Jazmine and I say “Thank you very much” for all the wonderful birthday wishes over the weekend!

Hi Everyone! As we hit mid-week, we have a little bit of this and a little bit of that for today! First off, Jazmine and I want to thank all of you for the wonderful birthday wishes… Jazmine turned one year old, and me, well, let’s just leave it at some unnamed double digit that is just best left alone… Read more

If you look closely, you will see that our whole gang of seven is in this photo and they are very concerned… As in they are very concerned with who will feed them dinner…

Yeah… it’s true… I’m not feeling so well so today’s post will be short and sweet. No lessons to learn, no complex cat concepts to ponder, and no commentary to inspire reflective comments. There will be no quiz at the end of the post and everyone is free to go home early without homework! It seems I’ve come down with some sort of throat infection… possibly due to having to talk like a pirate all day yesterday which was International Talk Like a Pirate Day….All those Grrrs and Arrrrrs can be rough on a throat….

I’m sure I’ll be fine – I went to the doctor and I am taking antibiotics to get rid of the infection, but none of that really matters. The larger issue, of course, is will I still be able to feed the cats? Relax guys… I promise you will still be fed!

Happy Caturday all and if you have not yet entered to win a SisalAngle™ Incline Scratcher and BrushUp™ Self-Grooming Post from  SmartyKat®, please make sure you go back and visit Wednesday’s post for the details and to leave a comment for your chance to win.

Believe it or not, when I had cats years ago, I just did not know some of the basic etiquette of cat behavior and cat grooming care like I do today. For example, when my cats would inevitably scratch (and consequently shred) my furniture, I would scold them to stop which was a tactic that very rarely worked. And if they weren’t scratching the furniture, they would be shedding all over it and telling them to stop doing that clearly didn’t work either. And truthfully, you don’t want them to stop – cats were born with claws for a reason and scratching is an instinctual behavior that is important to their health and well-being. The same with shedding – it is a normal, healthy, and natural way for them to lose dead hair and maintain proper body temperature. Read more

We had a great response to our Milano Collection designer pet bowl giveaway from Loving Pets and are thrilled to announce our winners! Thank you to everyone who entered and a special thank you to Loving Pets for sponsoring this wonderful contest!

Congratulations to the winners and I will be in touch with you all to get your shipping information!

Today is the day we announce our FURminator deShedding tool winner and that got me to thinking strangely enough for this Wordless Wednesday, of all things, fur flying. As in those moments with our kitties when there is a particular glare, stance, or implied body language between cats that might suggest a possible fur flying incident to ensue! But, before I share some of those fur flying moments, we are happy to announce our FURminator winner!

Congratulations to Debbie Willey – she is our winner and this is the awesome comment she submitted to let us know who she would use the FURminator for if she won:

“I have been involved in shelter cat rescue for the past 10 years, so even though I share my life with dogs too, I’d ask for a cat FURminator to use on the rescue kitties. After all, we need to have them looking spiffy when they go to their forever homes!”

Great comment Debbie!! We are thrilled to be able to send you a FURminator and thank you so much for participating in our giveaway. Now, on to some fur flying moments captured in time! Read more