Product review: Tengyes Pet Fur Lint Remover Brush

I am reviewing a set of pet hair removal brushes from Tengyes.  The feature that interested me most was the self-cleaning aspect of these brush.  This feature works really well because the holder has the lint brush that goes in the opposite direction. However, removing the large brush from the holder requires quite a bit force as it gets really engaged with the cleaner. Not impossible but it is harder than I expected.  The small brush has a smaller surface so it is easier to clean.  In attached video I show the brushes in action as well as brushes on 1/2" grid for size reference.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★☆

Product review: casa pura Sisal Cat Mat, Dark Brown (24" x 32")

This is a very simple scratching pad: one side is 100% sisal pad, the other side is backing. The pad is fairly large 31.5"L x 23"W. Our two cats often share it.

This pad is a big hit with out two cats. They like to lay on it, scratch it. No matter where we put they find it. 

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: SmartSpeed Cat Window Seat Mounted Cat Bed with Suction Cup

I want to start with a few words about the construction of the seat. The suction cups are LARGE (3.25"), so they provide a secure hold. The string that holds the seat is made out of twisted metal wires, like a heavy duty picture frame hanging wire, so that is also very secure even if the kitty runs its claws over it. The seat is made out of canvas bag with a waterproof lining inside the bag. The top material has a feel of canvas (it is not plush). The plastic tubes are hollow this provides structural strength. So I believe it can hold a couple of heavy cats. Our kitty cats are pretty small (7 and 8 pounds) so it sure holds them well. In attached video you see them rubbing against the wires supports and pulling on them with their paws, we held our breath watching them but the shelf held without a problem. The shelve has been up for more than 2 weeks with the cats going up and down and we did not need to readjust or reattach it.

Assembly was easy. The plastic parts push together to form a frame. The canvas bag is pulled over the frame. The canvas seat has two small holes through which you need to feed the wires that to to the top suction cups. As the cats sit on the shelve it does not remain taught, it kind of sags in the middle forming a nest.

I have to say that our kitties did not take to the shelf right away. They did not like the texture of the canvas. We fixed that by putting a towel over it as we know our cats love any towel. With the towel in place they had an initial fear of the seat, but we enticed them to try it out by placing a couple of Greenies in the middle of the shelf. Our kitties love Greenies so they went for it. Once they were on the shelf they realized it was a pretty good place to be. By the next day they did not need any enticement, and we see our cats taking turns sleeping there as well as looking out of the window. We put the window seat on the windows across from our bird feeders as our indoor cats often look at the birds through the windows.

The seat comes without assembly instructions. My video include the major steps
1) putting together the frame of the seat
2) threading the wires through the seat
3) inserting anchors into the suction cups
4) attaching the seat to the window

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.

Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: Cat Window Seat SmartSpeed with Suction Cup

I want to start with a few words about the construction of the seat. The suction cups are LARGE (3.25"), so they provide a secure hold. The string that holds the seat is made out of twisted metal wires, like a heavy duty picture frame hanging wire, so that is also very secure even if the kitty runs its claws over it. The seat is made out of canvas bag with a waterproof lining inside the bag. The top material has a feel of canvas (it is not plush). The plastic tubes are hollow this provides structural strength. So I believe it can hold a couple of heavy cats. Our kitty cats are pretty small (7 and 8 pounds) so it sure holds them well. In attached video you see them rubbing against the wires supports and pulling on them with their paws, we held our breath watching them but the shelf held without a problem. The shelve has been up for more than 2 weeks with the cats going up and down and we did not need to readjust or reattach it.

Assembly was easy. The plastic parts push together to form a frame. The canvas bag is pulled over the frame. The canvas seat has two small holes through which you need to feed the wires that to to the top suction cups. As the cats sit on the shelve it does not remain taught, it kind of sags in the middle forming a nest.

I have to say that our kitties did not take to the shelf right away. They did not like the texture of the canvas. We fixed that by putting a towel over it as we know our cats love any towel. With the towel in place they had an initial fear of the seat, but we enticed them to try it out by placing a couple of Greenies in the middle of the shelf. Our kitties love Greenies so they went for it. Once they were on the shelf they realized it was a pretty good place to be. By the next day they did not need any enticement, and we see our cats taking turns sleeping there as well as looking out of the window. We put the window seat on the windows across from our bird feeders as our indoor cats often look at the birds through the windows.

The seat comes without assembly instructions. My video include the major steps
1) putting together the frame of the seat
2) threading the wires through the seat
3) inserting anchors into the suction cups
4) attaching the seat to the window

This shelf was provided to our feline testers for review. Once they got over their initial fear they like it and told me to give it a 5 star rating. We see them on the shelf quite often, mostly sleeping rather than gazing out of the window, but they like it.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★★

Product review: Sojos Complete Turkey Cat Food Mix

Our cats do not like human food. They like dry food and learned to like a little bit of wet food. I was not sure what their reaction would be to this food, which is kind of falls in the middle between dry and wet food. It comes dehydrated and need to be soaked for 15 minutes in warm water before serving it. The instructions on proportions appear on the package. In attached video you see half a cut of dry good mixed with 3/4 cup of water. After 15 minutes of soaking we drained the water that was left in the food. It has been 12 days since we introduced this food. One cat eats it, the other one still has no interest even if we mix it with something she likes. She just eats around it.

For the first encounter with the good we removed their favorite dry cat food leaving them no choice. At first the cats were not interested, but a few minutes later one of the cats returned and ate so I was able to record it. Then we left the motion activated camera pointed the food ball and left them alone. The camera caught that one of the kitties returned several times and ate it, the other cat was not interested. As most cats our cats are finicky eaters and do like different things. So the fact that one of them like it right away is pretty impressive. Not all of the food got eaten and now we use 1/4 cup portions.

This product is provided by SoJos, a Minnesota based company specializing in "homemade" pet foods.

Our cats give it one paw up.

♦ Feline product rating system:
★ two paws up - both cats like it
★ one paw up - one cat likes it
★ no paws up - neither one of the two cats liked it

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.


Ali Julia review ★★★★☆

Product review: Deshedding Tool for Pets - Fur Eliminator for Short/Long Hair Dogs & Cats

This deshedding tool is very effective. It removes an enormous amount of hair. Our long haired kitty loves being brushed and she liked being brushed with this brush as much as the old one. The kitty was willing to stay there as long as a human was willing to brush her.

This brush removes significantly more hair than the old brush we use every day. Be prepared to be totally covered with hair yourself. My husband looked like a cat himself after he was done brushing, static electricity made the hair cling to his shirt and his entire front was covered with cat hair.

The brush feels heavy and heavy duty. It comes with two interchangeable heads, one is 3" the other one is 1.75". The tools is well balanced with 6.5" handle. It weights 4.6 oz. Both I and my husband found it comfortable to hold.

You can find it on Amazon by following this link.



Ali Julia review ★★★★★