I got Sootie when she was around three years old and destined for a cat rescue centre.
By all accounts she had originally been only taken on only reluctantly as an accompaniment to the real choice of her previous owner, her tabby sister. That reluctance to accept her and that the tabby wouldn't let her eat her share meant Sootie came to me, although in good nutrition, with issues over food and bonding where she would be comfortable on one's lap. Food put in her bowl was gulped and almost always followed with vomiting.
The addition of some glass or ceramic marbles to the feeding bowl and ensuring the food was deep amongst those marbles meant she had to forage. The bowl
itself should be deepish with walls ideally around 5 cms and more or less vertical to
prevent puss from flicking them onto the floor. The following clip shows this:-
The size of the glass balls, 3/4" or just under 2cms, and their weight means they cannot be confused with food or even be lifted for ingestion. Their shiny glass surface and absence of any corners makes them very easy to clean and safe for your cat's tongue which is used a great deal in retrieving food from this dish.
