A splash-guard system; the splash-guard system includes a guard-member, a base-member, and a mat. The splash-guard system is useful for confining splashes or spills from a pet bowl to the splash-guard system such that a pet owner does not need to regularly clean the surrounding area of the pet bowl when a pet makes a mess when feeding. The splash-guard system serves to prevent constant cleaning and damage to the surrounding floor and walls.

An animal feeding station including a base, and at least one compartment, wherein the at least one compartment is defined by a bottom portion, an inner surface of a sidewall, and a top lip, and wherein the at least one compartment is adapted to receive and contain a specially sized bowl.

A pet feeding device (10) for supplying and opening filled containers (12) has at least one stamp for indenting and/or bending an edge (46) of the container (12). In a method for supplying and opening filled containers an edge of the container is indented and/or bent before opening about at least one substantially horizontal axis.

The present disclosure relates to a kit comprising: (i) a first part comprising a food bowl assembly including a first bowl having side walls and a base; a second feeding bowl disposed within the first bowl, the second feeding bowl having side walls and a solid base, the inner surface of said side walls and solid base being a closed surface; a separating module adapted to hold an olfactive product, the separating module being arranged to fit between the solid base of the second feeding bowl and the first bowl, and a vent arranged to allow odours from the separating module to exit the food bowl assembly between the first bowl and the side walls of the second feeding bowl so that odours do not pass through the second feeding bowl; and (ii) a second part comprising of a container comprising at least one olfactive product. A second aspect of the present disclosure relates to a kit as defined above for use in a method for to treat olfaction dysfunction, appetite loss or food aversion due to a disease or for treating and/or preventing a disease or disorder in an animal.

An apparatus for receiving a food product having a cover and a removable liner are discussed. The cover has a top and bottom opening and a sidewall that extends at least partially between the top and bottom opening. At least one aperture is disposed on the sidewall. The removable liner can be inserted within the cover to form the apparatus for receiving the food product. After use of the removable liner, a user can dispose the removable liner by using the aperture to lift the cover with the removable liner inside, and dropping the removable liner into a waste receptacle.

An apparatus for receiving a food product having a cover and a removable liner are disclosed. The cover has a top and bottom opening and a sidewall that extends at least partially between the top and bottom opening. At least one aperture is disposed on the sidewall. The removable liner can be inserted within the cover to form the apparatus for receiving the food product. After use of the removable liner, a user can dispose the removable liner by using the aperture to lift the cover with the removable liner inside, and dropping the removable liner into a waste receptacle.

A heated animal food bowl device is provided. The device is comprised of a heating functionality to maintain animal food at desirable temperatures while outdoors in cold temperatures. The base of the device may feature removable and non-removable bowls that fit into one or more openings in the base. At least one heating element heats the bowl, thus warming the contents to temperatures ranging from thirty-three to one hundred and forty degrees fahrenheit. The heating element is powered by a battery that may be recharged via a charging port or a solar panel.

A feeding bowl assembly for pets is proposed, comprising a first bowl base and a second bowl base separated from each other, and the tops of the first bowl base and the second bowl base are respectively provided with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening and the second opening are respectively used to set up one bowl body for holding food, wherein a third opening is provided at the bottom of the second bowl base, through which third opening the first bowl base can be received within the second bowl base.

The present disclosure includes a smart pet bowl to monitor pet feeding behavior, which includes a pet bowl to carry pet food or water or carry a bowl insert to carry pet food or water. The smart pet bowl also can include a load sensor associated with the pet bowl that is sensitive to load changes of pet food or water carried within the pet bowl. The load sensor has a sensitivity of +/50 grams or less and load data collectable therefrom is at a sample rate from 10 to 150 samples per second in sequential time increments from about 0.01 second to 5 seconds. The smart pet bowl may also include a data communicator to communicate the load data over a computer network, a processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, communicates the load data over the computer network.

An automatic animal feeding system is provided. Embodiments of the automatic animal feeding system include an automatic food dispenser and a food canister storing food pods. The automatic food dispenser couples to the food canister, receives a food pod form the food canister, removes a cover or lid from the food pod, presents the opened food pod for pet consumption, disposes of the food pod into a disposal compartment that is sealed off from the ambient air, and implements other steps of an automatic feeding process. Aspects of the automatic feeding process can be efficiently implemented, for example, by actuating two motors based on data received from sensors of the automatic animal feeding system. Accordingly, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a compact, control-efficient, self-cleaning automatic animal feeding system that can continuously personalize feeding patterns or feed a pet with little to no human intervention over a period of time.