Monday, September 29, 2014

The Friskies Winner Interview

There are millions of Internet cat videos but the best of the best were celebrated at an awards gala to honor the finalists and officially announce the winners of “The Friskies”– the renowned awards for the best Internet cat videos of the year. I recently had a chance to interview the latest winner of the Friskies contest, Chris Poole, about the contest and his pet tips.


What inspired you to enter the contest?
Our other cat Cole was actually a category winner in 2012 the first Friskies contest and we're always making video for Cole & Marmalade's YouTube channel so we thought we'd give it another shot this year with Marm, since we always follow the contest and vote on the videos, because they're fun to watch AND we get to help feed shelter animals :)

Why do you think your entry was so successful?
I think Marmalade is super cute to begin with! Plus just watching a cat dumpster dive and then pop up every now and again like a jack in the box was really funny, plus our video showed Cole's reaction to Marmalade too ….and not many of the other videos had another cat in them…. Also I timed a music track to his antics which made it more fun to watch :) 

What tips do you have for cat owners on keeping their pets healthy?
We always take the boys for yearly check ups at the vet, even though we are both good at observing them and making sure they're eating well, acting normal and everything feels and looks fine. A veterinarian is obviously more skilled in that department and can really make sure your cat is in good health and can spot things that the regular person cannot.

I also think enriching their lives is very important, we always switch things up in their environment, new boxes, new hiding spots, new things to play with, make sure we spend time with them playing actively, etc...

What are your favorite things to do with your cat?
Probably my favorite things is to just relax on the couch watching a good movie with Cole and Marmalade snuggled up next to me on the couch, instant stress relief! :)

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