An animal soothing system including an animal bedding structure having a pocket
formed therein, and a soothing device for generating soothing rhythmic vibrations
disposed in the pocket of the bedding structure to communicate the soothing vibrations
to animals lying on the bedding structure is provided. In one embodiment the bedding
structure is a mattress or pad, and the soothing device is a battery powered heartbeat
simulator with a pressure sensitiye switch to activate the simulator when an animal
lies upon the bedding and deactivate the simulator when the animal rises from the bedding.