Picked the cardboard box over the $40 cat bed and my cat hasn't touched the bed once
Bought a $40 heated cat bed for my orange cat Gus after a rough vet visit in April. He sniffed it once, then spent the whole evening crammed in the Amazon box it shipped in instead. I finally gave up and put the box next to the radiator, and he's been sleeping there every night since. Anyone else just stop fighting it and let the box win?
Actually the heated bed part might be the problem here! Cats already run warmer than us, so a heated bed can feel like too much for them unless your house is really cold. My vet told me most cats would rather have a plain cozy spot they picked themselves than a warm one we picked for them. The box by the radiator gives him the warmth plus the tight walls he likes, so he basically made his own better version. You could try the bed in a colder room or just accept that Gus knows what he wants.