Bedsure's Bestselling Donut Bed May Help With Pet Anxiety | HuffPost Life

Feb 20, 2025

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My pet, Bee, is a former street and shelter cat, and I find that she is prone to anxiety when I’m preoccupied or away from home. So I’ve been on a quest to help her feel more confident and comfortable in our space. Enter this bestselling calming donut bed from Bedsure (a brand whose soft, affordable bedding for the human set rules the roost on Amazon), which Bee is absolutely smitten with.

Designed with donut-like raised sides and a cushioned middle, the bed is so relaxing and comforting to Bee that she sleeps deeper than I’ve ever seen, audibly snoring in the middle of the day when she’s not happily kneading the bed’s plush faux-fur shag.

Like caved or hooded pet beds, donut beds can offer “a sense of security” for pets, allowing pets to burrow and feel safer in their surroundings, according to previous HuffPost reporting. The bed’s potential to make pets feel more secure renders it a great tool for nervous pets like Bee, plus many reviewers’ pets who experienced a similar sense of comfort.

“My dog deals with anxiety and I really wanted him to learn how to find his ‘safe spot’ ... [he] NEVER liked any dog beds [but] LOVES this bed,” wrote one reviewer, Roksana, who called the donut “a miracle” and an “anti-anxiety bed” that’s “nice and soft and pretty durable as he occasionally digs.”

“This is the first dog bed that my dog, a lab, actually uses,” wrote a reviewer named Brenda. “She had a bad habit of scratching on a rug or carpet when she was tired. Now she just curls up in this bed and seems genuinely comfortable and content.”

Another reviewer echoed this experience: “I have one little [Y]orkie poodle mix who loves to cuddle down deep into this bed. It is very soothing to her. Then we have a little Pomeranian chihuahua mix who loves to go wild in her bed and bounces and kicks and lays on her side and does a rapid fire ‘side stroke’ in it and gets some of her intensive energy out in it. It is the perfect bed for both of them!”

Plus, the thing is so soft (one reviewer aptly described it as a “big soft marshmallow”) that I — along with more than a few reviewers — am getting jealous of our pets. “If they made a human pillow [this] way, I would purchase it for myself LOL,” said a reviewer named Kelli. (FYI: They do make a human version, which I’m begging myself not to get.)

The incredible softness makes the bed a nice option for senior pets who have trouble retaining warmth, too. One reviewer, Peggy, wrote that her older cat, who runs cold, “can be found [every evening] snuggled down in her bed on the shelf, and when I pet her I can feel how warm she is. She opens one eye and begins to purr as if thanking me for this secret snuggly hideaway.” The bed holds its shape well, too, reviewers noted, so older pets can rest their heads on the pillow-like edge and enjoy comfy support.

Available in six sizes to accommodate all sizes of dog breeds plus cats, the donut bed comes in tons of colors to match your space.

A picture speaks a thousand words, and these reviewer pictures capture pets’ utter love of this bed, like this happy dog, this snoozing cat and this luxuriating pup.

“I’ve gone through a bunch of pet beds and I finally found the right one. My pups LOVE this bed. It’s like sleeping in a pillowy cushy donut that nestles and supports their bodies. They don’t even need a blanket because the sides of the bed snuggles them in soft shaggy warmth. I’m a little jealous because they now spend more time in their beds than on my lap. Thanks Bedsure from a happy doggg mama!” — Charkbach

“The second I cut the box open, fluffed it up and put it on the floor they crawled into it and never left. It’s honestly so big I could get in and snuggle with them. It was easy to set up and get the fluff in all the right spots. It seems pretty durable as well, the fluff wasn’t easily ripped out or anything while he was scratching the bottom and nesting. I think it’s perfect and they love it! My beagle mix is 50 lbs and golden is 80 lbs” — Bri

“My cat is a stress case and this bed is so helpful. He loves it and snuggles in and gets a good sleep. It really calms him down and makes me feel better in the process. I love this product!” — Higher Bar

“i have a very anxious dog & got this to see if it’d be comforting to her. it is; and she LOVES it! i can’t even tell you how many nice/expensive beds, but they were all as useless as home decor to her. this bed though, she’ll nap in for over an hour and can chill out in! she’s usually restless/anxious (regardless of how much exercise she’s had) and constantly moving from spot to spot. her donut even comforts her during loud thunderstorms. i used to literally give her trazadone during really bad storms because her anxiety’s that bad. so highly recommend trying this if you can resonate! it’s good quality, nice looking, neutral, & super soft, so all around a great buy.” — Kara

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