Cats Herd You

Cuddling up with the KRUUSE Buster Cocoon Bed

Our friends at KRUUSE sent us a small Buster Cocoon bed, and when I saw it, my first thought was that it was perfectly kitten-sized. And it turns out I have a kitten in the perfect color to match it the black sample bed.

I set the Buster bed down on the sofa, and Cupcake climbed right into it.

black and white tuxedo kitten stands in Buster bed

The bed is remarkably plush, with a removable cushion. We have never had cat bed in the house that had a removable cushion, so we didn’t expect to find cat toys under there. I haven’t decided whether Cupcake is just a hoarder, or whether that spot is intended as bonus toy storage.

Unlike any other beds I have seen, the Buster bed is made of a rip-stop polyester material that is really easy to clean. Cat hair doesn’t stick to it, and it’s designed to be water repellent, too.

white cat paw on black buster bed fabric

You can machine wash the whole bed in warm water, if necessary, but the polyester cover is so easy to clean that it has kept me from needing to do that so far.

The Buster cocoon bed is a rounded shape that is perfect for a kitty to curl against the thickly cushioned side. That’s how Cupcake loves to sleep in it.

black and white tuxedo kitten sleeps

We have the Buster bed on our sofa. Cupcake often goes to another room to nap, but with the Buster bed in place, she sleeps there instead, spending more time with the family while we’re watching television in the living room.

Cupcake: Really, James Bond again, Dad?

black and white tuxedo kitten sits in Buster bed

The Buster bed comes in three sizes, and the small size is 18 inches wide. When I first saw it, I thought it looked kind of small, but that was because the sides of the bed are so thick, the center part of the bed where the cat sleeps looks a little bit smaller than I expected.

When I first saw the bed, I thought for sure that only Cupcake would want to sleep in it. Pierre decided to prove me wrong.

gray tabby cat sits in buster bed

Pierre is a lean 11 lb cat, but he fits into the small Buster bed with room to spare. If your cat likes to sleep curled up, the 18 inch small bed is a cozy getaway, even if your kitty isn’t a kitten any more. There are also 25 inch and 29 inch versions for larger cats who like to spread out.

Cupcake gives the Buster bed four paws up… except when she has one paw dangling out of the bed while she snoozes.

black and white tuxedo kitten's rear paw extends from Buster bed as she sleeps

FTC Disclosure: We received the Buster cocoon bed from KRUUSE in exchange for our honest review. The opinions in this review are my own and not influenced by any outsider. Sponsored posts always reflect our honest opinions and feature products we use ourselves and love.

Who Said Cats Don’t Like Water?

You hear all the time that cats don’t like the water. It would be more accurate to say that most cats don’t like the water. Cupcake thinks the water is fascinating.

black and white tuxeco kitten looks at water in sink

As soon as anyone turns on the water in the bathroom sink, she stops whatever she is doing to run into the bathroom. She will even stop eating in the middle of eating a meal if she hears the water running.

This happens so often that the humans in the house have to be careful when going about normal sink-related activities. Like any cat, Cupcake moves quickly, and she can show up when you aren’t expecting her. So far, no one has spit a mouthful of toothpaste on her, but there have been some near misses.

black and white tuxeco kitten plays with water in sink

She seems totally unconcerned that she gets her ears and head wet while she is hunting the stream of water. Water splashes off of her head as she dives into the sink after her elusive prey, and she continues swatting at the droplets.

Wouldn’t you like to know what she’s thinking? Sometimes it seems she thinks she needs to stop the water from going down the drain. You can see in the photo below she is grabbing the pop-up sink stopper. We came home the other day to find she had pulled it all the way out while the sink was dry and we were away.

black and white tuxeco kitten plays with water in sink

Other times it seems she is just interested in grabbing the water as it splashes down into the basin of the sink. She prefers a steady stream of water that creates a ripple of water against the bottom of the sink basin. That seems to be the most fun to put her paws in.

black and white tuxeco kitten plays with water in sink

For now, this is her favorite entertainment in the house, and she follows the humans into the bathroom, watching to see if they will turn on the water for her. She watches so intently we are a little worried that she is trying to figure out how to turn the sink faucet knobs!

You can see Cupcake in action below. If the video doesn’t display in your browser, you can view it directly on YouTube.

As you can see, Cupcake is happy to do her own cleanup after playing in the sink. Her preferred level of tidying up didn’t keep her from making wet footprints all over the house, so we try to dry her off after sink time is over.

She acts alarmed if you try to enfold her in one of those big bath sheets, so she has her own, smaller towel hanging in the bathroom. It is always ready so she can have her paws and head dried off before she romps off to make trouble elsewhere in the house.

Do you know any cats who like to play in the water?

Catnip Follies

Back when Miss Jeanne was here to visit, she bought us some catnip rolls, and the head peep kept them hidden until recently. Some nonsense about us having so many toys out already. This week, we finally got our paws on those catnip rolls.

Pierre: Did someone say catnip? Give it here!

gray tabby cat plays with purple catnip toy