Our Review, and a Giveaway! New Martha Stewart Cat Line!

After our excursion to BlogPaws in August, a nice lady from PetSmart wrote to us and asked us if we'd like to test out something from PetSmart's new Martha Stewart cat line, the Double Feeder and Mat.

Oh, we said yes, of course and Disco was especially happy as it was a review that had to do with food, hahameow! Teri said she has admired Martha Stewart's dog line, especially the colors and she was glad to know they have expanded to a cat line, too and they are available exclusively at PetSmart!

We saw that a few other cat bloggers had reviewed and given the 'Paws Up' on the Double Feeder and Feeding Mat, and we thought the items pictured looked very cat friendly, well thought out and useful, too and we anxiously awaited the arrival of our package from the man in the brown shorts.


Teri has used a variety of feeding bowls and place mats over the years for us cats, from human plates, casserole dishes and stoneware crocks made for pets. She said she never used plastic dishes as they are prone to absorb odors and harbor bacteria and she said the typical stainless steel bowls weren't very decorative.

Teri even worried about where the crockery and ceramic dishes were made, in case they were made with toxic products. So she thought the nice combination of a stainless steel shallow dish that fit in a well made plastic base was right on target!


And none of the placemats she has tried for our 'Feeding Station' fit the bill 100%--either they weren't absorbent, didn't catch spills or prevent us from pushing the bowls around in our eagerness to find every morsel that dropped out of our mouths, hahameow. And she said she loves using the silicone items she has in the kitchen, so she thought the silicone mat with it’s lipped edge just might be purrfect!

The double feeder has cat-sized (vs dog sized, hahameow) stainless steel, rust proof dishes that fit into a well-made nonskid melamine base, and we got the pretty pastel blue one, but it also comes in pink and beige. The set is well made, weighing in at just over 12 ounces, so you can tell, NOT flimsy!


There is a narrow silicone ring under rim of the stainless steel bowls, which makes them secure and stops any rattle as we dig in! The plastic base has clean mod lines and the non-skid bottom prevents us from spilling the contents when we get a little too eager while chowing down and won’t mar the floors, either. On one side of the base, there is a hand-grip that makes it easy for humans to pick up and move the bowls, too.

We cats thought the bowls were just the right size for our sensitive whisker humps. Whoever designed these dishes knew that cats don’t like to have their whiskers cramped when dining!And Teri said the stainless steel bowls made washing them up easy, and they are easily removed from the base by human fingers, but not our paws, hahameow!


Another thing Teri liked was the silicone lids that fit right on the dishes to help keep food fresh if we don’t gobble it all down in one sitting! They say the dishes are dishwasher safe, too but so far, Teri has hand washed them. They advise handwashing the silicone covers and mat.

And we haven’t even gotten to the Feeding Mat! MeWowZa. Teri loves the mat, and the fact that it is also available for purchase by itself and she wants to buy another one! When she does, she'll put our other 'mats' in the donation box.


The Feeding Mat works just as it purported to--non-skid, lip to catch spills and easy to clean! We were a bit confused by our feeding station moving for this test, but had no other issues with using this set, and although we don’t have food out ‘ad lib’ cuz Disco’s on a diet, Teri said she liked the double feeder, in which she put two 3 ounce cans of food for us to share. Even though our muzzles are small compared to beefier cats, we think they are just the right size for 3 ounces of food, and helps with portion control!


The Martha Stewart line is exclusive to PetSmart, and the cat the collection will feature feeding bowls and mats, can covers, food scoops, food jars, beds and a variety of toys. Products will continue to roll out through October, so be sure to check them out and we think you will be impurressed, too!

PetSmart (and Martha we guess) has arranged for some lucky cat family to have their own Double Feeder and Mat! Isn't that cool! Just leave us a comment if you’d like to be dining with your very own Martha Stewart Double Feeder and Mat, and let us know how we should contact you if you are the lucky winner! Only readers with Canadian or US addresses are eligible to win these items.


The winner will be chosen on Monday, October 10th We will let our PetSmart lady know who won and she will deliver the items directly to your address. The items will be shipped directly from PetSmart to the lucky winner to anywhere in the United States or Canada.

The Martha Stewart line is exclusive to PetSmart, and the cat the collection will feature feeding bowls and mats, can covers, food scoops, food jars, beds and a variety of toys. Products will continue to roll out through October, so be sure to check them out and we think you will be impurressed, too!

Disclaimer: We are happy to be a part of this product review, and we did receive a free Double Feeder and Feeding Mat from Martha Stewart/PetSmart to use and review, and keep! However, all of the opinions about the product are ours and not dictated in any way by the company.