The Cat Powered Cat Feeder

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I was having trouble with my dogs eating Amadeus food, ergo not being able to tell if Amadeus was finishing his bowl out or it the dogs were. I also felt that Amadeus needed some enrichment in his life, and with a bit of googling I made this and thought I would share.

It is made out of a plastic bottle, a wooden splint, one of Amadeus toy balls and a rubber band.

I have it taped to the door where his food bowl would usually be and I have his usual food bowl place beneath it. All Amadeus has to do it push the ball to release a few pieces of food at a time. I figured this would make him has to work for his food and at the same time provide him with something to work is little brain.

I just made this today and I was showing him how it works, while he was VERY interested so I feel that he'll learn to use it soon enough. Of course I can tell if he is eating or not since he cry's when he is hungry and I can measure the amount of food still in the feeder.

A diagram on the feeder.




And the feeder itself




Has anybody else ever tried making their cat(s) work for food? Success? Or failure?
 
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The feeder is a sucess or I just have an extremly smart cat who is already feeding himself
 

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I've never tried anything like that, but it's a very creative idea!
I'm glad it's working for your kitty!

I am surprised that your dogs aren't chewing through the bottle to get the cat food. My dogs certainly would have.
 
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Originally Posted by MissKalamata

I've never tried anything like that, but it's a very creative idea!
I'm glad it's working for your kitty!

I am surprised that your dogs aren't chewing through the bottle to get the cat food. My dogs certainly would have.
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My dogs are too lazy to even attempt chewing through the bottle, so they just settle for eating the crumbs on the ground.
 

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Thats a nifty idea. I would try something like that to use for my cats if I didnt get lucky and had their own bedroom that I blocked off with a baby gate. But I also have a tenacious doxie who will steal any and all plastic bottles around the house so if I used something like that he would probably chew right thru it off the wall..lol..But I admire your inventiveness in making something like that for your kitty!! Its cool!
 
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With only one cats it is pointless to give him his own room, plus he pretty much goes wherever the dogs go.... I'm sure he would find a way to get them over a gate. lol

With some inventiveness (even a word??) this could be made out of stronger materials.
 
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