Dr. Stephanie Globerman - Paws Whiskers & Claws, The Feline Hospital
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Opaque, cube-shaped toys are among the most challenging you can offer your cat. In this video Paige shows you how it is done! Not every cat becomes this skilled or manipulates toys with this much gusto. A goal for you and your cat to work towards.
This video proudly features one of our patients, Paige, who is a master forager!
This post and all of its content is written by and property of Ingrid Johnson, CCBC Certified Cat Behavior Consultant of Fundamentally Feline, LLC.
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 post and all of its content is written by and property of Ingrid Johnson, CCBC Certified Cat Behavior Consultant of Fundamentally Feline, LLC.
The antenna looking devices are actually meant to be pawed at by the cats and essentially catapult the food so that they have to go running to chase the kibble. Great to get an overweight cat moving around more.
The thin channel is called a "tongue module" designed for canned food, an excellent tool to slow down fast eaters.
The large reservoir that holds the ping-pong balls can be used for dry food but can also be used for other enrichment games; for example, fill with water for cats that like to splash around in the sink, they can swat at floating ping-pong balls instead. Or take sprigs of cat grass or fresh catnip and drop them down inside.
Not every foraging experience needs to be about food!
This post and all of its content is written by and property of Ingrid Johnson, CCBC Certified Cat Behavior Consultant of Fundamentally Feline, LLC.
This toy is amazing, easy to clean and versatile. You can stuff it full of food for beginners or leave it lean for master foragers.
The "tongue module" (the ice cube tray-like portion) is specifically designed for canned food as well as for dry. This module works the feline jaw muscles similarly to how a cat would lick and work to remove flesh from the bones of their prey. The intelligent design takes "whisker stress" into consideration so that the cat's whiskers can freely move without obstruction. This also significantly slows down voracious over-eaters that later vomit undigested canned food.
This post and all of its content is written by and property of Ingrid Johnson, CCBC Certified Cat Behavior Consultant of Fundamentally Feline, LLC.
Worried about food puzzles being messy? Stationary toys can be helpful and sometimes a bit more tidy for some families.
This puzzle is quite easy and excellent for those cats that are just learning to work for their food. If you need to increase the challenge you can add foraging ping-pong balls from Fundamentally Feline (also available in store here at PWC!) to this toy. Simply fill the ping-pongs and place them in the tunnels so that your cat has to spin the food out of the ball and then drag it out of the tunnel. This can significantly increase the challenge. Alternatively, filling the tunnels with other toys such as balls and mice can obstruct the openings increasing the challenge in a similar way.
This post and all of its content is written by and property of Ingrid Johnson, CCBC Certified Cat Behavior Consultant of Fundamentally Feline, LLC.
The Windmill is a food dispensing toy originally designed for dogs that is actually an excellent feline toy. It comes with interchangeable lids allowing it to accommodate a variety of kibble sizes and skill levels.
Once they get the hang of it the kitties seem to view it like a slot machine food dispenser! It can be a little challenging to learn the skill initially. Stick with it and let us know if you have difficulties teaching your cat this game, we can help!
This post and all of its content is written by and property of Ingrid Johnson, CCBC Certified Cat Behavior Consultant of Fundamentally Feline, LLC.
