This video illustrates once again that even senior cats that have medical problems and disabilities can be capable of this behavior. Peaches is blind here and in between splint changes for an injury she sustained to her hind legs. Foraging can be a great way to limit the amount of carbohydrates your cat takes in because they only get one piece of kibble at a time. Get this toy here.
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Lefty foraging from Dog Tornado
This video proves that even handicapped cats can work for their food. In this clip Lefty is 15 years old, a tripod his whole life, toothless, arthritic and has kidney and heart disease. He prefers to get the food himself! Your cats can do this!
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Hitchinson and the Catit Treat Ball by Hagen
This foraging ball features an inner maze coupled with an adjustable opening allowing you to alter the difficulty level based on your cat’s skill level and the size of the food. This is an excellent beginner toy.
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Dog Brick Wet Food Foraging
Another excellent canine toy that is perfect to use for cats for either canned or dry food. The cat must slide the cover to expose the reservoirs to access the wet food. This puzzle can be made more difficult by inserting a doggy bone into one of the center slots to serve as an obstacle to be removed before they can slide the cover.
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The Catit Treat Maze by Hagen
This is an excellent beginner, stationary food puzzle. This toy offers two interchangeable plates to offer different challenge levels.
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A Foraging Pinata!
In this clip you can see the creativity and challenge that can be incorporated in order to make cats work for their meals. Sometimes the smartest kitties are the ones waiting for the others who are doing all of the work to dispense some kibble! I call this opportunistic foraging! The orange cat in this video, Peaches, had actually become blind in this clip, and while not successful in this video, she is still a master forager despite her handicap!
