CatitDesign Senses Food Maze_DX

If you're a typical working adult like me, you spend hours away from your furry ones every single weekday. My 2 cats are very sociable and I always felt guilty about leaving them for so long. I always am looking for toys/activities to engage their minds while I'm away.I can tell you I am VERY pleased I decided to purchase this!I read the other reviews, positive and negative. There seemed to be a few that stood out the most to me:1.) The top is open, which allows for some people's cats to see the treats going in the top and have learned to just knock the maze over to get the treats.2.) There's not enough weight on the bottom to keep it from being knocked over.3.) it's annoying to listen to the food dropping/food goes everywhere.Here are some ideas to overcome those issues:1.) OPEN TOP - The minute I introduced my cats to this maze, I Never let them learn about the open top. I had an unused lock&lock container (with the locking tab lid) that fit in that top opening. The container itself fit down into the opening while the lid's tabs kept it from falling through. I put some washers in the container which gave it enough weight to not easily be knocked out. I assembled the maze, put that "makeshift top" on and they never knew about the existence of that opening. Yes some might think it looks a bit goofy, but what do I care? It works perfectly. (Although I wouldn't use anything TOO weighty on top; don't want it to hurt anyone if it is knocked over).2.) NOT ENOUGH WEIGHT - I agree with this, but you can put some sort of weight underneath it, or glue/nail it to a small piece of wood. I actually didn't have to do anything with mine; yes it has been knocked over a few times, but so has Everything else in my house at one time or another, that wasn't nailed to the ground :) Mine may not knock over so easy either, since I use the container on top to conceal the opening; possibly it gives it just enough weight?3.) ANNOYING TO LISTEN TO/MESSY - honestly then, why buy it? You see what it does in the picture. I don't think the purpose of this maze to REPLACE your cat's food dish entirely. If you're feeding them their complete meals out of this every day, I can see how the constant sound and food everywhere might get irritating. Maybe use it for half their meals or only use it for treats?I still feed mine regularly from their bowls, but I cut back on the amount they receive in their bowls, and then add that portion (the remainder) of their meal to the maze.It's also a great distraction/reward tool. When I go to leave for work every morning, I take some of their treats and put them in the maze. They are so excited because they get treats... and I am happier that they are not crying at the door as soon as I close it. They are focused on the maze instead.All that being said; yes it has a few design flaws, but it serves its purpose Very Well. I am very happy I decided to purchase it. It stimulates their minds and is entertaining to watch them figure it out.

My cats are loving this Treat Maze. The one who is completely food-driven was all over it from the moment the first treat hit the plastic, and the others were not far behind. There were a couple of hours of a perplexed staredown with my youngest... he circled it and gave it a good evaluation before he seriously approached it, but is now fully on board.They have gone at it from all angles; it took about 7 hours before my tallest figured out he could stand up and stick his head down through the top, but even after getting a few out that way, he still goes round and round and knocks them down through the maze. They clean it out, regardless of what I drop in there: small morsels of dry food, lysine treats, UT health treats, hairball treats, or just plain old treats... I've tested them all, and even the usually picky ones eat whatever they get out.Of course, all cats will eat too much if not monitored, so this isn't a device for free feeding, but it is a great addition to our rotation of treats, catnip, and toy playtime. Changing things up maintains their interest and avoids boredom, and this Treat Maze is a hit... non-stop circling it and very gently pawing through the holes. I put it up on the kitchen table so I could watch them better because it was much more entertaining than the baseball game I was trying to watch! I am looking into the other Catit Design items as a result.The Treat Maze looks top-heavy, as if it would just topple over, but it is quite sturdy. The wider base with the rubber mat keeps it from sliding at all, and the interlocking pieces don't allow for any wobbling. I have 2 larger breeds, 15 lbs or so, and they have been all over this; it's taken all of their action with ease. One of mine is also a drooler, and a damp paper towel keeps it clean while they're playing, and it easily disassembles for a more thorough cleaning when needed.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UPDATE <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<One month later, my cats still love this thing. They are surprisingly gentle with it and keep working at it until every treat is gone. I haven't had any issues with it toppling over or keeping it clean. I'm very glad I made this purchase, as are my cats!

My kitten learned to use this on the first day (which was a blast for me to watch), and I think it's a great way to entertain and slow a cat down when eating dry food. Construction is pretty sturdy, its easy to clean and I believe it's going to go the distance and last quite a while. It's fun to watch him figure out where the last bits of food are and how to get them out, can nearly see his little mind working out the problem. He also learned to *cheat* on the first day, which brings me to the couple of design flaws.The top of this bowl is rather wide- it does have a removable ring (for easier cleaning) but because of the large opening in the ring it's easy for the cat to put his two paws on the top and head inside to eat what food is on the top level. Now while this doesn't bother me much it's far less challenging for them which I think kinda defeats the purpose of this bowl (and this is where you pour the majority of the food, the idea is that they knock it down the other 2 levels through the provided paw windows into the bowl at the bottom to eat it). That brings me to the other design flaw. I think it would have been a little better if the base was weighted- or could be weighted. My kitten in particular has figured out how to pull on the bowl a little and shake the food loose to the bottom- which is clever, but also sometimes leads to the whole bowl tipping over. He's only managed this a couple of times (and he's about 7lbs) in the month or so we've had it, but I could see where that might be a potential issue for other cat owners which is why I mention it (and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5).Those problems aside, I certainly don't regret the purchase. It's nearly a perfect product and I'd recommend it.

Bengal cat learned how to tip it.

Groot succes, heeft vast voerbakje inmiddels vervangen.

Bien pensé, les chats comprennent vite le principe pour se nourrir et mangent les croquettes une par une. Le but est atteint. Anti glouton.

Muy buen producto para dosificar la comida y evitar que coman compulsivamente (también tiene otras ventajas como estimular la inteligencia a través del juego).- La altura es genial para que puedan ver el pienso fácilmente, incluso mientras intentan sacarlo.- Creo que los colores son adecuados para que vean el contraste del color del pienso.- A pesar de ser alto, es muy estable. Mis gatos no son nada delicados y aun no lo han tirado- Permite que los gatos coman a la vez sin problema.- Tampoco se mueve por la pieza gris antideslizante.- Al ser de plástico y desmontable es muy rápido y fácil de limpiar. Incluso estable para dejarlo secar al revés.- Puede requerir paciencia. Hay gatos que necesitan una adaptación a las nuevas cosas, y más si no ofrecen más comodidad... Aquí hay muchos comentarios al respecto. Los tres primeros días mis gatos pedían su plato de pienso, lo miraban y maullaban. Apenas comieron pienso. Estoy segura que entendieron el funcionamiento desde el primer momento porque lo usaron en cuanto lo monté, pero no les apetecía hacer el esfuerzo. Unos días después lo usan con normalidad, incluso por juego porque no siempre se comen enseguida lo que cae.Mis gatos no están obesos, aun son muy jóvenes y activos, pero si comían con tanta ansia que a veces vomitaban (descartados todos los posibles problemas de salud). Problema resuelto.Dejo algunas fotos por si le resulta útil a alguien.

Ero già in possesso della pista per pallina di questa linea e ho deciso di acquistare questo prodotto per la mia gattina che consumava la sua razione di croccantini troppo in fretta.La gattina ha subito imparato ad usarla.Come accessorio fa il suo dovere: rallenta il pasto, stimola l'animale a mangiare in più volte e stimola il suo istinto predatorio. Ci sono più livelli di difficoltà, ma devo dire che è piuttosto semplice far cadere i croccantini.UNICA PECCA: tra la pista e il labirinto rimane un piccolo spazio in cui spesso cadevano i croccantini e la gattina non riusciva a prenderli e nel tentativo di recuperarli spostava leggermene il labirinto, con il risultato che trovavo numerosi croccantini sotto di esso e per lei irraggiungibili. Per ovviare a questo problema problema alla fine ho inserito un tubo di plastica nello spazio e adesso funziona perfettamente ed è anche più stabile.Il labirinto è piuttosto leggero e quindi credo che senza la pista possa essere facilmente ribaltato, specialmente in questa versione del prodotto. Consiglierei l'acquisto della versione 2.0 (quella verde), che è dotata di una base unica invece che del tappetino, che è piuttosto inutile.