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That turning off after two hours might be a safety feature, so you don't cook
Yeah, I'll have to build a base to slip the pad under for the cat so he won't shock himself if he decides to scratch and pull on it.

That safety switch is for old folks, so they don't fall asleep and wake up done on one side.

A dog i would worry about tearing it up, but a cat should be ok.
Just be sure it is ground faulted.
A couple old pillow cases, or a sheet, and some stitches should work.
I'd think.

Most important is getting out of the wind and the wet.
I feel for the neighbor dog, she didn't have a house for two winters.
Some people shouldn't have pets.

I feel for the neighbor dog, she didn't have a house for two winters. Some people shouldn't have pets.

I've had to intervene a couple of times around here with neighbors maltreatment of their dogs. I have pics on my phone about one of these dogs, that I'll probably use in a future post about it.