Meow meow meow (translation: feed me this!)

I don't post about cats often enough, so in all fairness, today I'd like to tell you something about cats.
*There are 84.4  million cats in the U.S. and only 74.4 million dogs.  
So I guess I've been neglecting a lot of critters!

When it comes to cat food, I know grain free is popular in dog food but I had no idea it was being offered for cats. In addition to being grain-free, Hill's Science Diet Grain Free cat food includes:
*prebiotics for digestive health
*no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives

Since I don't have any cats, I sent samples to my two taste-tester families, Mary Beth and Kate.


REVIEWS
Mary Beth says:

I don’t give my cats too many treats. Catnip sometimes. Treats are something I hold in reserve for when I’m counting noses and I’m short a nose or two. A crinkly package to shake is often all I need to get their attention.  But the treats have to matter to get them to come back next time.

The Crunchy Creations Grain Free with Chicken Treats brought them running to wherever I was and they crunched them right up. The size was good, about 3/8” and not too thick. The heart shape is cute but probably more for me. For cats it’s all about the flavor and a good smell. I thought the aroma was pleasant (some treats really over-do that). 

Bottom line, my cats thought it was really good stuff and were glad when I gave them more a few days later. I’m glad to get a treat from a company I trust, Hills Science Diet and the cats were more than happy to give them a thumbs up.

Kate says:

Cinnamon is a finicky cat, she doesn't go for just any food that I give her.  So I was happy to see how much she liked Hill's Science Diet Grain Free cat food. First she had to check out the bag, smelling it all over, before she'd touch the food.

Once she was satisfied that the food was okay, she enjoyed every bite and gave it her seal of approval!

Full Disclosure: I was given a free sample of Hill's Science Diet cat food and 2 bags of cat treats because I'm a Klout influencer. I am under no obligation to recieve the sample or talk about this company. I get no additional benefits for talking about the product or company. The opinions expressed here are my own, and my two cat food reviewers.



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How to Make Yummy Pet Cookies

Trying Mom's cooking.  hmmmm

 I'm not a fantastic cook. Not for people. Not for dogs. But recently I was thrilled to discover that I could bake treats for my dogs that didn't require:
1.  buying unusual ingredients
2.  a lot of time to make
3. skill

PetCakes for Dogs

PetCakes are wholesome, organic, microwavable pet treats.  
PetCakes creator Melinda contacted me and asked if I'd like to review the product. She sent me a great package with PetCakes for Dogs, PetCakes for cats, and special microwave pans. PetCakes are a pre-packaged kit including mix and baking dishes in fun shapes like bones for dogs, and fish for cats.

 I used carob flavored for dogs. (Keep reading below for a review of Pet Cakes for Cats.) The ingredients are oat flour, rice flour, wheat germ, flax seed, baking soda, baking powder carob and cinnamon. Good stuff, huh? I found PetCakes easy to make and that's saying a lot for me! I like that they're made of wholesome ingredients. I happily noted that PetCakes don't have an unpleasant aroma, unlike some other cake/cookie recipes and products I've tried.


Just mix with water and peanut butter, applesauce, yogurt, or whatever your dog likes.  I used yogurt. Spoon into the special pan provided...

and microwave for just 2 1/2 minutes. The cakes came out moist and spongy. Be sure to cool before serving.


Did Kelly and Brooks like them? You bet! They both were excited to sample and wanted more!

You can even buy frosting and decorate your PetCakes for special occasions. And, for extra fun you can enter the PetCakes video Contest, open now through March 24. Your video of your pet and PetCakes (see complete rules) could win you free PetCakes for an entire year and $500 to your favorite charity!
 

Now, what about you cat people? Here's a review--

PetCakes for Cats

I gave my daughter the PetCakes for cats to try with her admittedly picky cat Cinnamon.
She reports:
Making PetCakes was easy.  Just add water, and then a tbsp of canned tuna.  As soon as I opened the tuna, Cinnamon came over and was very interested in what was going on. (Note: Opening a can of tuna to use just one spoonful can be a disadvantage if you don't have a use for the rest of it right away.)

Everything worked well and they cooked properly.

However, once cooked, Cinnamon wasn't as interested. She sniffed briefly at it.  She's never eaten anything quite so big, so I'm wondering if she couldn't tell that it was food. I have broken it into pieces and put it in her food bowl.  It looks like she's eaten some that way. She is picky about her food and trying new things.

So there you have it! My dogs give it unanimous and enthusiastic approval! Cinnamon the cat thinks it's interesting, but she's not going to give in to temptation quite so soon.
 


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*Disclaimer:  I was provided with this product for my review. All opinions are 100% my own.

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Greenies for Cats and maybe some for your cat, too

Tasty Tuesday is going to be purrfect. I hope Kolchak doesn't mind, but I have a kitty treat to blog about today.

Did you know that Greenies also makes cat treats?

And, even better, if you keep reading to the end, you can enter to win one of three bags of Greenies SmartBites for your kitty!


























My daughter and son-in-law tested the new Greenies SmartBites with their cute cat Cinnamon. She is always very excited when she sees new kitty treats come into the house. Even before the bag is opened, she can tell that it's something for her.

Kate says "sometimes, our (semi-spoiled) little kitty doesn't like to eat the treats right out of our hands, she prefers to eat them off the floor or out of her bowl.  But this time....she wouldn't wait, she gulped them down right out of our hands, eating two at a time!

 She definitely loved these treats, and it was nice to see that the bag recommended we could give her quite a few per day, so we didn't feel bad about spoiling her with a few extras!"

Keep reading for your chance to win!

Greenies SmartBites are formulated to target specific health benefits, such as hairball control (contains plant-based fiber), digestive care (contains coconut meal), and healthy skin and fur (contains fish oils and whole ground flaxseed). They're crunchy on the outside and creamy inside, and come in naturally flavored salmon, chicken and tuna. And, like Kate mentioned, they are less than two calories per piece!

YUM!  Cinnamon highly approves!

Would you like to win a free bag? Leave a comment below telling me which Greenies SmartBite feline formula you'd like to win. Hairball control, Digestive Care or Healthy Skin and Fur. Then I'll randomly draw one winner for each bag of treats! Sorry, contest limited to U.S. only. Be sure to leave me a way to contact you if you're the winner. Contest ends Tuesday 8/21 at 11:59pm. Good luck!

What? You mean these aren't for us? Bah!

 *We were provided with 5 bags of Greenies SmartBites in exchange for our honest opinion. The opinions expressed here are 100% our own...and Cinnamon's.

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