Today is all about kitties getting the perfect claws using a cat scratcher and nail trimmer. You did read this right, I have cat products to review and giveaway which is why cat bro Bert will be writing the post today. I tried the scratcher, but it was not my kind of thing. Tell all your kitty buddies to stop by and show Bert some support, and they can enter to win the giveaway too!
Emma was contacted by GoPets to review some cat and dog products. Since she knows nothing about good cat products, she asked me to help her out. GoPets has some great items for cats and dogs!
I’d like to first of all say, “meow”, to all the kitties out there! I’m really excited to interrupt my nap time to tell you about some great products Emma got for me to test drive!
Step one to perfect claws is the “big cheese” scratcher. I am a big fan of scratching posts, and usually have almost perfect claws without any human intervention. I loved this big cheese even before it was out of the wrapper. Please note, not only is it a great scratcher, it comes with a small bag of nip! I love nip!
Take note of the wedge shape. The ergonomic incline simulates the natural position for a cat to be in when scratching making it very comfortable to use.
I’m a pretty heavy user of these things, but another great feature of the wedge shape is we can just flip it over and use the other side when I wear out the first side! It’s also fun to play slip and slide on!
The “swiss cheese” holes areย lots of fun. I almost got my head stuck trying to get to the nip inside the hole! Your human can put toys or nip in there to play with, or two kitties might play hide and seek together through the holes.
Always beware if you have dogs in the house. Dogs may see you playing and attempt to take your scratcher away. I let Bailie know she was not welcome at my scratcher! She said she wasn’t real scared since I had just “filed” my nails on the big cheese wedge.
Look how much fun I have with this scratcher. I really love it and recommend it for kitties.
Step two for perfect claws is the nail clipper set for cats. I’m not a big fan of getting my nails trimmed, but I’m all for trimmers that are easy to use and fast. This clipper also comes with a file for filing claws if you need to.
In case you are new to trimming claws, this diagram is helpful. If you are afraid of cutting the quick, just make slow cuts to be on the safe side, and use the file to get close to the quick.
Even though I’m not thrilled about the trimming process, I do let Mom trim mine so I have perfect claws. These trimmers are stainless steel, have no slip handles, and are angled for easy use. Mom says she loves them and I was happy to be finished quickly.
Between the scratcher and the nail trimmer, any kitty can have perfect claws in a jiffy! GoPets is letting me give one lucky winner the same two items I have reviewed in this post. All you have to do is enter the giveaway widget below.
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bark bark bark – sorry we can’t help ourselves – we do it every time we see a cat – and congrats Emma – we hear you did pawsome this weekend with that nose of yours !
I did got both titles, so I’m thrilled and also happy to put my paws up today.
My cats, Purrbox “Apache” Tiger AKA Patch, and Duchess, my 3 legged kitty, love cat scratchers! Thanks for the awesome review and for giving one of them away! We are checking out the other GoPets products to see what else they have! We also entered your giveaway with a Facebook account (“Amie De”)
Awesome! Bert really loves the scratcher. He likes to just lay on it too.
I’ve always wondered about using those type of clippers. We need to check out the other GoPets products.
Mom says they work really well. Bert isn’t keen on getting the nails done but it was fast and easy.
Yes my cat loves cat scratchers! Thanks for the giveaway!
My kitties never had one like this before, but Bert really loves it. Sophie isn’t much for scratching anything.
P.S. We LOVE scratchers. We have them all over the house, but can always use more.
My cats have like 8 of them around the house.
Meow Meow we love cat scratchers and we could use a new one. Sammie and Alex say Thank you for a excellent giveaway!
We love that the cats use the scratchers so it doesn’t hurt us much when they hit us in the face sometimes.
You did a darn good job Bert! We all love scratchers like that and I never mind getting my claws trimmed!
Wow, my cats really squirm when it is trimming time! Bert loves scratchers, though, so he doesn’t need trims too often.
Great review and giveaway!
Not bad for a cat ๐
What a pawsome giveaway, and you did a purr-fect job on your review, Bert!!!
I sure hope Bert doesn’t get an inflated ego!
Bert that was a pawsome review, I loved your performance with that scratcher that show is ready for the big stages of this world. And I like the nailtrimmer, it’s good when we use tools what work so we can hold that procedere as short as pawsible… we rather ask the vet for nailtrimming, but I like it when my mom uses a file or a buffer when my nails are rough :o)
We prefer Bert has his nails trimmed nicely because he hits us in the face a lot and we don’t want to be injured.
Eko and Penny are off the hook on this one, no nail grinding for them until later in the week.
I’m off to the spa this afternoon after my successful weekend at nose work trials. I will have my pawdicure there.
Bert! You are so handsome and loved your review! Callie absolutely LOVES scratchers. I like the angle of this one.
Bert is nuts about it with or without the nip. He recommends it.
*Ap-paws Ap-paws! Good job on the review Bro Bert! That does look like a super fun scratching post. My mom never tried to trim her cats nails. Her kitties would have “cat-egorically” denied her access to them. OF course, we don’t let her trim ours either. BOL! โฅ โฅ Bentley
I get my nails done at the spa usually, sometimes Mom works on them if they need it. I’ve never had luck with the scratcher as a dog.
Such a cool idea! My dogs HATE having their claws cut.
Bailie is real good about it, but I’m not a fan.
Callie loves scratches even though she doesn’t have any claws in her front legs. You did an amazing job Bert, I think you might have a part time gig here on Emma’s blog. It could be called, “Mischief Mondays with Bert!” ๐
Bert could really have his own blog with all his nonsense!
Ah, I love kitty’s sass. You keep that pup in line, little one! And yes, all the kitties here absolutely ADORE scratchers. Even the two I’ve rescued that were declawed before they came to me (gak!) love to use scratchers.
Mom used to have cats without claws and they were always scratching too!
Our kitties love scratchers and that looks like a neat one!
Bert is crazy about it and he uses it for napping too!
We love scratchers!
You would love this one, then!
Bert, we LOVE scratchers around here. You wouldn’t believe the amount of cardboard scratchers we go through. This one look like a really nice one we’d like to get our claws into.
Cat bro Bert is the only one who uses ours much, so they last for a while, but he is hard on them. I can imagine you need to renew or get new often!
Looks like a wonderful “scratchy-thingy” – and great photos!
Just another silly contraption for cats I guess.
Pyewacket loves scratchers especially if there is catnip involved.
Bert loves the scratcher plain, but with nip he is really crazy!
Great review, Bert! We’ve had some other scratchers in the past, but this one looks better with the big incline plus the cheese holes to play in! We like those trimmers for trimming Sam’s nails. Sometimes she puts up a fuss though and using the file can be easier. You look way calmer and cooperative in that photo than she ever is!
Bert cooperates pretty well if Mom is fast. He is alright with the clipper, but doesn’t like the file.
We need to make sure our furry friends are all taken care of ๐
A good pawdicure is important.
Our cats love scratchers! and catnip!!
Cat bro Bert says it is a winning combination!
Yes definitely scratchers are a big hit, haven’t tried them with nip yet!
Bert likes them with or without, but being a nip head, with is really his favorite.
We don’t have any cats, but we think Bert did a good job of reviewing!! Of course, he’s no you, Emma!
Smileys!
Dory, Jakey, Arty & Bilbo
I was happy to let him take over today so I could just have a day off and put my paws up.
Nestle loves scratchers and eventually destroys them…lol.
This one will be toast one day, but we can flip it over and use the other side when the first side is pretty much done.
Billy loves scratchers and this one looks awesome
Bert loves scratching on it, and we find him just hanging out next to or on it quite often, so I guess he really likes it.
Bert, thank you for the wonderful demonstration, my kitties all started at once, so I’m their spokeshuman. I would love the nail set, I use my own clippers now, and they’re over the moon about the chance at getting that scratcher and nip.
Awesome! I’m sure they would love the scratcher and you would love the clipper. It works great!
my seven cats, and all of my foster kittens, love scratchers. Nail maintenance is so important so claws don’t grow into paw pads.
Every pet needs to have well groomed claws, but with so many felines you sure need a lot of scratchers!
What a great scratcher and nice set of clippers. Thanks for letting us know about this great giveaway!
Marty and the Gang
Thanks for coming by. Bert is thrilled to see cats who like his work!
Bert, you are so similar to our sweet Lucas Kitty. He is such a great cat and always uses his big cheese to keep his claws from getting to sharp. Sometimes he has to swat me in the face when I get too fresh and he doesn’t like to hurt me!
It’s good to know I’m not the only dog who has to put up with crazy felines!
what a cool scratching device. You did a excellent job with your review! MK is declawed so we will pass on the giveaway but what a great giveaway it is.
Mom had declawed cats in the past and they were always scratching too, but they didn’t need to.
That one pic of cat bro Bert is hilarious!!!
My kitties are definitely not fond of having their nails clipped LOL!
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Bert is always doing something entertaining or maddening depending on how one looks at it.
Scratchers are always so much fun! Especially with nip ๐
Cat bro Bert is all over the nip, but he enjoys the scratcher without too.
So happy to see Bert in the spotlight! Bert, you should write more reviews! We of course are interested in winning this awesome scratcher. Beamer and Scout love to scratch, and this would be something they would play with together. So cute!
Good luck to you. Bert really loves the scratcher and even just hangs out on it sometimes. Not sure he is going to get a lot of air time on my DOG blog, though.
Enjoyed the pics, looks fun! Our cat likes scratchers too. (So do we, as it helps keeps him off the furniture!)
Mom has them placed strategically around the house to keep them from clawing the furniture and it works great.
What cat doesn’t love a good scratcher? Especialll-y when there’s nip involved!
My kitty sis Sophie isn’t into the scratcher or the nip but she is an odd cat.
Bert, dood. We’re here to lend a supporting paw, err, claw…uh, whatevs. ~Faraday
What the Brat MEANS is we think it was VERY generous of you to give up your nap time to paw a post of your own!
Bert wants to take over everything, so when I gave him the chance, he pounced on it. He did a pretty good job too, for a cat.
Bert you did a terrific job of reviewing the new items. You made the scratcher look really fun so Minx will want one ๐
Bert loves the scratcher and last night, even kitty sis Sophie was playing on it!
Yes! Lucky, our three legged rescue cat scratches all the time. We actually have a scratching rug for him and we had to attach it to a board so he would stop destroying it. He is still wearing it through. He also scratches both of his front legs even though one is only a stub, I think he still feels like he is using it ๐ He loves scratching and would love this
That is pretty cool, and interesting he scratched a paw he doesn’t have. You can flip this one over if it wears out on one side, so it is kind of two for one.
i dont have cats but am entering to donate to safe haven cat shelter and clinic. they need lots of things like this. i was there this wk dropping off toys, food, treats to the pet food bank. lots of kittens.
No one is required to have a cat to enter. Donating would be a wonderful idea!