Hi - as most of you (;) ) wilknow by now, our "old lady" Purdey is 14 and a half year old lab.  She is rather wobblyon her back legs now, but in herself is bright, eats well, and is hapy to come on 2 out of 3 walks, both mornings and evenings.    She has spent most of the summer days lying in the sun (when weather has permitted), otherwise she has pride of place in our sitting room, in the corner, out of drafts, out of the way of pesky lab pups and awfully-mannered aussies (unless allowed by her :D ) with the best view of TV, fire, etc etc etc.

I'm thinking ahead to the winter, which we seem to be approaching fast.   We took her rigid bed away at the end end of last winter, as she seemed to be sleeping on it, rather than in it - one leg or haunch sometimes seemed to be stuck on it, with the consequence that she had difficulty getting up.    She has two 13.5 tog sinngle duvets, folded up, as her bed, with a piece of vetbed underneath it all (floor is tiled).   I'm aware that as she gets older, she moves around less, and I'm afraid of her loosing body heat through inactivity - so I've already told OH that we'll have to keep CH on full time, at a low heat to keep her from getting chilled - but has anyone any alternative suggestions for bed/bedding to keep her warm & comfortable in her old age?

Thanks

Margot

Hi Margot,
              Give the old lady a gentle hug from me. I bought Una one of these orthopaedic beds with a waffled foam mattress. Like the things you get for people to stop them getting bedsores. They are covered in a removable waterproof cover in case of little accidents.

I got mine from a company called Snoozee but as I can't spell it I can't find the website :-( They have a stand at Crufts though and sell really good chews as well
                                                                                Anne

Kudos do great beds even with washable cover i brought a bed for my rottie Troy in November we still have the same one as i brought to cover and wash them weeklyi cant remember the web site but if you search kudos pet bed you'll find it

Lots of 'Snooozzzeeeeeeeee' (or however many Os and Es there are meant to be :D) beds on ebay, don't know if they're genuine or not but look nice and much cheaper.  Think I might give them a go, as my girls need new beds too.

M.

Found the website for Snoozzzeee but couldn't see the bed I meant. Emailed them and they don't do the orthopaedic bed any more. Will have a look on EBay as the dogs could do with some new beds
                     Anne

They don't sell the chews anymore, mine loved the peanut butter flavour :(

http://www.snoozzzeeedog.co.uk/ or http://www.sarahspencer.tv as Sarah Spencer has left them and set up on her own.  I spent far too much money on her stand at Crufts this year.

Sandra