Low Stress Pet Feeder Case Study

Low Stress Pet Feeder This is a small table that has two holes at the top with PVC pipes coming out of the bottom of those holes going to the floor and there is a food and a water bowl on the floor under the PVC pipes. The idea is that the person can feed their animals by pouring the food/water into the PVC pipes and it will go into the bowl, so they do not have to bend down. It also has different colors around the inside of the top of the PVC pipes to help those with vision or cognitive deficits distinguish which one is for water and which one is for feed.

Therapeutic Use/Benefits:
This piece of assistive equipment could be used for client with hip precautions following hip surgery, SCI, arthritis, laminectomy, CVA, Parkinson’s, ALS, amputee,
(Another option if they don’t have a table, if they know someone who can build them a table, that could save money if they already have some scrap wood laying around. They would also be able to get the table the exact size and height they want.)

Comparative catalog cost:
I am not sure if they sell adaptive dog feeders similar to the low stress pet feeder, but the closest one I found was on Amazon, called No Bend Pet Bowl for $39.98. While this may be a cheaper option than my adaptive pet feeder, it still requires more work, because they are having to lift a full pet food bowl up and down. So it would not assist as many diagnosis, such as general weakness, arthritis, ALS, or COPD.

How to use the Low Stress Pet
Depending on the size of the pet food bag, you can have the bag sitting on the top of the table and use a scoop (or cup) to get the food and pour it into the red hole. If the pet food bag is too large to sit on top then I would get something similar to a cereal caster and keep that full of feed on top of the table, and use that to pour the food into the red hole. For the water, if the table is close to the sink you could just get a cup and fill it up and then pour it into the blue hole. But for a more energy efficient way, I would keep a water container/jug/funnel full of water on the table next to the blue hole, and then all they would have to do it pour it slowly into the blue hole. The holes are far enough apart that if the water or feed spills out and doesn’t go into the hole, it is an easy clean up by just scooping it into the correct hole or wiping it up with a towel. For someone with low vision or cognitive deficits, I would color coordinate the containers with the hole they would be pouring the contents