PetSafe FUNkitty Egg-Cersizer - Cat Toy - Slow-Feeder for Cats to Slow Down & Reduce Aggressive Eating - Durable Multi-Functional Enrichment Toy for Improved Digestion & Exercise

I have 2 cats. One is a glutton and the other is a puker.The glutton got really overweight and was unable to clean herself properly. I had to give her bathes to help her. The person I live with would feed her every time she meowed at them begging for food even though she was not starved and it was terrible for her. Before this I tried using a scheduled portion controlled automatic feeder for my cats to get them to stop begging people and told people to not feed them at all anymore. Sadly people continued feeding them so it really did not work out and that was a lot of money down the drain for me. Very frustrating!The puker would eat too fast and later throw up some food. Not often but it happened more than I want it to because I don't want it to happen AT ALL.As a result of this toy...My glutton has lost enough weight in one months time to be able to clean herself. Yay! She must have lost 1lb at least!? I didn't weigh her so I don't know but you can visibly see it regardless. I did supplement this with playing with her more as well so probably not all credit goes to the toy but it has definitely LARGELY contributed.My puker no longer throws up! Double yay!Some people just simply do not understand how this toy works so if you're considering it, please don't be discouraged by the people who think it doesn't work. Let me just clarify something... If you twist the settings at the top so that each hole is less than about a quarter inch open.... Your cat will have to work for it. The food does not just fall out. However, if you completely open one hole on the thing then obviously food is just going to fall out... It shouldn't be hard to figure out but for some, it is. My cat gets at most 3-4 kibbles to drop out of it in a single bat. That's being generous. Normally it's just 1-2. The kibble I feed my cats are very small as well. So they really have to keep batting the toy to get a full meal which is better than just scarfing it down out of a bowl which is effortless and requires no energy at all and contributes to eating too fast and/or gaining weight. And because it takes time for them to get a meals worth, they eat slower which is healthier for a puker. Because it requires work, THEY STOP either because it's empty or because they are no longer hungry enough to keep playing with it! This is good. Especially for a beggar. They can simply come back to the toy later when they're hungry enough to play with it again and work their food out. My cat took some time to get used to the new system but now she doesn't beg me for food unless the toy is empty so it really does help throughout the day if she isn't pestering me or people I live with for food because she ate it all at once. It's also very very easy to wash and clean! I don't think I'd trust it in the dishwasher even on the top rack... I'd suggest giving it a good scrub with soap and water by hand and letting it air dry.Literally the only con to this toy... I should have gotten 2. That way I only have to fill each one up once a day and each cat would have their own. My cats did develop some behavioral issues towards each other because they were forced to share. My puker is part feral and has always had attitude. She has attacked my glutton in frustration. Nothing damaging but enough to get the point across that she doesn't want to share lol. But I just ordered a second one so that issue will be mended soon.I highly suggest this toy for overweight cats! It's SO good!

My cat hats it, but the next cat will be a kitten and she may love it.

We replaced a different one of these. I only wish the dispensing was slightly more restrictive. It’s hard to not just have the food poor out of it. But the cat loves it and it’s held up to her batting it across the room including banging it against a wall.

My cats love to play with it like a toy

As an egg shape, I assumed it would work like a weeble (weebles wobble but the don’t fall down). It does not. It rolls around on it’s side like a toilet paper roll. Other than not bouncing back to an upright position, it works as expected.

I feed my cats their dry food with this egg and a couple other treat/feeder balls. IMHO this is not a cat treat dispenser because it's relatively easy to get the contents out & kitty might overdo it with treats. One of my cats is a BIG girl so I switched to feeding them via items like this to make eating more active, like "hunting". She's already lost some weight after just a few weeks, and my little guy seems to really enjoy the process and he's definitely not going hungry. I love the color; I'm a sucker for anything this shade of blue. The oblong egg shape gives this a nice wonky roll that engages my cats and since it's not perfectly round it doesn't just roll all over the place. I really like the adjustable openings to make it a little easier or harder to access the food inside. The only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because I find it a little difficult to screw it back together after refilling; the threads are a bit tricky to align properly and it takes me a few tries to close it back up securely. Otherwise it's a good find.

Bought this in an attempt to prevent "scarf and barf" syndrome. It does slow "Tigger" down but I'm frustrated that the adjustment of the size of the holes is not precise enough for the kibble I use. One setting is too small and nothing comes out while the next step up is too large and multiple pieces are dispensed every time Tigger gives it a smack. This allows him to empty it fairly quickly and he still sometimes throws up immediately after eating.I'm only putting 2 Tbsp in it at a time and feeding him 4 times a day (that's a half-cup total for the day). He came from a multi-cat household and apparently they all learned to eat as quickly as possible before one of the other cats got it.I've had cats my entire life and never had to deal with "scarf and barf" before. I'm at my wits end. I'm a senior now and can't easily get down on my hands and knees to scrub the carpet every time he barfs. Still searching for a solution...

I bought this to make my cat work hard for his night time meal.This is absolutely one of the better "choose your size of kibble hole" toy I've had.HoweverWhen you turn the dial, the holes you can control are either too big or too small for small cat kibbles.My guy is able to empty it too fast if I don't adjust the holes with my fingers after turning it with the knob.He can't get a single kibble out on the lowest hole.The plastic is sturdy, and there is a little hole in the bottom of the toy as well you can pop stuff in to.

This does not really work and dispense the treats for the cat from the holes on the top portion. It needs a weight on the bottom so that the treats can be dispensed when the cat hits the device and then return to the upright position until the cat strikes it again. Very poor and cheap design. Not worth buying.

Compré este producto para reemplazar otro muy parecido (en forma de pelota) que me duró alrededor de un año. Mi experiencia con el producto anterior fue muy buena ya que le ayudó a mi gato a bajar de peso y a hacer más ejercicio, y esta versión también cumple con su función. El diseño es más divertido y llamativo, y la forma ovalada hace que sea un poco más difícil hacer rodar el juguete. Lo que más me gusta de este producto es la posibilidad de controlar la dificultad ya que se puede usar tanto con tres como con dos o con tan solo uno de los agujeros abiertos. Por lo tanto, se adapta a las necesidades de cada gato y es muy fácil de usar tanto para los pequeños felinos como para los humanos. Por último, el precio es muy asequible y el producto lo vale totalmente.

my cat had issues with eating too fast and being sick afterwards. this toy is helping him eat slower. instead of miawing constantly for food he goes to this toy and plays to get food. Love this cat toy

Tengo dos gatos y ambos permanecieron indiferentes a este "juguete".Intenté por todos los medios atraerlos, cambiando el tamaño de apertura del dispensador, poniendo más o menos croquetas, intentando jugar con ellos al rodar una y otra vez el objeto pero no, no les interesó.