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People ask who “we” is when I write “we tested this.” It is me and four cats, and the cats do most of the work. Here is the panel, in order of seniority, and what each one is responsible for.
Minnie Mouse
The face of CrazyCatVid and the household's final authority on everything. If Minnie Mouse approves a product, it…
Stripes
The chill one. Master of the warmest spot in any room and deceptively fast when a crinkle pillow…
Penelope
The YouTube star. Host of Feline Facts with Penelope, 200K+ views and counting, and the reason this house…
Luna
Tortitude in its purest form. Runs on pure vibes, claims ownership of every box in the house, and…
Minnie Mouse, the Supreme Ruler
Tuxedo cat, queen of the desk, and the most photographed face on this site. Minnie is the slow adopter. She circles anything new for days and then, once she commits, the others follow. If Minnie Mouse uses a litter box, that litter box has passed.
Stripes, the Chief Nap Officer
Brown tabby, professionally relaxed. Stripes tests comfort. Beds, perches, cat trees, heated anything. If it wobbles or runs cold he is gone, and honestly he has never been wrong.
Penelope, host of Feline Facts
White and gray, camera-ready, over 200K views on YouTube. Penelope tests anything with water or an audience. The fountain on the shop page is hers.
Luna, the Agent of Chaos
Tortoiseshell with the full tortitude package. Luna tests durability, which is a polite way of saying she breaks things. Any toy that survives Luna for a month is a keeper.
How a product earns a link
- It comes into the house and sits in the open for a day. No forcing.
- Minnie Mouse investigates. If she uses it, we continue.
- Two weeks of daily use across all four cats.
- If it holds up, it goes in the shop with the name of the cat who liked it most.
That is the whole system. The Litter-Robot has been through it four times across four models, which is why it gets more space here than anything else.
