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The LickiMat

This is a fantastic new tool to slow down those cats that eat wet food too quickly. Available in three different textures and two colors. Easy to wash and clean, easy to fill. This could also be used as a tool while introducing new cats to each other since it will slow down their eating and possibly allow for a longer positive session.

Surprised to see how much they really liked this product!

This particular one seemed the most difficult to lick clean.

As you can see they did quite well!

Cat Amazing

This foraging box is complex and unique as it offers many different compartments for a unique foraging experience. For those looking for products not made of plastic this is a nice alternative. It is a more challenging stationary toy for the more experienced forager.

The Snuffle Mat

Other ways to use your Snuffle Mat!

A truly unique foraging toy that simulates rooting through grass as a cat would do hunting for small prey like bugs. This is an easy toy; great for beginners. It can be machine washed and dried making it easy to care for and maintain.

The Snuffle Mat is made by Paw 5 and we home to see more cool toys roll out from them.

Watch video below!

The Nina Ottosson Mix Max

This puzzle is a mental challenge. It requires some serious thinking and problem solving skills. Or, they can just push the pieces around until they are successful, but hopefully most cats learn the process. This video features only one puzzle piece, more can be added to increase the difficulty.

This is a very difficult toy and should only be offered to an experienced forager. Watch video above to see this one in action.

Cat Love Furry Frolics Treat Ball by Hagen

This little ball does not look like much but it is actually a great little food puzzle. It can be quite challenging as it has three levels that the food must fall through to dispense out the opening. It is small and doesn't hold too much food which is great for cats trying to slim down.

This toy is very inexpensive. In fact, acquiring a few of them would be ideal. They could easily be hidden around the house for a full day of rations. It also functions well being inserted into a larger food puzzle for increase challenge as shown in the photos below.

Add to the Busy Buddy Kibble Nibble foraging toy.

Add to the Foraging Cup by Fundamentally Feline.

Add to a homemade recycled box toy.

Add to a homemade recycled jar.

Foraging Gears by Fundamentally Feline

The XL size is shown here.

Shown here "doubled up" for greater challenge.

These are more difficult objects as they do not roll easily and are heavy. Notice the cog and wheel style colored ends that make the object more difficult to manipulate on a hard surface.

If your cat is a master forager combine this toy with a foraging egg mini. Fill the egg and drop it inside the gear toy to increase the challenge and make your cats work extra hard! You can also add a ping pong ball or two inside so that the food does not always make it to the opening so easily.

These ideas are great for cats on a diet plan where we really need to limit their intake or for those with boredom triggered behavior problems as this will occupy them for a longer period of time!

Yes, some cats actually get this good at working for food!

See this toy in action here! (The cat using it is blind and handicapped)!!

Available in three sizes.

The "long gear" shown doubled stuffed.

Slide and Feed by Trixie Pet

A great beginner puzzle designed for wet or dry food. If your cat is just starting out this is an excellent toy to teach them the game.

Domino Foraging Board by Trixie Pet

This stationary food puzzle offers a wide array of obstacles. This board can be used for dry food and treats or wet food can be placed in the tongue module. It can be rearranged in any configuration and each of the four pieces can be used separately or all together as shown in this video.

The Doorway Dangli by Petsafe

Stethoscope-like arms grasp door frame.

In the video clip of the Doorway Dangli you can see the creativity and challenge that can be incorporated in order to make cats work for their meals. Sometimes the smartest kitties are the ones waiting for the others who are doing all of the work to dispense some kibble! We call this opportunistic foraging! The orange cat in this video Peaches, had actually become blind in this clip, and while not successful in this video, she is still a master forager despite her handicap!

This toy can be made more difficult by hanging it higher so that the cat must work harder to reach up and bat at the toy.

Adjusts to different sized kibble & varied difficulty.

The Pipolino –

A versatile and adjustable food puzzle available in a variety of sizes for many different species. Weight can be a challenge for many cats so do not be deterred by the size of this toy. In fact, it can be made more challenging by placing smaller food puzzles inside, cat toys or adding weights to impede movement and obstruct the flow of food. Great for multiple cat households. Buy your Pipolino here.

Hold a decent amount of food for multiple cat households and also lots of room to add smaller food puzzles like the versatile ping-pong balls from Fundamentally Feline.

Many different sized holes too accommodate a variety of different dry food diets.

When your food puzzle is as big as you are! No matter if you are a master forager like Hitchinson!