Cool Mat

[MrsDenaWare]

I am a new EB mom of a 1 year old male Bentley and am wondering if anyone has used cooling mats and if you could recommend one. I already have his lifejacket for the boat but wonder if he would also like a cooling mat since we love to camp and it is hot humid Oklahoma. We do have a travel trailer with cold air conditioning but when he is outside I want him to be as comfortable as possible. Thanks in advance.

 

[Texas Carol]

If you're talking about the gel mats, I'd be careful especially if your
bully is a chewer, we've had bullies here that ingested these and died.

 

[brutus77]

Stay away from cooling mats!!!! They are deadly if ingested

 

[cali baker]

I am a new EB mom of a 1 year old male Bentley and am wondering if anyone has used cooling mats and if you could recommend one. I already have his lifejacket for the boat but wonder if he would also like a cooling mat since we love to camp and it is hot humid Oklahoma. We do have a travel trailer with cold air conditioning but when he is outside I want him to be as comfortable as possible. Thanks in advance.

Hi there and welcome to EBN! well, I bought a couple of cooling mats for my two boys about two years ago. Great idea to keep our bullies nice and cool however I didn't have success with it as my boys used it more as a chew toy than a mat to sit on! So, pretty much ruined. I have heard of a member here who's dog ingested the material from the pad and he later passed away. I do not know for sure if it was from the cooling mat materials however, but in any case, it is dangerous to ingest the chemicals/materials they use for these mats. I also bought cooling vests and cooling bandannas for them so you may want to take a look at those products. I don't remember the site I got mine from but if you do an internet search I'm sure you will find something.

 

[Marine91]

We had one for a time but stopped using it when one of the pup of one of our members here died from eating some of the gel material these are made with. For a cooling bed we use a Coolaroo and Harlea loves it. We change it's colors several times a year and she has never tried to eat it.

 

[moosedt]

i have never tried the cooling mats, but i have a small pool maggie loves to go in maybe you could find something like that.

 

[IPickedADaisy]

I got Daisy a cool mat last year but she would chew the plug out of it and the water would spill all over. I just tossed it out the other day. I'm glad I did now that I'm reading someone's bully died after ingesting the gel.

I also have a small pool for her that she absolutley loves. I fill it up so it's ready when we get back from our walk. Just a side note--Daisy had chronic urinary infections last summer and we realized it was the kiddy pool. Since she can't clean herself, she was bringing bacteria in the pool. I know it's a waste of water but we dump it out after each use.

 

[xxaprilrose]

i agree :[ stay safe!

 

[chemist]

What about these? Seen a few at the park last week.

http://www.amazon.com/Mission-Athletecare-101200-Parent-MISSION-Enduracool/dp/B007KT0IGA

 

[Susie]

Hello, if your bully is not a chewer and appreciate coolness, I would recommend this one. The summer here gets pretty warm and I find that Howie really much appreciate some coolness since we don't have AC in the house. It helps him from panting too much.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3307+1+25+24430&pcatid=24430

But do listen to the folks here about the danger, if your bully is a chewer.

 

[Lindathedogsmaid]

yes I have . I also have donated to the local K-9 dogs to use after a job search, you can keep them in the refrigerator, and or cooler in the car. and they work well. Do lay a cloth thin blanket on top of it though , the dogs won't like laying directly on it . and at first may not want to lay on it at all. but if they are tethered ,they will cool down . remember that a 20 minuet cool down with a tepid temp hose is needed to completely cool the insides of the dogs, 10 minuets is not enough , people have lost dogs that they though had cooled down . and then left alone. I swear--the first year I had my first 3 , I hit every gas station or so , when my car quit producing cold air.for the next ten yrs , they loved catching every drop of water coming out of that hose.LOL!!!!

 

[Ftse 100]

I don't and have not used cooling mats after one of the members Bullie died after chewing one.

 

[Emily]

Hello,
It was my two-year-old English bulldog that chewed up a cooling pad. If you're going to get one, make sure you're there to supervise.
Debo chewed up a cooling pad made for dogs while I was at work. It was a pressure activated cooling pad with that gel pack cooling stuff in it. When I came home he was having seizures, so I rushed him to the ER, they kept him in ICU overnight, & his heart stopped the next day.
I was devastated, it has been seven months and I still cry almost every day.

 

[Manydogs]

They also make cooling vests, that you can put ice pack in. I think that they would be much safer than taking a chance with a cooling mat. You can also change the ice packs, if they melt.