Cat Amazing Sliders Review and Giveaway!

We were contacted by the folks at Cat Amazing and asked to review their new Cat Amazing Sliders puzzle toy. 

Ringo was excited just by the box.

What's in here?

Let me see! Let me see!

The inside has several pieces to assemble. The colored pieces are first. I suggest using some mailing tape to secure the smaller sliders--they didn't want to stay together on their own. There are nice instructions inside the box, and a video on their website if you need more help.

The inside sliders

I appreciated this graphic on the outside of one piece.

The inside before the top goes on. The yellow slider goes on the bottom and the two smaller ones on top.

Now, just add treats and watch!

Ringo really loved this puzzle. He spent a lot of time exploring it and reaching in for the treats. Benny walked by but didn't check it out much (but at 19 he's done with that, LOL). Lucy later checked it out, as I saw the box moved around the room throughout the day.

All in all, this is a good, sturdy puzzle toy that will challenge your cat(s).

Now, the folks at Cat Amazing has offered a GIVEAWAY of one of these toys! Just leave a comment and I'll draw a name on Monday September 9! (US shipping only, please)

Chewy.com review: Wellness Gravies pouch foods

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Our second Chewy review is Wellness Gravies pouch food, variety. This variety came with chicken/turkey and tuna/mackerel. Many years ago, we used to feed Tucker the "plain" Wellness canned foods. These days, Wellness has many types and kinds of food, this being one of them.

This food is grain free and has no corn, wheat, or soy. I was a bit disappointed to see that tuna and mackerel were fifth and sixth on the ingredient list, with chicken being first and third. I did find these pouches easier and less messy to open compared to other pouches I've used, so that's certainly a win.

It comes in assorted sized chunks. This is the tuna/mackerel.

This is the chicken.

We had mixed success feeding this food. Benny liked both flavors but preferred the fish one.

Lucy licked the chicken gravy but left the chunks, but then I saw her trying to eat Benny's fish flavor. Sadie, of course, eats pretty much everything and Ringo again ignored it.

I'm very glad that Benny eats this food, as he needs every calorie he can get at his age. If your cats like chunky food, or other Wellness products, give these a try.

Disclaimer: We were given some food in exchange for an honest review. The opinions here are our own.

Chewy.com review: Purina Beyond Alaskan cod wet food

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This time we're reviewing Purina Beyond Alaskan code recipe pate food. This grain-free recipe does not include any grains, gluten, corn, wheat, or soy products. The ingredient is pretty short, which surprised me in a good way.

It is a typical pate food.

Benny liked this food, and so did Lucy. Lucy insisted on eating on another Chewy box.

 Of course, Sadie liked it and Ringo wouldn't even look at it. (I'm beginning to wonder about that boy...)

Three out of four cats is pretty good. It's a decent food with pretty good ingredients.

Disclaimer: We were given some food in exchange for an honest review. The opinions here are our own.

Chewy.com review: Weruva Cats in the Kitchen canned food

Our second review this month is the Cats in the Kitchen variety pack. There are four flavors in this pack, each in big 6-ounce cans: Goldie Lox (chicken, tuna, salmon), Funk in the Trunk (chicken, tuna), The Double Dip (chicken, beef), and Chicken Frick 'A Zee (chicken).

Each flavor has a pate/broth mix with chicken shreds in it. This is the Goldie Lox:

This is the Double Dip:

The ingredient lists for these is quite good--no by products/fillers or anything unusual. No rice, corn or wheat.  Nothing odd, no veggies or fruits. The only odd ingredient we noticed was sunflower seed oil, which seems pretty benign. We appreciate a meat-based food, that given that cats are carnivores.

Three out of four cats ate this food (Ringo being the only holdout). Even picky Benny ate it up.

Lucy was so excited about this food that she sneaked in to eat some of Benny's portion.

I'm busted.

We give this food three paws up (out of four). The texture of it is interesting and it would be a good food to feed a kitten. We know that cats get their "ideas" of what food is as a kitten, so feeding different types of food is important, and this food is one we haven't encountered before. It could also be something you mix in with other foods or use as a topper to entice a picky kitty.

Disclaimer: We received some food in exchange for an honest review. The opinions here are our own.

Chewy.com review: Tiny Tiger Chunks food

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Our first review this month is for Tiny Tiger Chunks food with extra gravy, beef and poultry assortment.

This pack contains three flavors: beef (pink can), turkey (orange can), and chicken (yellow can).

The ingredients aren't too bad. The first three or four ingredients are either meat or organ (liver), followed by meat by-products. There is potato starch and some dried egg product further down the list, followed by supplements/minerals/vitamins. 

The description touts this food as having "extra" gravy, but it didn't seem like more gravy than other chunky foods I've seen. Some brands of food with extra gravy are more soup like, but this is more like the "old style" of chunks covered with gravy.

Ringo would not go near this food. He sure is a strange boy sometimes.

Sadie ate it so quickly I could not get a photo!

Benny dug right in.

Lucy started eating the food. . .

.. but then left behind most of the chunks, licking most of the gravy instead.

Overall, we had a mixed reaction to this food, but at least three out of four were willing to give it a try. In my experience, it can make many feedings of the same food before a cat will accept it as "food." Chewy is offering an amazing 50% off your first pack on their site right now, so you could try this food for a good price.

Disclaimer: We were given some food in exchange for our honest opinion. The thoughts stated here are our own.

Chewy.com review: Stella & Chewy's Lamb Liver freeze-dried treats

For some odd reason, we weren't receiving the Chewy Influencer emails (#chewyinfluencer) but we're back on track to have Chewy reviews again!

We chose  Stella & Chewy's Lamb Liver freeze-dried treats for our first review.

We like that these treats are one ingredient: lamb liver. And while they say they are dog treats, they are in smaller pieces and are easily broken in to even smaller bits for kitties.

The bag was easy to open with a little slider pull tab, Lucy was SO excited to eat these that I could hardly get photos.

 

Sadie also loved these and gobbled up all that I gave her.

The boys would not eat these, but they aren't much into freeze-dried anything, so I'm not that surprised.

There are other types available too, like beef hearts. A big thumbs up for a healthy, raw-based treat with no extra ingredients!

Disclaimer: We were given one package of treats to review in exchange for an honest review. The opinions here are our own.

Chewy.com review: Victor wet food #chewyinflencer

Our second Chewy review this month is Victor canned food, turkey and salmon flavor.

We hadn't heard of this brand before. It states that it's a "super premium" brand of food. The ingredient list contains some oddball ingredients, like chickory root and yucca.

This food had a strange consistency, almost like a wet gel. 

Two out of four cats like it--the girls ate it while the boys did not.

I'm a bit disappointed in this food given the "super premium" label. Has anyone else tried it, and what did your cats think? The reviews on Chewy.com were pretty good, so perhaps we have a pickier bunch here.

Disclaimer: We were given some food in exchange for an honest review. The opinions here are our own.

Chewy.com review: Beyond Wild wet food #chewyinfluencer

Today we're reviewing Purina's Beyond Wild food, turkey, liver, and quail flavor.

I have to admit that the ingredient list was a nice surprise from a company like Purina. It is rather short (a good thing) and the only "surprise" item was carrots. Thankfully, they were ground finely and you could not see them in the food. The ingredients also included both chicken hearts and chicken livers.

Three out of four cats ate this food, with Ringo being the only exception. A bonus is that Benny liked and ate this food. Given that he was originally a dry-food addict, I consider that a good sign.

The food does come in other flavors. I would recommend checking it out.

Disclaimer: We were given some food in exchange for an honest review. The opinions here are our own.

Review: Cat Amazing puzzle toy #catamazing with GIVEAWAY

We were contacted by Cat Amazing and asked to review their puzzle toy. When we first saw the toy, we admit we weren't sure if the cats would be interested, but agreed to give it a try. The reviews on Amazon were quite good, especially for smart kitties.

The Cat Amazing is a cardboard puzzle toy. It arrives flat in two pieces, the box (right) and the insert that goes inside (left). It comes inside a nice folder.

The instructions are simple and it takes just a minute or so to assemble it. You fold up the box first.

Then you fold the insert and set it inside the box.

See the color coding? There are three levels of difficulty. Green is the easiest and yellow is more challenging.

I put some treats inside and let Ringo and Lucy at it. It took just a moment of pointing out to Lucy before she understood it.

The next morning, I woke up to this:

Someone (likely Lucy) got creative in finding ways to extract the treats! The good news is that this box is pretty strong and it will withstand a lot of bites and chews.

You can also put toys inside instead of treats. Or try both at the same time!

Cat Amazing was nice enough to donate a Cat Amazing to Elmbrook Humane Society, where we adopted Ringo from, as part of their Shelter Enrichment Program. Two paws up for that!

They also offered a GIVEAWAY (sorry, but to the U.S. only)!

Leave a comment and you're entered to win. We'll draw a random winner on July 5!

Chewy.com review: Instinct minced rabbit food #chewyinfluencer

We're back with a Chewy review!

This time we're reviewing Instinct brand minced rabbit in gravy food.

This food comes in a plastic container with an aluminum full-off lid, and has 3.5 ounces of food. Some thing to know about this food is that it's grain free, it's made in the USA and it contains pork products. (Sadly, many rabbit recipes these days aren't 100% rabbit anymore.)

The food is minced with bits of green (veggies) in it.

It was not a surprise to us that Lucy and Sadie loved this food, Benny did not like this food, and Ringo would only pick at it and when walk away. Not all cats like rabbit but we feel it's important to try new sources of protein anyway. Also, not all cats like minced food--both of our boys prefer pate.

Oddly, both Lucy and Sadie did not eat most of the green bits and left them in the bowl.

Overall, this food is decent and if your cat likes minced food and/or rabbit, give it a try.

Disclaimer: We were given some food in exchange for an honest review. The opinions here are our own.