So melamine in any form needs to be used with caution. Howe ver, if you remember back in 2007/2008 there were pet poisonings related to melamine that was used as a filler in pet food. Melamine has long been used for dishes and has been deemed safe. The only reason this bowl didn’t get a five paw rating is that it is made of melamine. We give this bowl a rating of four out of five paws. The only thing missing about this bowl is that it not on a pedestal or riser we had to make a small riser for Turnip to eat comfortably at the appropriate level. I chose this particular slow feeder bowl because it has a no slip bottom and the three feeder lumps in the middle seemed more likely to slow down food consumption (which is exactly what they did). With the Martha Stewart bowl Turnip now is munching his meal long after the other dogs are finished and he has not vomited up a meal since we started using it. Turnip always gets served his bowl of food last (out of six dogs) when he was speed eating he would always be the first one of the six dogs eating (unless I hand fed him). It worked remarkably well in terms of slowing Turnip down. I picked up the Martha Stewart slow feeder bowl at Pet Smart (it was about $20). I had certainly heard of slow feeder bowls but never used one before. But with six dogs and three cats in the house I really needed to find a long term solution to help him keep his food down that was a little more time efficient for me than hand feeding. For weeks I was hand feeding Turnip tiny bits of his meals at a time to keep him from vomiting or gagging. My own four dogs are used to eatin’ yummy food but for Turnip it was such a bonanza that his food disappeared in seconds. I feed my dogs a mix of premium kibble and homemade doggie casserole (fresh chicken, veggies and fruit). But we had to find a solution to help him keep his food down as he was a very thin dog with looming health issues. Given Turnip spent most of his life outside on a chain and terribly neglected I can understand why he eats while the eatin’ is good. Most dogs are speed eaters…but Turnip was the first time I had a dog in the house who ate so fast that he vomited his food right back up within minutes. Slow feeder bowls for dogs who eat too fast…
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