Doc & Phoebe's Cat Co. Indoor Hunting Cat Feeder Kit
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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.
Key Benefits- Veterinarian-designed system works to improve scarf and barf, night waking, litter box "hit and miss" and more by allowing your cat to act on her ancestral desires.
- 3 interactive feeders allow cats to hunt for small portions of food twice a day, instead of relying on you to fill a large bowl once-a-day.
- Durable plastic and textured fabric appeals to cat’s senses while she grabs and claws her prey.
- Easy to use—just scoop your cat’s favorite food into the 3 mice and hide morning and evening.
- BPA-free plastic is top-rack dishwasher safe plastic while the fabric skins are machine washable.
(1) Trainer with multiple dispensing holes, (3) Feeders with two dispensing holes, (3) Feeder Skins, (1) Scoop.
Precautions
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.
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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Item Number152320
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Dimensions7.75 x 2 x 9 inches
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Weight11.33 ounces
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Bowl & Storage FeaturePortion Control, Dishwasher-Safe, BPA-Free, Lead-Free
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LifestageAdult
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Capacity (Max)†0.094-cup per feeder
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MaterialPlastic, Microfiber, Nylon
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Frame MaterialN/A
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Assembly RequiredNo
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 |
Can I Use The Indoor Hunting Feeder If I Have More Than One Cat?
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.
What If I Have A Dog In The Family?
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.
Can I Serve Wet Food In The Indoor Hunting Feeder?
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.
Can I Still Serve My Cat Wet Food? What If My Cat Eats Wet Food Or A Raw Diet?
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.
How Much Should I Feed My Cat?
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.
My Cat Is A Little Chubby, Can I Use The Feeders To Help With Weight Loss?
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.
Helpful Hints With Transition
What If My Cat Isn't Immediately Interacting With The Feeders?
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.
How Will My Cat Know Where It The Feeder Is Hidden?
Cats have an incredibly sensitive sense of smell. Your cat will use its sense of smell to hunt and find Doc & Phoebe's Feeders.
What About My Cat's Water Intake?
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.
How Do I Use The Feeders To Stop My Cat From Waking Me Up?
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!)
How Do The Feeders Stop Scarf And Barf?
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!
Is This Going To Make A Food Mess All Over My House?
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.
Customer Reviews
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Different Version of Product Sent Than Ordered
By IncorrectProductPhoto on Dec 30, 2020
I ordered this item based on the photo showing the mice with two holes on top. My cat already has a ball feeder with holes, and I wanted to add feeders that she could hunt. Instead, they sent me mice with a single hole and slider. This was very disappointing since I had already tried the mice with slider version before, and my cat didn't like it. I feel like the product photo was deceiving.
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Love this item!
By Bpen on Nov 27, 2020
I bought a set of these for my 2 kittens to make their dry food feedings more fun for them (and me!) and to give them a little more engagement and exercise in the process. I feed them wet food in the morning, and then for their dry food for the rest of the day I use these mice to hide it around the house. They love it! If they hear me fill them up they will follow me so I have to leave the cats in another room for a minute so I have time to hide them without them seeing where I put them. I really like the fact that you can make it easier or more difficult for them to get the food out with the slider gadget on top. I love this system- it really works well for my kittens and I’m sure they like I bought a set of these for my 2 kittens to make their dry food feedings more fun for them (and me!) and to give them a little more engagement and exercise in the process. I feed them wet food in the morning, and then for their dry food for the rest of the day I use these mice to hide it around the house. They love it! If they hear me fill them up they will follow me so I have to leave the cats in another room for a minute so I have time to hide them without them seeing where I put them. I really like the fact that you can make it easier or more difficult for them to get the food out with the slider gadget on top. I love this system- it really works well for my kittens and I’m sure they like the reward of the kibble from “hunting” for their food. I recommend following the directions that come with the kit to get your cat adjusted to the new way of eating their kibble. It worked great for me. I started by replacing their food bowl with the trainer gadget, then progressed from there. I really love this item and have considered getting some more to put their treats in! … more
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Seem too big - my cats will use but don’t seem to LOVE
By Mols on Dec 31, 2020
Got these to add into the rotation for enrichment in my household. My cats will use with high value treats but they don’t seem to really enjoy trying to get the treats out. The mice are much bigger than I was expecting and are a bit clunky for my cats to get the food out of. On the plus side, I do love that the dispensing hole is adjustable so I can use with different sized kibble and treats.
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My cat loves these
By Luna on Nov 11, 2020
I started giving my cat his nighttime food by hiding these mice around the apartment so that he has something to entertain him for a while after I've gone to bed. He seems to have fun with it! My only complaint with the set is that three full scoops of food (using the included scoop) is way too much for most cats. It's even too much for my cat, and he's larger than most. He maintains his healthy weight of 14 lbs. (I promise he's just large, the vet said he is pristine) with three 1/4 cup meals a day. I measured out three level scoops to see if it would fit in the 1/4 cup scoop, and it was too much. That said, if I measure his 1/4 cup first and then divide it evenly and just use the included scoop I started giving my cat his nighttime food by hiding these mice around the apartment so that he has something to entertain him for a while after I've gone to bed. He seems to have fun with it! My only complaint with the set is that three full scoops of food (using the included scoop) is way too much for most cats. It's even too much for my cat, and he's larger than most. He maintains his healthy weight of 14 lbs. (I promise he's just large, the vet said he is pristine) with three 1/4 cup meals a day. I measured out three level scoops to see if it would fit in the 1/4 cup scoop, and it was too much. That said, if I measure his 1/4 cup first and then divide it evenly and just use the included scoop to easily pour the food into the mice, it works fine. It's just tedious. Also, I understand the point of the "trainer mouse" that's included in this set, but it seems like a waste of plastic; once you're done with it and the cat has learned how to use the normal mice, you're stuck with this useless extra piece. I think it would be nice if the trainer mouse could double as one of the ones you put into the skins so that it would reduce the amount of plastic as well as eliminate wasted space storing it. Overall though, I really love the concept of these mice and I would recommend them to anyone whose cat needs extra enrichment or a way to slow their eating. They're cute, easy to clean, and they make food time fun for my cat. … more
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Good for food-motivated cat
By Marianne on Oct 29, 2020
I purchased these for several reasons: (1) my cat tends to eat too quickly and throw up, (2) my cat is overweight, and (3) my cat is energetic and needs some more entertainment. Honestly, I think these feeder mice are meeting all of these three needs. They force him to eat more slowly and keep him occupied. However, I will say that I don't hide the mice - I like to keep them in plain sight where I can ensure that cat food isn't being abandoned to attact ants. Also, my cat is extremely food-motivated; it's possibe these feeders wouldn't work well if the cat wasn't as interested in food. One final note (and the biggest drawback for me): it takes me some time to put the food into the feeders I purchased these for several reasons: (1) my cat tends to eat too quickly and throw up, (2) my cat is overweight, and (3) my cat is energetic and needs some more entertainment. Honestly, I think these feeder mice are meeting all of these three needs. They force him to eat more slowly and keep him occupied. However, I will say that I don't hide the mice - I like to keep them in plain sight where I can ensure that cat food isn't being abandoned to attact ants. Also, my cat is extremely food-motivated; it's possibe these feeders wouldn't work well if the cat wasn't as interested in food. One final note (and the biggest drawback for me): it takes me some time to put the food into the feeders. Maybe it is the size of the food I feed my cats, but I notice it takes me at least five minutes to fill up all three mice. Not that big of a deal, but it would be nice if this could be made easier. … more
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need some time
By Steven on Jan 13, 2021
Neither of my cats really love them so I doubt it would be a good feeder. If I put treats in it they love it though. It’s definitely a good toy.
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KITTEN LOVES THESE
By Lynn on Jan 2, 2021
Our kitten loves these! Great for playing/hunting and she gets food as a reward. Only trouble is keeping our dog from stealing them away cause he wants to play too lol
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A big hit!
By StuffForPups on Oct 15, 2020
Our cats are becoming... rotund. They meow at all hours and wake us during the night to feed them. We got these feeder toys and it is a total game changer! All 3 of our cats have been able to figure it out, although one is slower than the other two. They seem to enjoy knocking them about to get the food out, which slows them down and keeps them active. We haven't started to hide the toys yet, so I can't comment on how difficult it will be to teach our cats to seek out the food toys.
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Great Concept
By Kikismom on Oct 24, 2020
Everything is made great and well designed. My Kiki does not care to work for her dry food - she will go without eating - she will work for her treats. I now use this as one more item to put her treats in and she gets them out most of the time. There are times one or two are left in and even I have a hard time getting it out (LOL) Definitely read up on this and consider using it.
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Good concept but not for my cat
By feederballtoy on Dec 2, 2020
It's a good hunt and feed system but my maine coons quickly figured out how to toss the entire container that it loosens the closure....then all treats fall out....then no need to struggle all kibbles in the floor.