Metal Brake-Fast Dog Food Bowl - Small
From Brake-Fast
brake-fast dog food bowls patent pending design prevents your dog from bolting their food. The simple obstructions make dogs slow down to eat. Bowl will slide on floor (on purpose) to slow down eating. Helps reduce the risk of Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV or 'Bloat'). Slower eating makes an animal feel more full and reduces instances of re-eating. Veterinarian tested and recommended. Works with kibble or canned food. Elegant, no-tip shape. Durable, powder coated and safe! Holds 1.5 cups
- Amazon Sales Rank: #118949 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: Small
- Brand: Brake-Fast Metal Bowl for dogs
Metal BrakeFast Dog Bowl
I was delighted to see a metal BrakeFast bowl was offered. The concept is good and works to slow down eating; however, the plastic ones don't hold up to an aggressive eater/chewer. Metal is much better, but this metal bowl has its problems, too. Don't know what the base metal is, but there seems to be a slick outer coating that, when chewed on the inside while the dog is eating, quickly develops deep scratches from the tooth action. This makes the bowl difficult to clean and bacteria can develop inside the scratches, plus I am worried that my dog may be ingesting metal scrapings. Why, oh why, isn't the bowl made out of good old straightforward stainless steel? Stainless steel doesn't scratch as easily (or as deeply), and certain would hold up better. These bowls are expensive, and the purchaser should not need to have to keep replacing them. Unless BrakeFast comes up with a stainless steel bowl, this will be the last time they see my money.
Great buy! Works great!
I bought this bowl for our 8 month old Toy Poodle. He inhales his food at each feeding, digests too quickly AND has developed a sensitive tummy. I was spreading his dry food onto a large tray to slow down his eating when I stumbled upon this bowl. It does slow him down a bit but don't expect miracles either. I put half his meal into the bowl, wait 10 minutes, then feed him the other half. So far so good.
The only downfall I see with the bowl is that it slides all over the floor. I hold it in place with my hands or my shoes when feeding until I can by a non-slip mat.
I plan to buy a few more in the metal soon.
Coating chips & flakes off
It does slow the eating process.
But that's not enough to continue to use this awful bowl.
It would better serve the animals if the coasting didn't chip off and contaminate their food.
Please consider a remake of this product in stainless steel.
