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01-11-2007, 11:31 AM | #1 |
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| Duvet - Play pen size Since Finnigen's surgery to put a plate and pins in his arm, he's been sleeping in the playpen. He used to sleep with us. He's in the playpen for at least 5.5 more weeks at night. My husband and I have discussed keeping it set up in our room permanently, since our bed is so high up, and having him sleep there all the time. We live in SK Canada, and it get's cold here. Today it is -38C with the wind chill. I've made him a flannel quilt for the bottom of the play pen and he sleeps with blankets on top of him. I'm looking for a duvet for him to snuggle under since it's so cold here. I've found ones that are crib size but can't find any play pen size. If anyone knows where I can find one (already tried ebay) let me know. Or if anyone knows how to make one or if I can alter a crib sized one, I'm a bit apprehensive to attempt this but I don't think it would be that difficult. Thanks Shar-Lee & Finnigen
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01-11-2007, 04:17 PM | #2 | |
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I hope this makes sense. You are basically just making a pillow case or sham for the pad. But for warmth sake I think it will be warmer for a small dog or puppy if they had their own little bed with cover inside the playpen. That way the heat that their body generates will be more concentrated and not lost over a huge space. A very easy solution is to put a pillow in a pillowcase (a heavy pillow case or make one out of prequilted material or fleece) in the playpen and the dog can just get in the pillowcase between the pillow and the case! My dachshund used to do this all the time. I made her a special bed out of fleece like this. She loved it. I just bought a cat thing for my little yorkie that would work well, too. It is like a big pillow case made out of plush material with fake shearling lining that is just like a small sleeping bag with the opening having a casing with plastic underwire type stuff for stiffness and stuffing for softness to keep it open. It is a Barbie Brand and I got it at Big Lots for $10. Here is a link to some pictures that I took of it for you. http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slidesho...Uy=tx5t25&Ux=0 Hope it works! They also sell similar things on ebay. I think something smaller than a duvet for the whole crib pad would be warmer for the little one in my opinion and you wouldn't have to worry about him not finding his way out! Good luck, Nancy Last edited by Little Bit; 01-11-2007 at 04:21 PM. | |
01-11-2007, 04:22 PM | #3 |
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| ahhh poor guy..i hope you fine something warm
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01-11-2007, 04:30 PM | #4 |
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| mine have just got my old single one in there bed, but if you wanted it smaller you could just cut it and then sew it up.
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01-11-2007, 05:43 PM | #5 |
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| I amde a cover for mine. I got a large piece of nice fabric. Placed it over the pad, then cut it approx 1/2 inc larger all the way around. I wanted adifferent pattern on the other side so I got some deep pile faux fur and cut the same size as the first.I hemmed one of the short ends of each piece and then sewed the other 3 sides with right sides together making what looked like a big pillow case. One the hemmed ends I put snaps ( you can buy the snaps that you apply with a hammer really cheap) or velcro. I made quite a few and can a;lternate off for the weather. If you have apiddler you can cover the pad with 2 garbage bags before putting the cover on. Bonnie |
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