CatToys.com is doing a fun giveaway. Donate $2, $5, or $10 to their fund for Lollipop Farm Humane Society, and they'll send you or a friend a catnip infused box, with a high quality treat and toy inside! You pick the goodies, and just pay shipping!
Offer ends today, so donate now.
Cats love few things more than cardboard scratchers, and sometimes they prefer vertical surfaces, which is what makes the Marmalade Wall Scratcher great. It can be wall mounted or used on the floor. Nicer still is that it's made from post-consumer materials, and is 100% recyclable.
I also love their cool cardboard furniture, just for cats. The Cheeky Chaise ($130) and the Sweet Lounge ($150) are both pet beds and scratchers. The more your cat scratches, the softer the cardboard becomes, making it a soft, cozy space for your cat to hang out.
Lovely modern furniture and more for Cats (and dogs) can be found at Olive.
All of their custom ceramic works are personalized, and are even microwave safe. Each and every piece that artist Alyson Whitney does has multiple layers of color and is carefully detailed to ensure its place as a keepsake in your home. Whether its a treat jar, bowl, or a memorial urn, it's a one of a kind work of art.
Free shipping on every order, and Embrace Pet Community members will get 10% off of every purchase with promo code "embrace".
Woman's Day just posted their list of "10 Unbelievable Pet Products", and I have to say, "uunbelievable" is the polite word for some of these gadgets. While some of these are pretty typical pet products, (like an elevated dog feeder) I'm not sure that I'm sold on the pet ionizer.
The PurrDetector is pretty cool though. Happy purrs are one thing I don't want to miss out on, so how nice would it be to have a visible indicator on the collar?
The folks at Fur-zoff sent us their product today. They call it "the ugly duckling in your cleaning cabinet" and they're not kidding. It looks like a sponge, but feels like a rock-my first impression: so simple it might actually work.
The Fur-zoff is made of 90% recycled material, and designed to brush fur off of clothes, carpet and upholstery. I ran right out to the parking lot and tested it out in the "doggie cargo" area of my hatchback. I have Lyger, the very furry Chow mix, and his fur poses a real challenge to any fur removal product I've tried. A couple quick "scrapes" against the carpet, and I was really surprised. I knew the black carpet was covered in Lyger's white hair, but the Fur-zoff was pulling up a TON of Lula's black hair too! Whoa! In about two minutes I had the entire cargo area cleaned up-looking almost new!
I also tried it on my car seat, wondering if that upholstery would be any different than the carpet area-good results yet again. It left a very fine dust on the seat, but brushed right off-no problem.
I like this product ($9.99 for one block), simply because it doesn't need refills or replacements. It's a standalone product, guaranteed for life, that can easily be stored in a glove box or closet. I might not recommend it on delicate fabrics, as I could see where it might snag or scrape the material, but it's perfect for cars, clothes and furniture. Cool!
I posted recently about "The Lazy Environmentalist" and a show about "green" pet products. Another suggestion that I'll be considering was the use of botanical shampoos and sprays as a flea repellent, instead of the topical chemicals that have all the warnings. I don't know about you-but I don't like the feeling that I'm hugging a dog that's got pesticides all over him.
They mentioned Neem as a healthier alternative. Neem seed oil has been very successfully used in the healing of topical skin ailments including dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, acne, tinea, burns, rashes, ulcers and cold sores. I checked in with our friends at Bella's Pain Relief, and they carry two Neem products-the Neem Protect Shampoo and Neem Oil. It can be used as a insect repellent, and even treats ringworm! Can your flea meds do that?
Before you head over, be sure to check out the Deals page to get your promo code for Bella's!
All of Embrace Pet Insurance's policies cover alternative and homeopathic treatments, (when performed by a licensed vet) but All Pet Naturals has an excellent argument in favor of the benefits for holistic supplements for your pets. From their site: I'm really quite surprised by the number of remedies available. They offer treatments to aid in allergies, kidney and liver function, joint and muscle support, and even anxiety, among other things. They have treatments for both canine and feline, and offer free shipping on all orders over $75. What remedies can your pet use? ADOPTABLE ALERT!: The cute doggie left above is Ginger. She is one of the many darling pups available for adoption from A New Leash on Life in Olmsted Falls, Ohio.
"In the wild, animals medicated themselves for thousands of years. But today, with the advent of mass produced commercial pet foods that are superbly marketed what's tended to happened is these products have, through the refining process, lost many of their essential nutrients and vitamins...Used properly, and in consultation with your veterinarian, herbal products can stimulate the body's natural biological defenses in fighting illness allowing the animal to heal itself thus improving the holistic health of your pet in a softer, less physically taxing and more natural way."
It seems that a pet bed can never stay as fluffy as we might like. And frankly, after a few months or so, I can start to smell my dogs' beds from a few feet away. Blech!
But rather than replace the entire bed, it's more Eco-friendly to wash the covers and replace the filling. Drs. Fosters & Smith offers a high-loft polyfil, made from recycled plastic bottles, and you can get 2 lbs for just $19.99 The material includes cedar chips, to keep the bed smelling fresh, and even deter fleas.
This way, your pet gets to keep their favorite bed, and you get to keep a little extra waste from ending up in a landfill.
Do you want to keep your cat off of counter tops and curtains? Maybe you'd like your cat to stay safely in a fenced in area, without jumping or climbing the confines. The Backyard Cat harness system is a creative solution to both of these feline health and safety concerns. In essence, the tool is a small harness, attached to a one pound sachet that drags below your cat's abdomen. The extra weight deters cats from jumping by disrupting their timing and balance, so they are less likely to jump and climb.
So your cat goes outside, without a leash or kennel to confine them, and this training aid helps to curb their desire to explore beyond the fence. Pretty cool!
After a few training sessions, your cat will hopefully stop feeling the desire to jump up or climb, and the tool will no longer be necessary. 3 sizes are available, starting at $19.99, and all of them include harnesses. Check out their FAQ for more info on how it works and the recommended usage.
I work from home occasionally, and every day at 4:00 pm, on the dot, all three of my dogs start fussing and prancing (and it's not because Oprah just came on) telling me to feed them! Don't ask me why it's 4pm, because they eat at 5:45 the rest of the time while I'm at work.
But that got me to thinking-clearly my dogs don't want to wait until 5:45 if they can help it. They clearly "feel hungry" at 4. So maybe we need a feeding machine in our kitchen?
Immediately I liked the Perfect PetfeederLux model. It's pet proof, has a power-outage backup, and accepts program-able feeding amounts. They can be programmed to feed one pet or two, so long as they eat the same amount. It'll hold about 30 Lbs of food.
It's also $499...
Ok, so maybe something more simple, like say the 6 day Automatic Pet Feeder from Safe Home Products. It's currently just $44.95 and dispenses food at pre-set intervals, running on battery power.
What do you think? Do you use automatic pet feeders and do they really help?
