It’s a good thing I ordered early.  Sparky would have lost all faith in my judgement.  The pet bed warmer I got for Sparky is completely ineffective.  I’d have better luck keeping Sparky warm by reciting bawdy limericks all night.

It has an Amazon rating of 4 1/2 stars with 7000 votes.  People are idiots or something.  The instructions recommend placing it under a couch cushion all night to test it.  The area gets about as warm as placing your hand under a couch cushion all night.  That isn’t convenient or comfortable, but it also isn’t very effective.  This pad uses 4 Watts of electricity. 

I bought it on reviews, and not the specifications, so my bad.

Instead, I bought him this heating pad that I didn’t know still existed.  It’s a Sunbeam old-style heating pad.  Old-style means that it just has a low-medium-high switch.  My heating pad is the modern variety that turns itself off after some length of time.  That is supposed to be a safety feature that i find very inconvenient.

On high, it uses 50 Watts, and is for when you really need heat.  For Sparky, it goes under the mat cover and is mildly warm on low.  Both pads are made about the same, and cost about $17.

I’m going to get a bigger one for myself, and throw the modern heating pad away.