WIN MODERN CAT SCRATCHER CHAIR, PET FURNITURE GIVEAWAY CONTEST! SCOTTISH FOLD TO BE ON CATS 101 TV SHOW, ANIMAL PLANET DISCOVERY CHANNEL.
Wahhh! I’m so proud of my Scottish Fold cat Basil Farrow — he was scouted by the producers of “Cats 101” show! So you’ll be seeing him on the “Fat Cats” TV episode, airing on Animal Planet / Discovery Channel this fall or early next year. (Til then, you can watch his sideways-feet on my YouTube channel.)
Let’s celebrate… by doing another grand giveaway. Remember when CSN Stores sent him this designer cat scratcher/lounge chair? The manufacturer, Marmalade, loved the photos so much that they’ve donated a new, identical “Cheeky Chaise” for you to win.
HOW TO ENTER…
† It’s hard to keep Basil Farrow from getting bored! Please leave me a comment, with suggestion(s) on how to keep my Scottish Fold entertained (games, toys, tricks etc). Much appreciated!
† Please add La Carmina on Twitter, Facebook Group and/or Facebook Page. Include the URL or your name/username in your comment for verification.
The contest is open to all residents of USA, Canada and Europe. You may only enter once and must fulfill both requirements to be eligible. Contest ends Weds, June 30th at midnight Pacific Time.
Everyone deserves a cuteness break, right? I uploaded a new Scottish Fold video (above and here). He stands up on his hind legs, demands tummy rubs, chases a Sega Zhu Zhu robot hamster, lounges on his fancy chair… doesn’t he look like a stuffed teddy bear? I also talk about distinctive Scottish Fold behaviors, the two things that scare Basil, and “truths about cats” that don’t apply to him.
Thanks for entering the contest — good luck, everyone! I’m certain your kitties will adore the prize. You can also find the Marmalade cat scratcher and other items for pampering your pets on CSN Store’s website.
Do your cats land lightly on their feet? Or do they make a big PLOP like Basil does in the video?
Japanese Word of the Day: Batta = Grasshopper
Song of the Day: The Danse Society – Heaven Is Waiting (1983, baby).
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aww!! so cute!!! can i hug ur cat? =D
aww!! so cute!!! can i hug ur cat? =D
hehehe his feet + face are too precious
Big fat face and sideways feet! :3
Waaaah Basil!! He’s so cute owo
He behaves just like my cat… XD But mine is a brown tabby U_U
Aww!
1. momo likes feahters, and the laser pointer!! omg they love those, she goes nuts for it!! i get tired long before she could ever! i dont know where you are at the moment but you can also take them for walks, kitty leash! soo much fun to walk your cat, lol though people seem to think it’s weird but everyone also thinks lolita clothing is weird so it works perfectly! haha
2. ur on my fb and myspace, i dont have twitter
http://www.facebook.com/akemi.jackie
http://www.myspace.com/mujitsuart
3. momo lands on her feet most of the time, but she is still young so she has balance problems all the time. her favourite thing to do is hide in stuffed animals, and blend in. than when you walk by she’ll pop up and meow to scare you lol
Hahahah I have something in the mail that will enable strolls with Basil… it’s going to be ilarious!
Basil still has balance problems… he’s not the most athletic cat. In fact he can be a bit clumsy…
That is hilarious, how she plays hide and seek in stuffed toys!
lol her favourite thing though is that hello kitty application you recommended in ur older blogs, she cuddles it when she hears it she loves it! Right now i’m in nanjing (tmw beijing) an d when i play it over the webcam she searches for it lol she loves hello kitty!!
Awwwwwwww! That is so cute! Scottish Folds are quirky, aren’t they.
aww!! so cute!!! can i hug ur cat? =D
aww!! so cute!!! can i hug ur cat? =D
hehehe his feet + face are too precious
Waaaah Basil!! He's so cute owo
He behaves just like my cat… XD But mine is a brown tabby U_U
Long twist ties with tin foil on the end, sticking out from underneath their collar so it’s over their head (kind of like the carrot and stick, deal). They can see it, but can’t get it. Hilarity ensues.
Ahhh but Basil is afraid of tin foil… it’s the only thing that scares him, in addition to belly dancers…
I’m not sure I know anyone who ISN’T scared of belly dancers. ;) Oh, and pipe-cleaners make great kitty toys, as well!
Ahahah! Basil is smart that way! ,3
1. momo likes feahters, and the laser pointer!! omg they love those, she goes nuts for it!! i get tired long before she could ever! i dont know where you are at the moment but you can also take them for walks, kitty leash! soo much fun to walk your cat, lol though people seem to think it's weird but everyone also thinks lolita clothing is weird so it works perfectly! haha
2. ur on my fb and myspace, i dont have twitter
http://www.facebook.com/akemi.jackie
http://www.myspace.com/mujitsuart
3. momo lands on her feet most of the time, but she is still young so she has balance problems all the time. her favourite thing to do is hide in stuffed animals, and blend in. than when you walk by she'll pop up and meow to scare you lol
1)The best, most entertaining thing you can give your cat, is a box. XD
Sort of lame, but its the truth. They hide in it, and jump and attack you. :3
Also.. hide behind something and do that piggabuuh you do with babies.. Makes my cat insane. XD
2) I made a twitter acount and became a member of your group, and fanpage on FB. n__n
http://www.facebook.com/#!/YayforGrey
http://twitter.com/KyaNyaKawaii
I hope I win, cuz my cats cant fit in they’re boxes..
Findus, my fattest cat, really wants a new bed..
[IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/2lo5f9t.jpg[/IMG]
http://i50.tinypic.com/2lo5f9t.jpg
Giveh ush a newsh bedh. :’3
awww your photos are so cute!! Basil adores boxes too. Whenever I bring a new one home, he sits in it, even if he’s too small to fit in it! http://lacarmina.com/basilfarrow/2010/06/scottish-fold-cat-squeezes-into-shoe-box-fat-cat-in-too-small-cardboard-box/
Chubby cats are the cutest.
Fei maoo!
Long twist ties with tin foil on the end, sticking out from underneath their collar so it's over their head (kind of like the carrot and stick, deal). They can see it, but can't get it. Hilarity ensues.
adorable!…& no my kitty does not go plop! lol
hehe if basil was a cartoon i can imagine he’d act a bit like snowbell from stuart little just how he’s such a pampered puss ^.
I’m not a cat person but i think basil is adorable.i had no idea that u could get cats who are friendly,my cat’s really grouchy and mean to me.
KAWAII !
ho my it does looks like a teddy bear XP
my cats stand up on their hind legs…
no big d
my youngest cat wouldnt lick himself as a kitten and he would smell so we called him Pupu wich in french translates to stinky or smelly. Now, he comes in the shower while im in there and rolls around in water !!! can you believe it&?!
Such an adorable rascal!
basil farrow is a fantastic name for a cat!! ^-^
I live in Denmark, can i still enter the contest?
I have 4 cats, and they’d apreciate a new furniture. :3
One of my cats weigh 7,8 kilo’s. And he just got one of his teeth ripped out. D:
Absolutely! It’s open to anyone in Europe, US or Canada.
1)The best, most entertaining thing you can give your cat, is a box. XD
Sort of lame, but its the truth. They hide in it, and jump and attack you. :3
Also.. hide behind something and do that piggabuuh you do with babies.. Makes my cat insane. XD
2) I made a twitter acount and became a member of your group, and fanpage on FB. n__n
http://www.facebook.com/#!/YayforGrey
http://twitter.com/KyaNyaKawaii
I hope I win, cuz my cats cant fit in they're boxes..
Findus, my fattest cat, really wants a new bed..
[IMG]http://i50.tinypic.com/2lo5f9t.jpg[/IMG]
http://i50.tinypic.com/2lo5f9t.jpg
Giveh ush a newsh bedh. :'3
The trick is to keep it simple. Cats like simple things best. You can go out and buy expensive toys galore, but in the end it all comes down to a piece of string, a tin foil ball or the light from a laser pointer being THE best cat toys ever. Of course, it is also recommended to have a human at the end of each toy at all times! :)
Sigh, I learned that the hard way. I bought him all sorts of fancy things that he ignores… in favor of a piece of paper or random object…
So, here are some things that help my cat to be amused.I tie leather shoe strings and bits of yarn to low cabinets in the house,I have a window box with tasty animal friendly grasses and I sometimes put treats in a box and other wierd things to let the cat go box crazy! I follow you on Twitter
@meeyeehere. Oh and maybe another kitty around might make your cat happy or it could make your cat hate you,that is a hard one.
Ah that’s a great idea – putting treats in a box or something! Thanks!
He is a meatball of love….I need cat hugs.
Make spiders with your hand! Your fingers are the legs! Lift a finger up and let kitty smell to become friends and then chase her with your spider hand! It can go on for a very long time and have it come from different directions~ ha ha! Want to send you a film doing this soon!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/gwendylyn
Hahah I’d love to see a film of it!
Interesting!! I have never tried straws — I’m going to give it a go!
Thanks!
adorable!…& no my kitty does not go plop! lol
hehe if basil was a cartoon i can imagine he'd act a bit like snowbell from stuart little just how he's such a pampered puss ^.
I'm not a cat person but i think basil is adorable.i had no idea that u could get cats who are friendly,my cat's really grouchy and mean to me.
KAWAII !
ho my it does looks like a teddy bear XP
my cats stand up on their hind legs…
no big d
my youngest cat wouldnt lick himself as a kitten and he would smell so we called him Pupu wich in french translates to stinky or smelly. Now, he comes in the shower while im in there and rolls around in water !!! can you believe it&?!
Such an adorable rascal!
basil farrow is a fantastic name for a cat!! ^-^
I live in Denmark, can i still enter the contest?
I have 4 cats, and they'd apreciate a new furniture. :3
One of my cats weigh 7,8 kilo's. And he just got one of his teeth ripped out. D:
Absolutely! It's open to anyone in Europe, US or Canada.
Absolutely! It's open to anyone in Europe, US or Canada.
Big fat face and sideways feet! :3
Big fat face and sideways feet! :3
Aww!
Aww!
Hahahah I have something in the mail that will enable strolls with Basil… it's going to be ilarious!
Basil still has balance problems… he's not the most athletic cat. In fact he can be a bit clumsy…
That is hilarious, how she plays hide and seek in stuffed toys!
Hahahah I have something in the mail that will enable strolls with Basil… it's going to be ilarious!
Basil still has balance problems… he's not the most athletic cat. In fact he can be a bit clumsy…
That is hilarious, how she plays hide and seek in stuffed toys!
Ahhh but Basil is afraid of tin foil… it's the only thing that scares him, in addition to belly dancers…
Ahhh but Basil is afraid of tin foil… it's the only thing that scares him, in addition to belly dancers…
awww your photos are so cute!! Basil adores boxes too. Whenever I bring a new one home, he sits in it, even if he's too small to fit in it! http://lacarmina.com/basilfarrow/2010/06/scotti…
awww your photos are so cute!! Basil adores boxes too. Whenever I bring a new one home, he sits in it, even if he's too small to fit in it! http://lacarmina.com/basilfarrow/2010/06/scotti…
I'm not sure I know anyone who ISN'T scared of belly dancers. ;) Oh, and pipe-cleaners make great kitty toys, as well!
The trick is to keep it simple. Cats like simple things best. You can go out and buy expensive toys galore, but in the end it all comes down to a piece of string, a tin foil ball or the light from a laser pointer being THE best cat toys ever. Of course, it is also recommended to have a human at the end of each toy at all times! :)
So, here are some things that help my cat to be amused.I tie leather shoe strings and bits of yarn to low cabinets in the house,I have a window box with tasty animal friendly grasses and I sometimes put treats in a box and other wierd things to let the cat go box crazy! I follow you on Twitter
@meeyeehere. Oh and maybe another kitty around might make your cat happy or it could make your cat hate you,that is a hard one.
He is a meatball of love….I need cat hugs.
Make spiders with your hand! Your fingers are the legs! Lift a finger up and let kitty smell to become friends and then chase her with your spider hand! It can go on for a very long time and have it come from different directions~ ha ha! Want to send you a film doing this soon!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/gwendylyn
Ok…what can I suggest. First off I’m not participating in this contest but since I usually comment on your articles here and there I might as well ask the question.
Do you ever dress up your cat? Do people do that – or is that with dogs only? I’m not too sure…but if you do manage to dress up Basil do make sure that he has the awesome style you and you’re friends have! Do give him shorty-shorts! =)
Hahha I did dress Basil up a few times! http://lacarmina.com/2008/02/gothic-lolita-pet-cat-costume-basil-in-a-bonnet/
HAHA now that’s GENIUS – Love it!
1. My cats are obsessed with straws for some reason. They steal them out of my drinks! They chase them all over the kitchen. My little kitty Neko also likes playing in tissue paper. She'll slide on it across the floor :D
2. I follow you on Twitter, here's my link http://twitter.com/CassandraB
Ahahah! Basil is smart that way! ,3
Sigh, I learned that the hard way. I bought him all sorts of fancy things that he ignores… in favor of a piece of paper or random object…
kawaii neko-chan, how DO you manage to be sooo KOOOT?!
Ah that's a great idea – putting treats in a box or something! Thanks!
Hahah I'd love to see a film of it!
Interesting!! I have never tried straws — I'm going to give it a go!
Thanks!
Basil is so cute! I have a 20 lb Russian Blue named Chloe. She’d love a new bed. Two things drive my Chloe crazy: laser pointers and her home-made box toy. I just took an old express post box (the long, wide, shallow one) and cut out about 12 small round holes (only slightly smaller than a kitty ball) and a few along the sides. Then I put three kitty balls inside and sealed it shut. Chloe spends hours fishing inside for her toys.
http://www.Twitter.com/Night_Childe25
lol her favourite thing though is that hello kitty application you recommended in ur older blogs, she cuddles it when she hears it she loves it! Right now i'm in nanjing (tmw beijing) an d when i play it over the webcam she searches for it lol she loves hello kitty!!
Ok…what can I suggest. First off I'm not participating in this contest but since I usually comment on your articles here and there I might as well ask the question.
Do you ever dress up your cat? Do people do that – or is that with dogs only? I'm not too sure…but if you do manage to dress up Basil do make sure that he has the awesome style you and you're friends have! Do give him shorty-shorts! =)
kawaii neko-chan, how DO you manage to be sooo KOOOT?!
Basil is so cute! I have a 20 lb Russian Blue named Chloe. She'd love a new bed. Two things drive my Chloe crazy: laser pointers and her home-made box toy. I just took an old express post box (the long, wide, shallow one) and cut out about 12 small round holes (only slightly smaller than a kitty ball) and a few along the sides. Then I put three kitty balls inside and sealed it shut. Chloe spends hours fishing inside for her toys.
http://www.Twitter.com/Night_Childe25
Hi La Carmina – This is Tani – Rose’s mom! Our cat Cleo is very playful and I plan on getting one of those hamsters!! One thing she really loves to play with is a big long peacock tailfeather!! You just hold it out and siggle it arouund etc and she goes crazy!! I bet Basil would like it too – I saw how big his eyes got when he saw that bird go by the window!!!
Hi! It was great meeting you!
Thanks for the suggestion – that’s a great idea. I hope you win the chair!!
Hi La Carmina – This is Tani – Rose's mom! Our cat Cleo is very playful and I plan on getting one of those hamsters!! One thing she really loves to play with is a big long peacock tailfeather!! You just hold it out and siggle it arouund etc and she goes crazy!! I bet Basil would like it too – I saw how big his eyes got when he saw that bird go by the window!!!
Chubby cats are the cutest.
Awwwwwwww! That is so cute! Scottish Folds are quirky, aren't they.
Hahha I did dress Basil up a few times! http://lacarmina.com/2008/02/gothic-lo…
Hi! It was great meeting you!
Thanks for the suggestion – that's a great idea. I hope you win the chair!!
Fei maoo!
HAHA now that's GENIUS – Love it!
i just saw this article last week. it’s a pretty ingenious way to let your kitties enjoy the outdoors without freaking out that they might get lost or harassed by other critters. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/garden/17catio.html?scp=1&sq=cat%20enclosures&st=cse
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meor!
This. Made. My. DAY. Wahhh I wonder if I can do something similar for Basil…
Thanks babe! xoxo
This. Made. My. DAY. Wahhh I wonder if I can do something similar for Basil…
Thanks babe! xoxo
i just saw this article last week. it's a pretty ingenious way to let your kitties enjoy the outdoors without freaking out that they might get lost or harassed by other critters. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/garden/17cati…
i'm connected to you in all ways!:
http://twitter.com/sinfarquhar
http://www.facebook.com/stefania
http://www.myspace.com/svenvara
meor!
This. Made. My. DAY. Wahhh I wonder if I can do something similar for Basil…
Thanks babe! xoxo
This. Made. My. DAY. Wahhh I wonder if I can do something similar for Basil…
Thanks babe! xoxo
2 suggestions: those laser pointer things; and blowing bubbles into the air for kitty to chase. =)
-Alex
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=631710843#!/profile.php?id=631710843
Thanks! He doesn’t like pointers, but I haven’t tried the bubbles – great idea!
omg my cat would go nuts for that
You should enter to win! :)
2 suggestions: those laser pointer things; and blowing bubbles into the air for kitty to chase. =)
-Alex
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=63171084…
omg my cat would go nuts for that
Thanks! He doesn't like pointers, but I haven't tried the bubbles – great idea!
You should enter to win! :)
You know those kinder susprise chocolate eggs? And that little plastic egg inside?? Well my cat LOVES them! I put something inside that makes noise when moving (or even with nothing inside, she likes them) and you throw it and she goes like mad running after it! I have like 30 all around the house hahaha.Everytime I eat one, she comes next to me waiting for the plastic egg! :D
I’m following you in facebook and twitter:
My facebook is http://www.facebook.com/#!/sakura.saku77
My twitter http://twitter.com/Sakura_desu
I luv Basil’s videos! He’s sooo cute
1. My kitties love paper bags, feather on strings (fishing pole type,) leaping for flying hair ties (the cloth coating is safer than a regular rubber band) chasing balls or toy mice. They also like to chase the wrinkles in a sheet when you are making the bed.
2. I recently went to FB justed added you. We found each other on Twitter already and follow you on GMAIL-Buzz.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001273389870
http://twitter.com/memojuez
Thank you!!! <3
You know those kinder susprise chocolate eggs? And that little plastic egg inside?? Well my cat LOVES them! I put something inside that makes noise when moving (or even with nothing inside, she likes them) and you throw it and she goes like mad running after it! I have like 30 all around the house hahaha.Everytime I eat one, she comes next to me waiting for the plastic egg! :D
I'm following you in facebook and twitter:
My facebook is http://www.facebook.com/#!/sakura.saku77
My twitter http://twitter.com/Sakura_desu
I luv Basil's videos! He's sooo cute
1. My kitties love paper bags, feather on strings (fishing pole type,) leaping for flying hair ties (the cloth coating is safer than a regular rubber band) chasing balls or toy mice. They also like to chase the wrinkles in a sheet when you are making the bed.
2. I recently went to FB justed added you. We found each other on Twitter already and follow you on GMAIL-Buzz.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10000127…
http://twitter.com/memojuez
Thank you!!! <3
congratulations basil farrow!
congratulations basil farrow!