This video proves that even handicapped cats can work for their food. In this clip Lefty is 15 years old, a tripod his whole life, toothless, arthritic and has kidney and heart disease. He prefers to get the food himself! Your cats can do this!
This toy is excellent as a canned food puzzle for cats, which are harder to find and incorporate.
Give the Dog Tornado a try with your cats!
The Green is a great beginner foraging toy. This is the doggy version of the feline "Catch" toy. Because it is larger, it holds more volume for multiple cat households and provides a slightly increased challenge as the interior portion of the puzzle is harder to reach.
If you want to increase the challenge even further add a foraging ping pong ball from Fundamentally Feline. Simply fill ping pong ball and drop it into one of the sections. The cat has to spin the ball to get the food to drop into the Green and then extract it from the maze with their paw. Yes, cats really do get this skilled at foraging!
Do not let the dog photos on the packaging deter you from trying these toys out with your cats.
Cats are quite capable of using these puzzles only they do so in a different way. Dogs lick out these bowls with their tongues where cats scoop the food out with their paws.
These objects are not too terribly difficult however, each different colored bowl provides a different maze/puzzle challenge. The interior portions of the maze are a bit more out of reach and increase the challenge for the cats.
This treat tower certainly requires some previous foraging experience.
Cats must work food down each level of the Catit Food Maze to finally achieve a piece of food that has fallen through into the base/food tray.
There is an adjustable plate at the middle tier that allows for the openings to be made smaller to increase the challenge.
For gregarious foragers, a weight, rock or other heavy object can be placed in the base/tray to weight toy down so it does not topple over.
And, as is true for most Catit products, this food puzzle comes with a pressure point mat to ease paw fatigue while diligently working for kibble!
The Fun Board is offers a variety of different obstacles. For many cats, acquiring food from the clear globes is the greatest challenge of this board. The section that looks like an ice cube tray is called the tongue module and is designed for canned food. This works the cat's jaw muscles and tongue similarly to how they would remove flesh from the bone of live prey. The entire board can be used for dry kibble as well. This toy is also very easy to clean.
Take a look at the photos and video below to see cats interacting with this board!
The Catch by Northgate is a nice stationary puzzle that requires your cat to forage with their paws. It is relatively easy for cats who are new to foraging and easy to clean.
Good for slowing down fast eaters!
It can be combined with the Foraging Ping Pong Balls from Fundamentally Feline (shown right) for an increased challenge.
The Catch by Northgate is a nice stationary puzzle that requires your cat to forage with their paws. It is relatively easy for cats who are new to foraging and easy to clean.
Good for slowing down fast eaters!