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 We ALL love this thing! Jul 20, 2010
We adopted a cat who had always lived outside. She's now an inside cat, who stalked us like we never fed her and stalked her food bowl like it was perpetually empty. She often convinced all of us to feed her... Then I heard about this feeding ball. I ordered and received it in less than a week - and the fun began!
We put it in a large tray to limit the play area and keep food off the carpet. We fill it at night, and get it out for breakfast.
My 6yo can fill it, after we figured out to unscrew the opening. Also, make sure the lock is set, or cat might make the opening size change!
I just wish I had come up with the idea!
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A Great Solution for Voracious Monsters--and Fun for You,Too Jul 18, 2010
Our cats are highly food motivated (or deranged, maybe)--we can't just leave a pile of food out for them to nosh on or they would eat themselves into a bloated stupor.
The food balls do a great job of slowing them down so they don't hoover up a day's worth of food in 30 seconds flat, plus they force the cats to exercise both their bodies and minds in order to eat, which can only be a good thing. It's hard to say for sure what a cat's thinking, but our ordinarily dégagé and sardonic pusses look alert, engaged, and attentive when they're coaxing dinner out of the food ball.
Also, as side benefit, kibble time is much more amusing for us human spectators now.
Our clever and extra-ravenous cat figured out the basic principles of the thing in a matter of minutes; our less intellectually gifted cat required some human intervention before she understood what she needed to do. Interestingly, they both refined their understandings of how it worked and how best to operate the food ball over several subsequent days, which was also interesting to watch.
Definitely worth the money.
Perfect for my fat cats! Jul 14, 2010
When my now-fiance and I moved in together, I inherited Agatka and Maja, 3-1/2 year old rescues made obese by his ex-girlfriend's free-feeding and their inability to portion control. I immediately limited their food intake to the recommended dose (go figure) and only fed them twice a day. When feeding time came, the would wolf down what was in the bowl and then whine the rest of the night and day for more food. When I came across these feeding balls I was very intrigued. After their arrival I filled them with whatever amount the girls would have received and put them on the ground. At first they stared at me blankly, but got the hang of it when I started to push the ball around with my shoe and food trickled out. It didn't take them too long to figure out how to get the food out, although I could tell they were opposite they'd have to work for their meal. We've had the ball for about two weeks and it's working great. We still feed them twice a day, but because they have to make more of an effort to get the food, they only eat when they're hungry. And because the food only comes out a little at a time, the amount of time it takes them to eat their regular amount has increased greatly (read: no more vomiting!). I would absolutely recommend this ball to any cat owner, regardless of the cat's weight. There's nothing wrong with working for your meal!
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Good Product but Outsmarted By My Cat Jun 27, 2010
This product is all it promised to be. It is well constructed and is easy to use. My cat even likes it. I am happy with it. That being said, if you're thinking of buying this to control your cat's weight, like I did, consider carefully. My cat has figured out that she only has to roll the ball a few inches at a time to get the food to come out. So, she doesn't really get any exercise when using it. On the up side, she does seem to find it interesting which helps with the problem of indoor cat boredom.
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 My cat is either stubborn or stupid Jun 21, 2010
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RV6YUHQ2AUS2L I suspect he's a little of both. Certainly, he's overweight and lazy for sure. I had just about given up on him using the "foodball" after nearly two weeks of me acting like an idiot on the floor trying to demonstrate. Then, like magic, I heard him pushing it one night so I knew he was finally getting the hang of it. He hasn't lost any weight yet, but it's still early. I think it's a great idea, and it does seem to force him to work harder to get his food (he is a big-time binge eater). The only drawback is that now I have cat-drool spots all over my kitchen floor from him eating off it. I'll report back later if he actually manages to lose weight. Frankly, I'm just as interested in the product from the point of view of providing stimulus - he is in sore need of something to entertain him while I'm gone, and he's largely uninterested in toys unless I'm there to interact. This way, he gets incentive to play.
Update: Week 3, still no weight loss and he's generally annoyed with me about the experiment, but as you can see from the video he's finally figured it out and will eat from the ball.
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