh I live in fear of this happening. HWB-assasin's littermate likes to bring us rubbish when we're in bed. This morning I awoke cuddled up to a chocolate bar wrapper that I assume had been fished out of the bin Hmm

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