62 reviews forCatit Design Senses Food Maze

After looking at reviews i was sceptical if this would be any good, my Ragdoll loves it when there are no treats in it she will let us know :)

Putting it together was quick and easy! Has taken my cat some getting used to though, he still hasn't quite worked out how it works, but he has an interest in it once the treats are on it! I'd recommend!

This puzzle feeder is perfect makes it so neat around the house and no gorging on loose biscuits

We’ve used this with 4 different cats. The floppy base that comes with it can be disposed off. If your cat is more than 4kg, or particularly clever, it is possible they may try to knock it over. I stopped this by putting a chair leg in one side of the base. Particularly dumb cats won’t be able to work this out. Our late great big dumb bruiser could only use the bottom tier. But even our latest 8mth olds have worked it out. Definitely better than free feeding.

Nice idea, poor execution. Wouldn’t have been difficult to design it so it doesn’t fall over every time my cat wants to get a treat. Pretty ridiculous to be honest

Only 1 of our 3 cats showed an interest, and that was short lived! She would scoop the treats towards her and over the edge, unless they got stuck in a groove. The top 'lid' didn't really fit adequately, and the plastic edges around the holes where cats push their paws through are rather sharp and scratchy. It's big and cumbersome and the dog knocked it over all the time. If you have a cat that loves it, and uses it a lot, cleaning it is will be awkward with the scratchy edges.

My plush is not only big boy overall, but also recently started to get a big chubby - so I was looking for something to slow him down a bit. This is absolutely amazing alternative to standard bowl - gets him to exercise a little, and prevents from gulping all the food at once! The only concern is that the base is too light - I block it by sliding the edge a little bit under the nearby cupboard, so he can’t flip it over with all his weight of furry tank :P

He loves this, he has worked out how to shake it enough to get jackpot drop without pulling the whole thing down.

I wasn't sure whether my 2 senior cats would like this, but I'm trying it for one who eats too fast and sometimes regurgitates. I put it up today, added dry biscuits and a few treats in the top and around the base, and used my fingers to show him how to move the food. He had it worked out in a couple of minutes and was having as much fun dropping the food as eating it. And he was actually chewing! The base mat is mis-shaped and won't lay flat though so I'm not using it; hence only 4*

Good quality, stands up to being fought over by my 5 cats, only gets knocked over very occasionally. Love that you can make it harder/easier for them

I have 3 cats, all of whom were getting a bit chubby. I thought I'd give this a go as 2 of them are quite clever and I thought it might slow them down. Turns out the cat I thought was a bit dense took to it straight away and sits there methodically for ages. The other cat smacks it so hard the biscuits fly out all over the kitchen, so he has to hunt around to find them all. The last one took TWO YEARS to work it out! Funny to watch and it definitely slows them down.

I've known several other cats enjoy this maze, so I got one for my indoor cats, partly to give them something to do, and partly to try and slow down their eating. It works on both counts, and it's fun watching the cats try to get the biscuits out as quickly as possible! Mine are smart enough to have figured out that it can be rocked over (like a vending machine) if they stand upright and push, or hook their paws through the sides. It now takes them 10 minutes to eat their biscuits, instead of 2.

It's easy for the cats to topple it over (or just shake it for food to come out!) so have had to get tape out to stick it to something heavier and the bottom level is a bit too low for their interest. I will see if I can put it on a stool or something to raise it up. Obviously does cut down food intake and makes them think :)

So we've got one big, fat, stupid cat, and one small, thin, clever cat. If we leave kibble out for the thin cat, the fat cat eats it. But you know what he's not good at? Figuring this one out. The thin one got her head around it, using her paws to fish out or knock down kibbles, but the big one can barely fish out the ones that have fallen. So the thin cat can munch when she wants and the fat one can't get to her food! Strangle he hasn't figured out how to get the kibble stuff inside the tree...

The food maze slows Luna, my cat who would normally gobble her crunchy food pellets down, and makes her have think a bit about how she reaches them. She's quite a dab hand at scooping up the pellets individually in her paw and it's fun to watch and guess which one she'll go for next!

Hilarious to watch them around the Maze as my young one, who is the hunter, is also deaf! He found out immediately how to paw out the treats but could not hear them falling down. My older chubby boy was patiently waiting for the other one to do the work and eat the fallen treats! Good product, had to spend sometime to teach them how to use it as they chubby one was too bored to bother and the deaf one could not hear the reward falling! Eventually the deaf learnt the process well!

My cats enjoyed using this however they worked out way too quickly that due to it being so light in weight they could just pull it over and get at the food that way. Fab product but definitely needs to have a heavier base to withstand greedy cats!

Cats like it.

My cats pulled this over and gobbled up all the food which was scattered all over the floor. Nice idea but perhaps could be redesigned with a heavier base.

I decided I had to do something for my obese cat as I sadly lost one podgy puss and felt completely responsible for his early demise. I didn't want to go too aggressive with it so I opted to letting her get her food whenever she wanted from the feeder and a healthy portion of wet food once a day. She is no longer fat. She plays, climbs my 5ft fences with ease and can clean her bits. I really didn't see this happening but once I saw the changes in her habits and activities, it has probably been a life-saver. Just like people, she has to deal with a bit of extra skin and will probably always have an enormous appetite but she's taken to this really well. I've learned a lesson the hard way so please...if you see your cat's weight get out of control, use a good quality obesity cat food and give this a go. You won't regret it. I'm now about to purchase a second one for upstairs. Thanks to CatIt for your continued innovative products.