OurPets DuraPet Slow Feed Premium Stainless Steel Dog Bowl, Silver, Small (2040010300)

Slows down fast eating dogs like my three big labs
Slows down fast eating dogs like my three big labs. They still eat with ease but don’t gulp, inhale and choke on their food. The bottom of the bowl has material that helps keep the bowl in one place. The bowl does not walk around the room as the dog eats. The bowl is also a good weight to prevent tipping over and moving around. I have tried several versions of the “slow feed or anti-bloat” bowls and none can compare to this bowl! The medium size fits well in my dishwasher (bottom rack) and washes just fine. Drains fine! After several years of daily washing in a dishwasher, the surface on the bottom of a few bowls has started to crumble and must be replaced. That is after daily washing for several years and only a few bowls so far. I’ve seen several reviews where people were unhappy that these bowls did not fit in an elevated bowl stand. My vet is very much against feeding certain breeds using these stands because they could promote bloat. Having lost one dog to bloat, I never use stands. Somthing to consider if you use stands. And slower eating may also help prevent bloat. The bowls slow the eating but my dogs adapted very well and have no problems with the bowls. The bowls also faciliate lots of licking once the food is gone! I have been buying these bowls for years and was very pleased to find them on Amazon. Friends have talked me out of a few bowls & take them home for their dogs (even smaller breeds). Always positive feedback! Great product! Great quality! Cleans in bottom rack of dishwasher & drains very well!

Purchased one of these over 10 years ago & it’s still in great shape. Bought this one for one of our other dogs – helps some.
For under seven dollars & fifty cents, this can’t be beat. We’ve had one of these for about ten years for our Aussie, who practically inhales her food. Our other dog (55 lb. Heinze 57) used to eat fast, but not so badly that we worried about it. Last year, however, we lost another dog in the house. My 55 lb mutt developed separation anxiety, ulcers (didn’t even know dogs could get those), and began to wolf down his food so fast he would get sick. Got calming biscuits and a kennel for the anxiety when we left the house (not cured, but he’s a bit better). The vet and a prescription took care of the ulcers (although he’s now on Pepcid AC for life). We put a cat bowl upside down in his big bowl o see if a ‘bump’ would slow down the eating. It worked, but after eating, he would clatter his bowl around to get the cat food bowl out of his dog bowl – making a horrible racket. So, we ordered the DuraPet. It works about the same way that it did for my Australian Shephard – it slows him down a bit (takes about 3x longer to eat than inhaling out of his old bowl. Not a miracle, but slows him down enough to prevent vomiting. We feed hard food & some soft with fairly equal success. My dog’s face is shaped like a labs, & he has no problems getting his snout in there.A note on longevity: As mentioned, my Australian Shepherd has been using her DuraPet bowl for about a decade. After being banged around just before feeding time by eager dogs 2 x a day as well as year’s worth of daily hand-washing & a weekly trip through the top shelf of the dishwasher, her bowl is still in excellent condition. The lip is rolled, creating a safe edge for dogs. The stainless steel still shows no signs of rust. My Aussie is mostly blind & still has no trouble getting her food out of this (although she had good sight when it was originally purchased, so it could be just that she’s already familiar with it). I didn’t notice any changes in design or weight when I compared her old bowl to this new one, so I expect the new one to hold up to rough dogs and stand the test of time as well.My only complaint with these bowls is that where that underneath the ‘hump’ (bottom of bowl) holds a lot of water when it’s run through the dishwasher. I could never figure out why another piece of stainless steel wasn’t molded over that part – to give the bowl a flat bottom that wouldn’t catch water. Now that we have 2 bowls, though, I figured it out. They stack or nest. Nice feature if you have more than one of these – definitely handy if you want an extra set & need to save space to store them.I do with they made a smaller version of the DuraPet, though. This small bowl works for both of my larger dogs (around 55 lbs each), but it does not work for my 11 lb. dog. I had to buy a different product for him (a ball that rolls around in his bowl). This bowl would also be too big for cats, even though it is advertised differently. Also, one of my cats is on a prescription diet, so she is fed in a cat carrier to keep the 2 cats from eating each others’ food – this bowl takes up too much space to put it in a kennel. If anybody from the company reads these reviews, please consider making a small pet DuraPet bowl. I think a lot of people and their smaller furry family members would benefit from that :-)A great purchase & I have recommended this product to others over the years – evidently I’m not the only one with pets that tend to compete with each other to see who can inhale their food fastest. I wonder if this would work for my son? Just kidding – there is no slowing him down 🙂

DOES help slow feeding time
I got this bowl to slow down a GSP puppy. It does take her about twice as long to eat, although she still gulps her food ferociously. It has a nice low profile, but it does not stay firmly planted. The rubber on the bottom is a huge help, because plain stainless steel bowls just slide around on the tile, so I suspect as she matures, she will also calm down when feeding. This is a quality bowl and the design is well thought out, because the moat is narrow enough to force her to take the time to maneuver her mouth around in order to get the kibble. I have tried other intricately designed (flower) slow feeders, but they were obnoxious and she couldn’t get food which would get lodged in tiny crevices. This is a simple slow feeder, and that’s what it does, it slows feeding time adequately.

Es un plato de excelente calidad, ayuda a que los perros coman más lento es más facil de lavar comparado con otros platos “come lento”. Sin embargo, la velocidad no se reduce tanto diría yo que sólo un 30% Si tu perro como la mía come excesivamente rápido podría ser mejor opción los platos de plástico con más obstucciones.

Really excellent slow feeding bowl! Was apprehensive our frenchie wouldn’t be able to eat her kibble again as we have tried multiple slow feeding bowls that have failed but this works well! She eats 1 cup throughout the day, divided into 3 portions so the bowl size is perfect for each meal. She’a able to get to her kibble and eats unaided and the bowl slows her feeding by about 5 minutes. Easy to clean and seems durable. The rubber grip works well to keep the bowl in place while she’s eating.

This is a great item. My little rescue cairn/westie woofed his food down all the time, which I didn’t think was very good for him. Then I read about this bowl. It really does what it says on the tin. He now eats any food more slowly, and I am extremely pleased with it. It is very good quality, easy to keep spotless, and even has a rubber band on the bottom it stop it sliding about. Excellent product.