Calling it that for want of knowing what its proper name is.
The theory is that filled with kibbles, a smart cat will be able to get them out by pushing or tweaking or pawing at the tumbler.
Moggy is far too smart, or shall we call that wily, to do this work herself. She waits, sitting there looking interested, until the human loses her patience and does it herself, and the tumbler spills its load. Then she doesn’t hesitate, then she steps forward and eats whatever kibble in sight.
It’s a stand-off. We’ve been doing this daily for a week and there appears to be no breakthrough yet.
Although, I shouldn’t forget that this morning she stared piercingly at the tumbler sitting innocent and half-empty nearby. That’s a miniscule bit of interest, what do you think?
So come training time, I had the idea of putting kibbles under the tumbler. See if she’d engage. And that’s as far as we’ve got today, she’ll push it with her nose to be able to grab the kibbles from under it.
I carefully arrange the holes and the tumbler so if she pushes hard enough one time, the thing will tip and spill a few kibbles.
That hasn’t happened yet.
Rita de Heer 
my sister got our cat a “kicker” some years ago, the cat really took to it, it’s an oblong soft toy, she would lay on her side and gripping the front end kick the hell out of it with her back legs!
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My cat uses a tennis ball that way. She still hasn’t got the point of the tumbler. Nor why not to scratch the furniture. I’m at my wit’s end to figure out a way to encourage her to scratch the things I got her for that purpose.
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ours has a giant scratching post which she uses, but she’s determined to use the sofa too!
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You can do it, Moggy
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Lol, it’s still a work in progress
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I just found Moggy so adorable
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