September PetSmart Haul

Today I went to PetSmart to buy some new dry food, wet food, treats, and toys for the Suk. I spent $36 dollars (with a PetSmart discount card & Blue Buffalo coupon). Suki was so excited when I walked in the door she couldn't even wait for me to get the stuff out of the tote!

I hear bells!

BLUE Buffalo Indoor Health Adult (Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe) Dry Food
I ended up using a Blue Buffalo Coupon and saved $3.00 off a 7lb. bag of Blue Buffalo Healthy Living Salmon flavored dry food (I got it for $16.99 instead of $19.99). I poured it into our 10lb small dog auto feeder, and Suki right away went over to taste it. She seemed pleased.

Assorted Cans of BLUE Buffalo Canned Cat Food
I bought 11 different flavors of the smaller cans of BLUE canned cat food. I prefer to buy the smaller cans because Suki finishes them faster and they dont get old and crusty. I think she also likes taste variety in her life, so I try to give her a good mix of flavors every day.

BLUE Wilderness Chicken & Trout Natural Soft-Moist Treats
I picked up a new bag of treats, BLUE Wilderness Chicken & Trout. They are really soft/moist which Suki prefers I think to the hard kind of treats. She won't eat hard treats unless I break them apart hard treats to they are easier for her to eat. Such a baby!

Grreat Choice Nature Latrice Ball
I can't ever leave a pet store without grabbing a new toy, so today I went for a faux yarn ball with a bell inside. Right now as I type, Suki is laying down on the hardwood floor lazily batting at the new toy. I think she likes it.

Trader Joe's Canned Cat Food Review

Trader Joe's canned cat food is a cheap choice for healthy wet food for your cat. At only $0.59 cents a can, it is affordable and convenient (if you shop at Trader Joe's). There are also no by-products in these wet foods.

Suki seems to enjoy all three of these taste varieties. The food is pretty moist upon opening the can, although I usually need to add a spoonful of water each additional day she eats it after it has been refrigerated. Also, since the cans are big, they last through 3-4 feedings, and Suki seems to get bored of the flavor by the last feeding. 

Trader Joe's, if you are listening-  Suki and I think it would be a good idea if you made your cans smaller, and offered 2 more flavors, with at least one of them being more "giblet-like"

Leave a comment if your cat loves/hates Trader Joe's canned cat food!

Fancy Feast Appetizers Review

Suki and I are in Vermont this week and we haven't been able to make it out to a Pet Store yet, so we had to settle for whatever food we could get at the grocery store. Unfortunately most grocery store cat food is loaded with by-products (which Suki does not eat) but after checking the ingredients on all the cat food that I could select from, I found that these Fancy Feast appetizers were the only ones that did not contain by-products. So i bought one of each flavor they had.

These appetizers come in a variety of flavors. In addition to Seabass & Shrimp, White Meat Chicken & Flaked Tuna, and Steamed Wild Alaskan Salmon (shown in the above photo) we also bought White Meat Chicken in Broth flavor which Suki ate that one the first night before I could take a picture. She ate it very quickly, which means I think she liked it. 

Suki has also eaten the Seabass & Shrimp flavor. When I opened it, I was surprised to find that it actually contained recognizable shrimp inside. Suki was a definite fan of that as well. I think I should have only fed her part of the tray though at a time and kept the rest in the refridgerator. 

They say on the package to use these appetizers to supplement normal feeding routine, but since we are on vacation - we don't really have a normal feeding routine. Suki feeds whenever she feels like it from her bowl of dry food that we flew here with, and then in the morning I have been feeding her Trader Joe's canned cat food that we also brought with us. These Fancy Feast appetizers have been night time treats, and not every night as well. 

Is Suki missing out on any flavors? Leave a comment if you have bought them before and what your cat thought!

Soulistic Chicken Dinner in Pumpkin Soup Review

Suki tried a new food today. I was at PETCO last night and I noticed this pouch of cat food on on of their aisle displays. I glanced quickly at it, and what caught my eye was that it was "Chicken Dinner in Pumpkin Soup". I thought that was interesting, and Suki had never had pumpkin before, so I grabbed a pouch to test it out. The brand is Soulistic.

After doing some research, I learned that Soulistic pet food contains lean, whole cuts of free range boneless, skineless white breast chicken mean that is free of added hormones and steroids - or wild caught, sustainable resource dolphin and turtle safe fish. Plus a whole bunch of added vitamins and minerals. (Source)

I poured it into her bowl, and before I could get it on the floor near her water, she was up on the counter giving it a taste. What is great about this food, is that it has so much water in it. We live in a really hot place, so this is helps Suki to not get dehydrated too.

The one mistake I made was that I poured the whole pouch into a bowl for her. She didn't eat even half of it (I think she wasn't as hungry as I thought). I put it in the refrigerator for later. I think if I just add water to it when I get it out again, she will give it another whirl.

Have you tried this brand? What did your cat think? Leave a comment below! 

Blue Buffalo Kitty Yums Savory Salmon Cat Treats Review

One of Suki's absolute favorite cat treats is BLUE Buffalo Kitty Yums Savory Salmon. They are healthy, delicious, and available at a majority of major Pet Stores. We are holding a giveaway of these treats too! For details, click our giveaway tab.

Note: Blue Buffalo is not paying me to blog this, I like their philosophy & Suki loves eating these treats.

The first ingredient in Kitty Yums Savory Salmon is actual salmon, followed by other delicious things like brown rice, fish oil, and rosemary. They have a softish texture, and are easy for cats and kittens to chew. Sometimes I break up the treats into a few smaller pieces for the Suk and hide them around where she is hanging out so that it is more fun for her.

The greatest thing about these cat treats, as well as all BLUE Buffalo products, is that they contain no chicken or poultry by-product meals, no artificial preservatives, and no corn, wheat, or soy. (Source) These treats come in a variety of flavors and all contain nutritional and safe ingredients that promote a long as-cancer-free-as-possible lifespan of your cat.

We are giving away 5 bags of these treats to 5 of our first 500 subscribers on Youtube! See the giveaway tab for details.

Disclaimer: If you leave this bag out where your cat can get at it, he/she WILL rip a hole in it and help themselves! The Suk definitely did!

What treats does your cat or kitten like?