| | |  | Bowls & Dishes | Home » » » » Durapet Premium Stainless Steel Slow-Feed Bowl for Dogs and Cats | | | | | | | Description: | |
Durapet Slow-Feed Bowls are made of high quality, heavy-duty stainless steel with a permanently molded rubber ring on the base that prevents the bowl from sliding across the floor and creating undesirable noise. The Slow-Feed Bowl design features a dome in the center to make dogs eat around the obstruction, slowing their feeding. Eating more slowly improves your dog's digestion and nutrient absorption.
| | | Features: | |
• medium
| | | Product Details: | | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
Average Customer Review:
 ( 4 customer reviews )
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Good but not greatNov 04, 2009
By Billy Jackson
I have a lab puppy who believes there's nothing better in life than to make her dog food vanish in record time before throwing it up. This has inspired my older yellow lab to follow suit as if they are training for the pie eating contest at next year's county fair. After spending too much of my time trying to decide on which dog food bowl is best between the plastic apparati with stalagmites growing out of the bottom, I came across this good looking and reasonably priced stainless bowl, which according to pet experts avoids some problems associated with bacteria and plastic. Plus, I was afraid of the other bowls due to some of the durability issues a few posters had mentioned. So, I opted for this meathod, seeing it was close to what I have been doing, which is inserting a bowl upside down in their bowls, forcing my dogs to eat from the edges, which does slow them down a little bit.
The first meal with these bowls went rather well. It took them a few moments to get used to the central buldge, and did force them to move around, where I actually did hear some chewing (which was a first in a few months). The next few meals seemed to get faster and faster, to where it may slow them down some, but after hearing the pupply belching and looking around for more food with her new and improved speed eating technique, I'm not terribly convinced I made the correct investment. I've gone back to placing a smaller bowl upside down, which still provides the greatest slowdown meathod. And yes, I've tried one and two tennis balls, small and big bowls and aside from giving them one morsel at a time, I'll stick with the upside down bowl, or I may try a muffin sheet a few clever posters have suggested.
This bowl is not a total loss, and for dog owners with breeds sporting a flatter mug and even for some cats, this might work. I may have to try my luck on one of the better made plastic Tom Sawyer Cave looking jobs, but for now, the bowl inside a bowl works best for me, and the durapet bowl will be used to help them slow their water gulping a little.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Its OKSep 12, 2009
By ayatsk
Slowed my dog down by about 3 seconds. Now, I think it is actually esier for her to inhale her food since it is in the channel.
slow feed bowl not so slow!Dec 10, 2011
By jules
the product was solid and well made but did nothing to slow down my fast eater - he didn't even seem to notice the rounded center portion at all!
 a total waste of moneyNov 24, 2011
By marvelcarol
I absolutely feel like I got ripped off with this product. It only took my shiba about one minute to figure out how to go around the stupid bump and gobble down her food. So, it does not faze her one bit when it comes to eating. I'm kind of tired just watching her go all around the bowl. Plus like many other reviewers I find that's it's starting to come apart at the seam. I won't be contacting the company though because I don't want a replacement.
| | |
* Estimated shipping rate for US 48 states. Final rate calculated at checkout. |
![Drymate Kennel Pad-Camo 28"X42" (Large) [Does not include crate]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MKCpvOOVL._SL75_.jpg "Drymate Kennel Pad-Camo 28\"X42\" (Large) [Does not include crate]")