Fast eater

Alfie is now 7 months old and growing fast. How ever his eating was getting faster. He has been using an anti gulp bowl that used to work well at first but he still ended up with the hic cups after all 3 meals. Now that has all changed. With his old bowl the slowest he meal was 56 seconds. With his new bowl 25 minutes.


His tail was wagging like mad all the way through it which was good to see and NO hic cups .
He is now fast asleep in his cage so all good.

Iain

Wow, that has slowed him down some there, glad it has worked so well for you

Really pleased you have found something to help

does anyone have speed eaters and if so what do you use to slow them down?

I haven't had a speedy eater, well not that fast anyway!!

That bowl is amazing! Where did you get that from if you don't mind me asking?

Otis has a gulp bowl but it's still gone within 2 minutes... We put his food in a kong wobbler or treat ball that usually takes him about 7mins to finish but he is getting better at getting the food out now!! haha

otisthestafford wrote:That bowl is amazing! Where did you get that from if you don't mind me asking?

Otis has a gulp bowl but it's still gone within 2 minutes... We put his food in a kong wobbler or treat ball that usually takes him about 7mins to finish but he is getting better at getting the food out now!! haha

I got it from ebay its called a green interactive slow feed bowl .£19.99

Iain

wimpy wrote:

otisthestafford wrote:That bowl is amazing! Where did you get that from if you don't mind me asking?

Otis has a gulp bowl but it's still gone within 2 minutes... We put his food in a kong wobbler or treat ball that usually takes him about 7mins to finish but he is getting better at getting the food out now!! haha

I got it from ebay its called a green interactive slow feed bowl .£19.99

Iain

Thank you Just found the company's website and it looks brilliant! It will definitely keep Otis busy for a while!!

Anti-gulp bowl for the EXTREME eaters . Loki eats quickly usually but sometimes takes his time (still fast though, never more than a minute). He doesn't give himself the hiccups anymore so I just leave him to it.

Just bought one Should be here by Friday... Quite excited!

Darcy's not really been a quick eater since she was about 5 months. It's a great idea, good find

Glad you found something that works
It's not a problem I have so no advise I'm afraid

Thats fantastic, ive never even knew these existed!

Im glad you found something that works

Wow! Upto 25 minutes!! Blimey! I should time eb, she eats incredibly fast too but she doesn't get the hick ups; think I might get her one of these thanks for sharing, glad you've found something that works too

Thats a great bowl, i wish i could use one but lexi would eat the bowl not the food

Really great mind stimulation there.

Amazon also stock them (made by house of animals) and they are 17.79.

That looks great and glad it has worked for you Steff has never really scoffed her food..

That looks fantastic. Suki is a moderately fast eater but we feed her more frequently than most people do as well

Wow that looks amazing. Glad you have found sometime that works. We are lucky Pixee eats nice and slow, in fact she will often walk away from her bowl for a few seconds then back for more until she has finished. Now a thought, I should buy one of those for hubby who eats way too fast

That looks awesome!
Maxi finishes her food in about 30 seconds too, I have never noticed any problems due to it though. But i might get one of these anyway just for a bit more challenge, she likes to work for her food!

Thats great, thaanks for sharing I'm sure others will find this product useful

Ours has just come... It's fantastic and Otis loved it... Forgot to time it though but I would definitely recommend it Thanks for sharing this brilliant find

Glad I could be of some help.

That looks brilliant, Zeus is a very fast eater too. I've got him the anti gulp bowl from Pets At Home but it doesn't make much difference. It gets to the point where he'll eat so fast, and then wait a few minutes for a burp to come.

Then there's his water, he drinks that ridiculously fast, to the point where I've put a smaller bowl upside down in his actual bowl, so he can only drink from the edges, this has made a big difference!

I have a cheaper solution - we get the same effect by chucking Mia's food across the lawn (when it's dry).

She seems to enjoy the scavenge and it stops her inhaling the whole lot in ten seconds.

durbster wrote:I have a cheaper solution - we get the same effect by chucking Mia's food across the lawn (when it's dry).

She seems to enjoy the scavenge and it stops her inhaling the whole lot in ten seconds.

Not actually a bad idea!