PetSafe SlimCat Interactive Cat Feeder

I bought this feeder in the hopes it would keep my mostly indoor cats from overeating and getting overweight (as I feared one was heading in that direction!). Our male cat, who is very clever, picked up how to use this feeder ball within minutes. Our girl cat, who is sweet and gentle, had to be shown and also to watch her brother. She then easily got the hang of it. There are several different settings to change the size of the holes that the food falls out of, which works really well for adjusting it to be easier or more difficult for the kitties to get food out (and I use cat food that consists of really small bits and it still works great, they don't fall out too fast). Its much more mentally I bought this feeder in the hopes it would keep my mostly indoor cats from overeating and getting overweight (as I feared one was heading in that direction!). Our male cat, who is very clever, picked up how to use this feeder ball within minutes. Our girl cat, who is sweet and gentle, had to be shown and also to watch her brother. She then easily got the hang of it. There are several different settings to change the size of the holes that the food falls out of, which works really well for adjusting it to be easier or more difficult for the kitties to get food out (and I use cat food that consists of really small bits and it still works great, they don't fall out too fast). Its much more mentally stimulating for them to eat now, and slows them down, and keeps them from eating out of boredom. It also keeps my dog from sneaking in and eating the cat food which used to just be in bowls. Bonus is that its so fun to watch them eat now as they bat the ball around and snatch up the bits as they fall out. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this product! … more

I have a formerly feral rescue kitty who is now about 7 years old and slightly overweight. My veterinarian wants me to help her lose a couple of pounds so I bought this to slow down her eating. We're feeding her the Royal Canin Satiety food, but she never seems to get full and keeps asking for more. If I give her food in a bowl, she eats it very quickly and wants more immediately. With this food ball, she knows it's there and that she can get it when she wants it and that seems to calm her down. It took a little bit to get it adjusted just right for the size of the food, but once you get it adjusted it stays put and this product is very easy to use.

I have two cats. One will scarf down his food insanely fast, and the other eats half the bowl and leaves the rest, which then the chunky fast eater gobbles up if I don't remove it quick enough. The slow eater also has periodic bouts of scarf 'n' barf. This has solved most of my problems! Both cats have to work to get the kibble out, which slows them both down, eliminating piles of cat barf from my life. Because they eat slower they both seem to acknowledge that they are full and stop eating and sometimes leave kibble in the balls. I still have to monitor a little bit to make sure they are getting equal portions and one doesn't finish all the food and leave none for the other. But honestly, it's I have two cats. One will scarf down his food insanely fast, and the other eats half the bowl and leaves the rest, which then the chunky fast eater gobbles up if I don't remove it quick enough. The slow eater also has periodic bouts of scarf 'n' barf. This has solved most of my problems! Both cats have to work to get the kibble out, which slows them both down, eliminating piles of cat barf from my life. Because they eat slower they both seem to acknowledge that they are full and stop eating and sometimes leave kibble in the balls. I still have to monitor a little bit to make sure they are getting equal portions and one doesn't finish all the food and leave none for the other. But honestly, it's worth it to no longer find random piles of puke around the house. The only downside is my great dane thinks they are fun toys and loves to empty them out and polish off the remaining kibble. … more

I thought that since this was the official 'food' dispenser it would work better than the treat dispensers that I've used before, but it seems less sturdy and the holes were SO big for the cat kibbles that I have it on the lowest amount of openings and have still closed off all the openings except for one. Otherwise it would be way too easy for my foster cat to get the food.

I bought this for my cat to play with, not for exercise because he's skinny but he's always looking for something new to play with. Since he's not usually hungry, it didn't lure him to play with it. I'm going to give it to my daughter because she has a fat cat who'll probably love it.

The best treat ball I have used for my cats! It has two different sized holes which are interchangeable so that different sizes of treats/food will fit through them. Very happy overall and would recommend!

This one has too many and very big holes(even when adjusted) I found the Kong version worked much better to give my kitty dry food, keep her active and slow down her consumption (had been malnourished- so eats way to fast). After a year, she's at normal weight and eating much slower (even her wet food).

Got this feeder ball today, within 5 mins my Bengal figured it out. The other 2 aren't sure of it yet lol For the last hr, I've been hearing it roll around in the kitchen... Easy to open, fill and close, adjustable holes for kibble size. Will get a 2nd one in a different color with my next order. Thanks!

my cat quickly figured out how this works and is keeping her more active with meals. I got this because my cat was waking me up at night if she didn't get enough day time activity. This has definitely helped. 1 thing to note is that you might spill some while filling it, so either lose the holes before filling or just place a hand to cover it. Of note, i use this on carpet and it works well. I just have to be careful to make sure only full pieces (no crumbs) get in. Otherwise she eats it all

All 4 of my kitties have easily learned how to get kibble out of the two balls. There are a lot of variations in making the adjustable hole sizes work, you just have to find the one that's "just right". I can hear my cats hitting it at 4am and that means an extra 2 hours of sleep (most of the time). We have ours inside low-sided plastic storage tubs (no lid), which means the kibble and the ball stays inside the tub. We have had them 4+ years and they still work perfectly. Highly recommend for chubby cats that get hangry between mealtimes.