What to gift to a cat owner?
The best you can do to flatter a cat lover friend of yours is to treat his pet cat like a baby. It would guarantee you the most admirable seat in your friend’s house. Or you can go a step ahead and bowl him over by a gift that is actually meant for the cat. It does not mean that you would pick just anything from a cat’s mat to a serving bowl for it; apply some logic and decide on a product that though meant for the cat would actually make your friend happy. If you are pondering over what to choose and what to avoid, you would love to read on.
1. What age is the cat?
This is the first step to pick a gift that would actually be used and your friend may be happy owning. In case friend has just brought home a little kitten you can gift a readymade starter kit that consists all the equipments from a small serving bowl to toys. You can also hand-pick some items for a cat that age. A serving bowl, a small tub to bathe the cat, a mat to make it sleep on, a small feeding bottle to nurse the kitten a soft wiping towel with a cat cartoon over it, are the things that your friend would surely love to have. If the kitten has grown up you may want to give some different products like a larger toy to hop on, a cat home or even useful yet easy on budget products like a grooming kit for cat.
2. What is your friend’s requirement?
It is advisable to go for a gift that would pep up your friend. As you have to pick something to give your friend it is not very tough to find out if he is mulling over where to find a stylish cat seat or nutritious cat food. Find it out and surprise your friend by gifting this. There are people who are so hands on that before you know about their requirements they would go and get it sorted. In such cases pick something that would be grabbed at any occasion, like a cat care book or a calendar displaying beautiful pics of cat. You can even pick sweater or anklet for cat.
3. Think about the cat’s grooming
For those with a fetish for pets, something less concrete yet concern showering could be a good pick. You can find the list of pet grooming salons and gift your friend a package in the salon. It would make him over-enthusiastic about cat’s beauty. You can even hand-pick a few grooming tools like hair brush for cats, hair bands, ribbons, shampoo, etc. This would definitely be taken with a smile.
4. A healthy choice
A health kit would be a good gift for even the most prepared of your friends. Consult a veterinarian and make a first aid box consisting of ointments, antiseptic creams, band aids, bandage, powders, etc., and do not forget to include a cat first-aid info list inside the box. Decorate it with a happy cat pic on the top.
