Farm Cat Friday - Bye Bye Tree, Hello Tree-t

We all hope you had a very nice New Year's Day.
We had a quiet day.
It was sad in a way.
The publicist took all of the cat toys off of the tree.

Pumpkin "helped."
I think he will miss having the tree to hide under.
He spent a lot of time beneath its branches.

I think it made him think he was outside.
Only it was warm.

Now the tree will become a tree-t.
Pumpkin will have to find a new place to hide and the goats will start to munch.

All will be right on the Farm.

Farm Cat Friday - Pumpkin Shows Us How to do The Hokey Pokey

♫♪You put your right paw in ♪♫

♫♪You take your right paw out♪♫

♫♪You put your right paw in♫♪

♫♫♪Then you shake it all about♫♫♪
♫You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around♫
♪♪That's what it's all about!♪♪

♫♪You put your left paw in♫♪

♪♫You take your left paw out♪♫

♫♪You put your left paw in♪♫

♫♫♪Then you shake it all about♫♫♪
♫You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn yourself around♫
♪♪That's what it's all about!♪♪

Pumpkin wants to know if you want to dance with him?

Farm Cat Friday - The Farm Cats Taste a New Food

Product provided.

The Farm cats were sent a box. It was full of food.
Cat food from a company called "I and love and you"
Natural kibble and grain free canned food and freeze dried treats.
Harry gave it a thorough sniff test.

Erm, and taste test.
He approved.

In fact it was a crowded taste testing.
They went back and forth between the kibble and the natural canned cat food.
Fortunately no fights ensued.

Stinky stayed the longest of all the cats. She never passes up a meal.
She is one smart Farm cat!

Pumpkin checked it all out.
Pumpkin is the world's fussiest cat. He eats something like two foods. But never the same two foods.
He drives the publicist mad.

Maybe next week he will like this food but for now three out of four Farm cats like the "I and love and you" food very much. The publicist did note though that none of them liked the freeze dried
cat treats. Who knows what is up with them?

Given the fussiness of Pumpkin the publicist considered this a very successful taste testing. When three out of four Farm cats like a certain food she does a happy dance. It's not easy keeping that many kitties happy.

"I and love and you" has this to say:

We’re committed to helping you with the best food + love part (you’re on your own with the costumes). Every one of our products meets rigorous ingredient standards and has been formulated by our holistic veterinarian. And not only do we promise to be good to your pets, but as a green company, we also promise to be good to our planet.

They are a company that wants to make both you and your kitties and doggies happy. Yes, they make dog food and treats too!

You can see everything they have to sell on their website: iandloveandyou.com

You can follow on Facebook and Twitter

Wordless Wednesday - Pumpkin the Farm Cat

Welcome to the First Day of the Catastic Event!

Are you all as excited as we are?

Pumpkin can hardly contain himself.
He's rolling around like a crazy cat!
Well, he kind of does this all the time but we'll pretend, OK?

Today I would like to tell you a little bit about AniMeals.
That the is the shelter we are supporting with our commentathon on Friday.
We are also collecting a whole bunch of good stuff to take to them.

Image courtesy AniMeals

AniMeals is in Missoula, Montana. That is where we go to the evil vet when we have to do that.
They are a no kill adoption center and animal food bank.
They have even helped goats and horses and pigs!
They have served over 1.5 million meals in the last five years and saved the lives of countless animals!
They are a 501(c)(3) non profit supported entirely by donations.

As I am sure you are aware all shelters need all the help they can get so we Farm cats and going to help AniMeals. Because we are very lucky cats. We have a home, lots of good food, toys and treats. But most of all we have lots of love. All animals deserve love.

To kick off the big Catastic Event we are happy to present you with a giveaway from the Quaker Pet Group and their division - SuperCat. Sherpa thinks they are talking about him - HA! It's really all about great catnip infused toys for your kitties. SuperCat makes fun catnip infused toys for cats that work a bit like scratch 'n sniff stickers! The line currently has markers, stickers, "caves", crumples, and mini plush toys with Supercat spray for long lasting catnip scent.

I am excited to meow to you that SuperCat is also donating a prize package to AniMeals!
Hooray for Quaker Pet Group!

Now for that giveaway - I know you want to know how to win, right? Well guess what? THREE of you will win! That's right! The very nice people from SuperCat have given us three prize packages worth $50 each!

You can either accept it for your kitties or take it to your local shelter. How exciting is that?  It is only open to the US but if you are in another country you can enter for kitty friends in the US or to be sent to a shelter in the US.  Just hop on the Rafflecopter - good luck everyone and thank you for visiting on this first day of the Catastic Event!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Now that you have entered the giveaway be sure to head over to the publicist's blog for a very interesting guest post from Jeanne of Random Felines all about fostering kittens. You will enjoy it - I know you will!

Farm Cat Friday - Sherpa is Hard at Work

Sherpa here!
I really must meow that I am one hard working Farm cat.
In fact, I think I am the ONLY hard working Farm cat around this place.

I am here blogging away to tell you about a BIG EXCITING CATASTIC EVENT and where are the other Farm cats? Well, I'll meow you where!

They are sleeping!
SLEEPING!
When there is so much work to be done.

Srsly Harry. Can you not even open one eye to help me-out here? Too much time chasing mousies?
Sheeesh.
And Stinky? Exactly what is it YOU do all day?

It seems to me NAPPING is what you do all day.
CAN YOU HEAR ME IN THERE?

I have a big meow-ncement. It concerns all of us.
We will ALL have to work.
It's for a Good Cause!

At least Pumpkin is awake.
Are you ready to work, Pumpkin?

How about you Harry?
Harry?!

HARRY!
Good heavens.
I guess I am going to have to do all the meowing myself.

So here goes!
I am very happy to announce...

 The Catastic Event!

What is it you ask?
It is a week long celebration on our blog and the publicist's blog.
It will take place from July 21 - 25 and there will be reviews and giveways of great cat products.
There will be giveways for your favorite shelter.
We will have guest posts from Famous Blogging Cats.

AND we will be fundraising for our favorite shelter, AniMeals in Missoula, MT.
The Event ends on the publicist's birthday where we will have a commentathon.

As it gets closer I will meow to you all of the great companies participating.
Are you excited?

If you are a Famous Blogging Cat and would like to join in the fun just let ME know because the other Farm cats are likely to be asleep.  If you have a cat related product and would like to be featured you can contact the publicist for information (kaiminani at gmail dot com)  and scheduling but get to her quickly because from what she tells me it's filling up fast!

Whew!
I think after all that hard work I deserve a nap myself.

WHAT?
What? What is wrong with how I sleep?
Why is everyone laughing?

Farm Cat Friday - A Special Message from the Farm Cats

Pumpkin the Farm cat here today.
I know.
You usually don't hear from me.
I am shy.

I like to sit quietly and watch the world go by.
But sometimes there are important messages that I feel I must meow.
Today I have one of those messages for you.

I have help from Stinky the Farm cat - you don't see her very often either as she is old mature and likes her beauty sleep. We like to let those young cats, Harry and Sherpa do most of the work around here. We are not stupid, are we Stinky?

Whaaaa? Did you meow something Pumpkin.
I'm getting a nice petting here and I didn't hear you.
I am a very spoiled girl. Sitting on the publicist's lap in the sun.

Oh, right! Right! We have work to do today!
Go ahead Pumpkin.
Share our important message!

Sheesh! I have to do everything!
We want to let you all know how important it is to take your pets to the Vet every year for a healthy pet check up. Even if nothing is wrong it's good to have the doctor look us over. Just like you humans go to your doctors once a year we should go too. We may not like it any more than you do but it should be done.

I agree Pumpkin. I don't like the vet AT ALL but I know that I have to go see him and get my shots.
(I don't like shots one bit but I know that since I go outside they protect me.) We both hope you like our message and hope you liked seeing the two of us today.

The very nice people from Healthy Pet are going to send us a nice blanket to sleep on but we feel strongly about this message.

Farm Cat Friday - A SHOCKING Occurence

Before I share with you a never before seen and never again to be seen again occurrence I want to thank all of you who offered to adopt me. The publicist was QUITE PUT OUT that I would even consider leaving.
I guess I really wouldn't but it's nice for a goat to dream.
All of those descriptions of nice, warm locales had this doe feeling all toasty inside.
So I thank you my friends.

Now I want to share something shocking.
Even the publicist was amazed.
She came into the living room and saw this...

THREE Farm cats on the new cat tree!
Can you believe your eyes?

Even Sherpa the Farm cat was a little surprised to find Pumpkin there.
Pumpkin usually hides in dark corners.
Or on the male person's meditation cushion getting it all hairy.
The male person does NOT appreciate this.

But no, all three Farm cats were very peaceably sleeping on the cat tree.
It has not been seen again.....
It was THAT unusual.

Only topped by Harry the Farm cat and VisitorCat sharing the couch!

Will wonders in the yurt never cease?!

Farm Cat Friday - An Elusive Sighting

We goats were out in our pens just chewing out cuds when we saw it.
We were somewhat shocked.
It hasn't been seen since the warm, sunny days of summer.
Even the publicist was surprised.

PUMPKIN THE FARM CAT!
He must have decided to go out the basement door - the publicist runs the hose out from the hot water heater so she can give us our delicious hot water in the winter. It does leave the basement door open a bit.
Silly Pumpkin!

He wandered around a bit but he was not a happy cat!
He likes it warm and sunny not cold and snowy.
I can't say that I blame him.

He didn't stay out long.
He just skulked a bit, went under the male person's truck and meowed.
Then he came out from under the truck and stared at the publicist as if she could bring back the summer.
I think SHE wishes she could bring back summer.

Pumpkin was soon done with his exploring and back in the warm and dry yurt.
But it WAS nice to see him.
None of the Farm cats are spending too much time outside right now.
Smart cats!

Farm Cat Friday - It's TOO Cold For Anything

Last night was the coldest night the Farm has EVER experienced since we have lived on it.
We all woke up and it was 22 BELOW zero!
That is just TOO COLD.

All of us goats were shivering.
Except Luke the goat.
I guess he really IS a toughbuck!

The publicist brought us out into the sunshine where it had warmed up to a nice and balmy 8 below zero by noon. Aren't we lucky goats? But by then we had gotten some nice hot water, some grain and some hay so most of us were feeling better.

I was still not so happy and AbbyGoat seems to be having a bit of a relapse.
It is, fortunately, supposed to get warmer from here on out.
Let's all hope so!

So what are the Farm cats doing in all of this cold?
What would you expect the Farm cats to be doing in all of this cold?

If you said nappin' you'd be right!
There has been a LOT of nappin' going on around the yurt.

And a lot of yawning.

And they are all very happy for the big, roaring fire.
Why can't we goats have a big roaring fire?

Farm Cat Friday - Christmaaaa Comes to the Farm Cats

You will recall that the Farm cats were eagerly awaiting their Chrismaaaa presents. Well, I have good news to maaaa! The publicist gave them a box - although somecat thought he could fit in it.

Silly Sherpa!
You CANNOT fit in that box!
The box was full of the Farm cats presents from NipandBones.com

Harry and Sherpa gave them a very thorough look-see. You will see them behave like you have never seen before. It must be the valerian cat toys.


If you cannot see the movie you can watch it on YouTube HERE

They also enjoyed their Yeowww Catnip Pillows. In fact they have hidden them. The publicist cannot find them. You can see the movie ended when they started to attack the bag of Yeowwww Catnip. The last thing the publicist needed was a kitchen floor covered in nip!

Stinky also gave the pillows a good sniff...

...but she is not one for the 'nip. She did gobble down those freeze dried shrimp though.

Pumpkin also approved of them - and he is one VERY fussy kitty.
The publicist has not broken out Da Bird yet.
She wants to wait until the male person is around to take the movie.

So for now the poor, neglected Farm cats will have to make do.
I somehow think they will survive.
Don't you?