Fussy cat!

It occurs to me that you should tell the cat that the new bed is not for him and that he should definitely not go into it. If he's a typical contrary cat he'll jump in as soon as you leave the room!

Our cat (17) but still reasonably healthy, often likes to lie on a vinyl floor, to cool down i think, as its usually warm with the heating on in winter isnt it, and cats do have a furry complete 'onesie' on after all😸 and when he wants to be warmer, he lays on the carpeted landing near the boiler/airing cupboard as the warmth is there where the pipes from heating all lead underneath the flooring.Or he finds other miriad favourite places in the house.Just a thought, but maybe DONT spray the beds with feliway? I dont know why you would routinely do that, just for a bed place, and some cats dislike it, i tried it on the cat basket as my cat has never travelled well, but he then associated feliway with trips in the basket (to vet)and dislikes it.(cats have keener sense of smell than us remember, so might not like it anyway) & It doesnt always work as calming spray.

Our old boy also likes to sleep on sons Taylor Swift blanket, (Son is a Taylor fan, & i bought him it about 3 christmases ago) The cat even meows for it if its been washed & son hasnt put it back on bed.Who knew he could be a 'swifty'?😹 maybe its because it smells of one of his humans though, as son puts it folded outside his bedroom for cat to lie on if we are ever away overnight.Cat also goes & sleeps on youngest sons bed when he returns to university after the holiday breaks.😿He has practically grown up with these 2 youngest.We wont get another cat when it his time as he is a very hard act to follow.😻

Nannan2, I don't routinely spray with Feliway, just used it once on the new bed after he rejected it.
I don't usually heat my bedroom, but I have turned on the radiator and put the new cat bed beneath. He might discover it.

One of our cats took to sleeping on my bed during the last few weeks of his life. It was as if he didn’t want to be alone, something which had never bothered him before. Cats are extraordinary creatures, which is one of the reasons we love them.