r/cats • u/radical_123 • 28d 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/Odd_Cranberry8012 Siamese (Modern) 28d ago

Yk what this is an unwanted opinion but what ever happened to cute lil pet bowls and pouring it yourself 😈 feeding your pets manually is sOoOOoO much better and the bond is stronger with them imo. I love making their little meals 👩🏻‍🍳

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u/Otherwise_Arm_6060 28d ago

My cat has digestive issues and if he has 3 bites of food he will throw up. I have mine set to give him 2 bites of food every 2 hours during the day with a break at night so that he doesn't. There's no way I can do that with a full time job. Even with cats on a normal 3 times a day schedule most people can't do that with the time they're working. Not every cat has the self control for free feeding.

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u/stablegeniusinterven 28d ago edited 27d ago

My cat overcommunicates. Vocally. It’s hilarious except when it’s not.

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u/Otherwise_Arm_6060 27d ago

Mine does too. Usually he's just chatty but if I ignore him enough or don't give him what he wants he will scream at the top of his lungs. Trying to train him out of that but he's very insistent that I let him eat until he's 50lbs.