My female brown tabby loves this bed.  I bought the covered one because this bed is placed near the Air Conditioner and this deflects the cold air from her.  I had bought another Armarkat bed, but she, nor another cat friend would get close to it.  Something about it repelled them, but my niece's Lab loved it.  He could not curl up but laid over it with either head for rear hanging off.  Guess it was meant for dogs.  He did pass away and it has since gone under the control of his two dog friends.