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 1st, 2012 at 10:08 am
This looks fantastic! My cat already plays with her food, but ultimate eats it too fast, this is perfect to slow her down!
May 1st, 2012 at 10:22 am
both my kitties would love this, but in particular my male, mouse, could really benefit from it as he has a tendency to gobble his food. hope i win one!
May 1st, 2012 at 10:43 am
My cat likes knocking over tubes (and glasses of water) I would love to see what he makes of this!!1
May 1st, 2012 at 10:54 am
wow my cat would LOVE this! x
May 1st, 2012 at 11:07 am
would love to win this for my cat jess, she is 10 but still plays like a kitten
May 1st, 2012 at 11:13 am
this is awesome – sure to keep Figaro busy!
May 1st, 2012 at 11:51 am
this looks like a great product!
May 1st, 2012 at 12:16 pm
I volunteer for Cats Protection in my spare time and we are just coming in to kitten season when there are litters of kittens in various spare rooms etc waiting for homing so any new toys to keep them entertained are appreciated – so I would love to win one of these to donate to one of our kitten fosterers
May 1st, 2012 at 1:07 pm
this looks lots of fun my cat tigger would love this
May 1st, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Would love this for my Little girl, she is feeling sorry for herself after a trip to the vets today.
May 1st, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Love it! Maybe something like this would keep our Coco from scratching up the stairs…
May 1st, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Adorable and smart! My cat, Mr. Lincoln, was an outdoor cat. Now strictly an indoor cat, he could use more stimulation – and this would be perfect!
May 1st, 2012 at 2:12 pm
my cat would go mental for this!
May 1st, 2012 at 2:17 pm
My cat would love this
May 1st, 2012 at 2:23 pm
this is so cute!! my cats would love it…they’re total greedyguts!!
May 1st, 2012 at 2:30 pm
My Gypsy would love this
May 1st, 2012 at 2:49 pm
My mother and son kitties would love this.
May 1st, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Sylvester would love this
May 1st, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Great competition and excellent prize x
May 1st, 2012 at 3:58 pm
My kittens would love this
May 1st, 2012 at 4:22 pm
This would occupy my cats allot! :1
May 1st, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Fantastic! As a veterinarian, I am always looking for clever tools to occupy obese and lazy cats! This may be it! Love that there is a video too!
May 1st, 2012 at 5:03 pm
looks fun for kitty cats
May 1st, 2012 at 6:51 pm
My cats would love this. I can imagine my little yorkie having some fun with it too!
May 1st, 2012 at 8:42 pm
I would love to win this for my older cat to stimulate activity. He doesn’t always play so much, but he will chase after a treat.
May 1st, 2012 at 10:58 pm
What a brilliant product ..any cat would love this !
May 2nd, 2012 at 1:10 am
We Just rehomed a kitten ( which my little girl just adores!) Would love to win this great looking feeding station – she sure is one hungry kittie
May 2nd, 2012 at 1:17 am
Looks like good entertainment for indoor cats!
May 2nd, 2012 at 1:49 am
Enter me please!
May 2nd, 2012 at 2:32 am
Ooo this would be perfect for my little fatties! Looks great!
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:12 am
this looks amazing, my cat Jacko would love it!
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:32 am
This looks amazing! I’d be so chuffed to win.
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:35 am
Great fun
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:48 am
Looks great, my kitty would love that
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:50 am
My kitten Sidney would love this…thinking at present should have called him Ratbag as he is a terror!! Pretty gorgeous though, he is white and grey.
He may have to share it with the chihuahua though!
So fdingers crossed!
May 2nd, 2012 at 4:16 am
looks fabulous and my 2 cats would love it
May 2nd, 2012 at 4:31 am
WHAT A FAB IDEA THIS LOOKS GREAT! THANKS FOR THE COMPETITION! XXX
May 2nd, 2012 at 4:35 am
wish you could have seen my cat sitting in a plant pot this morning. he is intrigued by the inside of things – this is so made for him!
May 2nd, 2012 at 4:43 am
My cat Elsie would love this!
May 2nd, 2012 at 5:58 am
This looks amazing would keep my two very entertained!!
May 2nd, 2012 at 6:57 am
This is fantastic! What a great idea.
May 2nd, 2012 at 6:57 am
the cats are so inquisitive, this would be great entertainment for them when we are on holiday
May 2nd, 2012 at 7:01 am
Enough tubes to keep my six kitties entertained!
May 2nd, 2012 at 7:33 am
so cool! I have multiple cats and am betting they would enjoy doing this together! always looking for new ways to stimulate their minds! thanks for the chance to win!
May 2nd, 2012 at 8:50 am
Little George needs this big time!
May 2nd, 2012 at 8:55 am
This looks great! My three cats would absolutely love it!!
May 2nd, 2012 at 9:13 am
Ahh this is *SO CUTE* my little girl would love this <3 xx
May 2nd, 2012 at 9:28 am
Our cat Carlton needs this. We refer to his habit of inhaling his food & then vomiting it up because he ate too fast as “scarf & barf”. Currently, we have him eating out of a puzzle feeder that he has to roll around, but it makes him so frantic that he ends up knocking food everywhere & he gets really anxious and cries. This looks like something that might slow him down at mealtimes without stressing him out.
May 2nd, 2012 at 9:42 am
This will really help my guzzling duo slow down with their munching and keep them active.
May 2nd, 2012 at 10:22 am
this looks like a great product!