Today in the United States it is Black Friday, which you
silly humans have designated as the day to get up hours before dawn and wade
into densely crowded stores to buy the best Christmas gifts (which many of you
will keep for yourselves) at the lowest possible prices. Some of you even stay
up all night, camped out in front of your favorite store so you can be first in
line when the doors open. Some of you even started shopping yesterday, or late
last night.
You are all so weird.
And way too materialistic.
But, as long as
you’re in shopping mode …
Pick up a little something special for the cat
Because the title of this post promised shopping advice,
here’s mine: Stay home in your pajamas and shop online, where you can find some
really nice things for your cat. Also you can sip hot cocoa while you browse
cute pictures of cats and watch funny videos of cats to your heart’s content.
And because the title also promised a guide to cat products, here are three of She of Little Talent's favorite things. These toys are all highly recommended and have been
thoroughly tested and cat-approved by old SoLT's real cats:
Sturdy, eighteen inches long and filled with organic catnip,
Purrfectplay’s Long Catnip Snake is perfect for bunny-kicking. Old SoLT has
three of them—one for each cat, and all the cats love them. The real cats like
to bunny-kick these toys, chase them when Old SoLT throws them, and stretch up to
catch them when she dangles them in the air. Good thing they’re sturdy! We
think every cat should have a Long Catnip Snake.
Made in the USA!
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Long Catnip Snake from Purrfectplay.
Lots of bunny-kicking fun!
Made in the USA!
Photo courtesy of Purrfectplay.
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The Cat Amazing puzzle box is a toy to exercise your cat’s
mind. It’s basically a cardboard box with a special insert and holes cut in the
top and sides. After assembling the Cat Amazing puzzle (which is easy to do),
you drop some treats into it and let your cat figure out how to get them out.
The insert divides the puzzle into easy, intermediate, and “top cat” sections,
based on how hard it is for the cat to extract the treats.
Old SoLT’s smartest cat, Jack, has a ball with Cat Amazing
and is very energetic about getting to those treats. The least-smart cat,
Webster, doesn’t quite “get it” and can only extract treats if Old SoLT places
them, one at a time, directly inside the easiest hole so he can pull them right
out. She’s happy to do this, though, because Webs is so cute and Old SoLT is
such a sucker.
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Cat Amazing puzzle box toy.
Gives your cat a mental challenge!
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Old SoLT discovered Galileo’s toys several years ago at the
National Capital Cat Show. These are pyramid-shaped cloth toys filled with
organic catnip, and all three real cats love them. The pyramids come in big and
small sizes. The big ones are great for chasing and bunny-kicking, and the
smaller ones are great for chasing and jumping & catching. They also make
nice pillows: Webster likes to lick these toys for a while, then lay his head
on them and take a little nap.
Made in the USA!
Made in the USA!
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Galileo’s Organic Catnip Really Big Toy.
Great for bunny-kicking and chasing, and makes a nice
pillow.
Made in the USA!
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