To those of you that are frequent readers of Becky’s Best Bites (and thank you from the bottom of my heart BTW!!), it comes as no surprise that my fur-babies are more than just pets, they’re members of our family! Just to recap and for anyone who is new here, we have a dog, named Joey, and a cat, named Gabbi! Both are rescues, full of personality and totally spoiled!! Gabbi makes more of an appearance on the blog because she doesn’t run from the camera like Joey does 😉
When people ask me if I am more of a “cat-person” or a “dog-person,” I tell them that I am an “animal-person!” However, I do love how independent, curious yet loving cats are! It is so convenient that you don’t have to worry about taking them outside, and as long as they have plenty of food and water, they are pretty self-sufficient. I do have to say, though, the one thing I feel is a necessary evil is the litter box. It is not my favorite, not at all. I do everything in my power to make it as clean and carefree as possible. That is why I have an automatic litter box (it cleans on its own).
I absolutely cannot stand litter box odors and when I was asked to try out ARM & HAMMER™ Clump & Seal™ MicroGuard™ Cat Litter, I was very curious and intrigued about their 7 Day Odor Control Guarantee. That was like music to my cat-lovin’ ears! The thought of no frantic cleanings right before guests arrive… I pride myself on the fact that you can walk into my home and never know that an indoor cat lived there, so I had to check this product out!
Did you know that even after you scoop, bacterial odor can keep growing? YUCK!! I had no idea, but that made me even more excited to give this product a try with its innovative, MicroGuard™ technology that seals and destroys immediate odor, plus, prevents the growth of future bacterial odors.
I picked up the ARM & HAMMER™ Clump & Seal™ MicroGuard™ Cat Litter during our weekly shopping trip to Target. I brought it home and set it out for Gabbi to check out. She can be a bit of a diva and I wanted to see what her reaction to the scent would be. It didn’t seem overwhelming or perfumy to me, but with her keen kitty sense of smell, I wanted to make sure.
She checked it out and gave it her stamp of approval! We have used the product for over a week now and are very impressed!! I haven’t had to worry about little box odor at all. Her litter box is in my laundry room, and the back door that is off of that room is the entrance/exit that we use the most. You walk in and smell nothing but a fresh and clean scent!
The litter also clumps well and the automatic cat litter box doesn’t have any trouble scooping up the clumps. This has been a problem in the past.
I have also noticed that there is no dust tracked onto my floors. Another big bonus!!
Gabbi has officially given her approval of ARM & HAMMER™ Clump & Seal™ MicroGuard™ Cat Litter! Be sure to check out their website to try it out for your family! Also be sure to go to ARM & HAMMER™’s Facebook and Instagram pages and post of picture of your fur-baby with the hashtag #clumpandseal 🙂
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My cat is so funny! When she wants me to get up out of bed, she will get up on my bed and purr really loud and lick my face! I love waking up to my cat.
tweet-https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/785452051186659328
my furbaby is overweight and old and we love her just as is. she still loves to play with socks and toss them in to the air.
https://twitter.com/raggammuffin/status/785456067719430144
I found a tiny feral kitten just after the July 4th holiday this year. I took her in and bottle fed her, and now she’s healthy and active (I jokingly say she has ADHA, which actually isn’t far from the truth). With her being so small and getting into so much – and us having two other cats and three Treeing Walker Coonhounds, I do keep her crated at night and when we’re not home. She has a little litter box – a clear plastic container from the dollar store. She’s great about going potty in her little litter box, but even though she has a bed and blankets and such, she insists on sleeping in her litter box. However, first she has to scoop it, and any poop or clumps get kicked out and into her bed. She then proceeds to sleep in the litter box – with whatever litter is left. She’s even dumped in completely out, flipped it, and “hid” under it – hard to do with a clear container, but beyond adorable. She does make a real mess with it. At least she treats the full-sized litter boxes in our house as she should. That’s my Kotoha!
That is such a great story, Linda!! Thank you for sharing 🙂 Sounds like your Kotoha has a lot of personality and y’all are lucky to have found each other!!
Tweeted – https://twitter.com/Urdchan/status/785485845386047488
My little cat likes to chase my two big dogs around. She is in charge.
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/785519759009865728
Our cat has a love relationship with a stray we feed every night outside our front door.
My Tweet link: https://twitter.com/foodhistorian/status/785578256875581440
My Fred and Ginger are siblings and they’re closer than I thought. I gave Ginger a flea bath and she made a yowling sound, and Fred yowled back! He felt so sorry for her that he allowed her to curl up next to him for a nap.
We had our cat Shadow before our kids were born. After our first son was born, our cat took a huge liking to our first son and basically adores him. Every night for years now, Shadow will crawl in bed with him until he falls asleep. He doesn’t do this with any of our other kids. After he’s sound asleep, Shadow will then come in bed with me.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/785579820969299968
Thanks so much.
My fur-baby is 20 years old, and he’s been my bff the entire time. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
ErinLoves2Run at gmail dot com
Tweet:
https://twitter.com/ErinLoves2Run/status/785614981446246400
A funny story about my cat is that he likes to go in our basket of blankets and take naps.
https://twitter.com/willgriesmer/status/785622250321907712
we haven’t had a cat in ages due to my daughter’s allergies. It seems like litter has really come a long way!
Awww what a cute cat! Mine just won’t sit still for pictures! She likes grabbing the camera instead of posing! 🙂 I must try out the Clump and Seal – I’ve been hearing a lotta good things about it!
Thanks Tina!! My cat will pose for pictures (she is a diva) but my dog runs if you point a camera at him 😉 Go figure!!
I love cats!!!!!
My cat June likes to take those little tiny pumpkins and carry them around. Makes for some amusing fall photos…
My cat is old but he is awesome! He has huge double paws and he reaches into the cat food bag and gets a scoop out and eats from his big ol’ paw…lol. He also does this with Cheez-its if the box is left out. It’s his favorite snack. Love my Kipper kitty. I’ve had him for 17 years!
I know some cat lovers that would love this!
At the moment, I have no fur babies, no pats at all.
jslbrown2009 at aol dot com
tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/785879782575648768
jslbrown2009 at aol dot com
My cat drinks water out of the faucet. Yup-so weird!
My sweet story is when my son said our dog was his best friend.
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/785917244966526976
We couldn’t find our cat and finally found him asleep on top of a ladder in our dining room where we had been hanging curtains. Cats sleep in the craziest places!
Nothing worse then walking in your house and smelling the litter box. I have to give arm & hammer a try.
My cat loves to cuddle next to my dog’s face and they sleep together! It is so sweet!
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/785999371095736320
Our family cat is just like a guard dog. She is constantly watching outside and warns us if anything comes near the house. She really gets mad a squirrels that come near her territory. She has taught us to be on guard and aware.
Currently, my 18 year old cat has started a new habit. He jumps in the tub after our showers to link up the bath water! We are sure to rinse away all the soap before we leave now. Don’t know why he started doing this now.
I tweeted the giveaway at https://mobile.twitter.com/Kn71203/status/786150027307646976
My cat likes to play with toy mice even though he is older. When he kicks his toys under the bed or couch, he stares at me until I find it for him.
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https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/786207301581418496
My chubbiest cat likes to get on the arm of the couch and chase her tail! It’s so funny watching her try to stay stable while twisting around to grab her tail.
My furbaby thinks he’s human. He has his own pillow that he uses like people do, he lays his head on it to sleep every night.
(Hey anything to keep him from commandeering my pillow.) 😀
thanks!
My two 9 week old kittens already love clump and seal. I would love to have more…for free!
My fur babies decided stealing all the pillows and lounging all over them at night is a right of theirs haha! This is fairly new and is quite entertaining. There is plenty of space in bed but the pillows now belong to them. I have one curled up on my head and the other wanting to be left alone…. oh the different personalities!
My cat Crystal is 19 years old and very spoiled. We put steps leading up to our bed because she is having a hard time jumping now. She comes in our room at 5 in the morning and wakes us up for breakfast by meowing in our ears.
My dog loves to snuggle! On cold nights she lays in the center of my bed and I cover her with three blankets and then slip in and spoon with her! She is an amazing space heater too 🙂
Here’s my tweet! https://twitter.com/FaithFoodFamFun/status/786303375939817472
My cat Shiva likes to play with spider webs.
my cat thinks he is a dog he will paw at the door to go outside and knock to come back in !! he also thinks he is human cans will silent meow at you if he is angry
My cat is so cute. He likes to sit next to me and take naps.
Tweet https://mobile.twitter.com/flyergal82/status/786385785729667073
I don’t have a cat, but this sounds perfect to get rid of pet odors!
I have a pet hamster and he LOVES carrots! Whenever I feed him some he goes crazy and stuffs it in his cheek pouches; leaving him to resemble a chipmunk, ha!
This might fall more into the weird column, I’m not sure. My Chloe isn’t a biter at all…except when it comes to my mom’s right calf. We’ve never figured out why. Anytime my mom comes over, as soon as she sits down, Chloe comes over and wraps her front legs around her ankle and starts biting. Never the left ankle, never anyone else, I’ve tried everything I can think of to get her to stop.
She’s the sweetest cat otherwise, very mild-mannered. It’s the oddest thing.
One of my cats is half Maine Coon, and he is so large that he can stand up on his hind legs, turn the door knob, and open the door.
I so need to try this kitty litter for my cat!
Looks like your cat is pretty happy about the new litter! 😉
We just adopted two new cats in August. They didn’t know each other before we got them. But they’ve become best buds and I finally saw them sleeping together in the same bed! Yay!
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/tvsfrank6/status/787278990608207872
My little guy was found when I was driving down the road during a snow storm. He’s the sweetest little guy and we recently celebrated his 6th birthday.
https://twitter.com/RachelGriesmer/status/787283818801664000
We had a beautiful tuxedo cat who turned out the lights in the living room at night when he was ready for bed.
My fur-baby actually loves coffee as much as I do, he would wait right besides of the coffee maker every morning for the ritual.
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
tweet-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/787742415021023232
One of my torties looks a lot like yours. If she’s on one side of the bed and she hears a noise on the other side of the bed (or door), she’ll sit up, just like a prairie dog. Thanks for the chance to win!
This https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/960034_10100807924130836_7751737930629124208_n.jpg?oh=8f85a596246c2aa4bc2b05e911986d47&oe=58A21E0E is Milo, my furbaby – He is unlike any cat, or pet for that matter, that I’ve ever had. He loves to be held, he cries if in another room with a shut door. He gets seperation anxiety. He paces by the front door (or so I’m told) when it is close to time for me to get home from work. When I walk in the door, he stands up on his hind legs wanting to be picked up. He sleeps laying across my chest or lap. He is the most loving cat. He also always wags his tail, even when he’s asleep. They say cats only wag their tails when they’re angry or annoyed, but Milo wags his nonstop, even when I fill his food, or while resting.
When I was young my pet slept on my feet. Now that I’m old I still can’t sleep without weight on my feet.
I know of this lovable stray cat that was adopted by a local restaurant and she is the most affectionate cat I know.
https://twitter.com/iDreamofJenn/status/788947516465123329
What a pretty kitty! We adopted a sweet senior about a year and half ago. He is just a big mushy lazy loverboy that wants to lay on you day and night but if you get out that laser pointer he goes bonkers.
https://twitter.com/tatzgrrly/status/789602236188024834
Mine likes to play in the leaves.
Yesterday we had a thunderstorm. I had a German shepherd under my desk next to my feet, a Chiweenie whining because the shepherd was in ‘his’ spot, and a Great Dane trying to climb into my lap. They have proven their protective natures in other ways, but throw in some thunder and they are definitely wimps!
I got him from a farm outside a little town of 22 people. He was a little fluffball named Rollo. He was my first “baby” as I got him before I was married or had children. I was so heartbroken when I found him dead 3 years later. It was the first time I felt grief.
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/rosannepm/status/791752968831922176
Tweeted https://twitter.com/rosannepm/status/791808451571843080 this one included the #word
My fur-baby does not like to be alone. He is always around someone, he just wants to be loved. Guess you could say he is a love bug. He is getting older but he will always be the little boy and he acts like it too. Running, jumping and playing. Too funny
https://twitter.com/austinh324/status/792168543664087040
We just got a new kitten who has breathed new life into my 4 older kitties. He is keeping them on their toes, always wanting to play and snuggle with them.
tweeted: https://twitter.com/slr8/status/793148299146649600
My beloved fur baby kitty has been gone for a bit more than a year, but I’ll always remember her and miss her. Every morning, she’d jump up on my desk and sit between me and my computer screen and demand her morning loving.
My fur baby is a German shepherd. If there is fly in the house he will hone in on it like a cat with a mouse. He sees nothing else, including walls….
Blackie, our beloved black cat, had a lot of silly antics of his own. One of them included taking over the toilet seat and meowing at you until you’d brush him. Also, your cat is adorable! I want to hug him!
for the longest time, I coudn’t figure out where my socks were disappearing to and I found out my cat would hide them under my bed
https://twitter.com/showstopper474/status/798228998085971968
Every year my cat climbs to the very top of the Christmas tree!
I love the colors of your cat . Thank you for the chance for the giveaway!happy holidays!
my kitten loves scratching at her treat box for sweet treats!
https://twitter.com/linjumimom/status/803337376806354945
Now and then one of my cats likes to give my hair a hard yank in the morning.
Suppose she wants me to get up?
thank you
Tweeted https://twitter.com/JalapenoMama/status/810697904331620352
One of my dogs is almost 16 years old! That’s ancient. She still jumps around like a puppy even though she’s mostly blind and deaf. The other day my husband called to tell me that she not only made it up onto the sofa somehow, but joyfully jumped off it when he came home. She amazes me every day 🙂
tweeted – https://twitter.com/dmarie824/status/810982275903066112
My sweet story about my kitty is that as soon as she hears me waking up she runs up the stairs to snuggle with me. That is how we start everyday.
and here is my tweet
https://twitter.com/lmabrams/status/812425118194470913
thank you
Lori
I have a very sweet senior we adopted a couple of years ago. He is so old and fat so ge doesn’t do alot unless you get out the laser pointer then he goes crazy trying to catch it!
Tweeted! Merry Christmas!
https://twitter.com/tatzgrrly/status/813088565592817665
https://twitter.com/aitch77/status/813104571849515009
My kitty Loki is the sweetest, biggest love. When one cat is in the basement she cries upstairs until they are let out then she loves on them and jumps on them for joy.
My cat loves to lay in my laundry basket after I put the clothes in there from the dryer.
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/813470072165502980
I don’t have a fur-baby myself, so I don’t have any stories to share, but I’ve enjoyed reading other people’s stories in the comments!
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/zoeydahling/status/813579833355698181
https://twitter.com/annebelcon/status/813642542025555968
That is a beautiful cat!
Funny thing I realized about cats is that even though they have 4 feet, they can still trip over things! I was looking at my cat, admiring her, as she was walking under a chair when she tripped over the horizontal part of the chair’s legs. I laughed so hard.
Chicken Ricotta looks good.
my cats are great,they love to sleep on our chests,they bump us with their noses when they want attention
Tweeted https://twitter.com/vranasweep/status/813921508796010496
Our grandkitties are so loving – they crave attention and purr, play with our grandpuppy, etc.
Our 2 cats are so funny! Our oldest cat will lick and chew on your hair when he’s hungry! Our youngest cat will climb the woodwork at night! She gets up pretty high:)
my kitty cat came to us a few years ago on july fourth. we named him boomer. he is so cute and furry and soft. we really love boomer. he was a little kitten when he showed up but he is big now.
https://twitter.com/fdp4life/status/814200225653018624
When we tried to give our puppy a cleaning, he hated it! To make him relax enough, we actually had to put on our bathing suits and get into our shower with him to clean him off.
https://twitter.com/SkyShyskyk/status/814600106355916801
We found Tiger in the bushes when he was only about 4 weeks old- not even fully weaned. He was starving and covered in fleas. My husband vowed that we would be taking the kitten to the shelter the next morning. However, after a bath and bottle, to baby fell asleep on my husband’s chest. Two and a half years later, and Tiger still loves to curl up with my husband.
Oh my sweet boy loves to howl along to music and singing! It is so cute! Somtimes I think he thinks he is a wolf! 🙂
I have 4 rescue pets -2 cats and 2 dogs. Not sure why, but my older dog loves to hide his bones in the cat litter!
Frank is my 3 year old cat who is such a great big sweetie. We just got a puppy (Australian Shepherd) and he is nicely playing with her. He never hurts her, even when she’s on his head. He hits her with his claws in (soft paws) to tell her not to be too rough.
Our cat Barney likes to cuddle.
All three of my cats stare into the fireplace when the flue is open and there is no fire. They just sit there and stare. Scares me every single time.
Tweeted
https://twitter.com/hofken/status/814935250841182208
My little kitties live down to the barn
https://twitter.com/mkjmc/status/814950088824983554
My newest 4 legged family member is a 7 month old kitten who has a wonderful laid back personality and loves curling up with my dog. When he lays out on the floor he lays completely flat on his belly with his back legs and tail all the way out. He appears even longer than he really is…
We currently have 3 fur-babies who were rescues….two of them totally love belly rubs and will plop down wherever to get one~ Thanks and God bless!
I also shared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Artists4God2/status/815273805195182080
Thanks and God bless!
We have a wonderful, one-eyed cat named Dotty Bird because she tweets when she purrs. She has taught us to accept and cherish differences. When we got her from the shelter, my daughter chose her because she came up to her and stood on her back feet, basically begging to be taken home.
My daughter’s cat shuts off her light and uplugs her tv to get attention.
My kitten’s new thing is to climb to the top of windows then cry for me to come get her.
https://twitter.com/theshadedmoon/status/815306222760931332
We don’t have a cat in our home, but we do have 3 outdoor cats that are “strays” that live in our court and love our yard. They are so sweet and really beautiful. They were born in our next door neighbors yard under a storage room. They would climb thru a knot hole in the fence when the were kittens and play in our yard all day. My dog never even had any idea this was going on! I used to love to watch them play with each other, being silly as only kittens can. I feed them along with another neighbor and they are really sweet cats. They have even made friends with another of our court pets, a stray bunny (someones old pet that they let go). Its black and likes to sit on our yard as well, the cats just hang with him at night. We drive up and they are all sitting in the yard together.
Our kitty is very vocal. When she wants something she lets out soft meows
https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/815360084570206208
https://twitter.com/ardy22/status/815360848776593408
When my daughter was 7 years old, our pug dog, Pretty Girl, was a puppy. We were trying to teach her tricks like how to give paw. Pretty girl could not get it right. She kept bumping her forehead against our hands every time we asked for her paw. I went to WalMart with my daughter and she excitedly told the cashier, “guess what my dog Pretty Girl can do! She can give head!”. The cashier turned bright red and I had a bit of splainin’ to do haha.
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