KitNipBox is a monthly subscription box just for cats. Each month, expect a themed selection of toys and treats for your kitty! None of the food products in the box are made in China, though some of the toys may be. All KitNipBox toys are thoroughly assessed for quality and safety by the KitNipBox team.
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This review is of the Multi-Cat, $29.99 a month, box.
About KitNipBox
The Subscription Box: KitNipBox
The Cost: $19.99 a month for the “Happy Cat” box and $29.99 a month for the “Multi-Cat” box.
The Products: Toys, treats, and occasional health or hygiene items for cats.
Good to know: There is a “no treat” option for cats with allergies and food sensitivities!
Ships to: U.S. (free), Canada, and the U.K. (for countries not mentioned, contact KitNip Box for options)
KitNipBox "Wild West" January 2018 Review
KitNipBox has monthly themes. Around holidays, they are holiday themes, but you can never predict what it’ll be at other times:
The information card included a list of items in the box. They included values and I have used a lot of these below because KitNipBox toys can be hard to find for sale online. This month had a Wild West theme.
LEAP Rodeo Horse – Listed Value $6
This is a medium-to-large catnip plush toy. The tail was definitely a point of interest for several cats. I suspect this will be most loved by Angus over the coming weeks. It seems to be pretty well-made and the catnip must’ve been noticeable based on the amount of sniffing the kitties did.
Paws ‘n Purrs Lucky Horse Shoe – Listed Value $5
This is another catnip plush but it is very small and flexible and lightweight, with a different outer fabric texture than the horse. I do like getting a variety of textures of toys because that really seems to matter to my cats. Small toys are generally appreciated by multiple cats.
Best Pet Field Mouse – Listed Value $4
We received a Halloween version of this from a cat subscription box a few months ago and Angus thought it was awesome enough to repeatedly bring downstairs into the living room in the middle of the night. This one has a bit of a different fabric texture to it – it’s sort of rough fabric (but great for gripping with claws). This is a mouse toy with a (thick) string tail and a ball on the end.
All for Paws Reward Bag – Listed Value $4
This is another catnip plush with almost a burlap texture to it (and a ribbon tying it shut; ribbons are great if you’re a cat). It is not as heavy as the horse but is a bit bigger/heavier than the mouse toy. (Many sizes and weights and textures of toys keep cats interested.) Mr. Kitty gave this a good sniff; I don’t really expect more out of him. Angus will discover this later and have a ball.
All for Paws Wanted Poster – Listed Value $5
This is probably the most interesting texture of all the toys. I am not sure what it’s made from. It might be some kind of leather or hide? Sneaky was interested and she will totally chew on leather things. It’s a bit stiff and harder for the cats to grip than some of the other toys, but I also think there’s a possibility of it getting broken in with play over time.
Cactus Wand – Listed Value $7
Pretty much every month, KitNipBox sends a dangly toy on a stick. This month it is this plush catnip cactus. Dangly toys on sticks are big fun for Sneaky and Angus. They didn’t do much photo-worthy when I was taking these pictures, but both of them really attacked the cactus later on in the day.
Purebites Freeze Dried Turkey Treats (0.49 oz) – Retail Value $3.49 (found here for $2.29)
My cats are sometimes iffy on freeze-dried meat but these were a hit with Sneaky, Angus, and Madison. (Mr. Kitty can’t have them and Monkey is not food-motivated.) These are single-ingredient treats (100% turkey breast) and made in the USA. I am a fan of this brand and buy their duck for Mr. Kitty all the time.
Gratuitous cat photos below. (Note: I caught them during afternoon “sleepy time” so there wasn’t a lot of playing going on. Angus is under 2 years of age but the rest of them are 9 or older and not super active these days.)
Angus liked pretty much everything but the only photos that really came out were the ones of him with treats.
Madison was pretty much in it only for the treats, as well.
I could have shown you photos of Monkey doing this with EVERY toy from the box but I settled for just two.
Sneaky bites a stick!
And OF COURSE Sneaky liked the treats.
Mr. Kitty is out of the cone (yay!) but he didn’t really want to play and he couldn’t have the treats. He was in my closet on a pile of laundry for this photo. I posed him with the money bag because he has cost us about $3000 in the past two months.
Verdict: I calculated a value of $34.49 for the January KitNipBox. That’s more than a couple of dollars over the cost of the subscription on a month-to-month basis. What I really liked about this box was that even though most of the toys were catnip plushes, they were all a little different in terms of size, weight, and materials, so there were lots of different textures for my cats to experience, and different types of play possible. Also, the treats were pretty popular.
To Wrap Up:
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Value Breakdown: At $29.99 for this box, here’s what you are paying approximately per item:
- Plush Horse $5.22
- Horseshoe $4.35
- Mouse Toy $3.48
- Reward Bag $3.48
- Wanted Poster $4.35
- Wand $6.09
- Treats $3.03
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