My cat really enjoyed this while he was a kitten, but now that he's older he's lazy and won't work to get the treats out.

I have 2 cats. One is a glutton and the other is a puker.

The glutton got really overweight and was unable to clean herself properly. I had to give her bathes to help her. The person I live with would feed her every time she meowed at them begging for food even though she was not starved and it was terrible for her. Before this I tried using a scheduled portion controlled automatic feeder for my cats to get them to stop begging people and told people to not feed them at all anymore. Sadly people continued feeding them so it really did not work out and that was a lot of money down the drain for me. Very frustrating!

The puker would eat too fast and later throw up some food. Not often but it happened more than I want it to because I don't want it to happen AT ALL.

As a result of this toy...
My glutton has lost enough weight in one months time to be able to clean herself. Yay! She must have lost 1lb at least!? I didn't weigh her so I don't know but you can visibly see it regardless. I did supplement this with playing with her more as well so probably not all credit goes to the toy but it has definitely LARGELY contributed.
My puker no longer throws up! Double yay!

Some people just simply do not understand how this toy works so if you're considering it, please don't be discouraged by the people who think it doesn't work. Let me just clarify something... If you twist the settings at the top so that each hole is less than about a quarter inch open.... Your cat will have to work for it. The food does not just fall out. However, if you completely open one hole on the thing then obviously food is just going to fall out... It shouldn't be hard to figure out but for some, it is. My cat gets at most 3-4 kibbles to drop out of it in a single bat. That's being generous. Normally it's just 1-2. The kibble I feed my cats are very small as well. So they really have to keep batting the toy to get a full meal which is better than just scarfing it down out of a bowl which is effortless and requires no energy at all and contributes to eating too fast and/or gaining weight. And because it takes time for them to get a meals worth, they eat slower which is healthier for a puker. Because it requires work, THEY STOP either because it's empty or because they are no longer hungry enough to keep playing with it! This is good. Especially for a beggar. They can simply come back to the toy later when they're hungry enough to play with it again and work their food out. My cat took some time to get used to the new system but now she doesn't beg me for food unless the toy is empty so it really does help throughout the day if she isn't pestering me or people I live with for food because she ate it all at once. It's also very very easy to wash and clean! I don't think I'd trust it in the dishwasher even on the top rack... I'd suggest giving it a good scrub with soap and water by hand and letting it air dry.

Literally the only con to this toy... I should have gotten 2. That way I only have to fill each one up once a day and each cat would have their own. My cats did develop some behavioral issues towards each other because they were forced to share. My puker is part feral and has always had attitude. She has attacked my glutton in frustration. Nothing damaging but enough to get the point across that she doesn't want to share lol. But I just ordered a second one so that issue will be mended soon.

I highly suggest this toy for overweight cats! It's SO good!

The media could not be loaded. I put some freeze-dried kibbles in there and she figured it right out! My cat is on a primarily wet food diet because she eats kibble too quickly. Classic scarf and barf situation.
This slows down her intake and makes it fun for her. Great way to reintroduce dry food to your cat

This is the third one of these that our cat, "Paisley", has literally worn out. Highly durable and great for mental stimulation as well as great exercise for her. These are much better than simply putting food down in s bowl. Paisley has used one of these since she was a kitten. Big thumbs up ðŸ‘!

It keeps my cat so he has to move to get some out, and then find it, and then bat it some more. It may not seem like much, but it has helped.