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!
April 30th, 2012 at 1:43 am
What a simple but clever idea.
April 30th, 2012 at 1:48 am
brilliant idea!
April 30th, 2012 at 2:00 am
my cat Choko would really love this! purrrfect!
April 30th, 2012 at 2:02 am
I doubt my eldest would find 5 minutes of her stressful 20 hours a day nap but the other 4 would love it!
April 30th, 2012 at 2:05 am
6 cats including 3 kittens – anything to keep them entertained!
April 30th, 2012 at 2:16 am
Looks like a fab idea!
April 30th, 2012 at 2:17 am
I have an very lazy indoor persian, who I know would love this – even she woudl move for food treats – what a fab idea
April 30th, 2012 at 2:17 am
My Russian Blue Moscow would love this, he’s getting a bit on the heavy side too so would help him out
April 30th, 2012 at 2:17 am
My naughty little Princess would love this
April 30th, 2012 at 2:31 am
I’d love to win this!
April 30th, 2012 at 2:32 am
The vet advised me to make feeding time more adventurous to try to get my cat’s weight down – this would be fantastic!
April 30th, 2012 at 2:42 am
my cat would love this
April 30th, 2012 at 2:51 am
What a great idea! And it would fit in a suitcase to take as a gift for my Mum’s dozen cats in Mallorca! She is always shopping for presents for them when she comes to stay!
April 30th, 2012 at 2:56 am
Aww looks really good my mother in law has just adopted to stray kittens would be lovely to get them something like this x
April 30th, 2012 at 3:21 am
A wonderful thought creation especially for the feeding and stimulation of all felines.
Brilliant, my lovely middle age ‘ole fuddy duddy’ needs something like this.
April 30th, 2012 at 3:23 am
Winning one would be a boon and my cat would be over the moon.
April 30th, 2012 at 3:27 am
That’s adorable. My cat would love that; she loves bits of string and sparkly balls, she goes crazy when they get stuck in things and she has to drag them out :p
April 30th, 2012 at 3:33 am
My two kitties would love that!
April 30th, 2012 at 4:15 am
Have a cat whose about to give birth any day to her first set of kittens so this would be great
April 30th, 2012 at 4:27 am
Two lazy little feline ladies might just love this…:)
April 30th, 2012 at 4:44 am
My cat would love this, and she needs something to keep her active as she is getting older!
April 30th, 2012 at 4:56 am
I would never see my cat again if he had this, he would forget me completely!
April 30th, 2012 at 5:16 am
Adorable!! Our cats would love to play with this and keep their minds sharp! We have two HIGH energy cats that would enjoy this!
April 30th, 2012 at 5:46 am
What a fantastic toy and my daughters new kitten would just love it, keep the wee one well amused for a very long time
April 30th, 2012 at 6:07 am
Oh boy, Kitty would LOVE this!
April 30th, 2012 at 6:16 am
My 7 month old kittens Holly & Fred woul love this!
April 30th, 2012 at 6:48 am
Genius! My lil’ kitten would find this endlessly amusing!
April 30th, 2012 at 6:55 am
Brilliant idea!
April 30th, 2012 at 6:57 am
My cats Muffin and Twinkle would love this. It would be a great alternative to them bringing home ‘presents’
April 30th, 2012 at 7:42 am
this would keep my little fluff balls entertained for hours!
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April 30th, 2012 at 8:45 am
My cat would love me forever if I won this!
April 30th, 2012 at 8:47 am
This is such a good idea
April 30th, 2012 at 8:56 am
My Mini is so rambunctious – she would love to play with something like this! What an interesting concept, it reminds me of those play stations for babies…
April 30th, 2012 at 9:04 am
Nellie would love this, she’s only happy when she’s attacking things!
April 30th, 2012 at 9:50 am
Great prize. KitKay & Sonny would love this
April 30th, 2012 at 9:53 am
how awesome is this!! Would love love to have one!
April 30th, 2012 at 10:04 am
My kitty yuki would really enjoy this!
April 30th, 2012 at 10:08 am
Wow, I’ve not seen these before. My cat would love it!
April 30th, 2012 at 10:11 am
Inventive idea and stimulating for puss!
April 30th, 2012 at 10:18 am
My cats would love this. Please enter me into your competition
April 30th, 2012 at 10:26 am
So cute! Would love this for my boy.
April 30th, 2012 at 10:26 am
My cats would love this and it would be lovely watching them distracted from batting each other!
April 30th, 2012 at 10:28 am
Looks wonderfully distracting.
April 30th, 2012 at 10:52 am
Will pick up my Aby kitten in three weeks and am so excited. I know he would love this activity center to keep him busy. Will look for small balls and mice to place into the tubes.
April 30th, 2012 at 10:56 am
This would keep my cat Liquorice out of mischief
April 30th, 2012 at 11:37 am
I was looking at these recently and curious whether my cats would use it!
April 30th, 2012 at 11:37 am
Ohhh what a good idea!
April 30th, 2012 at 11:39 am
great idea
April 30th, 2012 at 11:39 am
Fantastic Idea Just What Is Needed
April 30th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Very cool design. I think my cats would enjoy playing with this.