this is absolutely my cat's favorite toy! I put the greenies dental treats in it every morning, & she absolutely loves it. She rolls it all over my kitchen floor, chasing it wherever it happens to roll. I love to watch her play with this ball!

I guess if your cat is over weight this might help. But my cat is just right and her food and treats just kept falling out of the holes without her trying to move it. Which meant I had food and treats all over the floors. The holes were way to big for her food and treats. It was just to much work for me also.

If you have a fast-eating or a "pudgy" pet that could do with a little trimming down and exercise. I suggest the food ball. We have two of our cats using it, one because he is a bit on the lazy and used to be double his healthy size and the other, a kitten, to slow her down. The older cat has been using it for a year now, has lost about 1/3 of that extra weight and no longer falls asleep with his food in the dish during meal times. The kitten has been using it for two days now, picked up how to use it and seems to enjoy the interaction it provides. In either case it is a inexpensive way to improve your pets eating habits and give you some entertainment at the same time. The only down side is that it does leave a trail of missed morsels that our cats tend to miss that needs to be cleaned up afterwards.

We tried a different type of toy food dispenser before, and it was not nearly as cool as this little delight here. The opening can be adjusted to fit any dry food so you don't have to buy special treats.The toy gives us a little bit of quiet time before feeding the cats - they love it. We also have this toy in blue for our male cat.

I am really please with this product, but wish it would have been available at the store. Also, I had a very difficult time finding it using the search engine. It wouldn't even bring it up when I typed in Food Dispenser.

Cat still hasn't figured out how this works but it's probably b/c she still has food in a bowl since she's an older cat we didn't want to completely cut off her food until she figured it out. Fingers crossed.

My two cats (both 4 years old) don't really play with this ball, but simply push it around with their nose or head waiting for a pellet to fall out, then when one comes out, they quickly eat it. This is not much exercise for them. I was hoping for something that resulted in more running and playing which is why I only gave it 3 Paws. Otherwise, it's easy to open and put food in and adjust the hole size. The plastic is clear so you can see how many pellets are left in it.

It's alot of fun to watch our cat get her treats by working for them. It's a little big though if your cat is small.