Win ‘Nip on St. Pat’s Day!!!!

Create a meme for cats on silver vine and post it on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Catabliss.nip/photos/a.1648393282047898.1073741828.1634498110104082/2039483132938909/?type=3&theater What is silver vine? Silver vine is more potent then catnip due to having two cat attractants. Cats tend to show a preference for silver vine and many who do not like catnip or are bored with it respond […]

via Who likes memes? Want to win a tester kit or a bag of a blend of you choice? — catablissblog

Catnip

How Much Do You Know About Catnip? Most cat owners are well aware of the effects catnip has on felines. It’s been called anything from a hallucinogenic for cats to ecstasy and cat cocaine. But regardless of this drug’s popularity, it turns out that about 33% – or one in three cats – will not…

For a great info-graphic on catnip, click the link below.

via How Much Do You Know About Catnip? — Katzenworld

Mother’s Day Update…

I know Mother’s Day was over a week ago, but it took me that long to get permission to tell you about a Cat-a-bliss order that was sent to an unsuspecting cat-mom for Mother’s Day…  d36dd3e63d0ca64e82660830c95920ed if the recipient had known about Cat-a-bliss‘ reputation for quality & irresistible allure, she might have stepped into her house prepared for an exuberant greeting. Alas, she’d had computer woes for weeks, so she hadn’t read any of my blogs about how excited cats got when the Cat-a-bliss order arrived, so she was quite surprised, particularly since her 3 cats had never been overly excited about ‘nip …

The recipient said,”All three of the cats were at the door to greet me.The envelope she (Cat-a-bliss) sent, was out of my hands before I could even set my keys down. Sascha (alpha tom) was so overwhelmed with himself that slobber was literally spraying out of his mouth.
I couldn’t get a pack open fast enough, Sascha caught my hands in his claws, and when I tried to pull away, he bit me.
I think what I’m going to do is get a bottle of fake salt – the name escapes me – and put the nip in it and sprinkle it safely from a distance.
My cats and I thank you very much.”

Sascha suffers from nervous tension, and the gift-order was for two of Cat-a-bliss‘ calming blends, plus one other for his sisters… I doubt that the one that got ripped open was a calming blend…

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Cat-a-bliss Coupon Code

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Furiends, Mr. M here & I can’t seem to get photos to add, but MISTERM  is a coupon code you can use at Cat-a-bliss – it will give 10% off the whole order until the end of this month!

Did you notice that Kiara of Cat-a-bliss named the code in my honor?

I never imagined that my dreams of catnip blends would come true, or that I would be asked to test them, but this happened and all because I was being a proper writer’s muse… yes, those catnip blends began as something used by the evil feline, Chester Moreau, but Kiara has proven that catnip blends can also be used for good. P1160616P1160616 For instance, I thought my tree climbing days were long gone, but Kiara must put something magical in her Cat-a-blissblends because my paws feel much better and on good days, I can climb higher than a comfy chair.

So, if you have a cat you love, please use my MISTERM  coupon code at Cat-a-bliss for 10% off your order and get your favorite cat a treat.P1180378

 

Wordless Wednesday

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(Once Purrseidon realized ‘that Holstein tom’ was really moving, she was magnanimous enough to play hostess at a farewell party… Mr. M looks like he expects something sinister to happen, so he’s ready to duck under the table and Purrseidon is still keeping on eye on ‘the interloper’, who has his eyes on the ultimate prize – wet cat food.  They are wagering  Cat-a-bliss blends & dry food.)

There is a hint in the photo about the answer to the question asked in Monday’s post – ‘what was in Mr. M and Purrseidon’s box this month‘ — the answer is NOT the mousetrap game, they borrowed that from Master Munchkin. Can you guess what one of this month’s reviews will be about?

This post is included on Blog Paw’s Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop, so if you want to find out what other pets are doing today, click here.

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Cat-a-bliss Order #2

Mr. M, who still hasn’t found his silvervine stick, is keeping an eye on Purrseidon. I talked to Kiara (Cat-a-bliss’ owner), who told me that many people are ordering the tester kits just for the fun of seeing their cats open their mail. (Who knew that many people read my posts on that topic!) Do you think the […]

via Cat-a-bliss Order #2 — purrseidon

Day 7 of the 1/2-Acre Challenge — Marcha’s Two-Cents Worth

I’m happy to report that so far for an entire week I have spent at least two hours a day working in my yard. The progress so far is not that dramatic, but I hope the cumulative effect will be. Yesterday I went to Home Depot and picked up some plants, one of which is […]

via Day 7 of the 1/2-Acre Challenge — Marcha’s Two-Cents Worth

Cat-a-bliss to the Rescue!

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Finally the little girl pictured above is safe! It took the neighborhood a lot of patience…  and a bit of cat-a-bliss’ Milo Meow Mix blend ( Kiara’s calming catnip blend to get her into the cage)… but I think this little one will be okay.

Cat-a-Bliss is now on Etsy!

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Cat-a-bliss blends are now available to everyone – just pop over to Etsy.  (https://www.etsy.com/shop/CatABliss = the link embedded in the sentence, above.)

If you’ve followed this blog for a while,  you know Purrseidon and Mr. M are testers for Cat-a-bliss catnip blends. I was initially very surprised how enthusiastic they  were about these tests … Purrseidon had never shown any preference for catnip – her favorite dry toys are balls, which she plays kitty soccer with and her water-activated fishy for the tub. (I did not include my ladder, since she doesn’t play with it – she defends it.)

Mr. M has never been interested in ‘nip, either… At least he wasn’t until Kiara, who lives a few miles away, dropped the first samples off. Suddenly, instead of being ‘Mr. Phantom’, he wound around our ankles, as if he was ‘Mr. Sociable’… I initially thought this was an anomaly,  then another friend, who is a tester reported that her furbabies opened the envelope before she got a chance…. and that was the fate of undefended envelopes many other testers received…

I have no idea what Kiara puts in her catnip blends, but noticed that she lists the ingredients on her Etsy site – thus far, she doesn’t seem to have the amount of product listed, but I’m sure she will eventually add that information to her site.

Purrseidon and Mr. M adored being her testers. And, I’m thrilled to report that Mr. M’s general health seems better – the old fellow even climbs. Previously, he never got higher than the lid of the kitchen trash can, which put his big golden eyes just above the counter, allowing him to supervise meal preparation. In the jpg below, he is on top of the beam between kitchen and dinning room!

To date, they’ve tested:

Mister M’s Special Blend

Milo’s Meow Mix, which seemed relaxing

Purrseidon’s Preferred

Twitch’s Angelic Nip Bliss, which also seemed to calm

Flip My Nip, which seemed to help Mr. M’s urinary track issues

Thyme to Party

Wacky Catbacky was relaxing.

Alley Cat Delight seemed relaxing

Sir Nips A Lot

Cat-a-stash also seemed good for Mr. M’s chronic urinary track issues – I keep telling the old guy that he needs to drink plenty of water, but he doesn’t seem to like drinking much of anything. That said, the one thing he does like to drink is tea made with Cat-a-bliss blends… those cute little muslin bags that the samples come in make fantastic tea bags.

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Chronical Kitty seemed to give Mr. M a nice spring-tonic boost.

Whole Buds Purrsidon treated these like a toy and batted the buds around, instead of actually nibbling on or rolling in the powder/leaves. P1130718

Smart as a Nip gave M & P nice fresh breath.

As you probably noticed, their tests began with Mr. M’s Special Blend. Please do not assume that Cat-a-bliss named this after my own dear tuxedo. In my The Vi-Purrs, Mr. M’s Special Blend was an irresistible catnip blend, which the evil feline villain, Chester Moreau, developed to undermine Catamondo. When I wrote the book, I’d never heard of catnip blends, but it seemed like something an evil cat with access to a good laboratory might do. Kiara, who owns Cat-a-bliss, also designs the covers for my novels, and she reads the rough drafts to get an idea of the story prior to designing the covers. When she read The Vi-Purrs, Kiara loved the concept of catnip blends and began to research catnip, then develop blends. When she came up with her first blend, she named it after the fictional blend, thus proving that fiction can become fact. So, that is how Cat-a-bliss came to be and now your cat can test many of the blends that Mr. M and Purrseidon have tested. They tested 13 blends, but thus far, only 7 seem to be available on her site. – I don’t know if this is due to the site still being built, reviewers lack of preference or not having ingredients available at the moment.