Catit Senses 2.0 Cat Digger Slow Feeder

Last year I brought in a stray cat, my other cat had free fed dry food her whole life with scheduled wet food meals. Our new cat didn't know how to regulate free feeding so he would gorge himself on his daily dry food, then seek out our other cats food (whom we started feeding separately because of this issue) and would eat all of that too. Decided to try a puzzle feeder. It took him a while to figure out how to get the food out-i started without the green cups to make it easier, but now he has no problem with those and he's regulating his feeding like our other cat!! He just grabs a snack when he wants to and there's always food in the tubes for both of them. I'm so happy that this works Last year I brought in a stray cat, my other cat had free fed dry food her whole life with scheduled wet food meals. Our new cat didn't know how to regulate free feeding so he would gorge himself on his daily dry food, then seek out our other cats food (whom we started feeding separately because of this issue) and would eat all of that too. Decided to try a puzzle feeder. It took him a while to figure out how to get the food out-i started without the green cups to make it easier, but now he has no problem with those and he's regulating his feeding like our other cat!! He just grabs a snack when he wants to and there's always food in the tubes for both of them. I'm so happy that this works well for both our cats. The tubes are too small for our dog to get into so thats also a plus. I was impressed with the packaging. It came in a cute box printed to look like a pinball machine that you can cut holes in to make a game for your kitty. There was also no unnecessary plastic packaging around the item. It was just all in the box. The only complaint I had was it was a little hard to straighten out the rubber mat that the feeder sits in because it was folded up in the box, but after a little work I got it onto the bowl and it's fine. … more

We have a couple of formally feral cats and a stray cat to go along with our 2 more typical rescues. The stray cat, in particular (even after 10 years) has food insecurity issues and tends to overeat. She has taught this habit to the other cats to one degree or another. I noticed that even my 3 slim cats were putting on the extra poundage, I investigated ways to try to combat their obesity. I didn't want to severely limit their food or separate them at feeding time because I thought that might cause issues especially in the formally stray cat. I read about food puzzles and decided to give them a try. This one is their starter puzzle, they all have (after less than a week) adapted We have a couple of formally feral cats and a stray cat to go along with our 2 more typical rescues. The stray cat, in particular (even after 10 years) has food insecurity issues and tends to overeat. She has taught this habit to the other cats to one degree or another. I noticed that even my 3 slim cats were putting on the extra poundage, I investigated ways to try to combat their obesity. I didn't want to severely limit their food or separate them at feeding time because I thought that might cause issues especially in the formally stray cat. I read about food puzzles and decided to give them a try. This one is their starter puzzle, they all have (after less than a week) adapted to using it. I thought they would enjoy the food ball where food drops out as they play with it, that has been mostly a bust. I also got this cool box thing that challenges them to get food out: This is a little daunting for all but 2 of my cats. This has curbed their gorging without limiting their ability to eat when they need to eat. It just slows them down a little at the food trough, like you or I chew a few extra times while giving them a little bit of a hunting challenge. Definitely a good product for any 4-legged cat that tends to overeat. This review reads better with paragraphs, but I guess they don't allow them here. … more

Usually I would just put a few treats down for my cat or I would place them in different areas so she had to search for her treats. I love this cat digger slow feeder because it makes her work for her treats. It's fun to watch her look into each cup, put her paw into the cup to get the treat. It's now a routine, if she wants a treat, she has to scoop it out herself.

I started out using an empty egg carton to get my cat to eat more slowly; then I graduated him to this. It’s well worth the small price! The rubber surround keeps it from sliding all over the kitchen also. Honestly, I can’t imagine improving on this apparatus. It’s perfect.

My fat cat who has a lot of food anxiety has finally slowed down his chowing frenzy. He is able to get to his assortment of dry food/treats at a sane pace--he will dig out 3 or 4 kibble at a time before eating cause he's no dummy, he's gonna work to get a decent mouthful, and not burn more calories than he needs to.

I have 3 cats. Charly gets a piece of food out when he is really hungry. Lucy doesn't care to try it. Sammy will use it as long as I don't use his old bowl. The reason I bought this was to keep Charly from eating too fast and then throwing up all the food . It does work for that.

We bought a couple of treat “puzzles” to keep our cats entertained a little longer after we leave the house and this was one of them. Well we put treats in there and they ate them all within a minute, which was too fast. They don’t get much dry kibble and think of it as a treat so we tried dry kibble in there and they were not interested. It’s truly pointless for our animals and we have it away.

The white green cup holders at least with mine does not fit into the rubber holder to keep it in place so it doesn't move around. My one cat is occasionally using it but the one I got it for does not use it. Only if I put some morsels outside of the green cups onto the white area will he use his paw. Plus there is very slight damage to the white area where its slightly dented.

One of our cats was becoming a repeated “scarf & barf” offender, so we had to do something to get her to slow down. We got this in conjunction with another simple slow feeder bowl. While the intended recipient doesn’t use it much, our other two cats use it every day! I am happy that our senior kitty is getting some stimulation from it. And the youngest really enjoys working for her food, she prefers this over the other bowl I think. Easy to clean, just have to clean the cups and rinse off the white base. I would recommend using a food with larger sized kibbles. We had a dry food with very small pieces that was a little crumbly, and the food got everywhere all over the floor and under the cups One of our cats was becoming a repeated “scarf & barf” offender, so we had to do something to get her to slow down. We got this in conjunction with another simple slow feeder bowl. While the intended recipient doesn’t use it much, our other two cats use it every day! I am happy that our senior kitty is getting some stimulation from it. And the youngest really enjoys working for her food, she prefers this over the other bowl I think. Easy to clean, just have to clean the cups and rinse off the white base. I would recommend using a food with larger sized kibbles. We had a dry food with very small pieces that was a little crumbly, and the food got everywhere all over the floor and under the cups. Using a food with larger pieces seems to have curbed this issue. Would definitely recommend to give it a try!! … more

My cat absolutely loves this feeder. She used it right off the bat and has gotten pretty good getting food out of the cups. I think she often would rather eat out of this feeder than her dish. She inhales her food, and this feeder definitely slows her down. Cat digs out one or two pieces of kibble to eat one at a time. .....no more gulping food. No more "urping" up her entire meal immediately after eating it. This allows me to easily spread her meals throughout the day, too. Terrific product for cats.