Elevated Food Feeders?

[lv4dogs]

Originally posted by Shelteez2
What my doberman breeder friend does is she uses the metal bowls that have a lip on them and then she cuts a hole in the bottom of a plastic bucket, of an appropriate height, that is large enough for the bowl to fit through, but not the lip of the bowl.
Did that make any sense? LOL

I know what you are talking about because Ido the same thing except I use pots that are made for plants.
You can pick the size, color, texture etc...

Also you can decorate them if you are artsy, I hot glued some vinyl fabric (easy to wipe clean) around one, one I have flowers hot glued to it, you can paint them or whatever your heart desires.

[WWFanz]

I've seen those elevated dog feeders, but we just put Grizzly's food/water on a small stool. Kody's sits on the floor, but he would much rather drink the elevated one because it's just low enough for him to reach.

[kingrattus]

You don't have to buy one. My dad up Max's food dish ontop of an upside down pail. Max hated at first & starved himself for 2 days. But we did it because the vet said hes not to put too much strain on his neck unless he does it willingly. so up went his dist & out cam a taller water pail.


Notice how low the water is. He drinks that in 1 day!!! & the pail is filled right to the top!!! no wonder he peed for about 5 mins average (I'm not joking about the time either)


See his neck is higher up, but he still has to lower his neck just a tad to make eating comfy.



Had to add this one. He use to wait right there until we were finished filling his dish & then told him to eat. We did this because he use to be food agressive, & having a snapping doggy isn't good. He hasn't been food agressive for more then 6 yrs, but we kept this habbit cause it also made him calmer & he ate slower.