Heads up on Cedar Creek pet dog beds. If you have one of their newest rectangular beds manufactured on or after April 2015, please take extra precaution using them with a dog that chews. We discovered, wholly by accident, that our dog bed contained large, loose plastic bags that were partially torn. In my considered opinion, these are most definitely a hazard for any dog that may chew through or get into the dog bed. See the photos below.
When we originally purchased the bed, we were quite annoyed and dismayed that we had to remove fill from the inner mattress as it was entirely overfilled. There was so much foam material inside that none of our hounds would sleep on it! Still, even after removing a large amount of the aggravating, loose, static-ridden, shredded foam, we observed that none of our hounds would use this bed. It remained too overstuffed. As it were, this bed was in an infrequently used room off the central part of our home, so, finally we got around to pulling out more filling. Suffice to say, we were dreading it having long procrastinated doing so because it is a big hassle. The shredded foam is incredibly annoying, as there is so much of it and it sticks to any and everything. You cannot sweep it but only vacuum it up. See my photo of the contractor garbage bag that I filled with excess foam fill. You could fill up many of these bags with how much they shoved into this one dog bed.
It was only today we made the disturbing discovery. Buried in all the fragmented foam were thin, partially torn plastic bags. I am not talking about gallon-size sturdy kitchen storage bags that we use for food. Instead, I am describing very thin, lightweight, elastic plastic that could prove to be disastrous if ingested. I even said to my husband as we were pulling the plastic out of the interior cavity that the bed would be dangerous for a chewing breed such as a Labrador.
As a disclaimer, we have purchased at least eight rectangular beds over the past nine or so years from Cedar Creek pet. This bed was their newest product and unlike the others we have. Although Cedar Creek's customer service leaves a lot to be desired for, with unresponsiveness being my biggest complaint, they previously made pretty decent beds. This discovery, however, needs to be shared for the sake of some dogs life.
