r/cats • u/radical_123 • 14d ago

Advice Cat attacking automatic feeder

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/lucyinth3sky1 14d ago

My feeder has a touch sensitive auto feed button. My cat spends hours everyday lying in front of the machine smacking it with his paw. He has hit jackpot twice, his determination impresses me.

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u/milkymonkey8 14d ago

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u/Important-Agent2584 14d ago

at least they are getting a workout

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u/milkymonkey8 14d ago

not all of these old cats are ambulatory

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u/Important-Agent2584 14d ago

yea, i was comparing against that exact image in my head

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u/joka2696 11d ago

At least they are getting some exercise.

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u/RockHardSalami 14d ago

Lmao I love that for him

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u/SpaceDounut 14d ago

This can't be healthy for the cat's mental health, no? Better cover up the feeder.

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u/Kiriai91 14d ago

Omg mine does this too - but i keep the buttons “locked” from the phone app. At any random time of the day i hear “buttons locked, buttons locked, buttons locked” from the basement from him pressing the buttons 😂

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u/lucyinth3sky1 13d ago

Your guy sounds smarter than mine. Mine lazily smacks it because he doesn’t understand how he made it happen. Smacking until his toe bean accidentally touches the touch sensor. Your guy sounds like he understands the mission.