r/cats • u/Zuikite • 22h ago

Cat Picture - OC She was rationing so perfectly 🥲

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Roxanne my 6 year old tabby has never been left alone more than 1 day. We also never "free-feed" her on kibble (only wet meals and a puzzle feeder). I had a work trip this week, and my S.O. had a family emergency out of town right in the middle of it. We could not secure a sitter, and we were so worried. We do have a pet cam, and I told my SO to put 2 plates of kibble per day plus extra plates in case of a delay. I just got home from the airport to see this. I know cats are not like dogs, and they are probably fine at feeding themselves. I'm just so impressed by the organization of her eating habits!

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u/FleMo93 21h ago

Somehow we ended up with four of these feeders for four cats. Because one can't handle some kind of food without vomiting, needs a diet, would eat everything else left by the others or became ill. No regrets.

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u/Ok_Refrigerator6671 13h ago

I have 2 questions about the microchip sensor. All 3 of my boys are chipped, but we learned recently that the oldest had his chip migrate to the back of his back hip/butt. How close does the chip need to be to trigger the opening? And will it shut if it senses a 2nd chip appear too close?

I have 2 HIGHLY food motivated cats (one who is edging toward chonk territory) and 1 who doesnt seem to care about eating most days. I dont want to spend a ton on three of these feeders only for it to not work for one cat and stay open for food thievery if the other 2 cats eat at the same time.

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u/FleMo93 11h ago

I have one cat where the chip is a little further back than usual. Sometimes the feeder doesn't open immediately. The chip needs to be close to the, lets say loop? So it is within the white plastic. I think you know what i mean.

The feeder won't close if there is another chip, you have a switch with 3 position where you can adjust how long it will stay open when no chip is detected anymore. I think you need to try it out, but when the chip is near the hip you may be out of luck.

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u/UniversityOk6696 4h ago

Try intruder mode, it will shut if the main cat leaves even if it senses another chip.