Feline Friday

 A few years ago, our daughter's kitty Rory competed in a Halloween costume contest at her vet's office each October. One year, she actually won (you can imagine how ridiculously excited we were!). To our surprise, she received a huge gift basket full of goodies.

One item in the prize package was this velvety soft purple blankie. Rory didn't care for it so Bailey passed it on to us to use for Lily, who naturally took to it immediately.

 

 

Now because I live under a rock 😉, I had never seen a blanket with an animal sewn to it. Since the back of it is covered with the Feliway product logo, I assumed it was a promotional item the vet's office had aquired and tucked into the gift basket. I actually envisioned that Feliway sprays and collars could be arranged around the stuffed cat to make an attractive display in the vet's waiting area. 

 

That's the story I've told myself about this blankie for YEARS. I've told it to people who've come by the house. "Oh, that's a promotional display item from the vet's office to use with Feliway products like sprays and collars..."

 

 

 

  Anyway, when the kids were home at Christmas, Bailey and I were talking about the blankie and I mentioned something about it being a promotional item for the vet's office.

MOM.

Haven't you seen these baby blankets?

 

What? No!

Or these? 

 

MOM...they're everywhere.

 So...indeed they are! I have now learned that blankies with animals sewn to them are a THING. The Feliway blankie is NOT a promotional item but a cat version of this type of blankie.

Who knew?

 Regardless of its purpose, Lily absolutely loves her purple  blankie and uses it all the time. I now call it her "weighted blankie" when she's sleeping comfortably under it.

Now if only it were a tiny bit bigger!😻