Puzzle for cat, to mentally stimulate by Nina Ottosson.

Nina Ottosson is the original designer and developer of puzzle games for dogs and brain teasers for cats since 1990. Her philosophy is that dogs and cats have a head and four legs with physical and mental activity needs.

Nina Ottosson’s puzzles are designed to stimulate the brain. Each puzzle has its unique mechanism to complete challenges and can be set at different levels of difficulty. Its games reduce and prevent weight problems. As well as reducing dog and cat behavior problems.

After working in the healthcare industry for 17 years and two children, she lacked time for her dogs and had a bad conscience. Indeed, she began to work on the development and design of games and toys that would stimulate the dog and the cat mentally. She started her business, Zoo Active Products AB in 1993.

Since then, his company has worked with design, product development and manufacturing. Also, the sale as well as the distribution to retailers in different countries. Retailers like Petstages and Outward Hound are among them. Obviously, his puzzles are recommended by dog trainers, veterinarians, canine psychologists and other dog owners. The Buggin’ Out Cat Puzzle is one of the puzzles dogs and cats love.

Description of the cat puzzle:

This Buggin’ Out cat puzzle has a leaf shape. At the base it is green and its top is lime green. The base measures 14.25 inches and its width is 9.5 inches with 1 inch thickness. It is BPA, PVC and phthalate free and has no removable parts for cat safety. Also, it has seven slots in which there are round pieces of orange color with a hole in the center to let the smell of treats pass.

Each slot has its washer which is 1.5 inches in diameter by 0.5 inches in height. Six slots have a hole 1cm deep by a diameter of 3.5cm and one slot being larger has two holes and two washers. Each hole has a small green leaf that can block the hole space. This sheet measures 2 inches tall by 1.5 inches wide and 0.25 inches thick. The function of pucks and leaves is to block access to treats. The game has 5 non-slip feet.

What should my cat do?

The goal of this game and puzzle is to hide treats in the holes and block them with orange leaves or washers. Namely, your cat must with his paws or his muzzle manage to access his reward by packing down the obstacles in his way. Also, when the sheet and the puck are close together, there may be more work to do to achieve this. This puzzle is perfect for mentally stimulating your cat to its hunting instincts. The puzzle can also be used as a bowl for his daily feeding so that he eats at a good pace. It can hold up to 1/4 cup of food. This Buggin’ Out cat puzzle is level 2, intermediate.