Mokona

Everytime I meet a dog or cat person I get a compliment for the sleepypod. They touch it and ask where I found it, and how much it cost and where they could buy it. That’s why I’m writing this post.

We have two black sleepy pods; a small one that fits under the seat in front of you in an airplane, and a big one that the cat will use as a bed for many years. The sleepy pod is a pet carrier and a bed. Everyone loves this product, both small animals and people. The top comes of easily with a zipper and you can remove and machine wash the fluff inside and add a heat pad. There are a lot of possibilities with this brilliant bed carrier. Mokona sleeps in his sleepypod every day so it’s much easier to get him in to the carrier when we need to e.g. go to the vet.

So is it all good? Yes, a part from that’s it’s a little big tiresome to carry the big pod with a cat inside for more than 10 minutes, if you’re weak as I am. But you can carry it in two ways; you can use the strap over your shoulder or the handle on the pod. It’s perfect for the train, car, cab and bus. The carrier comes in various colours: black, brown, blue, white, red and pink. But the inside is always black. For now anyways.

Where to buy?

The official website is sleepypod.com and you can order your sleepypod from there. The shipping however is deadly expensive! I would order from Amazon, eBay or some other retail store. If you want to buy a heat pad for the pod, you need to get the right charger for your country, or it won’t work.

Germany: Amazon, eBay
USA: Amazon, eBay

If you’re german, I’d recommend you to order from eBay.de or amazon.de because you can get a sleepypod with free shipping instead of paying $100 for shipping at sleepypod.com. I also recommend you Americans to order from eBay.com and Amazon.com because of the cheap or free shipping.

How much does it cost?

The large pod cost about
$150 in USA
€200 in Europe

The mini pod cost about
$100 in USA
€190 in Europe

Is it worth the price? Yes I think it’s a really good product. Your cats won’t be uncomfortable around it. It’s super fluffy that keeps its original fluff after you’ve washed it in the washing machine. The quality is just amazing and it looks beautiful. This is the best investment for my cats. You don’t have to replace it unless your small dog or cat grows too big for it. But keep it under 7 kg and you’ll be fine. I highly recommend the sleepypod!

Etsy is a great place for finding pretty things for your home, pets and body. I’m amazed by the hidden hollow tree (pic 6) and I know how much my cats would love it. But it’s really big and they only ship it inside the US, but it’s a great find! Etsy is a great place.

1) Organic Catnip Maki Sushi Toy
2) Ivory designer dog bed
3) Kitty toy
4) Rufus Mulberry the Mulberry Cat
5) Cat Tree House
6) Fantasy Cat Furniture – Hidden Hollow
7) Handknit felted wool art vessel
Rabbit Fur Balls
9) Handmade Wool Balls (for cats and very small dogs)

He’s very happy for this scratching post and we keep it in the office for the time being.

This is one of his favorite toys. He loves things that he has a hard time picking up. He looks very cool while playing with it because he’s irritated and intrigued at the same time, and he can’t stop.

I bought some pearls in the pearl store around the corner. They were very appreciated but I can’t find them anymore. Will buy some more. They are so cheap and rolls fast!

He’s addicted to the sheepskin and visits it several times a day to do that thing all cats love doing.

We bought this sheepskin at the Christmas market at Alexanderplatz last week. It’s a full sized skin and it’s super fluffy and beautiful. It smells bad though, like someone poured perfume on it. Mokona think it smells weird too, but he likes it anyway. I have no idea of how to remove the smell. Can one wash a sheepskin?

Mokona has got his blue colour recently. He used to look just grey before. I’m really happy for him for being such a handsome cat. 

We got this mouse from Jennifer Violetpie. I ordered some felt miniatures from her some months ago. She couldn’t resist to make a mouse from angora bunny fur for Mokona, and he really likes it.

Here’s the link to her shop http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5143967

I’m so grateful that Mokona plays nice with his toys. He hasn’t broken one single toy yet. He has a violent facial expression when he plays but that’s mostly just an act.

Mokona and I were attaching felt on to the Cat Stairs®. I took some pictures for the cat stairs tutorial.