Maze Slow Feeder Bowl
A meal they have to work their way around.
A dog that empties a bowl in twenty seconds swallows a great deal of air with it. The spiral channels here give the kibble somewhere to hide, so the same meal takes several minutes instead.
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- Spiral maze channels stretch a meal out
- 19.5 cm across and only 3.5 cm deep, so flat faces reach in
- Holds 1.5 cups of dry food or 20 oz of water
- Spread something soft in it and it works as a lick mat
- Dishwasher safe, and rated from −45 °C to 135 °C
Colour: Blue
Why you'll love it
Made for happy, healthy pets
Bloat is the reason to bother
Gulped food comes with swallowed air, and in deep-chested dogs that is the beginning of a genuine emergency. Slowing the meal is the cheapest thing you can do about it.
Shallow enough for a flat face
Most maze bowls are too deep for a bulldog or a pug to reach the middle. At 3.5 cm this one is usable by the breeds that need it most.
Freezer to dishwasher
Spread wet food or yoghurt in the channels, freeze it, and one meal becomes half an hour. Then the whole thing goes in the machine.
Good fit if
- Dogs that finish a meal in under a minute
- Flat-faced breeds, since the bowl is unusually shallow
- Anyone wanting a lick mat and a feeder in one item
- Multi-pet homes where one animal bolts food to beat the other
Look elsewhere if
- Your dog already paces itself and eats calmly
- You feed a raw or chunk diet that will not sit in narrow channels
- You need something weighted, as this is light enough to be pushed
The problem with a bolted meal
A dog that inhales its food swallows air alongside it. In most dogs that produces burping, hiccups and the occasional meal returned whole on the carpet a few minutes later. In deep-chested breeds it carries a more serious concern, because a stomach distended with gas and food is the condition under which it can twist, and a twisted stomach is a surgical emergency.
Slowing the meal also gives the dog time to register that it has eaten. Satiety signals take a while to arrive, and a dog that clears a bowl in fifteen seconds finishes long before any of them do, which is part of why it then appears hungry. Stretching the same portion over several minutes closes that gap without changing the amount of food.
How the maze works
The moulded spiral divides the base into narrow channels. Kibble falls between the ridges rather than piling in the centre, so the dog has to nose along each channel and pick pieces out individually instead of taking mouthfuls. There is nothing to solve and nothing to learn, which is why it works from the first meal without any introduction.
Depth is the specification that matters most and the one usually got wrong. At three and a half centimetres this bowl is shallow enough for a pug, a bulldog or a Persian cat to reach the base comfortably. Tall maze bowls with deep wells look more effective and are, in practice, a barrier that a flat-faced animal simply gives up on.
Placement and stability
Light bowls travel. A determined dog nosing along the channels will push this one across a hard floor unless it has something to grip, which turns dinner into a slow chase around the kitchen. Put it on a rubber mat, or in the corner where two surfaces stop it, and the problem disappears at no cost.
It also suits cats, and for a slightly different reason. Cats fed dry food free-choice tend to graze, but a cat that gulps a portioned meal and then brings it back up shortly afterwards is doing the same thing dogs do, and the same channels solve it. The shallow profile keeps the whiskers clear, which a deeper maze bowl would not.
In the box
Everything you need
- Slow feeder bowl
How it works
Simple, from basket to doorstep
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The details
Specifications
- Size
- 19.5 × 19.5 × 3.5 cm
- Capacity
- 1.5 cups food / 20 oz water
- Material
- PP, BPA and phthalate free
- Temperature
- −45 °C to 135 °C
- Care
- Hand or dishwasher
Good questions
Before you buy
There is a raised anti-slip rim underneath. On tile, a dog that pushes hard can still shift it. A damp cloth or a silicone mat under the bowl settles that.
Yes. The channels are the right width for cat kibble, and the low sides mean no whisker fatigue, which is why some cats refuse deep bowls.
It depends entirely on the dog. A determined one still empties it faster than you would like; the point is that they cannot take it in one mouthful.
For a dog that normally clears a bowl in fifteen to twenty seconds, expect three to five minutes. The exact figure depends on kibble size, since small pieces sit deeper in the channels and take longer to pick out.
Yes, and it works well spread thinly through the channels. It is harder to clean than dry food, so rinse it soon after the meal rather than letting it dry into the ridges.
It will, and starting early is easier than correcting a gulping habit later. Check that the channel width suits puppy kibble, since very small pieces can pack into the base tightly enough to frustrate a young dog.
Last reviewed August 30, 2026