Stimulo Cat Feeding Station and Activity Center

by Aďkiou

• Slows down ingestion and promote weight control
• Satisfies your cats need to hunt and play
• Manufactured from food grade plastic and is dishwasher safe
• Disassembles for easy cleaning and is dishwasher safe
• Approved by veterinarians and cat behaviorists

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 13 x 13 x 3.2 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004EG21FS
• Item model number: STI-BS001-BT
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (105 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #858 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)
  • #4 in Pet Supplies > Dogs > Feeding & Watering Supplies > Raised Bowls & Feeding Stations
  • #34 in Pet Supplies > Cats > Feeding & Watering Supplies

Product Description

The Stimulo is an interactive cat food activity center. By necessity, animals in nature spend much of their time hunting and foraging for their meals. Cats in particular are adept at seeking and finding food. Unfortunately, this innate problem solving skill is often under exercised in domesticated animals sometimes leading to unwanted behaviors around the home. The Stimulo bowl was developed with this in mind. Food is hidden inside the bowl's many tubes, which your cat can access by using their paws. Allowing your cat to exercise his or her problem solving instincts with the Stimulo bowl fun and rewarding for you and your pet.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

96 of 96 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent idea, if my cats were normal this would be great March 15, 2012

By Sally Foster VINE™ VOICE

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I have two cats, who (play) fight about everything. I needed something to calm them down when they ate because their eating became, well, weird. One cat figured out that if she stopped eating and sat there staring into the hallway she could freak out the other cat, and then get the other cat to go into the hallway to figure out what was there. The first cat would then eat the second cats' food. That was bad enough. However, after a few days of this the first cat somehow got confused and decided that there really was something out there, so she would end up in the hallway too. I could have lived with that, I mean eventually they would have to come back to the kitchen to eat. Only, the two of them decided the best way to deal with the imaginary `thing' in the hallway was to bolt down their food, then run into the hallway ready to attack. Attack a thing that one of them had totally made up in the first place. Anyway, that was when the cat barfing started. Everywhere. All of the time. The cats could clean their bowls in 15 seconds flat, and two minutes later it came out like their stomachs were spring loaded. My living room was overpowered with the stench of cat spew and carpet cleaner.

I figured these feeders would be perfect for slowing down their eating. I purchased two of them and put them in a bedroom, nowhere near the kitchen or hallway. I figured changing things up would help stop the whole fake monster thing and get them back to eating like normal cats. My first cat absolutely went crazy for the feeder. She loved pulling the food out; she actually would get so caught up in it she would pace back and forth, pulling food from the various levels. Unfortunately, she also became territorial about the feeder. Being that there are two feeders, that shouldn't matter, right? Well, in the deranged world of my cats, it mattered like nobody's business. As soon as the second cat realized the first cat didn't want her near the feeder, it was all out war, kitty cat Armageddon. That feeder became by far the most entertaining object in the house for that cat. She would sit on the stairs and wait for the other cat to approach the feeder - then attack.

A few days later the first cat found a solution that I'm not so sure I like, but I'm not sure how I could put a stop to it either. The cat paws the cat food out of the feeder and flicks it around the room. By doing this she's been able to scatter enough food around the room that she can eat now without being attacked as much. She does end up eating most of the food, and a dust vac takes care of what's left. I'm sure there's another solution here, but this one kind of works so I'm sticking with it.

I'm giving these feeders five stars because my cats have gotten tons of entertainment out of them. Nothing the company intended, but in the end I'm sure that normal cats will enjoy the feeders just as much. Also the cat barfing did stop so it does work great for that.

86 of 87 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Fun Fun! July 26, 2011

By Sabrina

My cat LOVES this feeder. He's an agressive boy and always gulped down his food so fast! So, I got him the Stimulo to slow him down and give him something to think about. He figured out how to use it after a couple of tries, and though he knows how to get the food out, it's still fun for him, he makes sure to get out every little drop of food.
Move the tubes around to different spots, don't put food in every tube or put different amounts in different tubes to keep it fun. The company sells another tube length as well, seperately from the dish.
I use it for both dry and wet food, and yes, it gets dirty, and yes you need to clean it. But I do MY dishes everyday, so why not his too? Just do them at the same time. I soak the tubes in a pan of really hot water and then just have to rinse them out. It can be tossed in the dishwasher too, nice and easy.
Kitty will think it's great!

46 of 47 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful product - stops vomiting November 25, 2011

By A. Davis

I have 2 of these, and I'm buying 2 more so my 4 cats will each have one. I have a male cat that was notorious for eating too fast, and then vomiting. This center has slowed him down, and he LOVES it. He no longer vomits from eating too fast. He actually prefers his food to be placed in this versus a bowl, and will stare at his bowl, waiting for me to put it in the center. My other cats liked it too, so I bought a second one, and now I'm getting 2 more. It seems to entertain them to scoop the food out. The surface is "pebbly," which keeps them from scarfing it up. This is just a great product!