LICKIMATCasper & Felix, Fish-Shaped Cat Slow Feeders Lick Mat, Boredom Anxiety Reducer; Perfect for Food, Treats and Anxiety Reduction. (Turquoise & Green, Casper & Felix)

I have two cats. One is about 2 1/2 and the other is going to be a year old in May. Last summer, I had an issue with my older cat and needed to take him to the vet only to find that he had idiopathic cystitis. The problem was that nothing had changed in my household for close to a year that would count as a "stressor". I didn't even rearrange the furniture. I chose to make some changes in the house, including getting another cat, changing food, and trying to provide more enrichment opportunities. The choice to get another cat was absolutely the right call. While they play together and entertain each other much of the day and there have not been any further issues, I am still actively trying to find ways to provide enrichment. The new cat is a little bit of a chatter box. Unfortunately, he often decides to be loud in the middle of the day when I am trying to work from home and speaking with customers on the phone. My noise cancelling headphones DO NOT help with this. The new guy is very food motivated and when I learned that licking promotes calmness, I jumped.I don't even WIPE these. THEY ARE SO EASY TO CLEAN IT IS INCREDIBLE. I knew when I got these that if they were complicated or annoying that I would never use them and luckily that has not been the case. Even when I leave the mats out overnight, it takes me less than 30 seconds to clean them. I toss them into the sink face up. Then I spray them with Dawn Powerwash and let them sit temporarily while I pull stuff out to put on the mat for that day and set it on the counter. Then I blast them with the handheld sprayer on my sink and it is over and done with.They can occupy my cats anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes.I watched a few people on Tiktok and looked up different recipes. The following is the list of what I am using or plan on trying on my mats at home. I try to do a mix of different things every day and put them in different places on the mat to see what is being eaten. I noticed some people just pile stuff on and...it just looks awful so I stay away from that kind of application.1. Canned cat food. I free feed dry food, but I put the canned on their mats. I use half a can per mat (preferably pate) and mix it with extra water before smearing it. This is the "main course" of the mat. Anything else I add is a smaller portion and really just serves to keep them interested.2. Canned pumpkin. Make sure you are getting the pure pumpkin and not one that contains sugar and spices. You can also buy pumpkin or carrot baby food.3. Goat Milk powder. You can use it to make the milk in the bowl or as a meal topper, but I find that mixing the powder with the pumpkin makes the pumpkin more enticing. I used this brand https://amzn.to/3HhdjGV4. A spot of honey. Just a very tiny bit and only occasionally.5. I have done very small amounts of cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese, or plain greek yogurt, but I am trying to get away from this.6. Meat flavored baby food.7. Canned tuna - but only if I am opening a can for myself. I give them a little bit and mix the juice with some dry food.8. Bone Broth - you can find dry powder mix specifically made for pets (it doesn't contain any garlic, onions, seasoning, etc).9. Raw food (I like Stella and Chewys frozen raw dinner morsels). My local store is out but I'll be trying these in the near future.10. Supplements. My cats get gel for hairballs, but these mats work great for hairball treatment, calming gel, l-lysine supplements, etc. I don't need to smear it on their paws because they eat it willingly and this gives me space to do that.

Solo con este bendito plato logramos que nuestro gato que come como si no hubiera comido en días, se tarde un poco más en comer su alimento húmedo (igual deja limpio este plato, no imposibilita la alimentación) y le de chance al otro de acabarse el suyo en plato regular (a velocidad de gato normal).Funciona mejor con alimento tipo paté, pues el de trozos no se mete bien en las cuencas, ya que no son muy profundas, pero igual ayuda a esparcir el alimento.Lo lavamos con cepillo, agua y jabón de platos, y ha durado ya bastante y sigue como nuevo.

I bought this pair for my Little Lord Scarf and Barf in mind, and they seem to perform reasonably well. However, they're a royal pain to clean. (They're not advertised as dishwasher safe, but I imagine that if you omit the final drying cycle, they'll be fine.) They seem to function best with paté in mind. Unfortunately my cat isn't thrilled about trying to dig out food from the tiny quadrants in Casper, and does better with the semicircular scales of Felix. (Be forewarned that you have to identify the two by patterns, not by colors: for instance, my Casper is green, and I have a neighbor with an orange Casper.) So they may be the perfect thing for your cat, but for mine they're not much of a step up from spreading out wet food over a salad plate.

Bien mais difficile à nettoyer.. et puis mon chat n’aime pas Jai du le donner

Love using liver paste with these. My only wish is they were dishwasher proof as a bit of a nause to clean all the crevices and it splashes/ricochets water easily when rinsing!