Senses Digger

Alyssa has always been fascinated with anything which challenges her in some way and gets her special attention. We had a more complicated treat dispenser but it was large and I mean large. And only Alyssa played with it anyway, getting all the treats out of the hiding places. A bit of background: We are Alyssa's NINTH change in housing. As a Snowshoe, I guess people didn't want to "put her down," because of her obviously fabulous beauty. But she was a biter. Yep! Handed back and forth from owner back to her foster home several times, we took Alyssa home for good, her NINTH change since being born! I would not bring a ca home any other way. These precious beings are not a broken food chopper you can just take back to the store because of a manufacturing shortcut. And I figured that if I could teach eighth grade gifted students for years, I could certainly work with Alyssa to stop her nibbling human flesh for whatever reason she was doing it. But if I had been such a foster cat, maybe I would have felt like biting and not trusting people too! And so, a quick study, she learned that attention would IMMEDIATELY be turned away from her if she started to nibble on my hand. To me, these were NOT bites as maybe she had been doing with other people, but really love nibbles. Maybe her intentions had been misinterpreted. Maybe people were scared her next nibble would break the skin. Whatever. The "extinguishing" of the behavior worked. OK, every once in a while, even now, she gives the sweetest little, bitty nibble. It is a kiss. That's the way I look at it. There is not even one ounce of meanness in it, but an unspoken, "I'm here. You are here. This is a good thing." There is also a Russian Blue male in the home which has a very strong and demanding personality. He gets what he wants out of charm or trickery. And Pretty came home with us the day we brought Alyssa home. Pretty had been in a hoarding situation and a little bit people shy even today, but every day makes more progress. Her treats have to be divided out separately and away from the others. And there's Colby. Colby was adopted too, after being kept in a cage in some forsaken place for six months as a kitten. He is only four years old but has the aching body of an old, old cat from arthritis caused by the caged situation. Colby is a cuddly black bear and sweet, sweet, sweet. Colby and Blue go one on one to get the next treat but share pretty well, considering. So we have a real mixed bag of cats, don't we? And our loved children, they are, down to each and every last hair. But back to Alyssa. When this "Digger" arrived, I set it aside from the usual tossing of the treats toward the cats and dropped a few treats in the cups as Alyssa sat beside it. I left one on the white shelf part of it. She saw it immediately and how easy it was to paw off and into her mouth. And the very next second after wolfing that treat, she saw, sniffed, and DUG those treats out, one at a time. Each cup, varying slightly in width and depth, demanded a new position from to fenagle her paws just so. This way of getting Alyssa HER treats, is our special thing. Now, when I walk into the room and near the Digger, she immediately sits beside it waiting for HER share of the treats. The others go about their usual way getting their usual share of treats, but Alyssa and I kind of have this secret. The Digger is hers, alone. She knows it. I know it. She feels very special to have this additional fun in her new miniaturized hunting activity. This Digger is Alyssa's. There's no sharing HER share of the "cookies"! Now really, two cats could share this Digger. But it would be tight, especially if the cats feel the need to scoot around to a different position to dig out a treat. IDEALLY, one Digger per cat would work for sure. But Alyssa's and my secret works just fine for us. Not just a hand-out, she EARNS her treats and has fun doing it. Hint for making this work for your cat(s): Put one treat on the white "shelf" part of the Digger and one or more treats in each cup and stand back. You MAY have to put your fingers in the cups and rattle them to get their attention to sniff around or look into the cups to see the pay dirt. But they WILL catch on easily enough. It is fun for you to watch and fun for them for the mental/physical stimulation.

My cat won’t play with anything. He does dig the treats out of here though. I’m happy with it. Makes him work for treats a little.

It stops my cat from getting chubby by lounging next to the food dish all day, lazily pawing kibbles into their mouth. Now, the cat eats when they're hungry and leaves the food alone when they're not hungry. The cat is still chubby, but less chubby since the swap, which is nice. It works! The only issue I have with the Interactive Slow Feeder is the rubber non-slip ring. It isn't attached in any way, the Feeder just rests on it in very shallow grooves, so it slides around on the floor when the cat eats and gets separated from the Feeder.

This is an awesome interactive feeder/ treat giver to keep our beloved pets entertained & get them more 'interactive' with their food/ treats so they don't wolf it down in under 60 seconds ! Only 1 of my cats really loves this & it's the FAT one - which is PURRFECT ! He will paw it for 10ish minutes, 'obtain ' his treats & walks to/from it several times a day. * the ONLY issue I had was with the mat which came w/ the feeder which is supposed to 'hold the unit' in place - it was folded in quarters & the groves intended to fit the bottom to the unit to secure it to the device were bent/ damaged as a result & although I was able to get the mat 'flattened' over the course of a few days, the circular groove was not going to straighten out. Fast forward - I contacted customer service directed online & they sent me an unfolded bottom mat & now, it 'connects' & the unit doesn't move all over the room when forceful paws are DETERMINED to obtain what's inside the cups. I highly recommend this interactive (cat )unit & can't say enough about the excellent & extremely responsive customer service received ! It's clear CATIT stands behind its products & I highly recommend this & their attention & responsiveness to their consumers. I will be checking their other pet products, since aside from them being well very well made & durable, they stand behind their items - full stop. I did read in other reviews, ( before ordering), the same issue regarding the bottom mat not holding the device in place. I found however that a mat which is not folded in the original shipping box, DOES secure the device. A reviewer resolved issue of unit being moved around w/ masking tape - however, I didn't want to tape this to any 1 spot since I'd like to move it to different areas. I am NOT a paid reviewer & can say that this is a very reputable company who stands behind what they sell. My FAT CAT loves this & we're all purring ! 🐈 😻 I HIGHLY recommend CATIT & this product. Looking forward to seeing what else they make.

This actually more or less works for my cat, it keeps him from barfing most of the time like I had hoped and really works where other slow feeders did not. I'm taking off two stars though for the terrible flimsy lower grey rubber pad thing. It's a pain to put on when it comes off and the grooves around it get food stuck in them constantly. It also makes it a pain to clean and move around. The obvious solution to this bonehead design would have been to just make it a plastic or stiffer rubber shield that just goes over the top of the whole thing instead of weakly gripping the bottom. I use Nulo small grain dry food for reference. Oh and it seems to be dishwasher safe, at least in my dishwasher on the top rack. Nice bonus!

I laugh when I see my cat get the treats out the little cubes. I never new he could grasp little things like this with his paws. It too a short time for him to figure it out. Now, I put either 1 or several in the rules to distract him while my other cats get their treats. Otherwise he tries to stare them down to let him eat their treats. It works. Sometimes he leaves a few and comes back later to eat the rest. I do not habe any trouble with it moving around on the flour. I recommend this product. I must not forget the box. I think he enjoys this more than the puzzle. I didn't really believe he would even take the trouble to use it. A friend decided to cut the holes out to test it. I love it too. Periodically I will hear him trying to get treats out. The box moves creating a greater challenge. Very creative of the design and marketing departments. Such a simple idea and what a great use of a box. Awesome The price is great for the puzzle and box.

This unit is a lot of pieces. The gray mat underneath is a separate piece that comes apart often (daily), and the green cups are not attached. I had to solve that immediately as the cats scattered the cups noisily all over the place. I used 3m double sided automotive tape (which I already had) to keep the cups in place. It takes about 2-3 days for the cats to get used to eating from the feeder. As the title indicates, I ordered the unit to entertain my two Savannah juvenile cats - to slow down their eating, and to make their food last longer - and thus, entertain them longer. They require a lot of entertaining! I also ordered the other feeder the same maker makes, the cat Tree slow feeder, for the domestic cat in my house - I figured I could trade out the feeders if I wanted (but I also thought the Savannahs might be a little rough on the tree style feeder). At this time, the Savannahs are enjoying the Digger feeder just fine, now that the cups are fastened down. As I said, the gray mat thing is moved all of the place, and I do have to adjust that often. The cats have no problem pulling the food out, and the domestic cat will eat from it also. They like it, and the same amount of food lasts longer and they don't wolf it down. They seem to take the time to get full sooner. Consensus: Both of the feeders are a great idea! Great for cats that need to lose weight, and great to entertain bored cats - if you leave for the day for work, or have high maintenance cats like Savannahs :)

All my cats love it. The durability is Holding up against 4 cats fighting over snacks. The value of the toy isn't really there. The color matches. Helps my cats move around their paws. Not much playable its for skills

Mi gatita lo disfruta mucho, mi gatito aún no aprende, jejejeje. Buen aditamento para mantenerlos curiosos.

Our cats are a bit pissed with this feeding thing. But it stops Kevin throwing his food all over the walls

Il manquait un petit tube mais ce n'est pas bien grave, ça fait juste un trou plus simple à atteindre. Très contente d'avoir pu trouver ce produit d'occasion qui est en excellent état en dehors de ça ! Mes chats adorent ce jeu et ont compris tout de suite comment récupérer les croquettes. Elles ont quelques portions de cette manière sur la journée, au moins là elles ne se goinfrent pas... Très simple à nettoyer et semble solide.

We changed our cats kibble to a grain free, high quality protein, more nutritious choice. Only problem, he liked it so much that he would just eat his daily ration in one go. Instead of going back to the lower quality kibble we bought this and it did the trick. Now his food lasts till the end of the day again and it’s also amazing for his freeze dried treats that he actually takes the time to chew now. I feel like this solution makes our cat less obsessive about food since he realises that there always is some available (since he hasn’t eaten it all in one go) without us over feeding him. Without the stress around his food I feel he is more relaxed/ less of a pain at times. 😂 Anyways, the thing is very fairly priced in my opinion, has a very intelligent design and with the impact it had for our cat its more than worth it. It took our cat about 24 h to figure out so be ready to dig the tubes yourself during that time but once he got the idea there was no stopping him. Also putting the kibbles straight into one of the holes without the tube helped a lot in the “training”. All in all I am very grateful for this product. Thank you!

Chegou antes do prazo, excelente qualidade um brinquedinho simples, mas é muito gostoso ver o gatinho brincar. Minha gatinha amou!