Feeding ideas for cats

Re: Feeding ideas for cats

Percy — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:55:17 GMT

I made my greedy boy a puzzle feeder out of different sized paper towel rolls by closing off one side with cardboard and tying them together in a pyramide shape. He grasped the concept really quickly and looks very cute when he's pawing out the kibbles... Plus it takes him about ten minutes to get them all out.

Re: Feeding ideas for cats

Ilovehorses — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:28:22 GMT

Thanks for the ideas so far. I've just fed some of his dry food in an egg box, nearly drove him nuts getting it and it took him about 15mins to eat rather than 30secs :-))

Re: Feeding ideas for cats

Vicky RVN — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:15:45 GMT

How about hiding food around the place, in boxes etc? Get kitty hunting

Re: Feeding ideas for cats

Bex Wilton — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:05:32 GMT

Hey,

I have an overweight cat and she gets hers in a dog ball with a very small hole so it comes out really slowly - its a spiky ball with a bell in it about the size of a tennis ball, it seems to work very well. Although I do like the look of the Catmosphere feeding ball.

Very similar to the Aikiou feeding toys are the ones designed by Nina Ottosson, just another suggestion.

Hope you find something that suits.

Bex

Re: Feeding ideas for cats

Gemma Burden RVN — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:59:39 GMT

I often recommend the Catmosphere feeding balls for cats that I want to take longer over eating (usually weight clinic cats) as it seems to be harder for them to get the food out of than a lot of feeding balls, and the size of the hole can be adjusted. I haven't used them, but a nurse I work with went on a behaviour course and they behaviourist taking the course was recommending the Aikiou feeding toys. The Buster Dog Maze can apparently be used for cats as well, although again, I have never used one.

Re: Feeding ideas for cats

Ilovehorses — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:28:27 GMT

Meant to say that all other blood levels fine xx