Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cat of the Day: Muggle the Snuggle
The sweet talking bathroom cat
Muggle* (or some call him Mawgli) is the little brother to Bagheera. We call him the sweet talker because he really does talk to
you. As soon as he sees you he wants to have a conversation. He meows at you
and if you meow back he will continue the talk. He is our bathroom cat because
he loves to sit in the bathroom with you and purrrrrr. We think maybe he
sees this time as his alone time with his humans, his one-on-one time when he
doesn't have to share the attention with the other PeopleCats!
* His name is actually Muggle, Jamie named him after Harry Potter which
she loves.
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cat of the Day: Kevin Coconuts, brother of James Coconuts
Many of you know well James Coconuts who has been in charge of our Customer Service. Only
recently James discovered a twin brother! Kevin Coconuts lives with Sue and Mark
(our horticulturist) and helps Mark to grow all his exclusive rare plants.
Here is Kevin's story told by Sue...
"...One fall day about a year ago we had a visit from a gangly little stray who seemed drawn to our home. We originally thought he was the kitty from across the street, as his markings are almost identical. We repeatedly shooed him off but the next day, there he was again. His unassuming, humble personality drew us in. Upon closer observation we could see he was a male, while the one across the street is female, so we realized he did not belong over there. He seemed to have nowhere else to go...
With his silly playful attitude, Kevin wormed his way into our hearts
and we decided to accept him as one of ours. Upon entering our house for the
first time, he seemed to know his way around, and within a couple hours he was
fast asleep on the couch. Our two other cats (Amun & Midnight) did not seem
perturbed, which is very unusual for CATS, as anyone with cats knows! We have
enjoyed Kevin's warm and comical demeanor and could not imagine life without him. He is a bright light that lifts the hearts of all who meet him!"
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cat of the Day: Bagheera
Bagheera and Mowgli are Kristi's PeopleCats, originally they came
together and they stick together. As little kittens, they were raised by Moe, the Mama-cat. Although she is not technically their Mom, but...
she is a Mom for everyone!
Bagheera was born with his brother at a gator farm. He was too little to
leave his mom, but he needed out. Bagheera is one of the sweetest boys we
know. When he was a baby he could not sleep without laying on Kristi's face,
both paws stretching across her mouth. Now he's a big brave boy. He rules the
inside PeopleCats, stealing food from his human's plates and asking
forgiveness at night when he lays above your head with his hands on your face. He's a
reminder that we are all still little kittens on the inside...
Bagheera's new nicknames are Mr Biggs, Biggie and Biggy Biggy Biggy!
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Cindy's Purry - Jackson's Nanny
Purry came in the same litter with LadyBug, Ricki, and Charlie.
She now lives in Cindy's house as an indoor cat. She is the most lovable and purring purrrrson.
Purry (or Pursey) has a little ward she faithfully looks after... Her
soft purrs put Baby Jackson Michael every time to sleep!
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Anna Banana's Kiki and Bandit
Everyone knows and loves our Anna Banana - the Heart of Top Tropicals
Customer Service. Today she found herself another exciting project... to build
a Cat Play Room! She sacrificed her whole living room and the whole paycheck
for that.
The girl kitty with a black face is Kiki Tails. She is a bobtail.
Bandit is a black and white boy with a white tip on a black tail. Anna Banana got
them when they were just 7 weeks old. Kiki and Bandit were born on August 26,
2019, in Buckingham, just down the street from Top Tropicals Nursery!
Call Anna Banana's direct line
239-771-8081 to say hi to Kiki and Bandit! We will follow up on these babies and soon
will update you with their new stories. Stay with us!
Now, here is Anna Banana's million-dollar question to her favorite
customers: how do Cats and Plants go together in your garden or indoor plant
collection? Tell us how your cats help you to grow plants, with pictures! The
Winner will receive a FREE plant of $50 value! Participating stories and
photos will be featured on Top
Tropicals Facebook page.
Please use our contact form to submit your stories with pictures, with a subject "Cats
in the Garden Contest"
Q: I learn a lot from your emails and it is one of the few subscriptions that I actually (usually) open and read. I don't mean to be negative but I'm not really a fan of the cat content that you now feature above the plant content. I'm surprised that you dedicate so much space to material that really is off-topic... I'm glad you guys are in business and you educate as much (or more) than you sell. I actually drove to your location to buy stuff a few years ago and most of what I bought is still alive. My neighbor also bought a cocoa plant from you and it is thriving!
A: Thank you for your comments and orders with us. We really appreciate your interest in our newsletter.
As far as cats, we added regular Cat of The Day section because it became so popular and many customers asked for it ;) While we all know that the World is made of 2 halves - CatPeople and DogPeople, most PlantPeople are PetPeople and they find this combination fun and garden-productive!
Besides, TopTropicals Garden Center is a cat-friendly Plant facility, so the cats are part of our business, as a matter
of fact... Not only do they help us with our daily hard work, they also give us so much love, and helps us to become better people. Our employees take care of them; the cat care is on their daily task list!
Do not worry, our plant content always comes first, and more interesting
stuff coming every week! Thank you for staying with us.
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Charlie, the Indoor Hunter
Carlie was a kitty drop off with LadyBug, Rickie, and Purry.
Charlie is Jamie's baby. She has an attitude of a teenager, one minute she
loves you and the next - wants nothing to do with you. Carlie stays with the
inside PeopleCats, she says it's too big in the outside world for her and she
gets scared. Carlie has a fun game (fun to her): she plays around 2:00 am in
the morning, she loves to drag random items down the hall (socks, toys,
shirts, even blankets) in her mouth MEOOOWWWING as loud as she can. She then sets
the items down on her human's bedroom rug and waits for her human to say
thank you. We're pretty sure her hunting instinct is off...
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Gordon Freeman: the Veteran, son of the Veteran
Gordon Freeman is one of the oldest cats, a True Veteran, and a Son of
the Veteran.
He was born at our old location back in Punta Gorda on November 11,
2008, when our son Alex just came back from Iraq, where he was on a military
mission. So Gordon adopted him!
Along with Alex, Gordon Freeman is taking care of our Country security, and
is an active supporter of our Troops. This Veterans Day, his daddy Alex is
again on a mission overseas, protecting our Freedom. Gordon Freeman is waiting
for him to come back soon.
Our prayers are with our Soldiers. Stay safe and sound, and get back
home soon!
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. Mommy Moe, meep-meep!
Moe is the oldest of the indoor PeopleCats. She came to us six years
ago. She is a Siberian, these are sold as hypoallergenic cats... Unfortunately
for Moe's previous owner, she is not hypoallergenic! Lucky for us she is a
purrrrfect fit.
Moe is the mommy cat to all others. She takes all new People under her wing
and shows them around. She is a very sweet purrrson, and very smart. She
loves turning lights off on you and playing fetch with her toy mouse. Siberian
cats have a very unique meow. It is actually more of a "meep-meep", there is
no eowww part!
Meet PeopleCats of TopTropicals. King: the King of the Nursery
King runs the nursery... when Duck Dobi has a day off. So technically,
he is only an Assistant Manager.
As you remember, a few months ago King got in trouble protecting his
property from invaders, and got a serious injury. He was rushed to the hospital
and had a big surgery. The King was saved! Many customers reached out with
help, placed orders for our special "Save the King" fundraiser and even sent
donations to help him manage his medical bills. We want to thank you all again
for your support, and for staying with us!
King will make sure his Homeland Security is always alert. We are safe
here. Welcome to TopTropicals!
