Slow Feed Bowls

[Guest kar]

Anyone out there use the bowls that are intended to make dogs eat slower. I just bought one but want to make sure that they don't cause bloat the way my luck has been running.

[Guest kelli123]

I have one

like this never had a problem And was only $6.38 cheap. You can also use a cup cake pan

[Guest kar]

Thats exactly what I have.

[Guest greybookends]

I have also heard that you can put a chock collar or peace of chain in the bowl with the food to slow them down.

[Guest NeroAmber]

chain in the bowl My girl ate one of my alice bands within the first week we had her- she was so fast she had swallowed it before my OH could stop her- and he was standing right next to her- it fell from my head to the floor and literally one second later had been eaten... so I'd be wary of chains in the bowl- they;d have to be pretty determined to swallow a chain but I can imagine my girl would have eaten it quite happily without noticing in her first month with us- what with her extreme food obsession- she yaks it down like a bird- so no chewing occurs to warn of impending chain!

 

Seriously though- surely it poses a danger to very foodie hounds? Or am I not giving my girl enough credit?

 

To combat her food obsession- though I have the time to do it where others may not- is to observe every meal, by hand feeding her her meal, small parts at a time when she's calm, and by holding her bowl and lifting it every few gulps so she gets used to the idea that food IS coming back, she WILL get to eat and she DOESN'T have to eat as quickly as possible before another dog fights her for it- she's really improved since we've had her, though it's been slow! (she has a bad past- hence food-baggage)

 

If you have the time are those options you might try? Or have you tried and it's not worked out for you?

[Guest kar]

Tried it but then he just tries to get the other dog's food.

[Hubcitypam]

Over the years have seen people use tennis balls in the bowl, muffin pans and baking sheets.

[Sighthounds4me]

chain in the bowl My girl ate one of my alice bands within the first week we had her- she was so fast she had swallowed it before my OH could stop her- and he was standing right next to her- it fell from my head to the floor and literally one second later had been eaten... so I'd be wary of chains in the bowl- they;d have to be pretty determined to swallow a chain but I can imagine my girl would have eaten it quite happily without noticing in her first month with us- what with her extreme food obsession- she yaks it down like a bird- so no chewing occurs to warn of impending chain!

 

Seriously though- surely it poses a danger to very foodie hounds? Or am I not giving my girl enough credit?

 

To combat her food obsession- though I have the time to do it where others may not- is to observe every meal, by hand feeding her her meal, small parts at a time when she's calm, and by holding her bowl and lifting it every few gulps so she gets used to the idea that food IS coming back, she WILL get to eat and she DOESN'T have to eat as quickly as possible before another dog fights her for it- she's really improved since we've had her, though it's been slow! (she has a bad past- hence food-baggage)

 

If you have the time are those options you might try? Or have you tried and it's not worked out for you?

 

The key is to use a large gauge chain. One large enough that they can't swallow it, and don't even think of it.

[Guest june]

If I put a tennis ball in my girls food dish she would pick it up and put it aside to play with when she is done eating! Tennis balls come a close second after food!

june

[cleptogrey]

If I put a tennis ball in my girls food dish she would pick it up and put it aside to play with when she is done eating! Tennis balls come a close second after food!

june

mmm...fill the tennis ball w/ food!

 

i think premire products makes a purple disk which can be unscrewed and filled w/ kibble. that will keep her busy and fed!

[seeh2o]

I put a raquetball ball in each dog's bowl. They are easy to wash and don't have felt on them that collects saliva, food crumbs, etc. <blech>!

[GreyTzu]

I put a smaller dish inside the dish and my dogs simply eat around it. They do get yogurt in the small dish,

 

 

 

[robinw]

I have one and it seems to work.