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I recently switched my cat to a new brand of dry food he needs for his aging body. The kibble sizes are slightly larger than what he was used to and the little guy has 17 year old teeth. To help him out i bought a mortar and pestle to crack the pieces down smaller but the process is tedious and not something i care to spend a lot of time doing every night.
can you recommend something that would do good to break down hard food into smaller pieces? His kibble is about the size of a black bean. i want to break it down a bit but not turn it into dust either!
I saw this on amazon. looks like it might do the trick, but wondering if something that doesn't cost $100 will do the same job!
maybe a mini food processor? but it needs to be able to handle hard food
https://www.amazon.com/YJSD-Crusher-Stainless-Processor-Homebrews/dp/B08GCTV49W
applegrove
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Warpy
(110,900 posts)with just a couple of short pulses. They're small and won't break the bank.
A coffee or spice grinder is more likely to give you dust.
applegrove
(118,006 posts)Last edited Wed Apr 7, 2021, 02:17 PM - Edit history (1)
sheshe2
(83,319 posts)You could do a weeks food in a matter of minutes.
However not sure about hard foods.
Kali
(54,990 posts)a lot of cats just swallow kibble whole. a cheap blender will break it up, but will have lots of fines too. any chance kitty will eat wet food? you could just soak it in warm water and increase hydration too. (lots of vets recommend canned for older males anyway as an aside on this part so that is another possibility to switch)
I wouldn't spend $200 to crunch up dry cat food.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Or put in sturdy ziploc bags and step on them or take a rolling pin or wine bottle to them.
Im sure theres a way
NCjack
(10,279 posts)sir pball
(4,726 posts)Put the kibble between two pieces of parchment and smash with the skillet.
NCjack
(10,279 posts)RicROC
(1,202 posts)I found a NutriBullet at a GoodWill store. $8. Works as a good coffee bean grinder so I'm sure it would work on cat kibble.
applegrove
(118,006 posts)solved. My dad used to mix a little dry baby pablum in with dry cat food and a bit of hot water for our cat Gerry. I don't know why he did it. The cat loved it.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,057 posts)intrepidity
(7,240 posts)AKwannabe
(5,580 posts)I have one. Use for onion mainly but nuts too...this should chop the dry kibble.
Takket
(21,421 posts)I tried out the nut grinder. Only $11 so worth a shot!