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Exciting Innovations Push Dry Pet Food Market Forward
Restaurants continually change their menus, adding new dishes or revising popular favorites to keep customer loyalty and attract new patrons. Pet food manufacturers mimic this trend by changing recipes and adding more specialized formulas to their brands to keep pet owners happy with their choices as well as attracting new customers seeking ideal life stage […]
Litter and a Litter Box are a Cat’s Necessities
The pet industry generally is all about re-inventing the wheel. Addressing feline waste management and keeping homes odor-free with innovation can make giving cats an indoor lifestyle even easier and keep more customers happy in their pet ownership. Earlier this year, Pupco Brands announced the launch of its revolutionary litter, Plenary. Lab testing has validated […]
Humane Ways to Prevent Cats from Clawing Furniture
With so many behavioral and training products that address all unacceptable feline behaviors—particularly destruction of furniture—many believe there is no need for cat owners to even consider declawing a cat, an operation that the veterinary community says causes behavioral issues, especially relating to litter box usage. “Pet owners often believe that declawing their cats is […]
Strollers, Harnesses and Catios Offer Felines More Freedom
With the growing feline enrichment movement comes more focus on products that give cats access to the outdoors, whether it’s on a leash, in a stroller or in specially designed, secure outdoor areas ranging from window boxes to full enclosures that cats can share with their favorite people. Cynthia Chomos, founder and owner of Seattle–based […]
Interactive Cat Toys Provide Endless Entertainment
These days, the term “interactive cat toys” best describes a variety of products from battery operated toys, toys for owners to interact with their felines such as wands, as well as general cat-nip infused toys for cats to play with by themselves and each other. Consequently, there is lots of scope for retailers to create […]
Manufacturers Offer More ‘Made in USA’ Formulas for Finicky Felines
The mantra “made in America” is leading the charge when it comes to pet food. It is even defining the products getting the most attention in the cat food aisle. The newest cat food kibble formula from Annamaet Pet Food, Feline Sustain No. 29, highlights that manufacturers are cognizant of this and equally fussy about […]
Cat Waste Solutions can be Safe for the Earth
Once upon a time, a cat owner went to her local store to look for a sustainable cat litter for her favorite feline, and her purchase was a pretty easy choice because it was such a niche market. That scenario has certainly changed as the selection of eco-friendly litters has expanded to include varieties made […]
Flea and Tick Solutions for which Cat Owners will be Thankful
It’s interesting to note that when it comes to advertising flea and tick products, the focus is primarily on dogs. However, according to research done by the Hartz Mountain Corporation, cats in fact suffer more flea and tick problems than dogs. This is attributed to the fact that cats are very successful at grooming themselves […]
Feline Supplement Selection Grows
Copycatting the human trend in supplements to improve general health and well-being, the selection of products for cat health continues to grow. Success, of course, depends a lot on how easy they are to administer and how their palatability overrides feline fussiness. Heidi Nevala, founder and president of Natura Petz Organics said her company has […]
Goodbye Cans? Wet Food Packaging is Getting a Re-design
When it comes to wet cat food, is the can becoming an obsolete form of packaging? Time will tell. But for now, cans are getting some serious competition from Tetra Pak cartons, pouches and plastic cups that offer individual meal portions. Petcurean, the family-owned pet food company headquartered in Canada, is one of the first […]
Litter Options
Any retailer who has attended a major trade show in the past year will no doubt be familiar with the sight of Ricky the Rescue Cat driving his navy blue car around the trade show floor promoting Cats Incredible litter that bears his likeness on the bag. It’s turned out to be a great ploy […]
Feeding Cats for a Better Life
Feline nutrition is a work in progress as scientists and researchers continue the quest to provide the right formulas to feed senior cats and also address the increasing problem of feline obesity. Consequently, there are some very innovative recipes on the market that deserve shelf placement in the pet specialty marketplace. Backed by a pioneering […]
