Sleepypod Mobile Pet Bed Review and Giveaway

For all of us pet owners, we know how it is when trying to get the pets into a carrier.  I have had my cat less than a year and had to take her for her vet appointment once so far.  Now, keep in mind, I've never had to put an animal in any kind of carrier.  It was a nightmare!  Took me 25 minutes to get her in because I didn't know how.  I was so upset and she had to have been traumatized.  I have one of those plastic carriers with the hinged door on the front.  My daughter and I tried everything we could think of.  We tried swaddling, bribery, etc.  Finally put the carrier on its side, picked her up to comfort her and slowly moved towards the carrier.  She was not a happy camper when I finally succeeded in getting her in there.  I never want to have to do that again!

Well, I came upon the Sleepypod Luxury Pet Bed and Carrier.  My cat has been using it mainly as a bed (see how comfy she looks?) and I only recently tried to put her in with the cover zipped up.  I started out with treats and picked her up and put her in.  Took me less than 5 minutes.  I LOVED how easy it was to get her in.  She was definitely a little wary as I was moving her towards it, but, there was no scratching and biting like before.  She knew how comfortable it was as a bed, so, I think she was comfortable to try it out.  I let her stay in like that for a minute or two and just talked to her through the mesh top of it.  As I unzipped the top from the bed, she looked around and then jumped out.  I will take that as a positive sign that she didn't bolt the second she had clearance.


From the Sleepypod site:


Most cats and many dogs associate travel with negative experiences such as a trip to the vet or the kennel. Sleepypod allows pets to travel safely in the pampered comfort of their own bed made of luxurious ultra-plush and foam alleviating the stress associated with travel and confinement in hard, plastic boxes with limited visibility.

I definitely agree with this statement.  Using the sleepypod bed that your animal is already used to sleeping in and is comfortable with, will help make travel a little easier I believe.  

Check out this video on the options available for the sleepypod:

Sleepypod has generously offered one of my readers within the US and Canada the chance to win one of these, which retails from the Sleepypod USA site for $179, in your choice of color for your pet!  How awesome is that?  You can also visit HERE to see what locations they are sold at.

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This giveaway is for US and Canadian residents and will end on 3/4.  Please note that while this is not an eligible entry, we would love it if you can stop over at my facebook page as well as sleepypods facebook pages and like us!  We are likeable I'd like to think!  lol.

Disclosure: I did receive the Sleepypod for review by the merchant.  No monetary cash compensation was received.  However, all opinions are strictly my own.