All cat owners have been there: a night in with bad television, too much ice cream, a bottle of wine to the face, and your precious feline friend. Whether she’s a lap cat, or just the slink-along-your-ankles type, these drunken moments are special and fun because your cat is there for them; if she wasn’t, you’d just be getting drunk and eating pints of Chunky Monkey by yourself.
Your cat, of course, enjoys these special evenings with you. But haven’t you ever once wished you could get drunk together?
Crazy cat ladies rejoice: now you can! Cat wine is the next big thing in feline snack beverages (that’s a thing, right?). Apollo Peak, Ltd ., a pet company located in the Rocky Mountains, has worked since 2015 to create all-natural “wine” for your furry friends.
If you thought your cat was a party animal before, wait until they get their whiskers wet with this stuff. The beverage is made from organic, locally sourced catnip, all-natural and organic beets grown in the US, and preservatives such as sea salt, used to maintain color and taste. The wine is brewed with fresh mountain water.
While there’s no alcohol in Apollo Peak cat wine, there’s a good dose of organic catnip—which means your cat can get silly and roly-poly playful just from smelling the wine, much like you do after drinking a glass of cabernet. Conveniently enough, ingesting catnip has a calming, mellowing effect on cats; so as you’re getting sleepy from your fourth glass, your feline will be, too! It’s an absolute win-win for those who see their pet cats as actual human friends.
The site warns that only about 65% of cats are sensitive to catnip, but that doesn’t mean they won’t like the taste of the wine. Just pretend your cat has a really high tolerance and party on.
The wine comes in two flavors : Pinot Meow and MosCATo. There are even two flavors available for preorder for your dogs, ZinfanTAIL and CharDOGnay. If you have an extra picky kitty, go for the 1.6 Meownce single tasting size; if your cat loves it, upgrade to the 8 Meownce bottle.
The brand is named after Apollo, a 9-year-old Chartreux. Not only is Apollo a wine drinker, but also a blogger. Apollo’s Meow is featured on the Apollo Peak website, which has a number of articles dedicated to cats, wine, and cats drinking wine. What else is there, really?
