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I have probably tried 5 or 6 different kinds of cat food dishes and my cats seem to leave a lot of food in the bottom of all of them, or refuse to eat the food altogether, yet if I serve the food on a plate, they eat every bit but make a big mess off the edge of the plate. Then I saw this uniquely designed dish. I bought both the water and food bowl like this to use as food dishes for my cats. According to the label, the premise behind these bowls is that they are designed to be shallow for wet food, the food doesn't get stuck in the corners at the bottom, and the low profile doesn't disturb the cat's sensitive whiskers as they eat (the vet told me that many cats will refuse food in deeper bowls because it brushes their whiskers and the owner assumes they don't like the food, when the bowl is really the problem.)
Wow! The cats eat every drop of food from these dishes with no mess. My husband laughed and said the dishes were so clean after they ate that we didn't even need to wash them. He suggested we donate the dozens of other cat dishes we've tried to a shelter and buy more of these. I bought a dozen from a few different stores. They are very hard to find, and one store called the manufacturer who told us thet they just can't make enough to keep up with the demand! The price reflected here ($8+) is a LOT more than I found in the pet stores, but that may be due to the supply/demand issue. I bought mine for $3 to $4 each, so shop around for a good price. If you're like me and you use a water fountain, you can still buy the water dish for food if it's all you can find in stock, as they are almost exactly the same except the water bowl is slightly deeper.
Pros: sturdy, well-made, heavy-duty rubbery plastic doesn't scratch or ding from metal utensils; non-skid base; VERY easy to clean and dishwasher safe; stackable and require minimal storage space due to the low profile; cats love them.
Cons: price based on low availability (?); colors are not very attractive, no color selection available; they are not listed as microwave safe (and I have not tried it, so do so at your own risk).
Bottom line: These will last a long time. I highly recommend them.
UPDATE: 18 months later and these still look like brand new after daily use and abuse by my cats. Metal spoons don't leave any scratches, neither do cat claws. I have placed them in the microwave for approx 30 seconds to take the chill off of refrigerated food, and nothing blew up. But they don't say "microwave safe" so again, do so at your own risk.
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