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Did you know that your cat's stomach is only the size of a ping-pong ball? Or that wild cats spend a whopping 80 percent of their waking hours hunting for food? Now you can channel your cat's inner panther and feed in small portions with the Indoor Hunting cat feeder kit from Doc & Phoebe's Cat Co. With this unique feeding system, your kitty can satisfy her instincts without leaving your home, and without leaving a real mouse in your lap. Simply fill the feeders with your cat's favorite food, hide them throughout the house, and let your cat fulfill her wildest dreams. It's a complete bowl-replacement system for one cat, designed for three, small meals twice a day. And, with more feeders, multi-cat homes can enjoy the benefit of hunting, too! Fulfilling the hunting instinct may decrease your cat's anxiety, discourage "scarf and barf," and even deter night-waking! After all, cat parents love their furbabies, but no one loves that 3 AM wakeup call when the kitty's stomach rumbles. This kit allows your cat to be more independent while satisfying her ancestral hunting instincts. And a happier cat means a happier human.
Item Number | 152320 |
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Weight | 11.33 ounces |
Dimensions | 7.75 x 2 x 9 inches |
Bowl & Storage Feature | Portion Control, Dishwasher-Safe, BPA-Free, Lead-Free |
Lifestage | Adult, Kitten |
Capacity (Max)† | 0.094-cup per feeder |
Material | Plastic, Microfiber, Nylon, Synthetic Fabric |
Frame Material | N/A |
Compatible Food | Dry Food, Wet Food |
Assembly Required | No |
(1) Trainer with multiple dispensing holes, (3) Feeders with two dispensing holes, (3) Feeder Skins, (1) Scoop.
Intended only for use by cats. Not intended as a toy for other animals or children. Remove from cat if any part becomes loose or damaged.
†Capacity is calculated by total volume. When using container, choose a capacity greater than what you need to prevent overfilling and spills.
To use, simply fill three feeders with dry food or treats you are already feeding your cat, and hide them twice a day (morning and evening).
Your cat will hunt the feeders, play with them, and eat the small portions of food just as nature intended.
The Trainer, Feeders and Scoop are made with BPA-free plastic and are dishwasher safe on the top rack. Machine wash and tumble dry the Feeder Skins.
Capacity (Cups) | Bowl Diameter | Bowl Depth | Overall Height |
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0.094-cup per feeder | 7.75 inches | 2 inches | 9 inches |
The Indoor Hunting Feeder is the solution to meet all of your cats' natural needs. Even in the multi-cat household, each cat deserves to have its hunting needs met. Users report that the feeders reduce fights between cats and increases happiness for all of the cats in the household.
Sorry pooches, it’s not for you! Doc & Phoebe designed these feeders for indoor cats that have a safe place free from dogs to hunt. Even cats who live with dogs deserve to have the benefits of hunting. There are simple ways to meet the needs of all of the animals in your care.
Cats are solitary hunters. They want to hunt and eat alone. In fact, one of the greatest sources of distress for cats is having to eat in the presence of a dog. Simply confine your cat to a dog-free space, like a bedroom with the door closed, for hunting time. This way you are meeting all of the natural needs of your cat and still allowing your dog free run of the rest of the house.
We don't recommend it. Doc & Phoebe designed the Feeders to be used with any dry cat food or treats only, and the holes are designed to release the food in small increments.
Yes! You can accomplish this by feeding a smaller portion of wet or raw food. The remaining daily ration will be dry food or a treat that is acceptable in your cat’s diet and will be fed using Doc & Phoebe's Feeders.
To feed the average 10 lb cat, add one Feeder Scoop full of dry food to each of the 5 Feeders. The average 10 lb cat eating only dry food, requires approximately ½ cup of dry food per day. The portion filler is designed to be ⅕ of this amount.
Doc & Phoebe's Feeders are portion controlled. Feeding your cat an appropriate amount of food in small portions throughout the day will help your cat to maintain a healthy weight. Doc & Phoebe cats hunt to find their food. The hunt is the exercise in disguise. Cats that have a healthy body weight live longer lives.
Some cats need privacy to transition onto Doc & Phoebe's Indoor Hunting Feeder. Try leaving your cat alone overnight with the training feeder to give him/her some private time to explore and try it out. Don’t forget to pick up the food dish (so it is not a distraction) and add a favorite treat or two to the training feeder.
Cats have an incredibly sensitive sense of smell. Your cat will use its sense of smell to hunt and find Doc & Phoebe's Feeders.
Increased water consumption is healthy for cats. Studies show that cats drink more water when their water is placed in a separate location from their food. Once your cat is fully transitioned onto the Indoor Hunting Feeder, hide your Feeders away from your cat’s water source for increased health and wellness.
Refill the three (3) Feeders for night time and fill and hide before you go to sleep. (Make sure to set your alarm, because your cat alarm likely will not go off!)
Do you often see your cat vomiting food right after it gobbled it up? Each Feeder contains a small portion of the daily food and releases the food in a gradual manner. This forces your cat to slow down and should eliminate scarf and barf!
Actually, our studies have shown the Indoor Hunting Feeder is a cleaner alternative to bowl feeding. Because the meals in each mouse only release a little bit of kibble at a time, your cat will eat the portioned amount as they hunt for each one.
Make treat time even more exciting by placing scrumptious Vital Essentials Mini Nibs in the Doc & Phoebe’s Cat Co. Indoor Hunting Cat Feeder!
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Customer Rating | Rated 3.7162 out of 5 stars 229 | Rated 4.125 out of 5 stars 176 | Rated 4.0859 out of 5 stars 489 | Rated 3.2 out of 5 stars 25 | Rated 3.9928 out of 5 stars 277 |
Price | $15.93Chewy Price | $19.99Chewy Price | $8.65Chewy Price | $10.96Chewy Price | $18.43Chewy Price |
Bowl & Storage Feature | Portion Control, Dishwasher-Safe, BPA-Free, Lead-Free | BPA-Free, Lead-Free, Tip-Resistant | Portion Control, Dishwasher-Safe | Portion Control, Dishwasher-Safe, BPA-Free | Non-Skid, Dishwasher-Safe, BPA-Free... |
Material | Plastic, Microfiber, Nylon, Synthetic Fabric | Plastic | Plastic | Rubber | Plastic |
Capacity (Max) | 0.094-cup per feeder | — | 0.66-cups | — | 0.5-cup |
Lifestage | Adult, Kitten | Adult | Adult, Senior | Adult | Adult |
Assembly Required | No | No | No | No | No |
Toy Type | — | — | — | — | Treat Dispensers, Games & Puzzles |
I am floored. My 2 street kitty rescues have so much energy all the time and were adept hunters when out on their own it made sense to try these. And what a hit. The 10 month old female Cleo rolled it around, then batted it then picked it up in her mouth and shook it. It took her about 15 minutes to get the tablespoon of kibble out. Tomorrow I’ll hide hers. She went all primal and dismembered a few of her toys right after too, so it definitely taps into something instinctual. The surprise though was my 14 year old female senior. She got one with a couple treats on the easiest setting and had it cleared when I went back to check. She’s a lifetime indoor kitty so I didn’t have any expectations -but pleasantly surprised. Now, my 2 year old male knows what’s in there but prefers to eat the ones young Cleo shakes out. I imagine I’ll see him with one in a week or so getting his own. All said, Fantastic buy and highly recommended.
Kitsune is a 15lb big girl. She's very food motivated. I put just her normal daily kibble in this with the handy food scoop. Thanks! No stinky cat food fingers! I adjusted it to allow the kibble out. I tightened down the elastic tail on the mouse and double knotted it. She likes eating non-food items too. And she immediately figured it out. She has other toy feeders that are ball or egg shaped. This allowed her to eat. But slowly. She got bored with it after maybe 5 or 6 food releases. Which is actually exactly what I want! Slow her down from just inhaling everything in sight!
Looks exactly like the hunting snacker, but a slightly different shade of blue. It has a slider rather than 2 openings. However, the product works well. My cat seems to be entertained by them and less likely to wake me up asking for food.
I am so glad I found these feeders. My 1yo female cat started gorging on her dry food and then threw up a few times. I use these during the day, before I go to work, and I use them at night before I go to bed. They help her slow down eating and makes it fun! I HIGHLY recommend it
I bought this primarily to entertain our cat during feeding time. She engages with these just fine and didn't need the training insert with the two holes. I had to replace the tails because the cat destroyed them and the resistance on one of the mice is shot after a couple months of daily use. But overall a decent item. We use them every night to feed our cat and have multiple locations around the house that we hide them.
I tried it over and over hoping that it would work like the instructions said but it didn't. I normally only get food and litter from here so maybe i should just continue to do that. I have reached out to the company to find out how to return the item plus the other items but have not heard back yet.
My cats are very treat driven & they wanted nothing to do with these mice. I tried it on the easiest setting and put treats instead of food in them and they sniffed it and walked away.
The idea of the puzzle feeder that you can hide around the home is good. I had hoped to keep my cats preoccupied during the night. However, the sound of the hard plastic hitting wood floors each time the cat tries to get a snack is nerve-wracking. And, in an apartment, it's not practical with downstairs neighbors. Therefore, I could only hide one mouse in the common area away from the bedrooms. But, as soon as I left the room, the cats started working on it instead of discovering it at night. If the plastic were soft silicone, it would not only be quieter but also have more of the squishy feel of a mouse.
I couldn’t wait to try overnight like is directed. I started with the ‘skin’ on but hole open fully. Kibble + some treats. I set them down an put a treat beside the hunter. They ate the treat sniffed the mouse. I demonstrated moving it with my paw and some food spilling out. They ate the spillage and walked away. Not long after my big boy had it down pat. Little sister came and watched and then tried it herself. I’ll close the opening some and hide them around tonight and see what happens. I’m working from home and Ferdinand is always asking for something. I hope this will provide something for him to do and that he’ll drop some pounds. :)
I got a set of these for my first cat and loved them, she started grazing throughout the day instead of scarfing everything at once and then complaining all evening. However when we got our second cat I bought a second set, and the new set has a slider on top instead of the two holes, and is way too small for the kibble we use. There was no indication that we would be getting a different product than the one pictured, and it is now useless to me now that we've moved the second cat on from kitten chow. If you're going to send a product other than what's pictured then you're going to lose confidence from your customers. I've previously been very happy with Chewy products but this has made me hesitant to buy anything that I need to be made to certain dimensions.