Picking The Right LickiMat® (For Cats)
All cats are unique and different in their own way – just like humans.
LickiMats are vet designed and provide a perfect treat licking and feeding surface for cats. LickiMats encourage licking action in cats, whether for eating treats or food.
LickiMats allow you to spread out the cat food or treat on the mat surface or press the cat food or treat into the mat surface, encouraging your cat to lick and lick and lick to get the food or treat as a reward.
The rubber tips of LickiMat gently scrape and stimulate your cat's tongue whilst feeding or snacking. This increases saliva protection, improves oral hygiene, protects teeth and gums, and most importantly soothes your cat by releasing endorphins.
The pockets of the LickiMat challenge your cat to extract the raw, wet, dry or liquid food or treat as a reward, enriching their feeding experience.
So many LickiMats, which one to choose?
Selecting the right LickiMat for your cat comes down to:
- what you feed your cat;
- what treats your cat likes to eat;
- whether or not you prefer to use the dishwasher to clean up.
The size of cat does not really matter. We have very large cats as well as kittens using LickiMats.
We will step through all the choices below.
LickiMat® Classics
LickiMat Classics come in three surfaces: Playdate, Buddy, and Soother.
Playdate™ has discrete pockets that will contain food. Liquids are easier to manage and keep separate from other food or treats.
Buddy™ has a more complex surface and still allows separation of foods and treats.
Soother™ is exactly what the name says. It allows soft and liquid foods to be licked out with extra tongue simulation.
LickiMat Classics are available in three colours: green, orange and turquoise. Colors as shown above.
The surface patterns of the three models differ a little to better suit different types of foods, treats and liquids. All three surfaces are suitable for raw, wet, dry and liquid dog food, as well as any manner of treat.
The Soother is the most challenging of the three surfaces, and is best suited for soft, runny and liquid foods and treats. It is preferred for liquids such as the juice from BBQ chicken or roasts as it gives the tongue an exquisite workout.
All LickiMats Classics are microwave friendly, so you can cook meals on them in the microwave; they are freezer-friendly, so you can freeze treats on them; and they are easy to hand-wash in the sink. They are all made from human food-grade rubber (TPR).
If you have a very large cat and you want to use the LickiMat as a feeder, you can use the Large LickiMat Buddy Large Classic that comes in two colours: orange and green. We have not put these on the website. Contact us to make sure this is the right choice.
If you have a dog at home, you can use the Classic LickiMat for dog too!
New Cat LickiMat Classics: Casper™ and Felix™
We are releasing two new LickiMat Classic models with more complex surfaces designed specifically for cats to better emulate natural feeding for cats and to provide variety on the same surface. These surfaces provide a varied challenge for cats to "chew out" the food or treat, much like they would in the wild, enriching the feeding the experience.
The New LickiMat Classics come in two surfaces: Casper and Felix.
Casper™ has complex, thinner and deeper pockets whilst having elements of Soother in the tail.
Felix™ has a more regular and rounded structures with elements of Soother in the head.
The new LickiMats are available in three colours: green, orange and turquoise.
- Green Casper™ & Felix™
- Orange Casper™ & Felix™
- Turquoise Casper™ & Felix™
LickiMat Tuff™
LickiMat Tuff mats are suitable for raw, wet, dry and liquid dog food, as well as any manner of cat treats and spreads.
If you prefer using a dishwasher to hand-washing, you should also be looking at the LickiMat Tuff range.
The Tuff currently comes in two surfaces: Buddy and Playdate - same as the Classics above.
They are available in four colours: green, orange, turquoise and a limited edition red.
- Green Tuff Playdate™ & Tuff Buddy™
- Orange Tuff Playdate™ & Tuff Buddy™
- Turquoise Tuff Playdate™Tuff Buddy™
- Red Tuff Playdate™Tuff Buddy™
All LickiMat Tuffs are dishwasher safe, so you can even wash them in the lower tray; they are microwave friendly, so you can cook meals in the microwave; they are freezer-friendly, so you can freeze treats on them; and they are easy to hand-wash in the sink. They are all made from human food-grade rubber (TPR) and recyclable polypropylene.
If you have a dog at home, you can use the Tuff LickiMat for dogs too!
LickiMat Slomo™
LickiMat SloMo mats are designed to combine dry, wet, raw and especially soft or liquid dog foods and treats on the same time without creating a mess. Like all other LickiMats, they can be used for treats or used as a complete and elegant feeder.
Slomos are available in five colours: green, orange, turquoise, red and purple.
All LickiMat Slomos are dishwasher safe, so you can even wash them in the lower tray; they are microwave friendly, so you can cook meals in the microwave; they are freezer-friendly, so you can freeze treats and liquid foods on them; and they are easy to hand-wash in the sink. They are all made from human food-grade rubber (TPR) and recyclable polypropylene.
If you have a dog at home, you can use the LickiMat Slomo for dog too!
LickiMat Splash™
LickiMat Splash is an attachable LickiMat with a suction cup designed to attach to smooth wall surfaces and bath tubs. Splash is designed for use with soft and spreadable cat treats.
Splash is all about keeping your pet focused, relaxed and still when:
- Bathing;
- Grooming;
- Removing Burrs; or
- When you or the vet is inspecting or tending to your pet.
Make sure you use your pet's favourite spreadable treat.
Splash is available in two colours: green and turquoise.
All LickiMat Splash are dishwasher safe, so you can even wash them in the lower tray; they are microwave friendly, so you can cook meals in the microwave; they are freezer-friendly, so you can freeze treats on them; and they are easy to hand-wash in the sink. They are all made from human food-grade rubber (TPR).
Fun Facts: We have also seen many cats using LickiMat Splash on Instagram, including horizontally stuck to the floor! We have seen many dogs using LickiMat Splash attached to glass on sliding doors.
Selecting the right LickiMat for your cat is fairly simple, and you can always get more than one model!!
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