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Hi everybody,
With Christmas almost upon us we’ve determined to additional prolong our 20% low cost on Necoichi bowls with the code Necoichi
Christmas the time of indulgence for us people means we should always much more so take care of our cats and permit them to eat fortunately and healthily. We wouldn’t need them to undergo whereas we’re having fun with our turkey, would we?
The most typical challenge for cats is Whisker’s fatigue.
“In fundamental phrases, whisker fatigue is solely over-stimulation of the sensory system of the whiskers. What occurs when the whiskers are touched an excessive amount of, even whether it is fundamental brushing in opposition to meals and water dishes, is the cat’s mind will get an onslaught of sensory messages transmitted to their mind.” Dr Keyes from Cat Vet Tucson. A full article on this situation might be discovered here.
So why do pet cats undergo from this? Well in nature their Whiskers are there to permit them to navigate their territory! A cat identifies if they will match by small areas or if there are obstacles shut up from the contact of their Whiskers.
And in fact a wild cat wouldn’t have a human servant present them meals in a bowl! They must hunt their prey and would eat it within the open with out their whiskers touching any arduous objects whereas consuming (or ingesting out of streams and rivers).
It is one thing we had by no means actually considered till we observed that one in all our cats would ignore her usually favorite meals! But what are the precise indicators to look out for?
- Refusal to eat or drink from their traditional dishes
- Pacing in entrance of the meals bowls and meowing like one thing is improper
- Pawing at meals and water to attempt to pull it from the bowl
- Acting extra aggressive round meals or treats when it’s given to them out of the dish
After studying about whisker fatigue we tried many various kinds of bowls however none of them gave the impression to be fairly proper till we discovered the Necoichi extra-wide bowls!
It’s not shocking that this bowl from Japanese firm Necoichi received the first place within the Global Pet Expo awards. Not simply does it handle the whisker fatigue drawback but it surely additionally addresses the problem of cats liking to eat from the center of the bowl! Thanks to its designed curve the meals naturally gravitates in direction of the middle avoiding the oh so frequent challenge of a cat complaining that the bowl is empty whereas it’s nonetheless half full! 
Further to this, the bowls are product of ceramic which avoids the frequent challenge we noticed with huge bowls product of bamboo composite or plastic. With the bamboo composite or plastic irrespective of how arduous we cleaned them they result in the issue eater cat growing feline acne as a result of micro organism dwelling within the materials of the bowls we used previous to the ceramic bowls.
And lastly, the raised design simply makes it simpler for cats to eat in addition to cut back the danger of vomiting in cats which are liable to the latter!
“The use of an elevated bowl permits gravity to help in shifting meals from the mouth to the abdomen. Cats with different consuming or swallowing issues may additionally profit from an elevated meals bowl.” Quote By
The extra-wide raised bowls now are available in 7 fabulous designs from Necoichi and we’re very fortunate to have been in a position to supply these for our on-line store alongside the remainder of the spectacular Necoichi vary. And till the top of August you will get 12% off with the code Sakura (Discount might be utilized in your basket / cart on the proper hand backside facet or as a clickable hyperlink on the highest of the checkout web page) in our online shop.
The designs presently out there for this bowl are Classic, Modern Sakura, Fuji, Botanical Garden, Colourful Dots and Nala cat which options a picture of the manufacturers’ mascot and social media star Nala!
The different nice huge various is the tilted bowl, not simply does this one additionally forestall whiskers fatigue but it surely’s useful to get meals to gravitate in direction of the entrance which makes it simpler for older cats and people with flatter faces to succeed in their meals!
Of course, the model additionally has extra reasonably priced standard-sized and huge bowls in addition to water bowls for those who don’t essentially require the extra-wide bowl to keep away from whisker fatigue! This actually does rely on the dimensions of your cat and all of their bowls are whisker pleasant. Our three-legged cat Nubia is particularly happy about this because it makes it simpler for her to drink and eat always.
The full vary might be seen here. And don’t overlook to make use of the code Necoichi for 20% off.
And you probably have issues with spillage regardless of the particular lip design to minimise this within the first place… why not add a Necoichi dining tray!
Thanks,
Marc
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