Catit Senses 2.0 Food Tree Cat Feeder

My then 7yo cat kept inhaling and vomiting his food, so I got this feeder. My two cats threw a big tantrum and didn't really eat for a week before caving. But I've been using it for five years now without any problems! I foster kittens, and they figured it out no problem. They seem to really enjoy working for their food! I'm only on here five years later because my feeder finally broke. One kitten is obsessed with running and leaping on top of the feeder like a tiny King Kong- it never tipped over, but the feeder finally snapped off the base. Still, I'll be getting another one!

EASE: The adjustable difficulty is nice. My cat got the hang of using it quickly, and I made the holes smaller over time. SIZE: It's pretty big! Make sure you read the dimensions before buying. However, the size of the base means it's good at catching all the kibble, and it's hard for most cats to knock over. The big dish means the kibbles are spaced out and my cat can't get them all in one big mouthful, which is good. STURDINESS: It's quite sturdy for the most part. The white plastic seems extremely durable; My cat chews at the top but he isn't able to get the top off or get his paws in. He CAN cheat it a little: he bites the feeder and pulls his head back, and it wobbles when he releases EASE: The adjustable difficulty is nice. My cat got the hang of using it quickly, and I made the holes smaller over time. SIZE: It's pretty big! Make sure you read the dimensions before buying. However, the size of the base means it's good at catching all the kibble, and it's hard for most cats to knock over. The big dish means the kibbles are spaced out and my cat can't get them all in one big mouthful, which is good. STURDINESS: It's quite sturdy for the most part. The white plastic seems extremely durable; My cat chews at the top but he isn't able to get the top off or get his paws in. He CAN cheat it a little: he bites the feeder and pulls his head back, and it wobbles when he releases it, causing food to rattle around and fall down. However, this only works a little faster than using his paws... so the feeder is still successfully slowing him down and making him work for his food, even if he cheats lol. NOISE: The kibble clatters as it falls down so it's a little noisy. I wouldn't recommend keeping it in your bedroom if your cat eats at night. It might also be startling to timid cats, or alert other pets. SUMMARY: Overall it works pretty well and gets the job done, but it definitely won't work for every cat. My cat is large and curious and a little rowdy and the feeder has survived him. If your cat is super aggressive about food, they'll probably overpower this thing. … more

I had a very active kitten who was showing down her food and getting quite pudgey. I got this hoping to get out some energy and slow her eating. I poured her regular sized dish of good into this, she watched, and was intrigued. But kept going back to the old dish. She was stubborn, and held out for almost a week, only taking nibbles from the new feeder. They won't starve! Trust me, they will get it! She happily goes and gets what she wants now and has to work for it. If your cat protests, give it at least a week! Make them work for it. I now have a long lean fit kitten!

I wasn't sure the cats would use this but they have slowly come around. It is VERY large but doesn't tip so that's ok. It definitely slows down their eating and makes them work for their food.

That’s it. That’s the review. We LOVE it. Wish they had different shapes and colors, but who cares. We love it. We’d buy it again.

How effective this is 100% depends on the cat! One of my girls uses it as she is supposed to and enjoys pulling out the pieces. The other girl, Fluffy, just pulls the thing over and "makes it rain" food. Fluffy is the reason we have these types of feeders lol she needs to slow down because she eats so fast she vomits. When she uses it properly she is fine but then she pulls these stunts daily (we have a superb video but can't share it lol see photos). We might consider returning and trying other options. It also could be easier to clean imo.

I do not free feed my cat as she loves to eat quickly leading to a scarf and barf situation. When I was feeding her using a regular bowl, she would gobble up her food in seconds and beg for more. I purchased this to prolong her feeding time to make it more satisfying and interactive for her. It took some adjusting for her to figure out how to use it but now she LOVES it. She snacks off and on from this machine for 45 minutes, is content for longer, and seems to have a lot of fun using this machine. Patience is key in introducing how to use it. I mimed with my hands how to remove food at each use until she got the hang of it. I use this twice a day and would never go back to bowl feeding.

We have 7 cats and they love the feeder and with it's wider base, our monster can't tip it over, and with the oblong slot on top he also can't cheat for food. All in all everyone of our cats love it!

Like the feeder, and my cat is slowly figuring it out, but there is NO way to put food in without some of it falling out. Needs to be designed with a better way to fill. Or maybe I'm missing something?

I thought this would be a great purchase and I even got my husband on board and he agreed we should buy multiple pieces. Hoping to entertain our cats and slow down their eating was the goal. Omg our cats must be completely spoiled or lazy because they wouldn’t even knock the food down. Seriously after months of having to get the dry out for them or refill it so the food would fall in the tray, I just stopped using it. I even tried taking out the middle piece so the food would come out quicker.. Didn’t help. I kept a few of the other pieces and they get played with occasionally but it was pretty disappointing that it didn’t work as expected.