{"id":13769,"date":"2014-12-17T00:10:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T05:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=13769"},"modified":"2014-12-17T07:29:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T12:29:25","slug":"zee-and-zoeys-review-and-giveaway-for-purrk-playful-cat-toys-felinesilvervine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/zee-and-zoeys-review-and-giveaway-for-purrk-playful-cat-toys-felinesilvervine\/","title":{"rendered":"Zee and Zoey’s Review and Giveaway for Purrk! Playful Cat Toys! #felinesilvervine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This post is sponsored by Vitakraft and the BlogPaws Professional Pet Blogger Network. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Purrk! Playfuls, but Zee and Zoey’s Chronicle Connection only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Vitakraft is not responsible for the content of this article.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

When I \u00a0heard from BlogPaws that Vitakraft<\/a> was looking for cat bloggers to review their Purrk! Playfuls line of toys, I have to admit I was hesitant to respond at first. After all, my gang already has mountains of toys, not to mention their perennial favorites such as wadded up balls of paper, human toes, and dead bugs. Was there really anything new on the market that could pique their interest?<\/p>\n

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The Purrk! Deep Sea Bug<\/p><\/div>\n

After researching\u00a0Vitakraft, a German based enterprise\u00a0founded in 1837 that was the first company to introduce Feline Silvervine to the United States, I realized that maybe there was, because believe it or not, my cats had never tried Silvervine and I had always wondered what the hoopla was all about.<\/p>\n

In case you don\u2019t know about\u00a0Silvervine, it’s a 100% all natural, non-toxic product<\/strong> that comes from the Silvervine plant found\u00a0in Asia. It’s similar to catnip in concept, but,\u00a0according to a recent study by the University of Illinois, it’s far more enticing to cats\u00a0with results showing\u00a03 out of 4\u00a0them preferring\u00a0Silvervine over catnip and engaging with it\u00a02.5 longer\u00a0than they do with catnip!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hmmm\u2026 I have 7 cats so I couldn\u2019t wait to see how my cats would skew\u00a0that study, but if the reaction I got from them the day their Purrk! Playfuls Deep Sea Bug toy\u00a0arrived was any indication, those scholars were definitely on to something because I barely had the toy out of the packaging before they went bonkers and once I sprinkled it with the fresh\u00a0Silvervine that is included with the toy, all I can tell you is that I have never seen anything like it with my cats before. Honestly, the\u00a0reaction they had to the Silvervine\u00a0was like having a front row seat at a 3-ring circus! Jazmine and Kizmet were wrestling in one ring, Peanut was doing full length body stretches in hers, and\u00a0Zee was rolling around in another!<\/p>\n

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After sprinkling a small bit of the Silvervine on the floor, Kizmet and Jazmine react by spending at least fifteen minutes wrestling together while Peanut sniffs the\u00a0Deep Sea Bug with great interest.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kerplop! And just like that, Peanut is overcome with the happy effects of the Silvervine and rolls around on the floor playing with the toy!<\/p><\/div>\n

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When Peanut is finally done playing with the Deep Sea Bug, our senior cat, Zee, takes over the toy and enjoys the Silvervine sensation!<\/p><\/div>\n

The playtime lasted far longer than any session I had seen with catnip<\/strong> and at one point Jazmine was so enthralled that she was completely rolling over like a well trained dog (see video to follow) and nearly a\u00a0half hour later, playtime\u00a0finally ended after Kizmet captured the Deep Sea Bug like some prized prey possession and proceeded to carry it to the couch \u2013 his favorite place to bring his kill!<\/p>\n