A bold black and white cat licking her lips, after begging a few crumbs from the nice buttery chocolate chip biscuit I’m quietly enjoying with a cup of tea. (She insists she’s earned it, having just supervised me doing a little light gardening… and she’s right, as always!)
C is for cookie, and also for cat. #nzpets #cookiemonster
The small shiny black cat seen from above, snoozing sluggishly on what passes for a lawn in summer, her little face smooshed into the ground.
Seen sideways on, her slug like profile lit up by grass green eyes
Face on, her round little chin and cheeks mushed comfortably into the dry earth.
Upright, having reassumed proper feline form, staring into the late afternoon sun and doing a little solar-charging ahead of the cooler evening.
Found a shiny slug in the garden. Seems friendly tho. #nzpets
Just quietly, the Kat's Nip Fluffy Ball catnip toy craft kits are now available to purchase.
You get everything you need to make 4 Fluffy Ball catnip toys, including written and video instructions.
Buy one of the first 10 and get a 10% discount!
#nzpets
A black hole - on closer inspection actually a fluffy black cat who’s made himself perfectly smooth and spherical on his favoured sheepskin rug. One triangular ear (and is that a tiny glistening fang?) gives the game away.
Currently detecting regular vibrational pulses from a nearby black hole … 🕳️ …
Could be signs of intelligent life - any astrophysicists able to advise? #nzpets
Two cats, caught in the middle of some busy catch-and-chase/ hide-and-seek shenanigans. The big fluffy boy cat has paused for a breath on the red rug and is having a think about where to dash to next… meanwhile, the small black girl cat is hiding behind the turquoise couch, and clearly considering her usual move, the classic up-and-over aerial pounce attack… but wait!
…nekminnit, while the fluffy boy cat is still lost in thought, the little black girl cat has entirely vanished! Or has she…? Follow the airplane ears…
…there she is! Upon closer inspection of the previous image, we can see she’s suddenly (and silently) appeared in her favourite hidey-hole on the bookshelves behind the couch. Two golden eyes peek out from between two stacks of books.
A close-up of the Magical Missus Macavity (not her real name but certainly her stage name from now on), glaring out from within her transpositional destination. A move accomplished absolutely noiselessly and within a few microseconds. And we all say: “OH! WELL I NEVER - was there ever a cat so clever” etc.
The small cat has mastered the art of teleportation! #nzpets
A long tall fluffy black cat has grumpily hoisted himself off his favourite sheepskin and stretched full length, placing his front paws on the windowsill in order to peer out the window so he can see where that godawful screeching* is coming from. *a normal cicada doing normal cicada things at a normal time (noon) on a normal summer day
There’s a noisy cicada just outside the window, and frankly HOW DARE, especially when normal cats are still trying to get some sleep. #nzpets
A black and white cat settles down by lamplight, on her favourite turquoise blanket, on her favourite turquoise couch. Bonus pink toe beans.
Schnooze 💤 #nzpets
A temporary tattoo of a ginger-and-white cat rolling in catnip, placed on a white person's inner-wrist.
These Kat's Nip temporary tattoos are going into the Wall of Fame prize packs this year.
If you want one, either reply to this post or email me pics of your cat enjoying Kat's Nip, or playing with a Fluffy Ball.
The next draw is 1 March. More details at katsnip.nz/wall-of-fame
#nzpets
The Kat's Nip store is back open for 2026, and orders received before 8pm tonight will be with the postie tomorrow morning.
I've processed just-shy of a kilogram of catnip over the summer break and spent the last week making Fluffy Balls. It's a good time to hook your cat up.
#nzpets
Odie (a 12 month whippet/beagle x) looking through doorway to riverside country terrain.
Odie (12 month whippet/beagle x) looking a little hot in the sun on the perimeter of an olive grove.
The little fella’s enjoying his country escape up north. #nzpets #kikorangi 🐶
A scared pale ginger cat under a piece of furniture with a little paw coming out to take cat biscuits.
A raggedy ginger cat.
A raggedy ginger cat, with gold eyes, wearing a collar.
A raggedy ginger cat, with gold eyes and a silver bell on a collar, sitting on a knee.
12 years ago, I adopted this unclaimed cat.
The vets next door wanted her to have a home, before they closed for the holidays.
I was the sucker.
It didn't take long for her to come out of her shell.
She was quirky, and loud, and quite dim.
Ginny: adopted 24 Dec 2013, died 10 June 2023.
#nzpets
Our Christmas tree, lit up and tucked into a corner by the big bookshelves; in this photo it’s been up and decorated and plugged in for maybe five minutes, and already the senior black and white cat has installed herself underneath it. This year I’ve provided a nice blanket to make her old bones more comfy on the wooden floor. Wherever in the room we set up the tree, that becomes her special spot until whenever we grudgingly take the tree down. The furry spirit of Christmas.
Another day, same cat, same special spot: she’s loafing hard under her own personal tree.
Here we are again, same cat and same blanket, now facing the tree, the better to inhale the scent of pine? Only she truly knows.
Another evening under the Christmas tree; more presents are appearing around our feline nativity scene. (I’ve rolled up another soft blanket so she has something to lean into, but the whole scene is definitely suggesting a proper dedicated basket for next year!)
Amid seasonal sharing of cats causing Christmas chaos, a moment of calm…
Every year, as soon as we put up the tree, this angel sets up camp underneath, day and night—until (to her immense disappointment) the tree goes away.
I’m thinking, next year a comfy basket of her own. Or a manger?🎄🥹👼 #nzpets
OK y'all. Last post-drop for Kat's Nip and Fluffy Balls for 2025 is Monday morning (22nd December), so the cut-off to get in on that is 8pm tomorrow (Sunday) night.
Any orders after that will be sent in January. #nzpets
😻😻😻 #nzpets
A question for those crafty cat owners out there: would you be interested in a needle felting kit that allowed you to make and repair your own catnip toys? #nzpets
Books stacked on a bookshelf horizontally in two roughly thematically piles - creating a small triangular gap between, which the petite black cat has claimed as her very own special top secret hidey-hole. So we’ve discreetly added a little blanket in behind the.books, and agreed never to notice her when she’s Hiding. (Not even when she’s glaring right back out at us with HER MEGAWATT GOLDEN HEADLAMPS 👀)
Why yes, we’ve alphabetised the bookshelves by topic (Birds, Cats, Cities) #nzpets
The cover of Cats With Jobs by Leanne McGregor. The cover is turquoise and features a tabby cat in a police vest with a speech bubble saying "Real-life tails of New Zealand's hardest-working pets".
A 4.2g packet of Kat's Nip, two Fluffy Ball catnip toys in royal blue and magenta, and a Kat's Nip mascot acrylic pin.
Today is the last day to send me a photo of your cat enjoying Kat's Nip to win a copy of Leanne McGregor's 'Cats With Jobs' and a Kat's Nip prize pack.
As well as email, I will accept submissions in the replies 👇👇
katsnip.nz/wall-of-fame
#nzpets
Thank you!
I know - it's going to be fun!
Maybe this time my flatties will know - and hide the package!
I don't have the heart to throw Midnight's favourite out, yet.
I've emailed photos for the Wall of Fame 😂. #nzpets
Just a reminder that my not-a-Black-Friday catnip sale ends on Sunday night. There will be no "Cyber Monday" discounts.
I've got a special offer on the site for #SecretSantaAoNZ, and that runs until Dec 4.
They make great gifts for cat people, and your cats!
#nzpets
Some catnip announcements! Firstly, this morning I have re-stocked everything.
Sorry I sold out, but that's because I have 15% off everything until 30 November.
#nzpets (1/3)
Hi #SecretSantaAoNZ Santas! If your giftee likes cats, I'm willing to label your outer packaging as "from Santa" and send direct. I can gift-wrap it and include short notes or print a letter from you.
Just reply to your confirmation email and let me know. 15% off til 30 Nov!
#nzpets
Does your giftee like cats? There's 15% off Kat's Nip and Fluffy Balls til the end of the month!
Home-grown, hand-made.
katsnip.nz
#nzpets
Zen, a small cream and caramel cavachon pup, mopes on a window seat in front of a Banksy print we just had framed which says "CRISIS AS USUAL". (Zen is depressed because his Grandparents went home, his crises are a little lower stakes than ours.)
Is? This? Performance? Art?
#NZpets
"Pets around the country are chilling out to RNZ's annual Guy Fawkes Night Concert for Animals.
All the music has been chosen to calm pets inside on Guy Fawkes night in case they're spooked by the loud noises and flashes of light."
#nzpets
"You can enjoy music written for animals such as 'Mina' by Edward Elgar for his beloved Cairns terrier. 'The Swan' from Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns, 'Scene by the Brook', from Beethoven's Pastoral and we haven’t forgotten farm animals either with 'Sheep May Safely Graze'"
#NZPets
![A poster featuring a very handsome cat. The text reads:
“I'm Dusky. I'm looking for a new home!
I currently provide entertainment and cuddles to Mel and Matt. They are moving to Singapore and I refuse to be inside 24/7.
I'm very friendly, in fact I am a community watch cat. I like to get to know my neighbours, young and old, and welcome all visitors to my house.
Mel says I am unusually quiet for a cat, whatever that means. I can sing though.
I am not allowed to sleep on beds or certain chairs, jump on the bench or table, go outside at night - omg, so many rules.
I am open to no rules.
I may pretend not to be interested in your coffee, then try to drink it.
I have my own bowls, tunnel, fleecy blanket, and litter tray (which I only use when I absolutely can't hold on at night).
Contact Mel on [number redacted, seems politer that way] if you'd like to adopt me (permanently or temporarily - I am 3 yrs old)”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gcxgs7k33dfxqlr5a6uzp35z/bafkreibnvpoyffs3yevdkeaixqnktccwf7gvdf65al4mr4h7zxqyfeicga)
A poster featuring a very handsome cat. The text reads: “I'm Dusky. I'm looking for a new home! I currently provide entertainment and cuddles to Mel and Matt. They are moving to Singapore and I refuse to be inside 24/7. I'm very friendly, in fact I am a community watch cat. I like to get to know my neighbours, young and old, and welcome all visitors to my house. Mel says I am unusually quiet for a cat, whatever that means. I can sing though. I am not allowed to sleep on beds or certain chairs, jump on the bench or table, go outside at night - omg, so many rules. I am open to no rules. I may pretend not to be interested in your coffee, then try to drink it. I have my own bowls, tunnel, fleecy blanket, and litter tray (which I only use when I absolutely can't hold on at night). Contact Mel on [number redacted, seems politer that way] if you'd like to adopt me (permanently or temporarily - I am 3 yrs old)”
“I am not allowed to sleep on beds or certain chairs, jump on the bench or table, go outside at night—omg so many rules.
I am open to no rules.”😼
Dusky, a real character, is looking for a new home.
NB Not my cat; spotted in the neighbourhood (DM for details if you’re in Auckland and keen) #nzpets
