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30 May 2016

Edible Dangerous Cat Toy #chewyinfluencer

HIYA! SAVANNAH HERE!!

As my long time readers know, I have been an advocate on many an occasion for products promoted by Chewy.com. And if all I was tryin’ to do is show off a cool way to get a cat to eat somethin’ healthy WITHOUT teaching “said cat” to LEARN A DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR—I would be writin’ a totally different blog post.

Chewy asks us to write our most fair product review and I am doing just that.

Disclaimer: As members of the Chewy Blogger Outreach Program, we did receive monetary compensation for this review. We were provided one free sample in exchange for our honest and straightforward review. Chewy is not responsible for the contents of this post nor did they have any input. Savannah’s Paw Tracks only shares products and information that I truly believe my readers will find both useful and enjoyable.

As you all know, I am a most discerning consumer of the finer cat foods and treats. I have a delicate tummy and require extremely feline specific ingredients in my food and treats. But hey, I asked Mom L if we could try out this Pull and Play Cat Toy and she reluctantly agreed.

As you can imagine, I was not eager to partake of this “said” treat.

*gasp* this looks like the dreaded STRING!

Not only did this cat treat toy look like STRING, it also has very concerning totally not species specific ingredients—in fact, this doesn’t have any natural ingredients, at least in my humble cat opinion. And while the label states that this “product” is made in the USA, it doesn’t state where all the following ingredients come from.

Ingredients (listed in order on the label)—rice, wheat gluten, glycerin, dried corn syrup, animal liver flavor,phosphoric acid, chicken meal, malt extract, salt, added color, dried cheese powder, yellow 6, vitamin E supplement, yellow 5 and citric acid.

Of course, TKS was on it in a kitty cat minute! She is also a string playin’ addict—I’m not kidding. Mom L and Dad P have to be extra special careful with their toofie dental floss and make sure not one teeny tiny piece is showing outside their enclosed rubbish cans in their bathroom. All our rubbish bins in my castle have lids which a cat cannot open just ‘cuz TKS is a total rubbish snoop!

If it looks like, acts like and seems like STRING, TKS is all in!

Whoa!! String! *chomp, munch, chew,slurp*

Given TKS’ immediate urge to chomp on that treat which resembles the dreaded string, we are giving this product a NO PAWS UP. Please do not purchase this cat toy and encourage all cat rescues to not allow it anywhere near kittens. It teaches dangerous behavior for cats, especially kittens. String, ingested, will cause a cat, no matter its age, to die if not treated immediately. And even if the “treat” were of better “food” quality, I, Savannah, would still be giving it a NO PAWS UP review.

PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

Posted in Cat product review and tagged cat product review

29 Apr 2016

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Cheers for National Hairball Awareness Day! #spons

HELLO, MOM L HERE

I don’t think we have ever posted on National Hairball Awareness Day, mostly because Savannah and The Kid Sage seldom have hairballs worth mentioning. As readers know, Savannah has had a long time battle with vomiting, but it was hardly ever related to the passing of hairballs. We have the vomiting under control now that both Savannah and TKS are on a raw diet.

However, last week, Savannah hacked up big time right after eating a snack of her prescription dry food. I thought it was due to stress and she had just given TKS a smacky paw for getting in her way to go upstairs. YIKES! Was I ever surprised and horrified. I saw something dark in the middle of the hack-up, which came out almost in the shape of a sausage. I looked closer and I found the biggest, literally THE BIGGEST hairball I have ever seen a cat hack up. It was dark gray fur, about one half an inch thick and about four to five inches long!!

Sorry for the mess Mom L

“Savvy, don’t you worry. I’m just sorry I have not been brushing you the RIGHT way.”

Savannah must have been saving that up for months! And I brush her every morning with a soft brush and every night using a slicker brush. I thought I was doing a good job. Apparently not good enough.

That night I used the Furminator and I must have pulled enough fur to fully cloth TWO kittens! I have been doing this every night for a week and it is really paying off. Hairballs are REAL! And after reading blog post from 2010 by Ingrid King, I realized she is right, “there is no such thing as Just A Hairball“.

The very next day I received an offer from Wellness Pet Foods to use an infographic they have created to promote National Hairball Awareness Day. I said heck yes, I’ll post about all the things we cat guardians can do to help our cats’ control hairballs!

Given my experience with Savannah, I agree with five of the tips in the graphic below. Brushing consistently, being sure to give special attention to our long haired feline companions, making time to play to keep our cats focused on something other than grooming, giving them lots of hands on attention to reassure them they are safe and have no need to be anxious and providing water, water everywhere! Hydrate, hydrate!

The tip I am not sure I agree with is the need to add fiber to their diet. While I absolutely appreciate the quality Wellness has put into their Natural Hairball Control dry food, my experience with Savannah is that after four years with me, and eating wet food and now raw, this is the first real hairball she has ever hacked up. We do not find a need for fiber in her diet. I have included a link to Ingrid King’s post from 2010 at the end of this blog post. Please be sure to read it. I found it very informative and useful. (click to be able to read the fine print, and even bigified, it is not easy)

My thanks to Wellness for allowing me use their infographic and for giving me a tool to be able to step up and eagerly promote National Hairball Awareness Day!

Some Startling New Thoughts on Cats and Hairballs, published 2010

FCC Disclaimer: We were compensated for the time it took to tell you about this infographic created by Wellness Pet Foods. However, all our opinions are our own. We will not share information or products unless we believe they can be of benefit to our readers.

Have you brushed your cat today?

THANKS FOR VISITING, MOM L

29 Feb 2016

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Serve Sprinkles on Your Cats’ Favorite Meals

HIYA! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

Hang on a moment—I’ll be right back—

Apologies, but I needed to, ummmm, errrrr—powder my nose. My first photo shoot involves a bit of a close up of my nose, so, well, I needed to get my nose perfect, right?

Disclaimer: As members of the Chewy Blogger Outreach Program, we received product for free in exchange for our fair and honest review. Chewy is not responsible for the contents of this post. Savannah’s Paw Tracks only shares products and information that I believe are of interest to my readers.

I am making sure all of you know about this yummy Nature’s Instinct Raw Boost Mixers, freeze dried raw chicken, to top off your favorite foods. These mixers are available at Chewy.com and they are on sale right now! *pushes readers to their computers*—go on, be quick now and order some! #chewyinfluencer

Now I know you are all wondering if I actually took a bite of that Raw Boost Mixer—I’ll get to that later. First you need to be sure to read about all the great ingredients in this mostly natural product.

Ingredients
Chicken (including ground chicken bone), turkey, turkey liver, turkey heart, pumpkinseeds, carrots, apples, butternut squash, ground flaxseed, montmorillonite clay, dried kelp, broccoli, apple cider vinegar, salmon oil, mixed tocopherols, rosemary extract, blueberries, dried chicory root

Mom L did not read the ingredients at first as we were planning on posting late this month. But, my pals over at The Cat On My Head posted first and alerted Mom L and me to one ingredient that will require further study—montmorillonite clay. You can read about the concern on The Kitties Blue post about this same product.

The answer to the question above about my actually eating the raw toppers— is no. I did not imbibe that morsel. However, as usual—The Kid Sage aka TKS did, and then some!!

Now this is starting to smell mighty nice

TKS had a tough time holding back for her turn. Finally, it was her time to shine in the photo shoot. As usual, she did not disappoint.

Sniffing

Making sure no other cat will get her Toopers

Slurpy tongue of approval

I believe I was very accommodating to allow Mom L to take some shots of me smelling, then admiring this product.

That is one appetizing packaging look

But none the less, The Kid Sage sums up her very own personal review of this product. And I am saying she gives it a humongous ONE SLURPY TONGUE UP approval. What do you think??