Catstacular Event - Review: Scratchkabin by katcabin

Boy are we lucky Farm cats or what?
We have gotten to try lots of great things during the Catstacular Event.
We've gotten to meet other cats through their guest posts.
(All those pretty girlcats!!!!)


Today we have a review for you. Harry, Pumpkin and I worked very hard on this. Stinky shied away - the publicist thinks it's because she is an old cat. I don't care it meant more fun time for me. Me-OW!


The publicist even took some video of us but the camera ate it. I am very disappointed I wanted to be a movie star! The publicist said some things that I cannot post on this blog.
It's a family blog....


Anyway a great big box came to the yurt. We cats love big boxes. 
But what was in this big box was even better than the box!
I know!
It was something the publicist called a Skratchkabin

but I called it F.U.N.
I especially liked the little mousie.
I play with the mousie every night. EVERY night.
The publicist and the male person yell at me EVERY NIGHT
because i am making so much noise with the little mousie.
Sometimes I leave it in a special place for the publicist to find.

She is not always amused by this.
I don't know why.


I love to sit inside the Skratchkabin and hide from the other cats.
It's peaceful and dark in there and the cushion is nice and soft.

I also like to scratch on it which the publicist like very much.
Pumpkin scratches on it a lot too which is good because Pumpkin was scratching on the new furniture and this made the humans VERY mad.


More words I can't repeat on the blog....


Pumpkin hides inside too. 

This sometimes leads to erm, discussions between us.
I won't tell you who wins....

Here mousie, mousie

Harry and I like to sit on top of the Scratchkabin and cuddle together.

Harry is my little pet.
Can cats have cats as pets?
I think so!


I will tell you that all three of us give the Skratchkabin 4 paws up! It is great to scratch and great to sit on. Plus the mousie is a fantastic toy.

The material on the kabin is fun for our claws to pull. The more will pull the more it pills and the more it pills the more we pull. This is good for the publicist's furniture. Pumpkin hasn't scratched at it since the Scratchkabin came into the yurt.


That makes the male person VERY happy.


The publicist again apologizes for the lack of video. She is now saying more bad words and threatening to throw her video camera into the river. I will see if I can stop her.


If you go over to her blog one of you can win your very own Skratchkabin! She is giving one away thanks to the very nice humans from the company. So go and check it out!


I hope you all enjoyed the Catstacular Event. I had fun being your Maitre de Chat. You will still see me and the other Farm cats on the blog now and then. Maybe Pricilla WILL let us have our own day....


Disclosure:  We cats were sent this Scratchkabin for free. We told the truth about how we feel about it. We didn't even get treats for playing with it! That is how much fun it is.

Catstacular Event - Sherpa Reflects....

Well there is only one day left to the Catstacular Event. After tomorrow's post I have to hand the blog back to Pricilla. I have had a lot of fun for these two weeks and I cannot believe how quickly the time has passed.


I know that Pricilla is looking forward to getting back to work. She is lucky.
She gets to go outside. 
I have to stay inside, although I was a bad boy yesterday and I escaped!


This upset the publicist because she does not want me out in the world. She is afraid that the eagle will come and get me like it did Fred.


Maybe I should get one of those Kritter Kondos.

Then I could go outside and enjoy the warm sunshine.
But then I wouldn't be able to chase the chickens. Which is another kind of cat run altogether! Me-OW!


Hey!
Maybe that is what the publicist wants.
I know she does not like me to chase the chickens.


But the Kritter Kondo is very cool.
I think the pink is the pet enclosure for Stinky 'cause she is a girlcat.

Me, I need a manly looking Kondo.
I am a mancat!


Maybe I will go to the Kritters that Twitter blog and enter their Spring Fling Blog Party to win a Kritter Kondo! I wonder if they will let a cat enter....


I know I can't enter the giveaway the publicist is having on her blog....
That would be very wrong. 
But YOU can!
Head on over and you might just win your own Kritter Kondo Deluxe.

Catstacular Event - Guest Post from Moo of Your Daily Cute

Finally!
Another mancat! Not that I don't mind drooling all over staring at the ladies but it's nice to see another boy around here.


I am talking about Moo brother of Pimp from Your Daily Cute, a blog full of all things well, cute! They even have their OWN DAY on the blog called Two Cats Tuesday. We Farm cats don't get OUR own day. What is up with that? ME-ow! I think I am going to take a poll and see if you guys would want a Farm cat day on Pricilla's blog.


Just don't tell Pricilla - she would butt me!
Anyway....here is Moo's post. Read and enjoy:


Oh, hi! My name is Moo and I live with my brother, Pimp and my mom who runs YourDailyCute.com. Moms likes to call me a goofball, but I can't imagine why. It's not like I do anything silly like spend my days upside down attacking my brother or shoving my nose in Mom's face for attention...

I'm so happy to be part of the Farm Cats' Catstacular Event! I get to help do a lot good things to help other animals that aren't as lucky as Pimp and me to have a good home. I used to be outside so I know what it's like. I showed up at Mom's back porch and begged for three weeks straight for her to adopt me - and she did!  She always tells me she's the lucky one, but I know I am lucky too.

Every Christmas, Mom and her friends put together Santa Paws Drive to help bring Christmas to kitties and doggies who are in shelters and won't otherwise get presents for Christmas.  We think they deserve love and holiday cheer, too!  They do it all online so everyone can donate. And they pick six shelters all around the world to donate to!  This year we even sent some to an island off the coast of Africa!


I like to get in the Christmas spirit to help support it...

Then, just last week after the earthquake and tsunami, Mom and her friends got together again to put together Paws for Japan, to help raise money to go to help the animals hurt or lost because of the disaster. So many blogs and anipal friends we have on Twitter helped out to spread the word!  Can you believe almost $40,000 has been raised to help World Vets help over there? 
Wow!


Pimp and I know we're extra lucky, so we love to help out any other cats and animals we can.  And the Farm Cats and Pricilla and the rest of the goats chipped in to help too. We are very happy to know them and the publicist.

Wow! Pimp and Moo are very lucky and generous. We Farm cats were very happy to help with Paws for Japan. Pricilla is donating 10% of her soap sales through April 11th. As of yesterday the donation amount is $16.40. Woo hoo for Pricilla. I am sure it will add up over the next few weeks.


I am glad that Moo came to visit. Be sure to check out the publicist's blog where she is giving away a Kritter Kondo Deluxe. Some lucky cat will get to go outside in splendour!

Catstacular Event - Guest Post from Angel and Isabella from The Beaded Tail

I must keep my mind on my job today. It's going to be hard with these two ideals of feline purrfection sharing the blog with me today. I am very honored to bring you a guest post from the very lovely Angel and Isabella from The Beaded Tail. Their mommeh makes very beautiful jewelry which you can buy in her store also called The Beaded Tail. She uses the monies to help animals.

My name is Angel and my sisfur Isabella and I are so excited to be able to participate in the Farm Cats Catstacular event!  

Before I was in the shelter where I found my mommy and daddy, I was borned a Farm Cat too.  I was too little to remember anything about my time there but I often wonder what kind of different critters I'd see while on a farm.  Of course the Farm Cats at the Happy Goats Farm gets to see lots of pretty goats, handsome bucks and adorable kids, lots of chickens, hawks, eagles and even horses.   My sisfur Isabella and I are Suburban Cats so the critters we get to see here include big black birdies...

We often see neighbor cats and the occasional deer...

It's really fun when an opossum ventures out from under our deck to where we can see it...

Even though we do have some fun critters to watch, we envy the Farm Cats who get to watch all the Happy Goats but at least we do get to have a little piece of the Happy Goats Farm in our house too!

No matter if we live in the suburbs or on a farm, we know what's important is being happy, have lots of love and enjoying every minute of every day! 

Have a Catstacular Day!

Wow! Angel and Isabella live an exciting life! We have deer visit now and then but I have NEVER seen an opossum! That must have been something else and aren't the babies delicious adorable? Angel and Isabella often give VERY sage advice on their blog and they live with a DOG. She is very pretty (for a dog) and her name is Sadie. Be sure to check out The Beaded Tail so you can keep up with what is going on in their lives.

I am very glad they came by to post today.

Be sure to go over to the Publicist's blog where you will see me in action as the publicist's Shipping Assistant and my new personalized stamp from PJ Greetings.

Catstacular Event - Sherpa Explains His Shipping Assistant Job

I'll bet none of you knew just how hard I work at being the publicist's shipping assistant.
It's very hard work! 
I have to inspect all the boxes.

Harry sometimes helps but he is not as good at it as I am.

Maybe I will ship Harry somewhere.....Hmmmm

Then I have to inspect the invoices to make sure they are A-OK

Then my extra special Shipping Assistant Stamp from PJ Greetings goes on.

That's 'cause I'm an extra special Shipping Assistant!

This is the most important step of all because then MY face goes on every order.
PJ Greetings made the pet stamp from a photo the publicist sent in. It's self inking and made from soy ink so it's eco-friendly! You can read the publicist's review on her blog today. 


The nice people from PJ's are giving away a pet stamp! 


You can enter to win on the publicist's blog. 


You can also get a 20% discount if you order one by using the code TOMOSON. 
Discounts are great - especially on cat treats. 
I eat a lot of cat treats.


She sent in this picture of me

and this is what the stamp looks like

It came out great, didn't it?


I like it! 
I'm a stamp star!
After I double check the invoice and the publicist gets the boxes all sealed up I then make sure they are ready to mail.

This is very hard work!
Look how high I had to climb!

Now you can all rest assured that your soap order is well packed and double inspected by
Shipping Assistant Sherpa!


Whew!
Time for a nap.
Enjoy the guest post from the cats from The Beaded Tail! More pretty lady cats for me to stare at....


Disclosure:  The publicist received the free Pet Stamp from PJ Greetings to help me with my job as Shipping Assistant. Any opinions are our honest opinions and were not impacted by her receipt of the free product. She received no money for this post but I got some treats. I like treats.

Catstacular Event - Guest Post from Grace at Duck and Wheel with String

Today I would like to welcome a very special cat. A cat that is not often seen or heard; Grace from Duck and Wheel with String. I am telling you all of these beautiful girl cats are driving me crazy. What is the publicist trying to do to me?  I hope you like Grace's story:

While Hobbes gets the majority of the attention over at the Duck and Wheel, I want you to know that is not the case at home. Mom and I are very close and she often whispers in my ear that I am "her girl" - which makes me purr.  I thought my guest post for Pricilla's week off might be a good time to tell you all about me for a change.


Mom had to put her kitty, Molly, down the day I came to live with them - she was sick for along time.  Colin and Emma were very young then, so Mom and Dad planned on giving another kitty a home right away because she didn't want Colin and Emma to be sad for too long.


That day come too quickly and the whole family appeared at the no-kill shelter that I was living at.  It was in a house, so it was pretty nice, but I wanted to be an only kitty and wanted out of there fast. I actually greeted my new family at the door and acted like I was all cuddly and loved kids - but it was an act. I'm sort of an actress, I guess.


Here is my baby picture:

While I'm not big on cuddling OR kids, I do like Mom. She and I nap together and I like to sit by the tub while she takes bubble baths - it is our time together. She and I also talk a lot and I help her when she is on the computer - I sit on the keyboard.


I like Dad and the kids a bit better now, but I still don't like Hobbes. In fact, I don't like any other kitties - I like to be an only cat. I barely tolerate that big orange guy and swat at him every chance I get.  Sometimes, I even chase him when Mom is not looking.

Hobbes is actually second fiddle around the house, although you wouldn't know it by all the attention he gets at our blog.
Sheesh.


I am very glad that Grace found a forever home even if she has to live with Hobbes. Hmmm, I wonder if this means she would not like me, either. Oh, well! You should head over to Duck and Wheel with String for some fun posts and for I Love Hobbes Thurdays. Hobbes kind of looks like me....


Be sure to head over to the publicist's blog where she has a great review of some yummy cat treats from Po's Bag of Bones Bakery.

Catstacular Event - Guest Post from Harley Cat from AB HOME Interiors

Today I bring you a very talented cat - he is a DESIGNER cat. Who knew? His name is Harley and he works with his mommeh at AB Home Interiors.  His mommeh was very helpful to the publicist when she was working on the interior of the yurt.  Maybe I could get a job in design.  Hey - the publicist won't stop laughing - she says I would be better off getting a job in demolition. I wonder what she means by that?

As if you did not already know, I am Harley, the AB HOME designer kit cat. 
It sometimes hurts to be this beautiful but few could relate, 
I know.

I am not officially registered as one of those fancy "exotic" cats,

however, I find that just a matter of personal opinion. I provide PLENTY in the 'bet you wish you knew me,'  CAT-egory. Not to mention that those high falutin' exotics are just a bunch of snooty, cross breeds that wouldn't last a minute on my side of the warehouse. Nope, not a minute. What I do around here is really, really hard work. I came from the hard knocks of the ghetto pound, and this is my empire.

AB HOME Interiors

My days consist of hard core fabric selection. Mom likes me to really get to know the clients, so I find that fabric napping prepares me for all this work I'm suppose to do, but rarely get around to....

After a really good fabric nap I like to have some coffee

Mom likes this really fancy stuff. I have a hard time making this spaceship work, but that don't make me stupid.

After a good cup a brew I tend to get real spastic and like to haul tail all over my 3500 square foot home. Yeh, you heard that right. 3500 square feet of my blue heaven; take that you fancy-schmancy high breeds! 

Uh-oh, moms not going to like this.....good thing no body saw me do it,
I wasn't here,
I had nothing to do with this......She'll never know it was me......

After I am finished eating this tag from Mom's art collection I will just hide under this blanket where she can't find me,

Once the coast is clear I'll muster up enough energy to go check on mom and make sure 

she's getting all our chores done. It looks like she has everything under control so I think it's high time for me to find something to do in the warehouse again. Lets see what can I get into now...( unassuming, cute as a button, never get into anything pose) I could never break anything, just look at me!

Wow what a day! Let me tell you, being a designer kit kat has a lot of responsibilities, and it is really, really hard work.  After a day like today, I am just spent. 

Phew!  Time to take another good hard nap with mom before it's time for dinner.

Think I am the most awesome cat ever? Me too! Follow me on facebook!

Find me here at:

AB HOME Interiors blog

Wow! Who knew it was such hard work being a designing cat? Maybe I will just stay a Farm cat - I think it is much easier. I would like to thank Harley for stopping by today to show us what life is like for a working cat.
For lots of great tips for bringing great design into your home be sure to check out Harley's mommeh's blog
AB Home Interiors.  


Over on the Publicist's blog today you can enter to win kitty cat Roundabouts cupcake sleeves. These are very clever. The publicist did one of her Baking for the Firemen posts with popcorn cupcake sleeves.  Check it out!

Catstacular Event - Review: PURRsian Rug from PetRugs.com

It is no secret that we cats like to sleep.
A lot.
Even more than goats I think.


At night all four of us used to sleep in the bed with the publicist and male person. That got a little crowded. They hardly left any room for us cats!
It wasn't right.


I for one was very happy when the new PURRsian Rug arrived.
Finally a place for a cat to stretch out with his toy.

I love the PURRsian Rug. It is soft and has lots of room for a big cat like me.
Sometimes I have to share the rug, though.
This bothers me.

I know I should be better about these things, but I am SHERPA!

It should be mine, all MINE!
Me-OW!
Needless to meow we really like our new rug. One of us sleeps on it every night which gives the rest of us more room in the bed.


I understand that the male person and publicist like this very much.
I hear things like, "aaaaah, room to stretch out my legs!" and "I can't believe there is actually room for two of us in bed now."


They are as happy as we are which is a good thing!
Guess what?! Somecat can win one of these great PURRsian Rugs!
Just go over to the publicist's blog to learn how.


Me, I'm going to go take a nap. You can guess where.


Disclosure:  We received this great PURRsian Rug for writing this review. I told you what I thought about it. The only other thing we received were some cat treats.

Catstacular Event - Guest Post from HARLEY - Brother of Daisy the Curly Cat

Today I would like to welcome HARLEY, brother of Daisy the Curly Cat with a wonderful guest post on how he came to be in his purrfect FOREVER HOME.  That's what all of us cats want - a warm place with loving mommehs and daddehs who give us lots of treats and eats!  Thank you Harley for sharing your story for the Catstacular Event!

Hey, look where I am! It’s me, HARLEY!  Pricilla invited me to post for the Catstacular Event here.  I am all FOR big events, so I am going to tell you something ABOUT me.  Did you know I was actually BORNED in a SHELTER?  Well, I got a REAL forever home a LONG time ago, so I want to tell you now why a FOREVER home is better than a SHELTER home!

At the SHELTER there were not too many good TOYS.  And I had to SHARE the toys with MANY cats.  When I got a GOOD toy at the SHELTER, I would carry it around in my MOUTH at the shelter for HOURS.  And even though I am a GOOD boy, if another cat came too close to my toy, I would GROWL!!! Toys at the shelter are PRECIOUS.

My FOREVER home is better because I have MANY, MANY toys.  And I only have to share with DAISY.  Sometimes.  And I FORGOT how to growl now.

At the SHELTER I had to SHARE a bed with OTHER cats.  My bed was usually a LITTER box with a towel inside.  Can you tell which cat is ME in this photo? Hint: I am the BIG cat!

At my FOREVER home, I have FIVE beds to choose from.  And at NIGHT, I sleep in the bed for big PEOPLE! 

These are just a COUPLE of reasons why I hope EVERY cat will get to have a FOREVER home of their own.  And these are ALSO reasons why your OWN local shelter would APPRECIATE any donations. 

Wasn't that a WONDERFUL story? All of us Farm Cats thank Harley for sharing it.  I know I was very, very happy when the male person came and took me out of the shelter. I am much happier living on the Farm even if I do have Harry the Farm kitten bothering me.

Be sure to check out Daisy the Curly Cat's blog where you can keep up with Harley's life in his FOREVER home and see Daisy in action. They have pets you know! Gerbils! I think I would like gerbils; I have heard they taste very good.

Now go over and check out the Publicist's blog and see what we Farm Cats are doing for shelter cats. We learned about this idea from reading Daisy's blog! It's our SPECIAL GIFT for the Catstacular event! Shelter cats need homes but until they get them they need lots of love and lots of monies.

Catstacular Event - Guest Post from Bingo! And a Giveaway of Bingo's Big Adventure

Before I get to today's guest I want to ask you to go over to thepublicist's blog today. She has a very important post about how we all can help the animals in Japan. It's about a web event called Paws for Japan.


I am a very excited cat today!
I get to introduce a FAMOUS cat. He has a book! His name is Bingo and his book is 

Bingo's Big Adventure. He even has his own blog! 

I think I should have a blog....sshhhhhhh! Don't tell Pricilla!

What is even better I MET his mommy.
His mommy is Julia from Our Simple Life and Julia and her family came to visit the Farm last year. Bingo the cat did not come to visit, though. That WOULD have been a Big Adventure for sure!


So without further amew here is Bingo!


Greetings Humans! I am Bingo and I live in California. Please join me for an extraordinary day out on my farm. I love to sniff the air and feel the new grass leaves between my toes. It's spring and there is no better time to be a cat!

Maybe I spoke too soon . . . Da da da dum... da da da dum.... (Sometimes I wish I had my own orchestra). There is a large brown animal in my creek. She is no stranger to our land. SHE is the largish puppy named Scout, who invaded our property about 9 months ago. I do not like her . . .

To begin with, Scout the dog sploshes and slops and slurps up water. She is very undignified and has awful manners. Then she likes to sneak my cat food when no one is guarding it because she is a thief. And WORST of all she likes to CHASE ME!

Oh, has she seen me yet? I sure hope not. The Tall Lady, my personal human, has been trying to train her to not chase us cats, but when she is not around the dog is accountable to no one. She likes to torment me. I don't think I can scratch her well enough to dissuade her pursuit. But I run faster than Scout the dog. She can NOT catch me!

Just to be on the safe side of the cat-dog relationship, I think I'll hightail it out of here in a fast but casual manner and hope for the best on higher ground. I am Bingo, The Mighty Adventurer, but even I have my limits.

OH NO!!!! She has spotted me! I must run . . . NOW!

The humiliation, the suffering, the embarrassment. I am shamed to call my self a cat. But I'd rather be a cat with all my fur than a cat in the mouth of the beastly dog. Woe is me.

Now that I have shown you how wimpy I am, I bet you won't believe that the Tall Lady wrote a children's picture book about me. It's called Bingo's Big Adventure. In this photo documentary I meet another scary cat on my farm, I climb a spectacular tree and I even chase a vicious rooster. Yep. I sulked along after that foul fowl until he spotted me . . . and then I . . . um . . . um . . . ran home to my human mommy the Tall Lady that is . . . So basically I am a "chicken" dressed in cat fur. But that is how cats survive is it not.


Well, I need to back down this tree some time soon and get myself in the house. That is, after the DOG leaves. Then I can retire for my much needed nap. Thanks for viewing my personal cat trauma.


Bye for now!
Bingo


Bingo wants you to know that his book is now available for e-readers! If you will remember I was helping the male person read the publicist's nook so I think this is great!


Bingo is going to give away one of his books! His mommy said he could. Isn't that great?
How do you win? It's easy!
But first some rules:


US only
No PO boxes
18 yrs old+


MANDATORY ENTRY:


Go to Bingo's Blog and tell me about one of his adventures. Be sure to leave me your email address so I can contact you if you win.


EXTRA ENTRIES:


1. Leave a comment on the publicist's post about Paws for Japan.
2. Follow my blog with GFC
3. Follow my blog by email
4. Follow Bingo's Blog by GFC
5. Follow the publicist's blog by email
6. Follow my networked blogs - the widget is off to the right
7. Follow the publicist's blog on Facebook
8. Share the giveaway with the share buttons at the end of the post (except Stumble Upon) leave a comment for each share.
9. Follow the publicist on twitter and tweet:  #win Bingo's Big Adventure by Julia King during the Catstacular Event @BrokenTeepee @ #giveaway

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry. I will ask the publicist to go to Random.org to choose the winner on March 30th. The winner will have 48hrs to claim their book!


Disclosure:  I did not receive anything for writing this post. OK - I got some treats. But the publicist didn't get anything but the joy of sharing a very good book.