#NationalHairballAwarenessDay !! We are Celebrating With FURminator Inc.

Hi furiends it's Cody!

As many of you know, tomorrow is a special day, it is:

National Hairball Awareness Day!!

I have been blogging almost six years now and during that time it has been my pleasure to help support FURminator Inc. in their quest to spread awareness about those pesky hairballs! FURminator  began celebrating the holiday in 2011, (and even though the holiday is technically on April 25th, according to Days Of The Year,  FURminator has traditionally been celebrating it the fourth Friday in April, so today is our official celebration!)

Hairballs are uncomfortable and dangerous to cats' health— they can even be deadly! They can cause blockages and all sorts of distress. Hairballs are easily prevented with regular grooming, which reduces loose hair and the potential for hairballs. 

Now, I wasn't particularly "gifted" in the fur department, but my Grandpa Bobo was and many of you reading this post are blessed with the most luxurious fur!

Even if I don't have long fur (except on my ample belly), I do clean myself and can ingest some fur just like the rest of you more fur-gifted  cats!  Mom helps keep my ingesting fur to a minimum by using my FURminator which I love and have been using for three years!!

This year FURminator teamed up with five YouTube creators to help spread this important message (if you cruise around the blogosphere I know you will see them on some of the cat blogs and they are posted on the FURminator Facebook page), but guess what? I happen to like this old video from a post I did in 2012 for FURminator Inc., which shows you just how much I love MY FURminator,  much, much better!

Regular grooming with a FURminator deShedding tool reduces loose hair and the potential for hairballs. Plus, grooming allows for quality time with your cat!  Look at me rolling around in ecstasy above, and you can tell just how much I love mine! It also  creates a bonding experience with your kitty! 

For more information visit the FURminator website, follow them on Facebook,  (where you can also see all of the videos of the creators that they teamed up with),   or on Twitter  use #NationalHairballAwarenessDay and on Instagram at furminator_inc too!

I was not compensated for this post. I just love my FURminator and hate hairballs so I wanted to help spread the word!

Love, Cody

FURminator® Winner!!!

Hi everyone! I'm not pussyfooting around today! I'm cutting right to the chase cause Mom is watching the Jodi Arias trial and wants to get the heck OFF of the computer for the night!

Thanks to ALL who entered my FURminator® Give-Away!!! 

We have a winner!! (As chosen by www.random.org)

The winner is a brand new furiend!

ME, YOU AND ZU!!

check out their blog right here

CONCATULATIONS!!

According to their comment, they said

 "the dog chewed up their other one" so this is much needed! Enjoy!!

Mom left a comment on your blog asking you to please email your address to:

 cgittleman at mi dot rr dot com

Love, Cody

Cody channels Geraldo Rivera in honor of National #Hairball Awareness Day! Enter to win a FURminator® of your own!

The last Friday in April (which is April 26 in 2013) is designated as a time to recognize the hazards of hairballs and take steps to eliminate them.

Nasty and dangerous hairballs don’t have to be a part of a cat’s lifetime routine. FURminator deShedding Tools, which are used and recommended by professional groomers and veterinarians, reduce shedding and hairballs by up to 90%. Using a FURminator at home to remove the cat’s undercoat for a few minutes twice a week can relieve pet owners of the mess of loose fur and hairball worries.


FURminator invited bloggers everywhere to groom their cats with FURminator deShedding Tools, mount the removed fur onto paper mustaches, take photos of their feline fashionistas and post the photos on social media sites (including FURminator’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FURminator).

Photo courtesy of Furminator on FACEBOOK

Cody and I were asked  to help spread the word that hairballs are more than unpleasant messes, they are signs of potential health problems. But nobody told us HOW HARD it would be to put a mustache on a CAT! See for yourselves!

First, it is important to try and EAT your mustache. After all, it SMELLS like YOU  so it MUST be delicious, right?

Here is our final attempt at putting on Cody's FURminator® mustache! That fur is all Cody's that we accumulated from our FURminator® !!!

Not bad eh? How do you like the uncanny resemblance to:

Geraldo Rivera?

do you think Geraldo made his mustache

with a FURminator® ?

But I digress!

Want to gather fur AND prevent hairballs by making your OWN furry mustache?  With options for both small and large breeds, the FURminator line enables cat owners to easily find the right size product for their pet. In addition, each size tool offers both long and short hair varieties for optimal results.

This is OUR  FURminator®
and it even has all kinds
of fur on it!

ENTER TO WIN!! The kind people at FURminator®  have generously offered to give ONE LUCKY PERSON IN THE U.S. A  FURminator®  of their own!  This is a $49.99 value!

Photo courtesy of
www.furminator.com
click here to visit!

GIVE-AWAY IS OPEN NOW and will end at 5pm ET on WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st. Winner will be chosen by www.random.org and will be announced on THURSDAY, MAY 2nd.

HOW TO ENTER:  just leave a comment telling me why YOU want to win!

GOOD LUCK!

Mustached “Copycats” Promote Good Health for Cats in Conjunction with National Hairball Awareness Day

In keeping with its annual tradition of taking a humorous approach to a serious subject, FURminator®, the company known for its innovative pet deSheddingsolutions, is using fashion and social media to celebrate National Hairball Awareness Day (NHAD). The last Friday in April (which is April 26 in 2013) is designated as a time to recognize the hazards of hairballs and take steps to eliminate them.

FURminator is inviting bloggers everywhere to groom their cats with FURminator deShedding Tools, mount the removed fur onto paper mustaches, take photos of their feline fashionistas and post the photos on social media sites (including FURminator’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FURminator). The idea is to spread the word that hairballs are more than unpleasant messes, they are signs of potential health problems.

Nasty and dangerous hairballs don’t have to be a part of a cat’s lifetime routine. FURminator deShedding Tools, which are used and recommended by professional groomers and veterinarians, reduce shedding and hairballs by up to 90%. Using a FURminator at home to remove the cat’s undercoat for a few minutes twice a week can relieve pet owners of the mess of loose fur and hairball worries.

Veterinarian Shelby Neely explains that because cats groom themselves with their tongues, they naturally ingest hair in the process. Up to two-thirds of shed hair can be ingested as cats self-groom. These loose hairs can pack together in a cat’s stomach and form a hairball. In most cases, the cat will need to vomit to force out the hairball, which is not good for the cat or household. If hairballs are not spit out, they may block the passage of food in the stomach or become impacted, requiring surgery to remove the blockage.

“Traditional hairball treatments (lubricants, diets, etc.) address the problem after the hair has already entered the cat’s body. A FURminator deShedding Tool PREVENTS the problem by preventing the hair from getting into the cat’s body in the first place,” says Dr. Neely. “FURminator stresses preventative care and that is the true definition of good health!”

With options for both small and large breeds, the FURminator line enables cat owners to easily find the right size product for their pet. In addition, each size tool offers both long and short hair varieties for optimal results.

Check out the video that I shot of Cody last April (2012) and you will see how much he loves his Furminator!

So be sure to stop by on April 26th to see Cody's FURminator mustache!

FURminator Cat deShedding Tools (small breed MSRP: $42.99 and large breed MSRP: $49.99) are available in long and short hair varieties. FURminator Hairball Prevention Waterless Spray for Cats (MSRP: $8.99) and Hairball Prevention Shampoo for Cats (MSRP: $8.99) are available in 8.5 oz. bottles.

Don’t let your cat suffer from hairballs. FURminator deShedding Tools, shampoos and hair care products are sold at pet specialty stores, and are also available online at www.FURminator.com.

About FURminator:

FURminator enhances relationships between pet parents and their pets with effective and easy-to-use pet grooming products. Based in metropolitan St. Louis, FURminator was founded in 2002 by husband and wife team David and Angela Porter. Sold at pet retailers nationwide, the company’s products are available exclusively through select authorized pet industry distributors, through professional pet groomers, veterinary practices and rescue organizations and are also available for purchase online or through professional and consumer catalogs. For more information visit FURminator.com.

In full disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. I was sent the information via email and asked if I would share. Since Cody and I are regular users of his Furminator, I was more than happy to do so!

National Hairball Awareness Day Is April 29th! Let's Celebrate With A HUGE Give-Away Sponsored by Hill's And Checkout Their New Game On Facebook!

Every cat owner, at least once (usually in the middle of the night), has stepped into a pile of something that looks and feels like anything but hair and wondered, "Does my cat do this on purpose?!" No, your cat doesn't. In fact, hairballs are the number one health condition reported by 35% of cat-owning households.  Is your household one of them? If so, Hill's honors and educates you TODAY (April 29th), National Hairball Awareness Day.

 Hairballs, or the formation of hairballs is a common feline condition that is brought on by self-grooming and the associated ingestion of hair. The ingested hair can accumulate in your cat's throat or stomach, causing irritation. Cats with hairballs are often seen gagging, regurgitating or vomiting hair and mucus. Controlling this issue is as easy as feeding their cats Science Diet® Hairball Control cat food. Hill's® Science Diet® Hairball Control formulas use natural vegetable fibers to help move hair safely and naturally through a cat's digestive system. They're also formulated to nourish your cat's skin and coat with essential nutrients, reducing unnecessary shedding. Here is more on the food Hill's offers http://www.hillspet.com/cat-care/hairballs-trouble-with-fur-adt.html.

GIVE-AWAY!!!!

The fabulous folks at Hill's have offered a fantastic give-away to the readers of Cat Chat!

They are generously giving 15 (that's right...FIFTEEN!!) lucky readers one bag each of their hairball control formula cat food!! (Contest is for the U.S. ONLY, I am sorry!!)

All you have to do to qualify is leave a comment discussing hairballs on this blog post by midnight EST on MONDAY, MAY 9TH. That's it! Super easy!!

Winners will be chosen by www.random.org  and will be announced on Wednesday, May 11th!!

Thanks much for entering and GOOD LUCK!!

I was not compensated in any way for this post.