Oh, that's just his "Staff? Hey, staff! Do I have to do *everything* by myself here?" look. He totally loves this thing and had figured out how to operate it in no time at all. It's just soooo much more convenient if I push the crackers all the way down from the start, instead of him having to extract them one by one all by himself! :)
Ok, we might have to upgrade to one of these... We have one that looks like one of those sonic foam waffles (http://woofwoofmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/how-to-use-green-feeder.jpg) and Easter-cat treats it like a PEZ dispenser. She loves it and would rather eat from it than a bowl. Wasabi's pretty certain it's a form of torture designed to make his life miserable, but he uses it, and poor Carlito's paws are too big to fit so he can't use it at all.
This looks like a bigger challenge for easter-cat and something Carlito's big mitts might be able to fit into. lol...
I'm sure Easter would get the hang of it if she's figured out the other thing as well (especially if she finds she's the *only* one using it (nothing like exclusivity, especially in a three cat household, after all). Not sure Carlito's paws would fit through the slots, though. They aren't actually *that* large ...
Also, since the bits and pieces inside tend to come out one, or only a few at a time, it's less of a feeding station than a toy ... I'm actually using it to control his dry food and treats intake, because due to his condition he's not supposed to be fed on too much food based on wheat, and corn, etc.
Oh, don't get me wrong - the one we have isn't meant to be a feeding station either - but easter cat didn't get the memo. She scoops the food up into her paw and eats it straight out of her paw, and when it had treats only in it she cleaned it out (this from a notoriously picky eater) so we've had to start putting normal dry food in it - even then, she uses it instead of the bowl 3 feet away.
I ordered one already (found one locally at a good price) so hopefully it'll be ok for Lito... poor guy looks like the outsider watching the others play with the one we have now. (I saw a video of Ragdolls using the one I got, so I have hopes). If this one is still too small I might have to look at canine versions.
This looks like a bigger challenge for easter-cat and something Carlito's big mitts might be able to fit into. lol...
Also, since the bits and pieces inside tend to come out one, or only a few at a time, it's less of a feeding station than a toy ... I'm actually using it to control his dry food and treats intake, because due to his condition he's not supposed to be fed on too much food based on wheat, and corn, etc.
I ordered one already (found one locally at a good price) so hopefully it'll be ok for Lito... poor guy looks like the outsider watching the others play with the one we have now. (I saw a video of Ragdolls using the one I got, so I have hopes). If this one is still too small I might have to look at canine versions.