What would be the recommended filling for a pet bed I am about to make?”
I have two very active large indoor/outdoor dogs that tend to get dirty no matter how much I wash them. The beds in their kennel and in the house are both filled with cedar chips. There are several advantages of cedar chips. They are soft and smell good, they are very porous so they absorb moisture very well, and best of all they are a natural flea and tick repellant. These are all very good for any indoor/outdoor pet, particularly my dogs. There are a couple of disadvantages. The aromatic smell of cedar is due to Phenols and hydrocarbons. These have been studied as a possible health risks. However, the studies were done with cedar as a litter for rabbits, hamsters, etc…, and done over a long period of time and in concentrated amounts. There are some others, like plicatic acid, that can cause allergic reactions. These studies were primarily done on exposure in wood mills. So don’t let them scare you. I personally have never heard of, or had any problems in the 30+ years I have been rai
She used pillow stuff from Wal-Mart – she sewed the case – she made U of L, UK, IU, and a local High school’s logos for pet beds and essentially made very large pilliows. I think some took a couple or even three bags of that stuff. Let me see if I can find a link This is it. Pillow Stuffing Make your own pillows with our silky polyester pillow stuffing. We sell pillow stuffing by the pound (1 pound = 0.45 kg). This is a loose poly fiber great for making pillows, “fake snow” and more! Price per pound: $4.95 lbs I know people liked her beds because we still hear about them (5 years later) from time to time.
