Originally posted by tuxluvr

Oh Tubster, you are such a proper gentle-tom!
Hmmm. one for Ritzy is tempting, but it looks like it is made out of that faux sheepskin or shearling material - my experience with that substance has been given a big thumbs down by Ritz. She does like the Purr Padds though, and I think those things feel awful, like the inside of a furnace filter or one of those buffing pads on floor cleaners, but go figure a cat out and win a prize!
I was skeptical too because they have just never liked/played with/slept on anything I've ever bought for them before. That's why Peanut's still has the tag on it in the picture. I wanted to make sure she - or Tubby - were going to use it before I tore the tag off so I could return it if they didn't like it. I saw those purr pads too, and thought about buying one of those, but I thought the same thing you did about how they feel. These looked more appealing to me so I tried them. They are that fake sheepskin stuff.

The trick to getting them to use it was to put it in a spot they normally slept. Peanut normally sleeps under that table when her daddy is home working, so I thought she might be a bit like this under the table, and sure enough - she adores it. Tubby's I bought because he likes to sit in his "crows nest" (from the loft overlooking the living room) and the carpet gets black from all his hair. So I thought if I put this thing there, at least the carpet wouldn't get black, but he had nothing to do with it while it was there. I moved it to one of his favorite sleeping spots, and now he's in it all the time. 'Course, he was in that spot all the time before the pad, but now I like to think he goes there because of the pad. Probably wishful thinking on my part, but he does seem to enjoy it. Guess I'll have to move it tonight to see if he'll move with it.