just add water

Miss Connie made the comment about "what WOULD happen if you add water?"
So we decided to try it. Turns out you get salmon water along with moist salmon treats.

And still really no more takers than the first time. Junior had one....Daiquiri got the rest. To be honest, she was WAY more interested in the water on the plate after they had soaked for a couple of minutes.

The treats did moisten up some, but weren't flaky like canned cat food though.

we got treats [sponsored post]

This month from Chewy.com we got Only Natural Pet Wild Caught Salmon treats. And that is all there is....salmon, nothing added. We don't get much fish around here but mom figured this would be good for a treat once in a while.

Daiquiri seemed pretty interested.

Junior ran in, grabbed a treat and took off down the hall. Mom can only hope he actually ate it. MOL Ivy of course sniffed everything and decided she wasn't eating those. Chanel gave them a good sniff but didn't actually try one. The ones that mom put out were in pretty good sized chunks, so mom is going to try another time and break them into smaller pieces that might entice Chanel.

Daiquiri on the other paw found them awesome. She ate 3 and came over to mom looking for more.

We don't have many freeze dried treats here either, so mom wonders if maybe adding a little water and letting them get soft would make a difference to certain cats as well.

However, they don't have any added ingredients and at least Daiquiri liked them....which as far as she is concerned means more treats for her!!

Disclosure: We received this product free to try out in exchange for our honest review. This did not influence our opinions at all. We will always give our fair and honest opinion of products and we will only share information that we feel is relevant to our readers. Chewy.com and Only Natural Pets are not responsible for the contents of this post and the opinions expressed are based on product testing by us.

Treat review - Halo Healthsome

June has been a weird month around here, but are are finally get our June review done. This time we chose the Halo Healthsome Chicken treats (we don't have a picture of the bag cause mom had a picture fail). These are crunchy treats and we got about a half approval around here. Ivy and Morocco weren't interested. Tim and Junior didn't even show up..... the kittens didn't seem to care. But everyone else enjoyed them. Mom has noticed around here that we tend to enjoy the soft treats better - not sure if it is a texture thing or a smell thing.

 

Tommy telling mom to hurry the heck up

 

the girls waiting for something to happen

 

Daiquiri was a fan

 

Spud and Mozart approve

Mom seems to remember now that she has bought this around here before and we weren't very interested then either. Again - it is probably less a quality of the treats and just our preference. But those that were interested certainly give them paws up.

And we like that Halo gives so much back to rescues.



*This is a sponsored post. We received the treats for free from Chewy.com. We only share info we feel is relevant to our readers. Chewy.com is not responsible for the content of this article, our opinions are our own.

turkey turkey

We were sent come treats from Chewy.com, but as always, our opinions are our own. Or in this case, the opinions of shelter cats.  MOL

Mom asked for the Dr. Tim's Turkey Chips this time. These are just freezed dried turkey hearts sliced into pieces. The pieces were a little bit for the cats, so mom broke them into chunks, and that was pretty easy.

Puma is a 3 year old house panther who is very sweet. He took the treat right from mom's fingers.

Sammy isn't even a year old yet. And so super sweet - he loves to give head butts. Mom first gave him an entire treat which he couldn't quite eat. When mom went to take it back to break it up for him, he wasn't sure he wanted her to have it back.

This is Sardine. She is a 4 year old girl found covered in mud under a bush by a good samaritan. She is front declawed and was probably the only one in the room that didn't seem all that interested in the treats.

This is Whiskers. This handsome 2 year old boy was also found outside wandering around on his own. And he LOVED the treats. In fact, he got out of his cage and mom used them to lure him back.

Cougar is about 18 months old and has placed to go and things to do. But he stopped in his tracks for these treats and even followed mom around his room asking for more.

Bermuda is a 4 year old girl who has been at the shelter for a while. She is social though on her own terms. That being said, she was certainly open to a good turkey bribe.

The container was much bigger than mom expected and there were certainly treats left over. She said she is going to take them back with her tonight and give them out again (mom volunteers Tuesday and Thursday every other week). Heck, mom even used them to lure a girl cat out from behind the copier when she escaped from an office. MOL

Now all we have to do is convince her to share with US!!  haha

review from #Chewy

We participate in the blogger review for Chewy.com and while we get the treats for free, our opinions are always our own.

This time we got a bag of Salmon and Cranberries Kittles by Wellness. Mom said we have had enough treats (HEY!!!) so she decided to do something different and took the bag with her last week to the shelter and asked for the kitties there to help her with the review.

Tiger thought they were pretty nommy. Tiger is a 4 year old male who is pretty new to the shelter. Mom loves those big headed boys and he is one of them. Super sweet - though when he is in his cage he puts up a protest until someone lets him out.

He was pretty gentle about taking the treats from mom.

You remember our buddy Moses from last week's Opt to Adopt right?? Well, he still hasn't found his forever home, but he was more than happy to try out the treats and have them 2 paws up. Moses lives in a cage in the lobby but staff lets him wander during the day. Which explains why he is up on the counter.... when his cage door opens...he is OUTTA there.  MOL

This is Bermuda. She was a fan of the treats as well. This lovely 4 year old girl was found by a good samaritan and is looking for a quiet home of her own. She got a break from the shelter in a foster home for a couple of weeks and her foster mom says she is super sweet and even slept in the bed.

**thurp**

And this is Jax. He was adopted from the shelter as a kitten and was recently brought back after two years. (mom is rolling her eyes cause the return reason was just dumb...the guy got a new job and new girlfriend) Anyhow, Jax is always looking for fun. After handing out treats to all the kitties in the shelter, mom put the bag and her camera back in her coat pocket. And then found this (see below):

Yep - those are fang marks. Three different times mom put the treats away and Jax would jump up on the counter, get them out of the pocket and drag them off. After the last time - mom put JAX away. MOL

And don't worry....she brought the bag home and shared some with us too. At only 2 calories per treat and grain-free, these are a good thing with us!!  7 paws up

If Pets Had Thumbs

Who knew this was a day?  But it got us thinking...what could we do if we had thumbs?

We could open the food container ourselves and have meals whenever we want.

We could screw the top off the treat container and have unlimited treats.

Daiquiri: I could open the bathroom door and release those kittens whenever I want.
    Tim: just be aware that momma cat is behind that door too.

We could turn on mom's laptop and order things online.

What about at your house????

new treats

We were asked by Chewy.com to participate in another treat extravaganza. We love these shoots.

This time we got "Wishes" from The Honest Kitchen.

Can't go wrong with these - one ingredient....dehydrated haddock. That's it....

They come in slabs, but break apart very easily. Mom wasn't sure what we would do with these. However, with the exception of Ivy and Junior, everyone loved them. Back for seconds and thirds.... And Mo tried to nom mom's fingers....

Are there more????

These were a hit....2 ounces per bag, so light for shipping purposes. Though over $8 per bag, so a little expensive at the rate we eat treats around here. But hey....it's fish so it's health food right??


**We got the treats for our opinion, but getting the treats for free did not affect our opinion. Everything you read and see here is our own thoughts and pictures.

Cookies for us???

Nope....the mom was mean. See, the man in the blue shorts brought a box from those nice people at Chewy.com. It sat for a few days, and then Tuesday mom opened it. And TOOK our treats with her.

OK - she took them to the shelter. Guess we can't begrudge that. She said that some new test subjects were called for. Whatever mom....

This time we decided to try Halo's Healthsome Real Chicken Treats.

Darth Vader and Princess Leia

Glitter

Kit

(we hope her family comes soon - she had been at the shelter over a year)

Minnie

(we have no idea how people resist that cute face)

(and yes, she loves the faucet and drinks from it)

Nala (our mostly blind kitty) and Stabler (the orange guy)

Dragon 

(mom loves this guy - he lives in one of the shelter offices)

And of course, since mom loves us, we tried them too.....

The kittens seemed to like them more than the adults. Not sure if they weren't smelly enough or what, but about half the adult ate them. Which held true here too. The kittens on the other hand were ALL about the treats...in fact, Glitter found the stack in her room (she lives in an open room with 2 other kittens) and growled at her roommates. MOL

The treats were pretty crunchy and lots of us prefer the chewier treats, so that may have been part of it. But all in all, pretty much everyone was a fan.

Treats for us????

So a few weeks ago (our lives have been nuts recently, what can we say), we got an email from a nice lady from Primal Pet Foods. She wanted to know if we would be interested in doing a review for them. So we went over and checked out their website and discovered they frozen and freeze-dried raw food and treats for cats and dogs. We emailed back and said thanks for the interest in our blog, but we don't eat raw here. She emailed back and asked if we would be interested in their treats. Well geez - we have never turned down treats before. And after talking to other bloggers, mom is interested in learning more about raw. So we emailed back and we got a box from them from the man in the brown shorts. There were treats and also a bag of freeze dried food.

The treats were a hit. Well, except for Junior - not sure what he thought about them, but he wouldn't eat them.

 mmmm - liver treats: high protein, no gluten, no preservatives

The treats come in BIG chunks - which can be a problem when you are being mugged by 7 adult cats and 2 foster kittens.....mom finally had to stand up to avoid certain mancats (*cough*Tommy*cough*).  Mom is thinking about banging something on the bag to break up the treats but doesn't want to turn them into dust either....gonna have to think about that one.

Miller and Stella LURVED these treats. Once the adults moved on, Miller found a big chunk. He picked it up and growled at ANYONE that walked near him while he ate it. Even mom!!  Goofy boy.

my precious

don't even think about it sister

So we give them 6 paws up and two very excited foster kittens.

And then there was the food. Mom wasn't too sure what she was going to do with that. And then the space kittens got sick. Mom decided to give the freeze dried food a try - eliminate everything else from their diet and go from there. We got the Chicken and Salmon variety. The kittens fell on the new food like they hadn't been fed in days!!  And we have to say, by Sunday morning (mom started with them on Friday night), they did seem to be doing a little better.

The bag is REALLY light, which would be great for shipping purposes (though you can buy it in stores as well). However, there is weird math on the bag to figure out how much to feed your cat. It is one of those word problems (two trains leave from opposite sides of the country, when do they meet in St Louis types - mom was never good with math anyhow....). And with 48 nuggets in a bag, mom still isn't sure how quickly she would go through a bag feeding us, but suspects it would be pretty quick. And, the freeze dried nuggets have to be reconsituted with water. It gives you how much water to add, but no instructions after that. Do you put in the water and let it sit? (that didn't seem to work very well) How long does it need to sit? With screaming kittens, mom finally gave up and smashed them up with a spoon to speed up the process. Which sorta works but mom learned to do it in the kitchen to avoid being climbed. 

So, while mom thinks it is probably helping the kittens, she doesn't think we will be switching any time soon.

Final tally: loved the treats.....not so sure about the food. However, that being said, if you had been feeding raw before in this form, it might be easier for you. Our mom - not so much. To the Primal people - thanks for thinking of us.

*we got the food and treats at not cost in turn for our review. we didn't get any other compensation and all opinions are our own

nom nom nom....

So last week mom got an email from Chewy.com asking if we would like to review some treats for them.

Really?  There is a review we can get on board with......

Hey Mom - open the box...it is addresses to us!!!  And talk about fast - it showed up about 2 days after mom heard from the nice man via email.

They sent us some Natural Balance chick-hen flavor. And they were a hit!!!

 Faster mom!!!  Faster!!!

(In fact, Tommy got so excited at one point he nommed mom's finger)

 left to right: Tommy, Tim, Ivy, Spud, Maestro and Mozart

The new kittens got some and give them 4 paws up!!!

Triscuit was a fan as well....she snuck under a couple of us to sneak our treats!!!

We love that they deliver - and so quick!!! And they now have more than just food...toys, treats, leashes, bowls. Lots of stuff. And still free shipping over $49. We have to say, if we lived further out, this would be an ideal service - plus you can set it up so that you get regular deliveries (so we don't have to worry about mom opening the food container and then having to run out to buy more).

**Disclaimer: no moms were injured in the making of this post. We weren't compensated for this either - except for the free treats. Any opinions expressed are our own!!