Are cat beds really necessary?

[sandichowder]

I was wondering whether to get my 2 month-old Uli her own bed or not...
Do cats really need their own bed? I see Uli sleep virtually anywhere in my room... I want to get her a nice bed, but I'm not sure if she'd use it...
What do you guys think?

[**Sapphire**]

No, you don't have to get Uli a cat bed if you don't want to.

I think some people (myself included) get cat beds so the cats can have something that is totally theirs.

I had 2 cat beds for my cats, they did use them, but we wound up getting rid of them as they weren't really clean friendly. I was hard to vaccum the hair off of them or to even wash them. So now we have a big fluffy comforter on the floor where we had the beds for the cats if they choose to sleep there, which they do.

Uli may use the bed & she may not, it's all up to how she sees the bed if you get 1 for her.

[DerikaLena]

Hey Sapphire!!! Long time since I have been in here girly...Just wanted to add my two cents on this subject.

My cats, which I have three, have found their own little nooks in this house that they like to call their beds. I tried buying a bed for my oldest when she was just a baby and she would never have anything to do with it...so out the door it went. She now sleeps in Mom & Dad's bedroom in the playhouse that they have in the corner. My other two sleep on the couch...so if getting a cat bed for your little one works...more power to ya! All mine seem to do was to use it as a scratching post and they have four of those already. LOL

[**Sapphire**]

Hey Sapphire!!! Long time since I have been in here girly...Just wanted to add my two cents on this subject.



Hey Lynne hun, long time no see. Don't be a stranger around here. :)

[nenella]

Well, I've had quite a few cats (when I was growing up my parents had a total of 14 cats)..since I left home I have had 6... In my experience cats will sleep anywhere... then they seem to have 'IT' spots! like all of a sudden they will go & sleep somwhere then suddenly change - they don't ignore their favourite 'old best' places forever but just spend more time elsewhere... going back 'once ina while' - We bought our cats a 'tree' thye never really spent any time in the niches for a good 2 yrs..then all of a sudden one niche became their favourite spot (same for both brother & sister who took turns) this lasted about 6 months...then one started going into an other niche on the cat tree... & ...they just change 'spots' every once in awhile.... If you can afford a cat tree I recommend one to anyone with cats...
1. they have somewhere to 'do' their claws & therefore don't on the furniture
2. They love being 'up above' & looking down..

[malomar]

All my life we have had cats.. the ones we have bought beds for completely ignore them. Ive had cats that would rather lay on a towel than a bed. My two decided long ago that one was going to sleep on my head and the other on the pillow next to me and thats how they always are.

[PureMuttz]

Both of my cats loved their cat beds before we moved (and they only had access to the master bedroom, since I didn't trust the roommates to keep the place cat-friendly, close doors, etc.).

But, since we moved into a place of our own, and we got La-Z-Boy furniture....

Yea, our furniture is their oversized kitty beds. Heck, they don't even seem to sleep on our bed anymore! (Kinda miss that!)

[WriteEditSeek]

I've bought cat beds for my kitties, but they much prefer the couch, a pile of clothes, the middle of the floor, etc. :) I wouldn't waste your money.

[goldengrain]

My cat totally ignored his bed for probably 5 years. Now he is in it, sleeping, at least once a day. I am just speculating here, but maybe when we buy these things they are finished off with a fabric protectant from the manufacturer that is off putting to them.
I also have a throw pillow that has a soft plush furry feel and is too mushy to actually give a person's back any support. I got it for him. The same thing happened. After about 5 years of ignoring it, it is his favorite and when we pet him he will often start kneading the pillow.

[Felineluvr]

Never had any success with a cat bed, neither of my cats showed any interest. My current cat ino loves a form fitting box though!