With a 9 month old kitten in the house, I’m constantly looking for distractions that will hold his attention for as long as possible, so I was thrilled when the folks at Aïkiou sent me the Stimulo activity center for cats to test. Stimulo was originally designed to slow down speedy eaters. The toy comes with a sturdy base that holds tubes of different lengths. You put kitty’s dry food in the bottom of the tubes and she has to dig around to get it, slowing down her chow time and helping with digestion.
We don’t eat dry food, so I filled up the Stimulo with small toys and set it down for Andy to explore. It does the trick! He will work away until most of the toys are out, then he plays for a while and goes back to clean it out. I stuff the toys back in periodically and he’s thrilled.
Stimulo is available from Amazon for $24.95, plus you can get the level three tubes separately for more advanced kitties. Here’s a video of some cats using it as a feeder (if you can’t see the video below in your email, click here to watch it on the site):
ENTER TO WIN! TWO WINNERS!
Two lucky readers are each going to receive a Stimulo Activity Center for Cats plus a set of level three tubes. To enter, please leave a comment on this post. The winners will be chosen in a random drawing and announced on May 3, 2012. One entry per person. This giveaway is open to readers everywhere!
May 4th, 2012 at 4:38 pm
I want one for my lil kitty! she would love it!
May 4th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
this is such a cute idea, my cat used to play with my daughters baby gym, they do love stimulation, just like a baby
May 5th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
I really do spoil my cat so much but Molly would love this love me love my cat
May 6th, 2012 at 9:10 am
What a fantastic idea! The stream of kitties we take in our house would love to try it out !!
May 6th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Love the concept, my cats wold love to play with it!
May 7th, 2012 at 1:45 am
I would love one of these.
May 7th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
My cat would love this!! She is so smart!!
May 11th, 2012 at 8:49 am
I just got a Baby Maine Coon and he would have a ball with this. He is in motion all of the time and so curious. This would be purrfect for him.
May 11th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
This would be so fun for my next batch of foster kittens, thank you so much…;)
May 15th, 2012 at 5:29 am
Oh I want this for my nephews cat- he came from a bad situation and always gobbling his food-
May 21st, 2012 at 10:15 am
This would be great for my foster cats as they have to be separated from my kitties and often get lonely! Thanks for offering the great prize. Any kitty will be lucky to win it!!
November 17th, 2012 at 9:22 am
I found one for sale cheap http://www.ebay.com/itm/110977998517?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649
January 18th, 2013 at 11:26 pm
This will definitely keep my boys busy!!