I was skeptical that my VERY indoor kitty would be able to grasp this concept. But after I jiggled the trainer around to show her it contained food, she figured it out soon enough.
I moved on to the actual mouse feeders later the same day....these were harder, but again she caught on quickly once discovering the food inside. For the first few days, we just filled them periodically and set them near her feeding area without hiding. I am now slowly hiding them in more and more difficult spots for her to find. She’s still learning that she has to “hunt” for them.
It has completely cured scarf n barf for us, which was a huge issue before because we were having to give her literally 8-10 pieces of kibble at a time or she would just vomit immediately. No longer a problem! At all! The mice are well made, very nice quality and also attractive in my opinion. They are pricey, but I found them to be worth it. We love this feeding system. Five stars, absolutely.
Update: A few weeks in, and she has this down completely. We usually fill all five mice the night before, and then give her two in the morning, one around midday, and the other two later on around dinner time. If we give her all five at once, she will end up playing with her food...dumping several of the mice but not eating all the food. Messy. So it works better for us to space them out.
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Product Description
The Benefits of Hunting
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What's Included?
Each Doc & Phoebe's Indoor Hunting Cat Feeder includes:
- 1 Trainer with multiple dispensing holes
- 3 Feeders each with two dispensing holes designed for any size kibble
- 3 Feeder Skins to simulate the tactile feel of prey allowing your cat to grab, claw and use its teeth as it would in the hunt.
- 1 Scoop to hold 1.6 tablespoons (approx. 1/6th the daily ration of an average 10 pound cat)
Feeder, Trainer, Scoop: BPA free plastic. Dishwasher safe.
Fabric skin: Nylon/Rayon fibers. Machine wash/tumble dry.
3 Steps to a Healthier Cat
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FILLStep 1: Scoop cat food into Doc & Phoebe Mice. |
HIDEStep 2: Hide all 3 Mice at once. Repeat morning and night. |
HUNTStep 3: Let your cat instinctively "hunt" for its food. |
HAPPYHave a healthier, happier cat! |
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7-yr-old Cat got it on the 1st day! Kitty enrichment!
My 7 yr. old cat just started showing an aversion to his bowl of 3 years for no apparent reason. He will eat from a smaller measuring cup bowl though, so probably not whisker fatigue. We decided to try this system as it looked like good kitty enrichment. He got it on day 1!No need for the trainer. He started playing with the empty mice right away and once I added his food with a little enticing shrimp treat thrown in for good measure, he figured it out.He definitely has spots he prefers and so we’re learning where to place them. Near walls seems to be best so he can use the wall to help flip it. Under the table and under the curtains he likes too. He seems to be eating his normal amount of food, just in greater intervals, which is probably good for him. He is also eating “stale” food - food that’s been sitting in his “bowl” for “too long” overnight. Normally he demands fresh kibble in the morning but he’s still munching on his mice this morning.If this keeps up, we will not go back to the bowl until he’s too old to use the mice!Minus one star because the scoop sends kibble everywhere while trying to pour it into the mice. We have really small kibble too. If there were a way to open up the mouse to put in the kibble vs. pouring it in through the holes, that would prevent the mess. Still worth it for the cat’s health and entertainment though!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2018
I was skeptical that my VERY indoor kitty would be able to grasp this concept. But after I jiggled the trainer around to show her it contained food, she figured it out soon enough.
I moved on to the actual mouse feeders later the same day....these were harder, but again she caught on quickly once discovering the food inside. For the first few days, we just filled them periodically and set them near her feeding area without hiding. I am now slowly hiding them in more and more difficult spots for her to find. She’s still learning that she has to “hunt” for them.
It has completely cured scarf n barf for us, which was a huge issue before because we were having to give her literally 8-10 pieces of kibble at a time or she would just vomit immediately. No longer a problem! At all! The mice are well made, very nice quality and also attractive in my opinion. They are pricey, but I found them to be worth it. We love this feeding system. Five stars, absolutely.
Update: A few weeks in, and she has this down completely. We usually fill all five mice the night before, and then give her two in the morning, one around midday, and the other two later on around dinner time. If we give her all five at once, she will end up playing with her food...dumping several of the mice but not eating all the food. Messy. So it works better for us to space them out.
I moved on to the actual mouse feeders later the same day....these were harder, but again she caught on quickly once discovering the food inside. For the first few days, we just filled them periodically and set them near her feeding area without hiding. I am now slowly hiding them in more and more difficult spots for her to find. She’s still learning that she has to “hunt” for them.
It has completely cured scarf n barf for us, which was a huge issue before because we were having to give her literally 8-10 pieces of kibble at a time or she would just vomit immediately. No longer a problem! At all! The mice are well made, very nice quality and also attractive in my opinion. They are pricey, but I found them to be worth it. We love this feeding system. Five stars, absolutely.
Update: A few weeks in, and she has this down completely. We usually fill all five mice the night before, and then give her two in the morning, one around midday, and the other two later on around dinner time. If we give her all five at once, she will end up playing with her food...dumping several of the mice but not eating all the food. Messy. So it works better for us to space them out.
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Be-Bean
Perfect way of letting them "hunt" for their food...
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2019
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First-rate product beautifully designed; excellent customer service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 8, 2018
