The annual BlogPaws Pet Blogging and Social Media Conference was held recently in Phoenix and Hauspanther was there again with the 2016 Cat Style Lounge! This year’s lounge was bigger and better than ever, showcasing my top picks in the cat product world.
The lounge occupies about 1,200 sq. feet of the exhibit hall, offering a place for cat-loving attendees to learn about the products on display and see them firsthand. It’s always a fun place to hangout during the conference and we had plenty of kitty visitors this year, too!
CATWALK SPONSORS
A big thank you to the Catwalk Sponsors in this year’s Cat Style Lounge! The following companies were highlighted with special displays: Sleepypod, Catit, Jackson Galaxy Collection by Petmate, Sauder Pet Home, Triple T Studios, Okocat, Kitty Kasas, Pioneer Pet, Prevue Pet Products and Meowbox.
Other companies participating in the 2016 Cat Style Lounge included: ThirstyCat Fountains, ShopMeoow.com, The Refined Feline, WraptCats, Pet Tree Houses, Pet Fusion, Pawzaar, Katris, Felix Katnip Tree Company, CuddleMuff, CuBowl, Dr. Catsby, CatLadyBox, Cat Ladder, Ripple Rug, Parasol Pets, Akemi Tanaka, Davies Decor, Catchitecture and Dezi & Roo.
New Cat Tech Section!
This year we had a new “Cat Tech” section featuring high-tech cat goodies! Attendees got to test drive the PetPals Wi-fi Automatic Pet Feeder from PeTreaT, the SureFeed Motion-activated Sealed Pet Food Bowl from SureFlap, SHRU the Intelligent Cat Companion, the new Open Air Litter-Robot, and Kittyo wi-fi controlled treat dispenser & laser pointer with camera and microphone.
The lounge featured a coloring station where visitors could enjoy a stress-relieving break while coloring cat-themed art, plus there was a selfie station with fun cat-themed props.
And as always, we had a DIY Cat Craft Party during the Thursday evening cocktail hour. Everyone made colorful cat masks — creativity (and wine!) flowing freely!
We don’t discriminate in the Cat Style Lounge! Our canine friends are always welcome to visit, too!
Hope to see some of you next year at the 2017 BlogPaws conference in Myrtle Beach, SC!
I was about to leave an angry comment about leaving out my work of art, but you featured my “Catel Rose” mask!
ROCK ON!!!!!
A spectacular work of art! Thank you for coming to the craft party!!!
Looks like a very exciting event! (except for the dogs)
When I have attended BlogPaws in the past, it has been nice to have the cat lounge and be able to see the products in person, and I appreciate all the work you must put into it, but it would be so nice if reps from these companies would also show up so the bloggers could talk to them directly and make new connections. It is hard to give feedback to a company if they aren’t there to talk to you.
Woofs! We enjoyed the CAT lounge. Golden Thanks for welcoming dogs. We love cats. Golden Woofs! SUGAR
Yay! So happy CatLadyBox could be part of this! Great job, Kate!
What an amazing array of products. You are such an amazing cat mom and representative. Your warm spirit shines through in all you do!
As always, you did such a fabulous job with this! Loved getting to see you & finally meet Mark!
The Cat Style Lounge was awesome and a great place to mingle with people. I was also happy that I went home with the Ripple Rug!
Kate, thanks for the best Cat Style Lounge yet. Cannot find where the cool ladders that lean against the wall are featured on the site. Can you help me? Hugs, Janet
Glad you had a good time! Always great to see you! More info on the Cat Ladders at http://catladder.com.
My daughter had lots of fun decorating cat masks. In fact, she says it was her favorite moment of the trip! We definitely have our eye on that pink parasol and bed for Miss Rosie!
P.S: Thank you so much for sponsoring the Best Cause Blog Award!