Doc & Phoebe's Cat Co. Indoor Hunting Cat Feeder Kit

Thought this could help with one of my cats who gobbles her food. During the training, she showed no interest at all. The cat who had no eating problem figured it out pretty quickly and didn't need the trainer at all - he understood how to use the mouse immediately. Gobble kitty did chew off one of the tails, but has no interest in trying to figure out the food situation or even play with the thing. She prefers small crumpled store receipts rolled into a ball. She has no use for this at all.

For a period of time, I'm thinking this wont work. I have a 4-year-old cat and a 10-month-old kitten. I got the kitten at 7 months, so the kitten has been bowl fed for at least 3 months and the 4-year-old has been bowl fed ever since I got him at a year old. I did try for 2 weeks and start with the trainers. I would put their bowls up at night and leave the trainers there with food in them. Each morning I would come to see they have not used the trainers at all. They may have been thinking they just weren't getting fed that night? I would sit with them off and on during the day, take the trainers and spin them to show them the food that comes out and sort of give them an idea on how to use For a period of time, I'm thinking this wont work. I have a 4-year-old cat and a 10-month-old kitten. I got the kitten at 7 months, so the kitten has been bowl fed for at least 3 months and the 4-year-old has been bowl fed ever since I got him at a year old. I did try for 2 weeks and start with the trainers. I would put their bowls up at night and leave the trainers there with food in them. Each morning I would come to see they have not used the trainers at all. They may have been thinking they just weren't getting fed that night? I would sit with them off and on during the day, take the trainers and spin them to show them the food that comes out and sort of give them an idea on how to use it and they would only eat the food that fell out and not bother with a trainer even if I left it there for over a couple hours daily. I think this product would be best if you raise a kitten on this or if you were transitioning an outdoor cat to an indoor environment. I still have the products, because I bought two of them for two cats. So if anyone has had luck getting their cats to use this feel free to comment on my comment because I do feel like I spent $40 for things that are now just sitting there. … more

Both my cats are not intrigued with these toys. They love the treats I give them, but are not interested in retrieving them from these boring plastic containers. Not worth the money at all! I plan to return this product. FYI, they are both very active and playful cats!

My daughter’s cat, JoJo, is a busy girl at night. The Indoor Hunting Cat Feeder Kit, as recommended by her veterinarian, helps entertain her so my daughter can get some sleep!

The mice are bigger than expected...to heavy for kitty to carry. Kitty not interested. I don't blame her!

Cat identified as a real foodie and was using an auto feeder with dry food and daily meal toppings with wet food. Cat was barfing frequently after eating dry food, especially early in the AM. After switching foods several times to no avail, I did some research and determined he was probably a 'Scarf n Barfer.' I thought I'd give these mice feeders a go, and they have really helped. Barfing has slowed way down and it's solved a bit of his early morning yowling habits as well. He's still a morning yowler, sure, but he is yowling less and waiting till later in the morning to sound the alarm. We'll call it a win.

This product had been a blessing to both Baby Girl and I. This solved my need to keep her happy at night in my art studio so her meows would'nt wake me too early. From hating being shut in, she now insists on it at exactly 9 pm every night, adapting from her very first experience with this product! She loves the hunt! She is so eager, its sometimes a challenge to set up, so I toss a few of the kibbles to chase while I prepare the containers. The vet allows her only 1/8 cup of kibbles which I carefully distribute in each. I rotate hiding places for the mice containers in various locations, to keep her interest up. She usually finds them with each first new location. I put the oval container This product had been a blessing to both Baby Girl and I. This solved my need to keep her happy at night in my art studio so her meows would'nt wake me too early. From hating being shut in, she now insists on it at exactly 9 pm every night, adapting from her very first experience with this product! She loves the hunt! She is so eager, its sometimes a challenge to set up, so I toss a few of the kibbles to chase while I prepare the containers. The vet allows her only 1/8 cup of kibbles which I carefully distribute in each. I rotate hiding places for the mice containers in various locations, to keep her interest up. She usually finds them with each first new location. I put the oval container in a spiral feeder that she has to bat out while I'm hiding the mice. I also use a plug-in pheromone diffuser & a water fountain to add comfort. As a result, this is now her favorite room. She is also free to come and go there during the day, where she has the benefit of a sunny window to bask-in nestled in her favorite basket. The reason I didn't give it a five, is that after one night of play, there were already holes in the fabric of the mice, so I'm not sure how long they will hold up. … more

..to hunt, feed and be active at night. They ARE nocturnal beings. This is why they sleep most of the day. Even their eyes are created to see best at night in low to no light. We as humans can not 'make kitty a day waker/night sleeper" so maybe a normal feeding once at day time and then hide the food in the 'mice' at night so kitty gets their hunt/kill/eat needs satisfied at their correct hunting time.

I have been using these for a few days and kitty and I already love them! I was skeptical at first but my cat understood them right away and they seem to satisfy her natural hunting instincts! I recently adopted Guinevere and noticed she prefers to eat small portions of her dry food all day rather than finish her two meals in one sitting. Now she will find a mouse and eat one whenever she is looking for a meal. In the morning I portion out her dry food for the day then refill and hide the mice throughout the day, usually filling them with smaller portions 3-4 times. I always refill and hide them right before bed and since we switched to these she hasn’t been a noisy hyper kitty at 4 am which I have been using these for a few days and kitty and I already love them! I was skeptical at first but my cat understood them right away and they seem to satisfy her natural hunting instincts! I recently adopted Guinevere and noticed she prefers to eat small portions of her dry food all day rather than finish her two meals in one sitting. Now she will find a mouse and eat one whenever she is looking for a meal. In the morning I portion out her dry food for the day then refill and hide the mice throughout the day, usually filling them with smaller portions 3-4 times. I always refill and hide them right before bed and since we switched to these she hasn’t been a noisy hyper kitty at 4 am which has been awesome! For those who said the holes are too large.. I am not sure if mine are a new version but my mice were slightly different than pictured. I am able to control the size of a single opening on the plastic mouse which eliminates sizes issues & allows me to vary the level of difficulty … more

My little guy needed to lose 1/2 lb so my vet recommended interactive toy for treats or his dry food and thought it would also keep him busy while I work from home. Not a chance!! The plastic starter was a disaster so after a few days I switched to see if he would play with the actual mouse. He loves his little squishy mice and he has many of them. He loves to knock them around. So I thought this would be perfect for him. Noooo wayyyy!! The actual mouse is too big for him. Although he did touch it he just wasn’t interested. I feel to him it is more of a submarine than a fun mouse. It is just too hard plastic for him.