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Giveaway: Mixed Feeding Care Package For Your Furry Friend

8 August, 2016 Nelia

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A month ago, I introduced my cat Pepper to mixed feeding. Instead of feeding him one or the other, we let Pepper have both wet and dry food every day. After learning about the health and nutritional benefits that mixed feeding offers, the decision was a no-brainer, and of course, Pepper was happy about the variety of flavours and textures.

Getting started was easy – in addition to wet food twice a day, we added a small bowl of dry food at night. We also switched to Whiskas Perfect Portions wet cat food, which helped us make sure that Pepper’s food is always fresh. Perfect Portions was a great choice for us, since the main ingredient is always a protein like fish, chicken, or beef, and the packs are super convenient to use.

We hoped that mixed feeding and Perfect Portions would help Pepper lose a bit of excess weight, and things were going great for the first few weeks…until we went on vacation. Two weeks later, we came back to find a much plumper Pepper, all thanks to le bf’s mom spoiling him with “all you can eat” buffet of food. Despite this little setback, I’m sure that we’ll get Pepper back on track by using the adorable measuring cup I picked up for dry food, and Perfect Portions wet food. And thanks to mixed feeding, I know he’ll be getting the best nutrition possible along the way. And because Pepper is a generous cat, we partnered up with Whiskas to give away one amazing mixed feeding care package, full of delicious food and toys for your furry best friend. Enter the giveaway after the jump!
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Mixed Feeding Your Pet With Whiskas

28 June, 2016 Nelia

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If you’ve been following this site for a while, you already know that I’m a proud cat lady. A couple of years ago, I wrote about adopting my cat Pepper; he’s been with me for 9 years now, and is a very important member of our family. When we first brought Pepper home, dry kibble was our choice of cat food – mostly because it seemed like the most convenient choice – dry food is easy to put out and won’t make your house smell like cat food. After a couple of years, I learned about health issues that male cats can develop from eating exclusively dry food (urethral obstruction for one), and we quickly switched him to wet food. Pepper was more than happy to switch to wet food…perhaps a bit too much, as he steadily gained weight and grew a rather sizeable belly. So when we were invited to participate in the Mixed Feeding program, I was really excited for Pepper to try the new food and see if we can help him lose a bit of weight in the process.

Over the next few weeks, we will feed Pepper both wet and dry food using Whiskas Perfect Portions and Whiskas Meaty Selections, as feeding both types of cat food offers a more nutritionally balanced and complete diet. Dry food is a concentrated energy source, and its crunchy texture helps maintain pets’ oral health, while wet food’s high moisture content supports proper organ function and a healthy urinary tract. Together, I hope that this diet will provide Pepper with the best nutrition and help him lose a bit of excess weight.

Stay tuned on Twitter for progress updates!

More about the benefits of wet and dry food after the jump!
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When Pepper Met Nelly – My Personal Pet Adoption Story

14 November, 2014 Nelia

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If you follow me on Instagram, you must be very familiar with Pepper, my adorable and slightly fat black cat. Pepper has been in my life for over 7 years now, and every single morning, I get out of bed with a smile thanks to his furry face purring next to me. And while most of his life, he’s been spoiled and treated like feline royalty, he wasn’t always the pampered cat that he is today.

On my 23rd birthday, a friend and I made our way to an animal shelter in Toronto. My cat Scratch passed away a couple of years before that, and I finally felt ready for another pet in my life. As we walked through the shelter, we saw many animals in need of loving homes…it crushed me. I wanted to adopt every single one of them, but I knew that I had to choose one. After looking for a while, I noticed a tiny black kitten in a cage, and went to take a closer look. He sneezed a lot and looked weak, and as I picked him up and looked into his adorable kitten face I knew that Ethenol Pepper and I would be fast friends. After filling out adoption papers, Pepper came home with me, and has been part of my family ever since.

A while ago I read a piece of research that claimed that pet owners are happier people, and I truly believe this. While my husband and I were looking for a house, and Pepper had to live with my mom, I missed him like crazy. I missed his head-butts, I missed picking him up and having him purr into my ear after a long and stressful day at work, I missed playing fetch with him; I even missed errant toilet paper wrapped around his food bowl. Now that we are reunited again, I can’t tell you just how much joy this ball of fur brings to my life on a daily basis. Even my husband, the self-professed dog person, is now on team Pepper. These days I can often find the two happily snoozing on the couch together, Pepper on Rob’s belly, looking like he owns the place.

There’s no doubt that Pepper has a great life, but not all animals are this lucky. Every day, hundreds of beautiful animals at shelters across the country are in need of permanent loving homes. There are puppies, kittens, and of course, grown cats and dogs, waiting to be rescued…even pure breeds! And once you’ve been to a shelter, you know just how important it is to adopt animals instead of buying them.

Beginning November 1 and until December 31st, the Ontario SCPA will be running the iAdopt for the Holidays adoption drive which aims to change the lives of orphaned animals, and raise awareness about the importance of pet adoption during the holiday season. If you’ve been thinking about bringing a pet home this holiday season, I urge you to consider pet adoption.

If you’re not sure what type of dog or cat to adopt, you can use Link to Meet Your Match survey tool, which helps evaluate an animal’s personality and behavior and matches them to an adopter’s preferences so they can take home a pet they can really click with.

So if you are ready to bring a furry friend home, please, please, please visit your local shelter, and participate in the iAdopt for the Holidays program. Not only will you be saving a pet’s life, but you will also be enriching your own in many wonderful ways. And once your pet goes home with you, another will be able to take its spot at the shelter, giving another animal a chance at a happy life.

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Read more pet adoption stories and share your own on iAdopt.ca!

This post was brought to you by the Ontario SPCA. All opinions are my own.

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What I’m Wearing: Animal Instinct

9 October, 2009 Nelia

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I don’t know if my cold is messing with my head or what, but yesterday I wore animal print for the second time in one week! My co-workers must think that I’ve finally lost it. Oh well, what else is new? Nothing groundbreaking, just a simple office formula: dress, tights, blazer, with the not-so officey zebra pattern. And below, making his first Style Blog appearance is Pepper – my style consultant. Very on-trend in his black fur, no?

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I’m wearing: Blazer – Zara, Dress, Boots – Forever 21, Necklace, Scarf, Tights – H&M, Bracelet – Marc Jacobs, Earrings – Chanel

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