Is It Safe To Use An Electric Blanket If Your Cat Sleeps In Your Bed?
December 1, 2009 by admin
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Ive just bought an electric blanket because i have no air con yet but my cat likes to sleep in the bed and im not sure if its claws will go through the heater element and fry the cat!
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Hopefully it WILL fry it. What on earth are you thinking of having a smelly piece of vermin sleep in your bed? Disgusting!!
I wouldn’t recommend sleeping with an electric blanket on anyway, just use it to warm the bed before hand and then it should be safe for both you and your cat (unless one of you pees the bed)!
I wouldn’t let my cat sleep on an electric blanket for the reasons you’ve just mentioned. It’s not worth worrying about and losing your cat over it.
You would never forgive yourself.
sounds like tempting fate. sooner or later your cat can claw through. shut your door and keep the cat out of the room.
It is too risky. Try to find another way to warm yourself.
Your cat would be extremely unlucky to do this, the insulation around the cable is fairly thick and your cat would have to complete the circuit.
However, I do believe that if anyone is going to become ill it will be you. Allowing your cat to sleep in the bed is not a healthy idea.
check the warning labels, they have everything you should not listed there in case of a lawsuit.
That was a joke! Seriously, I think you have a good point and for that reason I would listen to your instinct and not have your cat sleep with you. You probably will not like the other part of this answer, the other reason is that cats have a lot of allergins and can carry more diseases that affect people.
It is either the cat or the blanket but not both … unless the warning label says approved for cat sleepers.
It should be safe for your cat. It would be a problem if the cat chewed the blanket and got into one of the wires.
I’ve used an electric blanket my whole life, and my cat normally sleeps under the covers. She is always kneading the sheets with her paws. They have safety preventions, and anycase, the heating elements don’t have a current running through them, so it’s safe. No fried kitty!
the cat will move if it gets too hot its not like its trapped and cant get out but if you’re that worried use a hot water bottle
its safe. honest.