SPOT Doc and Phoebe’s Cat Hunting Feeder – Interactive Indoor Slow Feeder & Treat Dispenser Toy, Encourage Natural Instinct to Hunt, Solve Behavioral Problems & Obesity, Set Includes 3 Mice and Scoop

I can finally sleep
We’re only three nights in, but so far so amazing! Our cats are 3 years old and have been waking us at all hours for a few months. It started with Daylight Savings (which, surprise! they do not acknowledge). They wanted to eat earlier and earlier, and in our frustration, we did not ignore them, and we made it so much worse by reacting and even feeding them in our desperation. We were starting to literally go insane from lack of sleep, so we are trying everything. These mice seem to have saved us.First, the packages we got included mice that each have one hole on top, not two. The hole is adjustable to be bigger or smaller for different levels of difficulty. We use tiny kibble, and only add about half a tablespoon to each mouse. We are not using them to deliver a meal, just a snack (they eat wet food twice a day), and I don’t find the holes to be too large.Second, they took to these mice right away. Kibble is a treat for them, so they came running when I added kibble to two of the mice to try them out. We never used the trainer. They immediately figured out how to get the kibble, batting the mice around, picking them up with their teeth and shaking them like prey, to get one or two pieces to shake out. I put out all 6 mice the first night, and like magic, our problem was solved.This has become a new game each night. They followed me around when I put the mice around the house, and they still enjoyed hunting for them while we slept. They even tend to drag a few into our room.I think these are a brilliant idea, a great execution, and totally worth the money. The mice we received were not poor quality, everything was as expected or better. I highly recommend these, and I will try to come back and update as time goes on to let you know if they continue to work. If you’re on the fence about purchasing these, I have to tell you, I think you should try them–especially if your story resembles mine.

Great for cats that need to lose weight
I’ve had these about a year now. When I took my cat to the vet last year, she was overweight because I fed her too much out of ignorance. The vet wanted me to buy expensive diet cat food but I wanted to see if just feeding her the right amount would work. The vet suggested getting these mice to help my cat be more active and eat less. It worked! When I took her to the vet today my cat had lost 4 pounds in the year we’ve been using the mice. It took a short period of time to get my cat used to the idea. They are too big for her to pick up and carry around and she’s not too smart so I can’t hide them too well, but she knows just what to do with them. I used to have to bathe her or get her groomed because she couldn’t clean herself and her fur would be greasy and dirty and her behind would be quite messy. In the past few months I noticed her grooming herself more, and I realized her fur felt softer and cleaner and that her rear end was no longer messy. This is a great product and it helps me save money since I don’t have to buy expensive diet cat food or pay to have her groomed.

Il nostro gatto, ormai non più giovane, e non stupido, inizialmente non ne voleva sapere. Ma alla fine per “disperazione” ha cominciato a svuotarlo in modalità aperta. Ormai siamo passati alla modalità normale ed è abituato di giocarci quando siamo via di giorno; lo trovo sempre vuoto la sera. Almeno non mangia più tutto in un colpo, ottima soluzione

Mit mir wohnen zwei Kater, der Leo und der Mishu.Leo kann mit Futterspielzeug und Fummelbrettern so gar nix anfangen, auch mit diesen Mäusen nicht. Er interessiert sich Null dafür. Er ist aber auch nicht so gierig und verfressen, wie es der Mishu ist. Somit kann ich Mishu mit solchen Utensilien richtig gut beschäftigen.Er hat bereits einen Fummelturm von Catit (der mit den grünen Bechern) und einen selbstgemachten Fummel- und Schnüffelkarton. Zusätzlich schmeiße ich 1-2x am Tag das TroFu wie Leckerlie durch die Wohnung und Mishu flitzt wie ein Blitz hinterher.Mishu ist ein Kater, der die ganze Zeit fressen könnte und leider auch (meist morgens) erbricht, wenn er sein TroFu zu schnell fressen kann. Dann atmet er es förmlich ein.Ich habe diese Mäuse zusätzlich geholt, weil ich hoffte, er würde ausreichend beschäftigt und Schlingen ist damit ausgeschlossen.So ist es auch! *freu*Ich fülle in die Futtermaus so 15-20 Breckies seines TroFu und er fummelt es so in 10 Minuten alles raus. Dazu schiebt er die Futtermaus durch den Raum. Ich habe die engste Einstellung (Schieberegler bis zum Ende schieben) gewählt, da sonst die Breckies zu schnell herausfallen. Somit muss er die Maus schon mehrfach bewegen, damit überhaupt ein Pallet herausfällt. Ich bin sehr froh, dass der Mishu beharrlich ist und nicht so schnell Frust aufbaut.Somit ist es für ihn das ideale Futterspielzeug.Das Produkt finde ich auch optisch schön und es scheint echt auch robust zu sein. Da man den Corpus und den Mausstoff einzeln säubern kann, denke ich, dass es eine Anschaffung ist, die ich noch in Jahren nutzen kann.Der Preis ist echt heftig, aber gemessen auf die Zeit, die man es nutzen kann, dann wieder relativ. ;-)Von mir, für Katzen die gerne ihr Futter erarbeiten, eine klare Kaufempfehlung.

I have a collection of feeding puzzles for my 2 cats to keep things interesting for them, mine are both indoor cats. These have definitely gone down well with them in fact one of mine actually prefers his food in these to his bowl. I hide these around the house whilst they eat some food from their bowl (otherwise I get watched) as soon as they are finished off they go hunting for them. We’ve certainly seen a change in their behaviour they are more relaxed and clearly enjoy hunting them.We didn’t need the training mouse they got the hang of them straight away. They easy to clean, skip the cover off and separate the plastic pod to wash out. The only flaw is the feeding adjustment is easily knocked whilst the cats bat/throw them around. But despite this these are definitely worth getting for your fur baby.