Best Cat Bowls: Designer Feeding Bowls for Cats & Kittens

It is important to get the right cat feeding bowls so your pet can eat his or her meals comfortably. Cats need wide and shallow bowls where their whiskers don’t touch the sides. Overstimulation of the whiskers as they touch the sides of the bowl during meals can result in a condition called ‘whisker stress.’ If your cat is eating food only from the middle of the bowl but is still hungry after, he or she is probably trying to avoid getting their whiskers overstimulated. Try switching to a better cat bowl and see if your pet will finish a meal.

It is good practice to keep one bowl for food, one for water and one or two extras. Some breeds like Persian cats have especially flat faces and need special bowls to suit their needs. Food bowls that Persians use are slightly elevated and sit at an angle so the cats can get to their food easily. Cat food bowls need to be cleaned regularly to ensure there is no bacterial build-up that can lead to tummy upsets.

As cat food can be quite oily, use a mild soap and water to clean up cat food bowls. It’s a good practice to clean the bowls after every meal, especially if you’re serving wet food.

The hunting instincts in cats are very strong and they hunt alone, so they don’t like eating too close to another cat. If you have more than one cat, the distance the bowls well so they can’t see one another while eating. Cats also don’t like to eat near their litterboxes. Another useful point to note is that cats like to have a good view of their space while they eat so it makes sense to keep the bowl at a slightly elevated surface. Choose a quiet spot away from foot traffic so your kitty’s meals are not disturbed.