![]() In addition to my own personal experience using these items, my selection criteria for slow feeding dog bowls included: With over 20 years of dog training experience and 6 years behind the counter at my pet retail shop, I know what dogs love, what pet parents appreciate and most importantly, I know what works for our four-legged friends. But slow feed bowls also have an added benefit – enrichment! The right type of bowl can turn meal time into a game, encouraging your dog to get creative while they consume their food. The goal of these feeding options is to increase the amount of time it takes to consume a meal. The options range from bowls with “speed bumps” in the bottom, to ones with individual compartments for food, to add-ins that encourage dogs to navigate in order to eat up. Slow feeder dog bowls do exactly what their name suggests: they encourage dogs to eat more slowly by making food less accessible. Best Slow Feeder Dog Bowl Insert: Omega Paw Portion Pacer.Best Stainless Steel: Neater Pet Brands Slow Feed Stainless Steel Bowl.Best Ceramic Slow Feeder Bowl: Le Tauci Slow Feeder Dog Bowl.Best for Small Dogs: Leash Boss Flat Face Feeder.Best for Large Dogs: Neater Brands Slow Feed Pet Bowl.Best Overall: Outward Hound Fun Feeder Slow Bowl.But don’t worry – we’ve gotten rid of the guesswork for you and compiled a list of slow feeder dog bowls for every dog, from petite pups with pushed in faces to the big dogs who use their muscle to get to the goods. With no shortage of options in a variety of shapes and sizes, picking the perfect fit for your best friend can be overwhelming. Dogs that eat too fast may also experience stomach pain, vomiting, and gas.Įnter the slow feeder dog bowl – a simple solution for pups that plow through their portions. Eating too fast can increase the risk of bloat in dogs, a dangerous and potentially fatal twisting of the stomach. If we ever see someone order multiple feed plates for a single feeder, we tell them it’s not necessary.Dogs that dive into their food bowl and inhale their kibble in minutes might look funny, but the truth is rapid food consumption can be downright dangerous. Can’t Be Chewed Through - our slow-feeders are very durable with chew and crack proof feed plates. It’s impossible for your horse to toss or shake hay out of the feeder or to remove the Multiplate.ĥ. ![]() Zero Hay Waste- when the Multiplate is secured in the feeder it's the ONLY way by which your horse can get at their hay. It's very space efficient, easy to handle, and extremely portable for shows or horse camping.Ĥ. The HelixFeeder will only be as tall as the hay you put in it so it suits any horse size. Don’t be afraid to stuff the HelixFeeder as full as you can - no matter how stuffed it is, it will work. Tons Of Capacity - the HelixFeeder fits 50-60 pounds (depending on the compactness) of hay. It is absolutely safe for shod horses for ground feeding.ģ. Natural Feeding Position - the HelixFeeder collapses as a horse eats, their head lowered, in a natural grazing position, with full visibility of their surroundings and no breathing that hay dust. Adjust it later if you switch hay types or set it and forget it. Find the sweet spot for your specific horse in minutes. Adjustability Ensures It Will Slow Your Horse - our Multiplate in the HelixFeeder can be set to 5 different hole sizes. And guess what? They completely destroyed why you bought it.ġ. Horses Can Chew Through It - your horse likes to chew on anything and everything, even their slow-feeder. ![]() This is a waste of both the hay and your money.ĥ. Hay Waste - your horse likes to roughly shake their feeder, which sends hay flying everywhere but where you want it. Or the larger ones are much bigger than than the amount of hay they hold and are a pain to move.Ĥ. From an average bale, that translates to roughly 2-4 flakes. Low Capacity - most mainstream slow-feeders only hold 10 to 20 pounds of hay. Other types make horses place their head inside a container that can obscure their vision and force them to breath hay dust.ģ. When used consistently, this can result in back and neck pain and increased muscle in the wrong places. Unnatural Feeding Position - some slow-feeders have to be secured above your horse for safety, which makes them raise their head to eat. Both can be a source of frustration for you and your horse.Ģ. Doesn’t Slow Your Horse's Eating - either the slow-feeder’s holes are too big, or too small.
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