"Love Saves The Day" by Gwen Cooper to "Save The Day" for Cats at Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary, Inc.!

LOVE SAVES THE DAY by Author Gwen Cooper (Gwen is also the author of  the New York Times best-selling book,  "Homer's Odyssey") is out in paperback this week!!!

Gwen is  donating 200% of all sales through Sunday to Blind Cat Rescue & Sanctuary,Inc. in Homer's memory (in other words, every one paperback copy purchased this week counts as two copies for donation purposes). 

The book is available at Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, your local independent bookseller (if they don't have it, you can ask them to order it!), Target, Costco, and online at Amazon.com.

To read my review of Love Saves The Day click here

To read my review of Homer's Odyssey click here

Winner! Pet Slim Down™ from Purina® and #Target and Purrs 'N" Prayers for Nissy

CONCATULATIONS
TO PUMPKINPUDDY!!!
WINNER OF A
$25 GIFT CARD
FROM TARGET!
IN OUR

CONTEST!
thanks to all who entered!!

Also, Cody and I would like to send our kitty hugs and kisses, purrs and prayers to Nerissa of Nerissa's Life.  He is having knee surgery today and we are praying that all goes well and that he has a speedy recovery. Thanks to Ann Adamus of Zoolatry for making this graphic.

And a heartfelt THANK YOU to those of you who emailed my Mom pawsonally when you read the post about my Dad's surgery.  Your kindness means so much!
Dad is home and is doing great!
Thank you  for your wishes and concern.
Love,
Cody and Caren

Win a $25 Gift Card From #Target and read about how #Purina and Target Help Fight Pet Obesity in the Pet Slim Down™ from Purina®

About Project: Pet Slim Down™ from Purina®  

More than half of America’s pets are overweight, and pet owners need to help their pets increase activity levels. While it may seem like a daunting task, it can be as simple—and rewarding—as spending more time playing together. The secret to success is to focus on a pet’s natural instinct for fun

Purina and Target are dedicated to helping our pets

get in shape and stay in shape!

Project: Pet Slim Down™ from Purina®  is a free online program that helps pets reach an ideal weight. The program provides online tools, including body condition charts, weight-loss tips, feeding instructions and videos of pets that have successfully lost weight on the program. 

Visit Target.com/Purina

for digital coupons

and helpful pet weight loss tips!

ENTER TO WIN A $25 TARGET GIFT CARD!

Purina and Target are generously offering one $25 Target gift card
 to one winner in the U.S. only!

The give-away is open NOW and will end at 5PM TUESDAY APRIL 30TH. The winner will be chosen by www.random.org and will be announced WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st.

HOW TO ENTER: Just leave a comment stating that you would like to be entered in the give-away, that's it!

Good Luck!

Holiday Gift Idea! "Vs. Mittens" By HOOPLA!!

My adorable great-nephew "A"
loving his "Vs.Mittens!"

I was thrilled when I was contacted by Hannah and Ashley,  the owners/founders of Hoopla  the company that puts the "wacky" in winter by having invented the quirky, fun, adorable and clever "Vs. Mittens." They asked if I would be interested in featuring them on  Cat Chat as a holiday gift idea and being that I am a "kid at heart" I didn't have to be asked more than once!

You can read about how
Hannah and Ashley
got started here

Who Is:

Hoopla is based out of New York and is a fun product development and gift company. They make "super fun products for adults who are KIDS on the inside"

Dog Vs. Cat Mittens

It's a puppet show for your hands!

These would also be great for the little ones in your life when they are bored and looking for something to do while sitting in the car during your holiday shopping trips, grocery trips, even on the ride to Grandma's house for the holiday!

Also many Moms, "cool Dads", Aunts, etc. wear the mittens to entertain the little ones while in line at the supermarket, bank, anywhere!  They also are keeping their hands warm at the same time!

From their website:  Vs. Mittens were born of a zany idea in the hoopla sketchbook. Why not turn your hands into animals and entertain yourself on a busy subway or supermarket line, but keep your hands warm at the same time? Made sense to us. There were no quirky mittens for adults (big kids) and we are our own customers.

Even "big" kids love 'em!!

Amazingly, our entire first run was bought out by a large online retailer. We got amazing press, and next year successfully sold out of our second run. Then we decided to create the Vs. Mittens brand, and the rest is history! In 2011, Vs. Mittens launched the kids mitten line (due to popular demand): Vs. Mittens Juniors, for kids ages 4-7.

"A" actually just turned 3
but he also thinks these mittens
make winter much more fun!!!

Vs. Mittens are handmade, sweatshop free, and have been featured in CNN Money and AOL Small Business Entrepreneur Spotlight just to name a few! The Vs. Mittens were featured (and sold-out) in the Red Hot Product of the month on Target.com. 


They are available in the following varieties:

cat vs. dog

wolf vs. sheep

owl vs. mouse

frog vs. fly

lion vs. gazelle

whale vs. fish

 Vs. Mittens are sold in fun and funky retailers all over the  USA, Canada and Australia!! To view the list of these retailers click here

You can also purchase them directly from their website by clicking here

"A" says "Who cares if it snows?"
"I'm having fun in my Vs. Mittens!!"

As Hannah and Ashley say on their website:

 "Stay warm, and enjoy the funner things in life!"

We were not compensated for this post. We were given a pair of "Vs.Mittens" to review.

World's Best Cat Litter!!! I Heard Some Exciting News!!!! And...There Is A Contest!!!

Ohhhh Myyyyy CAT everyone! It's Cody here and I have the most EXCITING news!!! Ever since my Mom had me try World's Best Cat Litter there isn't another litter on the market that I will even consider using!  You know we mancats think quite seriously about what we put in our litter boxes (for that matter, the girl cats are serious about it too!) I am strictly a World's Best Cat Litter kinda guy!

Up until now there were only 2 places that Mom could purchase World's Best Cat Litter and it would sometimes make her nervous thinking that it would be out of stock if she needed it because it was so hard to find.

Well, those days are OVER!!! Guess what my fastidious and  furry friends!!??

Yay!!! This is the MOST EXCITING NEWS EVER!!!

In honor of this catabulous news there is a special contest being held!

World's Best Cat Litter is calling it the "Hit The Spot Give-Away"

Here's the "scoop"  (get it? "SCOOP!!!" HAAA! I kill me!)

WIN A YEAR'S SUPPLY OF OUR CAT LITTER 
AND A $200 TARGET GIFT CARD!

Our Multiple Cat Clumping Formula is now available at Target stores nationwide and we are celebrating by offering a $1 instant coupon on all bags and a new "Hit the Spot" contest!

We're giving two feline owners the chance to win a one year supply** of our all-natural litter as well as a $200 Target gift card that you can use to pamper your cats – or yourself!

ENTERING IS SO EASY YOU’LL WANT TO POUNCE ON THIS OPPORTUNITY!

Check out our Store Locator and head to your closest participating Target store. Look for our black and red Multiple Cat Clumping Formula bags with the $1 instant coupons!

Snap a picture of your experience buying Multiple Cat Clumping Formula at Target whether it's at the store, in the parking lot or in the comfort of your home. Just send us something that shows you bought your Multiple Cat Clumping Formula at Target and you will qualify!

Submit your photo HERE, or follow us on Twitter and share your picture by including@bestcatlitter in your tweet.

Be creative and show us how World’s Best Cat Litter™ hits the spot for your household! Deadline to submit your picture is July 10, 2011. We will pick two winners, so have fun with this!

Good luck,
World’s Best Cat Litter™
*Twelve coupon vouchers, each for one 7lb. bag of either the Clumping Formula or Multiple Cat Clumping Formula. We will randomly select two winners from all the entries submitted.

You can see the official entry form right here or by visiting the World's Best "Clearing The Air_ Blog" right here!!!

Ok everyone! Get moving and enter this contest, no time for cat-napping right now, "ya snooze, ya lose!!!"

Good luck to everyone!!!!!

While you're all entering the contest, I have a DEPOSIT to make!!!!

In full disclosure Mom and I were not compensated in any way for this post. Mom and I LOVE  World's Best Cat Litter and it is our pleasure to help them spread the word about this exciting news! Now please give me my privacy. You ARE in my private litter room you know!