Product Review: Petstages Easy Life Scratch, Snuggle & Rest

Last Friday, we received the Petstages Easy Life Snuggle, Scratch and Rest that we'd won from Goma's blog.  I wasn't sure how the cats would take to a cardboard scratching area, because I have two box-eaters and haven't had a cardboard scratcher for anyone before.  I needn't have worried, as you can see from the picture of Missy above!  She was the first one to investigate and use it, then the others tried it out after they saw that she wasn't getting into trouble scratching on it.

Missy really went to town on it, while Heimdall watched and snuggled with the new Petstages Blinking Buddy Cat Toy that we also won.  After a while, he got brave enough to try it, too.  Then everyone else had a turn.

Even our 18-pounder, Tabby, fits in it!

Warning:  This scratcher comes with a little bag of catnip.  Carbon found and ate the nip before I found it!

Our recommendation:  Five paws way up for the Snuggle, Scratch & Rest!  Thanks, Goma!  The Blinking Buddy also gets five paws up.

Toy Review: Catcessities on Etsy

Recently, one of my online friends sent us some lovely crocheted toys from her sister's Etsy shop:  Catcessities.  Pictures speak louder than anything I could write, so I'll let the kitties tell you how they enjoyed them!  Half the toys are now waiting under furniture to be rediscovered and played with again, and the ones that are still out get pawed around, carried, and play-fought over at least four or five times a day!

 Heimdall's favorite is the pink kitty ball with a jingle bell inside.  Just the right size for a 6-month-old kitten to carry around!

 Tabby likes anything with catnip, so of course the nip flower is her choice!

 Tabby defending the flower from Freya while Heimdall plays with the box.

 Uh-oh!  Heimdall's got crazy nip eyes!  This yarn ball gets thrown and pawed down the hallway, but is especially fun to play with at night under the bed.

 If you look closely, Carbon's blissed out with a catnip toy in the shape of a lemon!  That and the tassel ball are his favorites.

 Heimdall and Little Bit with yarn balls.

 Freya:  "No, brother, that's MINE!"

Heimdall:  "Well, I'll play with the string on the tassel ball, then."

Freya:  "No you won't; I'm hiding it in Daddy's shoe!"

Thanks, Debbie & quality-control officer Smudge!  Definitely a 5-paws-up for Catcessities!

Product Review: Eco-friendly Litterbox & Air Cleaner

When I was contacted by the manufacturers of Clean & Green to do a review, I didn't know quite what to expect.  An earth-friendly aerosol?  It sounded like an oxymoron.  As Starla is having litterbox issues right now, we had the perfect test house for their litterbox odor eliminator, so I requested that one to test.

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary aerosol can.  However, there are no harmful products or byproducts, the propellant is nitrogen, and it is safe to use around pets without additional cleanup afterwards!  Just shake, spray, and rub in with a cloth!  It's very easy to use, smells great, and degrades into gas and water after cleaning.

Starla had just peed outside the box, so I cleaned up the urine then sprayed the Litterbox Odor Eliminator on the wood floor and the wall.  Immediately, the smell in the air was gone, and within five minutes most of the smell on the floor was gone.  I rubbed the product in with a washcloth, waited about 20 minutes, then smelled the floor.  No urine smell at all!  It had all been taken care of!

This product works better than Nature's Miracle for wood floors, and eliminates the odor in the air as well as the surface odors, so is twice as effective with less product.  I am very happy with the Clean & Green Litterbox Odor Eliminator, and will definitely order it in the future.

To order this or Clean & Green's other cleaning products, see their website, Twitter, or Facebook pages.