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.

So my cat was swallowing his food whole. Not even chewing it(dry food). This was causing him to puke. I looked through a million products and read the reviews on this and gave it a shot. Honestly I can't tell if he loves it. But he seems to be having fun. It 100% has slowed down his eating and stopped him from puking nearly as much. It's like once a month instead of every 5 days. Great product. It's also pretty easy to clean and fill. Although If you are a very light sleeper, and small noises irritate you.... And you have this right by your head... then yeah. When he is eating... It does make a noise. I sleep pretty well... So it never wakes me up. I have it kiddy corner in the room from my bed. Just figured I'd mention.

The Catit Senses 2.0 Digger for Cats is an excellent, cost-effective way to slow down fast eaters, while also keeping cats entertained. IF they use it as intended =) I have 2 cats, & when I first put this out, I showed them how to flip pieces of food out of the largest cup with my finger, onto the empty "tray" portion of the feeder. The 1st cat to try it got the hang of this right away. The 2nd one watched. And then I had to laugh when instead of reaching in with her paw, Kitty #2 looked as if she was sniffing the food, but then grabbed the small cup in her teeth & flipped the contents onto the floor! (She hadn't seen me put it together, so I'm not sure how she knew it could be removed.) I put everything back, & showed her how to use her paw; she said, "Nah!" & promptly picked up the cup & dumped it again! While I had to appreciate her ingenuity, I did NOT want her teaching the other cat to do the same. So I had to shoo the other cat away, sit there with her & repeat, "No!", & put everything back each time she dumped it out. She finally got frustrated (or hungry) enough that she did it my way & got to keep the food. Once she realized that got better results, she changed her game plan & now does it the intended way every time. But I realize that's not a guaranteed outcome, depending on a given cat's personality/persistence.

I like making my cats work for their treats and this fits the bill! I use it without the cups and it's purrrfect for them. I have a couple other dispensers I use as well and rotate them

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

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.

Le jeu Catit est vraiment super. Mon chat est très gourmand et mange ses croquettes beaucoup trop vite. Il a appris à récupérer la nourriture au bout de 10 min, vraiment très instinctif. Ça l'amuse beaucoup et permet surtout de ralentir quand il mange, ça dure donc plus longtemps alors qu'avant il mangeait ses croquettes trop rapidement

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

Staranność wykonania i sam wygląd i kolorystyka jest bez zarzutu. Jednak dla mojego dojrzałego kota wyjadanie z tych kubeczków to przysłowiowa bułka z masłem. Bardzo szybko się z tym uporał a szkoda, że nie jest bardziej "skomplikowana".