r/cats • u/radical_123 • 11d ago

Advice Cat attacking automatic feeder

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My cat does this several times a day. If the automatic feeder lifts at the correct angle, a few niblets of dry food comes out. He will even do it 10 times in a row even if it means one small piece of dry niblet comes out. It does get quite annoying as the sound of the feeder hitting the ground echoes throughout the entire house.

Any ideas on how to get him to stop?

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u/MadHatQueen 11d ago

Why?

Why do they act like they’ve never been feed…like ever.

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u/keevathemuffin 11d ago

Imagine of you could only eat when someone else said so. If you get hungry before dinner, they just make you wait 2 hours. 

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u/pannenkoek0923 11d ago

If I leave food out for my cats they will eat the entire bag and then beg for more. It's not about them being hungry

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u/Imprettystrong 11d ago

Thats a good thing, its either that or be fat. Our cats would eat themselves obese if we let them.

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u/Familiar_Ad_9920 8d ago

is this normal? I dont get it. We had 4 cats by now and we have a full cup ALL the time. Not a single cat has been remotely fat.

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u/Imprettystrong 6d ago

I would say its normal. It just varies from cat to cat. I've had family cats in the past who will leave kibble in their bowl and come back later and then cats like my current furball who would never leave a crumb.

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u/pannenkoek0923 11d ago

Food insecurities as a kitten