TRIXIE Fun Board Cat Activity Puzzle Toy, Strategy Game – 30 x 40 cm

From fishing rod toys to laser pens, walk down the cat section of any store and you will note that everything is designed to promote and imitate 'natural' hunting behaviours. Why? because cats are soley motivated by food. For them, hunting releases much needed endorphins which encourage a much happier cat, and therefore a much healthier cat. Enrichment through these toys is usually a given for any cat owner, and often results in giving 'treats'. I do not condone giving treats to any cat, they are a huge cause of obesity in our pets and it is much better to instead give them part of their daily food allowance. Anyway, if food is so important to our cats, why is enrichment during feeding time so overlooked? I suppose we find it easier to just pop it in a bowl for them rather than hide it around the house or whatever. Well this is your answer. You can use it just as you would a food bowl, and not have to do any of the work hiding the food. Personally, I purchased this because my cat has many behavioural issues and wanted something to provide cognitive enrichment combined with her feeding time. As a rescue cat, she is reactive, nervous and therefore easily stressed. Since purchasing this product back in June she has improved leaps and bounds. It took her a while to get used to using it, and sometimes a little persuasion as she would attempt to get me to pop the food in a bowl by ignoring the food in the tray. However, once she got the hang of using the product, she was well away. She is now more affectionate, less stressed around other cats and people and is much less nervous. Though this product was not the sole reason for that, it did play a large part. After all enrichment is intended to promote positive and natural behaviour. Other positive attributes this boasts: - It can be used for both dry and wet food as well as water - It's is easy to clean (can be rinsed in the sink and the bowls on the edge can be removed and washed separately too) - Useful in combating obesity in your pet or just to help keep your pet trim! - Good for older pets as they can lay down and still get at the food easily - Is large enough to feed multiple cats, if that's your thing. - Is not an eyesore! So get this and make a positive change in your cats life!

Purchased for my cats, one who gorges on biscuits then is often sick afterwards. This has slowed his feeding habits down and the gorging and vomiting episodes have stopped. Easy to clean and sturdy design. Nicely weighted so can not to tipped over. Fun as lots of different positions the biscuits can go in to make the cat work for the food and slows them down too. So pleased with this. The video is from when we first put the feeder down for the cats. It has been down for nearly a year now and they still love to grab the biscuits and keeps them entertained for ages. Very good price when purchased and solid puzzle feeder for cats

Very well made and stable for the price and a great way to keep indoor cats mentally stimulated. My only complaint is the globes along the front edge are too steep and have a slight lip on the inside which makes getting the treat out way too difficult. My cat figured out the techinques pretty quickly, he can get treats from the other parts of the board with a bit of effort, but never actually managed to get the treat out of a globe after days of trying. I had to remove the globes in the end because it was just making him frustrated and winding him up rather than burning mental energy and calming him down.

My cat loved all of section from the get go. We did two rounds in a row as she straight away asked to do it again. Quality materials, sturdy make and has non-slip pads and a right weight to it so it's not sliding around the floor. It's been clearly made by someone who knows cats which is why i gave the extra star. For example, when you read the manual it says kittens could get their head stuck inside the bowl so they made them detachable and you can reatach them when your kitty's grown a bit. Genius.

Charlie is 10, guzzles food, she lost her weight but have had to move into a hotel for a few months because of repairs needed on flat. So she’s not getting much exercise or entertainment. My vet years ago had given her a ball where she was supposed to get the food out it didn’t work she just stared at it. This is fantastic. At first like a child she pretended she could do it, I’d show her and she’d push the food away as if to say see I can’t do it your just going to have to give it to me. I left the food there went off, she started to try to get the food, within a couple of days me showing her she had it, but still in front of me she pretended she couldn’t get the food, did a clumsy paw plonking on the food pushing it away. Then looked at me. I then would hear her and watch as long as she didn’t think I was watching there she was doing it, I really thought she could do the two long s shape bits she made her paw seem too big to get in there. But there she was delicately in bringing the food towards her. So cheeky and such a human trate. One time she realised I was watching so suddenly played daft again. I basically within 10 days moved her meal times on to this, she doesn’t have a bowl anymore. When she has chicken I put half the amount that I used to and half way through eating she’s moved away and licking her lips and paws, she’s full. It totally works. It keeps her busy, uses her brain, slows down her eating, makes her realise she full. Of course she’s also got more inquisitive and started putting her paws in everything to get stuff so had to move a few things. Was nervous getting this after the experiences with the ball ones, but this has been fantastic. I’m thinking of getting something else similar, one for her chicken and this one for dried food. But to keep her occupied, and keep food eaten slower. A few times she cried for some food so I put a few dried pellets in there she loves them, but she wasn’t really hungry and left them, 3 hours later was hungry and got to it to get them. I would totally recommend this.

Well designed product, but my 4 month old kittens can only do the first two puzzles - (1) the squares on top of the tunnel, which they use their tongues for and (2) the wavy part, which they use their paws for. They don’t don’t like (3) the spiky part, for some reason. And the bowls (4) are really difficult - the hole at the top is too small, so they can pull the treats up with their paws, but end up dropping them back down again. I tried putting chicken strips in the bowls, thinking they’d be able to grab it more successfully, but the same thing happened. It’s a bit frustrating for them, so I just stick to the first two puzzles. The tunnel is good for hiding toy mice in - it mimics the behaviour of prey in the wild. They enjoy pulling them out!

I've got a few different cat activity products, but this activity board is my favourite. One of my cats took to it the day I got it while the other took a couple of days to learn how to get food out of the little bowls. Now they are both good at using it and frequently go back to it during the day to take a few biscuits then wander off. I started out by putting a few pieces of shrimp on it and sitting with them while they worked out how to get the food, encouraging them when they got stuck. Now I use it instead of giving them dry food bowls and put their daily rations on it. It seems to benefit them as they have to work to get the food out, which is especially good for them during the Winter months when they don't seem to do anything but sleep as it gives them a bit of mental stimulation and physical activity. The best thing about it is that it has five different types of activity (bowls, tunnel, little dips, wiggly lines and stumps) which each require a different level of tactile ability from your cat. It also challenges them to use their other senses as the can't always see the food or reach it with their mouth so need to rely on their nose or paws. An added bonus is that (like the other cat activity puzzles) you can put wet food on it too because it's made of hard plastic and is really easy to wash (the plastic bowls can be taken off which I didn't know when I ordered it). For a treat I put a packet of wet food on it and watch the cats dipping their paws into the sauce and licking it off once they've got all the chunks out... Very cute, but can be a little messy so I put a towel underneath. It might appear that some cats find it too easy to get the food, but it still requires them to engage their brain and practice using their feet so I wouldn't say that them finishing it quickly is a problem with the product. It's a very good price for the quality and is really durable so if you're looking to give your cats a casual activity to do for a few minutes a couple of times a day I would definitely buy this for them.

We have two cats who yearn to eat 'Dreamies/catisfactions' snacks morning noon and night (and in between one tells me to write). The treats in the yellow packet being their absolute favourites. We bought one of these activity boards hoping that it would encourage paw dexterity, work their (few) little grey cells and reduce the large number of bags required to keep the cats happy. The cats in question were just around 18 months old when the first activity board arrived. We also purchased the Trixie Cat Activity Turn Around. Both devices were immediately welcomed by one of the cats, he was happy to develop his nose and paw skills in order to access a previously only dreamt of number of treats in a small amount of time. The second cat joined in initially, she was particularly good at the Turn Around toy and at accessing treats placed in the more difficult to access places on the board. Soon though our second cat decided it not her place to interrupt her brother's activities. I was concerned that there was some cat psychology at work here and that the male had been dominant and made clear to his sister that these were his treats, his treat activities and he had no need of assistance. So I decided to purchase a second Activity Board, placing one each with identical numbers of treats stashed for each cat. I placed them at opposite ends of the room in the hope that this would discourage George from further intimidating his sister. No such luck. George cleared his own board and then progressed to the second, untouched by Prune who simply sat and watched. I can only think that this was due to my mistake in providing Prune with treats on her own while we were waiting for the second Board to arrive. In a final effort to entice both cats to use the boards I put Prune, her board and her treats in a separate room so that she could take her time and enjoy her treats without pressure from her brother. All of this met with no success. While Prune had shown at the start that she could extract the treats from any of the parts of the Activity Board she simply didn't bother. Clearly she had learnt that simply waiting would result in me developing sufficient sympathy to give her the treats in more traditional fashion in the end. So, the Board as a concept appears a success in that both cats proved quickly that they were capable of working out where the treats might be found (visible or not, so nose and paw skills developed alongside sight). George's little grey cell(s) developed sufficiently to deal with all of the obstacles presented by the Board. Prune's, perhaps more sophisticated little grey cells worked out that she didn't in fact need to exert any effort because eventually she would get what she wanted anyway. In addition to using the Board to seek out treats George will accidentally on purpose drop things that he likes chasing amongst the various obstacles in order to provide himself with entertainment as he tries to extract them. Our cats have large paws being Maine Coon. I'm sure the Activity Board would suit any size cat from kitten upwards, similarly the Turn Around Activity toy made by the same people which is also really well made.

Cats were not interested I threw it away

Das TRIXIE Cat Activity Fun Board ist für unseren kleinen Kater Ferrari ein voller Erfolg. Er beschäftigt sich mit großer Begeisterung mit den verschiedenen Modulen und hat schnell verstanden, wie er an seine Leckerlis kommt. Mit kleinen Belohnungen bestückt fördert das Board spielerisch seine Konzentration, seinen Geruchssinn und seine Geschicklichkeit. Es ist immer wieder schön zu beobachten, wie er neue Lösungswege findet und mit großer Neugier und Freude jede Aufgabe meistert. Die Verarbeitung ist hochwertig und stabil. Das Fun Board lässt sich leicht reinigen und sorgt durch die fünf unterschiedlichen Module für viel Abwechslung, sodass keine Langeweile aufkommt. Es ist eine hervorragende Möglichkeit, Katzen geistig sinnvoll zu beschäftigen und ihren natürlichen Spiel- und Jagdtrieb zu fördern. Besonders gefreut hat uns der Amazon-Hammerpreis. Für diese Qualität und den hohen Beschäftigungswert ist das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis wirklich ausgezeichnet. Unser kleiner Ferrari hat riesigen Spaß damit und nutzt das Fun Board täglich mit großer Begeisterung. Eine klare Kaufempfehlung und 5 verdiente Sterne!

Intrattiene la mia gattina e le impedisce di mangiare i croccantini tutti in una volta. Anche se lei ormai ha imparato ad estrarre i croccantini molto facilmente da tutti gli scomparti, non li mangia tutti in una volta come quando sono mella ciotola. Preciso che l'alimentazione della mia gatta è 90% umido e 10% croccantini che per lei sono esclusivamente un premio. Lo consiglio

Adoré par nos chats, et donc par nous aussi. Simple, se nettoie facilement et bien solide -> je recommande.

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