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I understand the need but as a fast eater myself I find this a little cruel. I mean, what if all your food came delivered with obstacles. That'd be so sad.

Or....do what we did: find a fairly large rock (large enough that there's no way your dog could eat it) and set it in the middle of the food dish. Cost: $0.

It's not cruel, they still get the same amount of food, just less indigestion and vomiting.

If your pet had to fend for itself in the wild, there would be far more obstacles than a harmless plastic cone.

I lost a basset hound to bloat which can affect large breeds who inhale their food. My sister's basset swallowed a rock and needed surgery. I think this dish is a good idea.

I use this for my guy http://www.amazon.com/Omega-Tricky-Treat-Ball-Small/dp/B0002DK26C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1212531781&sr=8-1
since he's small, his whole meal fits in it. He's not a glutton, but I figure it's a little more interesting and fun for him than just chowing out of a bowl. The SPCA recommends this, or tossing the food out on a lawn for them to forage, if you can. There's also the bigger treat ball that might work for bigger meals.

Bloat from eating too fast can kill a dog. These bowls can save a dog from a lot of misery if you have a fast eater or a breed prone to bloat like our Weimaraner.

do they make one for cats? my kitty Roger JUST had an upset tummy 'refund' from eating too fast!

We've got one of these bowls...we were afraid to follow others' suggestions of sticking things like tennis balls (they eat the fuzz) or Rocks (I've heard chipped tooth stories) in our Border Collie's normal bowl...so we got this exact thing.

Our Border Collie eats slightly slower, although it doesn't slow him down to the pace I THINK he should eat at. It has helped some with gas though, as well as burping/choking. The bowl definitely helps, and I would definitely recommend it over DIY remedies. 15 bucks isn't too much to spend on your baby! (:

This is brilliant! I have a cat that wolfs down food, which inevitably comes right back up. It's a waste of food and can't be good for him.

*heather leaf* - it looks like the smallest bowl is suitable for cats.

I've seen someone use three golf balls to achieve the same result for a kitty who eats fast.

We have a mutt (that we love dearly!) who was getting bloat form eating too much too fast. Guess when he was on the mean streets, he never knew where his next meal would come from. I did look at this product, but decided to go with an automatic dog feeder as the way to deal with it. We just have it dispense small amounts 5 times a day so he can't overeat. It was a significant investment, but well worthwhile.