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With so many cat products hitting shelves every week, we asked our favorite kitty-centric blog, Moderncat, to round up their faves in our column, Moderncat's Modern Finds.

Kitty is beautiful just as she is, but this collection of stylish collars and ID tags will make her feel like a fashionista. When choosing a collar for kitty, always make sure to look for a safety feature like a breakaway buckle or elastic stretch band.

    

Halo Liv-a-Littles Healthsome Well-Being Treats with Chicken & Cheese, $4.99
Halo Liv-a-Littles Healthsome Well-Being Treats with Chicken & Cheese have a lot going for them. According to the packaging, they're oven-baked, antioxidant-rich, and free of artificial colors and flavors. The treats are made with a nutritious blend of cranberries, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, yogurt, green tea and vitamins to help maintain healthy cells.

I don't know whether Izzy, my Border Collie/Chow mix, noticed that the treats were healthy; I just know that she gobbled them up without a second thought, licking the floor to make sure she devoured up every last crumb. If all those snacks actually help to support a healthy immune system, as Halo claims, all the better. If not, she's certainly not complaining about having to eat them. -- Kirsten Taylor

Halo Liv-a-Littles Healthsome Dog Biscuits/ Vegetarian with Peanut 'N Pumpkin Dog Biscuits
, $4.99
Halo Liv-a-Littles Healthsome Vegetarian with Peanut 'N Pumpkin Dog Biscuits are gluten-free and oven-baked. Since my dog has only eaten gourmet dog treats made of lamb and liver, I didn't think that he would like the vegetarian ones. Boy, was I wrong.

My dog's nose started wiggling the second I opened the package. I took a sniff inside the bag and could understand why. The vegetarian treats have an authentic nutty aroma of peanut butter, meaning the smell is not overpowering, as you might expect with artificially manufactured flavors.

I gave one of the biscuits to my dog and he started happily munching away. After he finished that one, he came back for more. Luckily, the vegetarian dog treats are low-fat and made with a blend of beneficial ingredients. There is no corn, fillers, sugar or molasses. The only downside is that the biscuits are hard. My fingers were left aching after I tried to break them in half.

The sizable dog treats -- about two inches long -- are so low in calories that I can give my 8-pound dog one to three biscuits a day according to the feeding guide on the bag, which bases its recommendation on a dog's weight. My dog is very happy about that. -- Helena Sung
    

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DogToids: Cute packaging, great premise. But do they work? Photo: Bamboo Pet Center

Everyone loves puppy kisses, but nobody loves puppy breath! So when these DogToids -- breath mints for dogs -- crossed our desks, we finally thought we could have our canine kisses without the "yech" factor. The company claims they have a "flavor combination of beef, liver and fish" yet contain "parsley to freshen breath."

We passed the mints off to self-described "dog kisser" Mary Kearl, who took them for a test drive on her two Terriers. Her findings follow:

"I have two Yorkies who are due for a teeth cleaning. Although a vet appointment has been made, I'm always on the prowl for treats to control tartar, remove plaque, reduce dog halitosis -- whatever it takes to get rid of their bad dog breath.

"So with that in mind, I thought I'd give DogToids a try. Did they like them? Yes. Even picky-eater Boots pounced on the bone-shaped treats and quickly devoured them. However, did they work? No. Not at all. Back to the bad-breath-fix drawing board."

Final Grade: A for their eagerness to eat; F for actual benefit.
    


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