Can this be used as my cats primary food "bowl" or is it mainly used for treats? My cat needs to slim down a little. Thank you!
1794624
I have only used it for treats. My cat has figured out how to rock it to get it all out quickly. Other cats don't use it so I don't think using as a food bowl would be a good idea.
1794625
We use it as the primary food bowl and it has worked rather well. There were probably 3 weeks of "screaming" by the cat, but he's gotten the hang of it now and doesn't protest anymore. He's slimmed down a lot. He looks just about like a normal sized cat, instead of one that swallowed a bowling ball. We have it set up inside of a serving tray with a ~2 inch lip on the floor and he's never even tried to knock it over. He's a smart guy and stubborn as a mule, so I'm honestly surprised he hasn't knocked it over. The tray must be enough of a deterrent.
1794626
I tried using it as my fat cat's food bowl hoping to slim him down but he hasn't figured it out yet. Doesn't look like he's going to work for his food.
1794627
Yes. We feed our cat wet food and only 1/2 cup of dry food every day for variety and teeth cleaning. The Catit feeder needs to be anchored to a solid base and the top hole needs to be covered ... we did both and you can, too. It's great exercise and our cat doesn't stuff himself at one sitting like he used to. We love it.
1794628
It depends on whether your cat will use it. My cat took a couple days to get used to it, but now will use his paws to get the food out of it. The directions say put half of his food in it, but it would work to put all of his food in it once he gets good at using it. Plus, you can make it easier/harder depending on the cat's comfort level. Even the bowl at the bottom requires the cat to use a paw to get the food out of the bottom.
1794629
I would not recommend it for feeding, my cats sometimes just dump it over to get the treats out. I suppose you could use it by portioning out how much you want them to have in a day, but they may just knock it over and make a mess. Plus, I have a few cats that won't even use it for treats so that's a problem if your cat doesn't like it and won't stick their paws in it. I would recommend just using a regular dish and measuring out portions. Try a quality food designed for weight loss.
1794630
Well, I think treats only, because whatever u put in, they will figure it out and eventually eat it all. So, same difference if he eats it from a bowl or the maze; he'd just have more fun with the toy
1794631
I would think you would be able to if you supplemented it with a small amount of easy access food. I do not put any treats in this only cat foot. My larger cat, who loves the feeder, primarily only eats out of it for his dry food. I regulate it so it doesn't feed really fast because it does spit it out when you fill it. My kitties (3) get split 1 3oz can in the mornings.
1794632
I use it for my cat as her food dish. I put 1/4 cup of food in it in the morning and another at night. I have had the dish for 2 yrs and she has gone from 14 pounds to 11.75. Sometimes she knocks it over but not frequently. I dont know how well this would work in a multi cat family.
1037927
I use the Tender Moments treats the most because they're a little moist and can't be flicked out as easily. They are kitty junk food though (the rest of his diet is very healthy). We also do flash dried meat sometimes too as a healthier alternative. Any food or treats would work, other than really wet food. I use it after play time so he's a little slower.
1746630
HI, It can be annoying. In our house, we keep cat food in the storage compartment, and our kitten delights in jumping into it when the bowls are briefly removed for filling! It's not a big annoyance, however, and the unit holds a fair amount of cat chow (or dog food), AND the elevated bowls do seem to make our dogs happier.
611926
I probably would not use it to feed because it may confuse your cats between a litter box and a feeding box. That being said if you are using it for cats that are not too large they could eat in it.
1878866
Oh yes, it happens in my home. One of my cats acts like I never feed him, we'll call him fatcat. I use the Wonderbowl for skinnycat and put it on top of the refrigerator so its a little deterrent for fatcat. However, I have caught fatcat up there many times waiting for skinnycat to decide to eat. I don't really have a solution but canned air seems to bother fatcat, so I use that as a deterrent. Mealtime is a circus in my home :)
684283
This treat maze would work with any shape treat, dry food, etc. The cat needs to push or pull pieces out through the various openings. So the only requisite for what you put into this toy is that the cat WANTS it!!! This toy will definitely take a 16 pound cat sitting on it. There are cardboard baffles inside the toy that also act as supports for the top. Our 13# kitty is pretty aggressive with this toy and we've had it for months with no problem. I highly recommend it!
1800503
I only use it as a food reward. I slice it up into tiny pieces and use it when training my dog. He is 60lbs.
287509
A bit confused by your question. If you mean you would put all your cat's meals in the eggcersizer instead of a bowl, I suppose it would work as long as your cat is willing to "play" long enough to get his meals. Hope this helps.
111812
This bowl has a section that you can put an ice pack to keep the food fresher longer. It works well for my very food obsessed cat. It will not keep the food cold for 24 hour but does keep it cold enough for an over night.
2177307
It's a pate and my cat loved it. We recently changed to Organix though, a food lower in phosphorus. If you have cats, know about lilies.... don't bring those pretty flowers into your home.
1062641
I bought one primarily for the cat (he won't drink anything but running water), but both of my dogs (30 lb. and 50 lb.) use it from time to time. They still use their traditional water bowls when they are so thirsty that they just want to dive in. (The Catit bowl requires a little more patience on their part.)
2164365
I got mine for my cat. He was still able to tip it, so I got one of those black boot trays and velcroed the bowl to the tray, problem solved!!!! At least, when he did tip it, it wasn't as big of a mess as with a regular bowl!!!
1037922
Hi Joanna! I agree with JerZGirl about using dry food or dry treats, that's what I use. For my boys however, I use the entire board. They eat their dry food out of the little shallow "holes" on the one end and one of mine loves the fish bowls because he has huge paws that he uses like a scoop. You could use soft treats to entice your kitty to start using the board if he/she is reluctant at first. My kitties needed this to slow them down when they eat otherwise they're like little Hoover vacuums! Hope this helps :)
1401051
Ok, I'm really bewildered here. Y'all are saying the newer models have a flap to prevent this. But mine is only about a month old, and it doesn't have this flap. It would be great if it did - one of my cats can get food all day/night, and it's not helping with the portion control idea. She's just eating all the time. I'm trying to think of a makeshift way of adding my own, but why is it that some of you have one actually included on yours?
1037925
I use this instead of a bowl to feed my cats. I find that the 3 squiggly lines are too easy for them so I don't sprinkle food there. I use this to feed a small hard kibble, but my friend has one and uses it to feed both crunch and soft treats. I have been very pleased with it! I would NOT use wet food with this. It would get way to messy and it is hard to clean by hand. I have to throw mine in the dishwasher and that works fine but it does take up a lot of room.
2260118
I use Science Diet prescription and regular. One has extremely small pieces and the other is more medium. I just have to find the balls to replinish each morning. The balls go under most of my furniture. Both of my cats really seem to enjoy dispensing their own cat food.
41607
It kind of depends on how much your cats eat. If they are using the bowl, you can put a fair amount of food in it. My cat either couldn't figure it out, or just didn't want to. I would say it holds enough for 2 days, but not sure about three.