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Lupine Collars: Not Just for Dogs!

The head peep had the opportunity to meet the folks from Lupine at Global Pet Expo earlier this year, and she agreed that Pierre and Newton would love to try out their line of cat collars. It was a really exciting day when they arrived.

Newton: Whoa, what are these?

Ashton: I don’t think I like the look of this!

Newton: They’re not for girls anyhow, Ashton. These are mancatly collars, and I think I want this one!

Pierre: That leaves this one for me.

Newton: Check this out! This is my old collar on the top and my new collar on the bottom. See how much thinner my new collar is? That means it’s going to be more comfortable.

Pierre: And if you look really closely, you can see that the stitches themselves are colored. I have had collars where the design was painted on, and it rubbed off after a month or two. This collar is going to stay vivid and colorful for a long, long time.

Pierre: And the collar looks really handsome on me, too!

Newton: Not as handsome as my collar looks on me!

We did run into one problem with the collars. Pierre has always been bad about chewing his collar, and he took the first opportunity to chew his collar into a soggy mess.

This happened because the collars are sized to fit a large cat, so that even on a cat Pierre or Newton’s size, there is a fair amount of webbing that folds back over itself. You can see it gapping a bit in this photo of Newton.

The head peep talked to Scott from Lupine about why they hadn’t chosen to implement a little keeper that would hold the loop of webbing Pierre wanted to sample flat against itself. Scott said that they had not done so because they were worried about it being a safety hazard. The head peep suggested offering multiple sizes of cat collars to minimize issues with cats like Pierre in the future. We aren’t sure whether how seriously they will take her suggestion, but we hope they might implement it even though the core of their business is obviously dogs rather than cats.

But the best thing is that even if you do have a cat who wants to chew up his collar, Lupine offers guarantees their collars, even if chewed. We thought that guarantee was just because they mostly sold dog collars, but Pierre made it clear that the guarantee is for cats, too. Combined with the quality of the collars themselves, the guarantee makes Lupine collars something that your cat will be able to wear for many years. We give them our paws up of approval!

FTC Disclosure: We received these collars at no charge for evaluation, but all opinions expressed in this site are our own.

It’s a MeowBox!

The head peep missed meeting the folks from MeowBox.net in person at Global Pet Expo, but they kindly offered to send one of their monthly MeowBoxes for us to review. A MeowBox is a monthly subscription box filled with different goodies every time, and we couldn’t wait to see what would be in the box with the smiling cat on it when it arrived.

Pierre: What’s in there?

Newton: It smells pawesome! Can we open it now? Please?

Newton: It comes wrapped in nice paper, but I would rather have what’s inside. I will get back to destroying the tissue paper later.

Pierre: I’m tired of waiting for photos to be done so we can get to the opening part.

Ashton: Pierre! I don’t think you’re supposed to be doing that.

Pierre: It’s a Skinneeez toy! We got one of these from our secret paw, but I never get to play with it because it’s Newton’s favorite thing.

Newton: Hey, is that what I think it is? Pawesome!

Pierre: Nope. Go play with your own unstuffy. This one is mine!

Pierre: *sigh* Are you done taking pretty pictures with my new toy yet? I want it back.

Pierre: Yessssss!

Ashton: While Pierre is busy with his unstuffy up there… do I smell something to eat in here? Because I’m good at eating.

Ashton: *sniff* *lick* Hmm, I don’t know about this, Newton. It’s supposed to be Groovy Gravy. What does groovy mean?

Newton: *sniff* *taste* Yeah, I don’t know, either, Ash. Maybe we’ll ask to have it sent to our cousins. They aren’t as fussy as we are about food.

Newton: Hey, can I check out the catnip marker? Don’t mind the drool I’m getting on it. That’s a sign of appreciation.

Newton: *sniff sniff* You said it’s called SuperCat, but it doesn’t smell like a super cat. It does smell a lot better than those markers you use to make squiggly lines on paper!

Ahston: Hey, don’t forget this package of Smart n Tasty dental treats! I’m really good at treats!

(If the video of us licking the last of the treat dust off of the head peep’s fingers doesn’t show for you, you can visit it directly here.)

The other thing that came in the package was a Play & Squeak toy to play with at night. It dangles from a doorknob, and the eyes light up when you whack it. We refuse to play with it when there is a camera in the room, but it’s lots of fun.

Newton: I can’t wait for the head peep to forget to put it away before bedtime and start making it squeak in the middle of the night!

The box from MeowBox was a huge hit. We love that there was such a variety of creative and interesting things included. There were things to eat and things to play with, so that some of the things were things we would do alone and others were things that involved the head peep. All of the things in the box are top quality, and we really enjoyed the chance to play with them. MeowBoxes are $25 a month from their site, MeowBox, and they bring $25-50 worth of fun goodies to your doorstep. Multiple month subscriptions save more but bring the same cool stuff, and your peeps never have to worry about where you hid the car keys to go to the pet store for your toys and treats.

Newton: Now if you’ll excuse me, I think there may be some tissue paper I didn’t destroy yet.

FTC Disclosure: We received our review MeowBox for free in exchange for our honest review, but all opinions expressed in this site are our own.

Tasty Thursday: Wysong Dream Treats

Our friends at Chewy.com offered us the opportunity to review Dream Treats from Wysong, and we never say no to trying treats!

These treats have no starches, and are made from 95% raw quail meat using their proprietary no-heat manufacturing process. We aren’t sure how you can make something like this without heat, but we like the idea of them being species-appropriate.

We were surprised to see how large they were when we opened them. These are for dogs, cats, or ferrets, so they must have decided to go with dog size. When we looked down into the bag, they were big disks instead of regular cat-sized treats. (What, you don’t gaze down into your cat treat bags?)

Well, let’s just get a better look at one of these disks.

Ashton: Mine!

Pierre: How rude.

This might be the point at which the review went off the rails a little bit. Ashton growled and made off with her stolen treat, with Pierre and Newton in anxious pursuit.

Ashton: Mine!

Some of the oversized freeze-dried treats we have tried in the past would have been choking hazards at this size, but the Wysong treat disks break fairly easy. Ashton managed to snap hers roughly in half and leave some behind as a decoy.

Pierre: *sighs* I don’t understand why her poor manners get rewarded like this. I was good, and I’m getting leftovers.

Ashton: Mine!

Newton: Hey, Ashton! Whatcha got? Pierre had some. Can I have some, too?

Ashton: Mine!

The disks are easy to crumble into more reasonable cat bite-sized pieces.

Newton: It’s about time!

Ashton: Hey, that’s–

Newton: Yeah, we know, Ash. Mine!

As you can see, these were a huge hit. All three cats loved them, especially Ashton. The only drawback to them is that they aren’t bite-sized, and they crumble into a bit of a powdery mess when you break them up. This isn’t a deal-breaker, but they aren’t the kind of thing you can keep on hand in a canister for immediate sharing. But other than that, they’re great, tasty treats, and we give them six paws up!

FTC Disclosure: We received these treats for free from Chewy.com, but our opinions are our own.

Orijen Freeze Dried Cat Treats

When Chewy.com reached out and asked us if we would be interested in sampling the new Orijen freeze-dried cat treats, we couldn’t say “yes” fast enough.

When we were kibble eaters, we ate Orijen kibbles because the head peep likes the company’s philosophy of cats eating biologically-appropriate ingredients sourced from regional ingredients. Now that the head peep insists that we eat canned food instead, we miss that kibble, and we were excited at the idea of trying their treats.

The treats arrived in some sample packaging that probably isn’t the way they will be sold in stores. So we have no idea whether they will be in a durable container that keeps us from helping ourselves or not.

The treats themselves are a nice bite size, and they are long enough that a human can hold one end while we delicately take the treat from between their fingers. Well, okay, sometimes we aren’t quite delicate, but it’s easy to get carried away.

Newton: Hey, are you done talking so I can to open this?

In a minute. Can you please read the ingredients, since you’re in the way?

Newton: I’m illiterate, like all cats.

Hand those over, Newton, and we’ll take a look at the label. The ingredients are: chicken liver, turkey liver, boneless chicken, boneless turkey, boneless flounder. Just meats. That sounds like exactly what you should be eating.

Pierre: Ooh, this looks interesting…

Ashton: Hey, what do you have there, Pierre?