A mum is in the dog house with her daughter after buying her an advent calendar that was actually meant for cats.

The problem is, it took Jess Evans, 26, 11 whole days to realise that instead of eating chocolate Alissa, 9, had been chomping down on catnip.

The little girl endured four days of the green-tinged treats before refusing to eat anymore, but Jess assumed she was just being picky.

Alissa Evans, 9, was NOT happy to discover she had been chomping down on cat treats to kick off the Christmas season (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)

Jess Evans, 26, pictured with fiancé Sean Davies, got their other two daughters perfectly normal advent calendars (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)

The mum-of-three was horrified when she turned the £1.99 Garfield calendar over only to discover the ‘apple flavoured chocolates’ were in fact yoghurt and catnip delicacies – for cats.


Jess, from Oswestry, Shropshire, said: ‘I was in shock and felt like the worst mother ever when I realised I’d bought her a calendar for cats.

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‘Alissa had said they looked a bit green but I thought they were probably just apple-flavoured ones and didn’t think anything of it.



‘She said they tasted a bit strange, but hadn’t said they were horrible, so I just forgot about it.

‘Alissa hadn’t been eating them for a few days and when I asked why she brought the box over to me.

Yummy! (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)

If only she’d read the back (Picture: Kennedy News and Media)

‘I remember thinking they did look a funny shade of green and didn’t have a chocolatey smell.

‘When I turned the calendar over and read that it was yoghurt and catnip flavour I couldn’t believe it – and that it had taken 11 days for us to notice.’

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Jess had picked the advent calender up while out shopping with Alissa and her younger sisters Alexis Davies-Evans, three, and 11-month-old Aurora Davies-Evans in the Oswestry branch of B&M.

Assuming the advent calendars on display were all for children she quickly scanned the shelves, picked up the Garfield one and added it to the trolley after getting Alissa’s nod of approval.

Jess said: ‘When I looked at the box I couldn’t believe it. I have a degree in English literature and creative writing but still couldn’t read a calendar and it had taken me 11 days to realise.

‘Once she got over the shock she found the funny side of it. Thankfully she’s absolutely fine and I’ve checked online that she will be ok.

‘I’m going to give the calendar to my friend for her cat.’

Jess has vowed to get another advent calendar for Alissa and will bring 27-year-old lawn specialist fiancé Sean Davies along to ensure she snaps up a chocolate one.

Jess said: ‘I’ll definitely be getting Sean to come with me to get one, it definitely has to be a really good one, otherwise knowing my luck I’ll end up buying one for dogs this time.’

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