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Automatic feeder that can detect which cat wants to eat ?
Hello,
We have 2 cats, and unfortunately one will eat anything in either food bowl. Our other cat is a little more fussy, only wanting to eat a little at a time. But of course when she comes back for 2nds all her food has been eaten We've tried various ways to resolve this, but what would be perfect is an automatic feeder which detected which cat was there, only opening when necessary. We've seen catflaps that have a detector in the collar the cat wears, thus preventing any other cat entering - is there anything like this for feeders ? I don't think there is, and we've checked with local pet shops, plus phoned a couple of manufacturers but no one seems to have a solution. Any help is appreciated. N & J |
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Your best bet is to put her in a seperate room when she is hungry and allow
her to eat small amounts a few times daily. Keep her food put up from the other cat also.I've never heard of a cat feeder that will do that, but put your suggestion in to a cat food company or something, I bet you could make some $$ with it "Nik Bedwell" wrote in message ... Hello, We have 2 cats, and unfortunately one will eat anything in either food bowl. Our other cat is a little more fussy, only wanting to eat a little at a time. But of course when she comes back for 2nds all her food has been eaten We've tried various ways to resolve this, but what would be perfect is an automatic feeder which detected which cat was there, only opening when necessary. We've seen catflaps that have a detector in the collar the cat wears, thus preventing any other cat entering - is there anything like this for feeders ? I don't think there is, and we've checked with local pet shops, plus phoned a couple of manufacturers but no one seems to have a solution. Any help is appreciated. N & J |
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Your best bet is to put her in a seperate room when she is hungry and allow
her to eat small amounts a few times daily. Keep her food put up from the other cat also.I've never heard of a cat feeder that will do that, but put your suggestion in to a cat food company or something, I bet you could make some $$ with it "Nik Bedwell" wrote in message ... Hello, We have 2 cats, and unfortunately one will eat anything in either food bowl. Our other cat is a little more fussy, only wanting to eat a little at a time. But of course when she comes back for 2nds all her food has been eaten We've tried various ways to resolve this, but what would be perfect is an automatic feeder which detected which cat was there, only opening when necessary. We've seen catflaps that have a detector in the collar the cat wears, thus preventing any other cat entering - is there anything like this for feeders ? I don't think there is, and we've checked with local pet shops, plus phoned a couple of manufacturers but no one seems to have a solution. Any help is appreciated. N & J |
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"Nik Bedwell" wrote in message ...
Hello, We have 2 cats, and unfortunately one will eat anything in either food bowl. Our other cat is a little more fussy, only wanting to eat a little at a time. But of course when she comes back for 2nds all her food has been eaten We had the same problem for years -- one of our cats self-regulated her feeding, but the other one was a feline vacuum cleaner who would eat anything that didn't try to eat her first, and keep at it until the food was gone or she simply couldn't eat any more! We finally found a high place in the kitchen that "vaccuum cat" couldn't reach (or didn't believe she could reach), where we could leave the other cat's food bowl out. Not ideal, but it worked. We fed them both on the floor at mealtimes, of course, but the other cat likes to nibble a bit, go away, come back, etc. I guess she figured having to climb for her food was preferable to having none at all. We've tried various ways to resolve this, but what would be perfect is an automatic feeder which detected which cat was there, only opening when necessary. We've seen catflaps that have a detector in the collar the cat wears, thus preventing any other cat entering - is there anything like this for feeders ? I was about ready to build a box, install one of these magnetic doors on it, and put the other cat's food bowl inside. However, I don't necessarily believe "vaccuum cleaner cat" wouldn't have figured out that she could butt in while the other cat was entering or leaving! You might try this approach, though, or if you have a pantry or other closet you could use, install a magnetic door there. I don't think there is, and we've checked with local pet shops, plus phoned a couple of manufacturers but no one seems to have a solution. Any help is appreciated. N & J |
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"Nik Bedwell" wrote in message ...
Hello, We have 2 cats, and unfortunately one will eat anything in either food bowl. Our other cat is a little more fussy, only wanting to eat a little at a time. But of course when she comes back for 2nds all her food has been eaten We had the same problem for years -- one of our cats self-regulated her feeding, but the other one was a feline vacuum cleaner who would eat anything that didn't try to eat her first, and keep at it until the food was gone or she simply couldn't eat any more! We finally found a high place in the kitchen that "vaccuum cat" couldn't reach (or didn't believe she could reach), where we could leave the other cat's food bowl out. Not ideal, but it worked. We fed them both on the floor at mealtimes, of course, but the other cat likes to nibble a bit, go away, come back, etc. I guess she figured having to climb for her food was preferable to having none at all. We've tried various ways to resolve this, but what would be perfect is an automatic feeder which detected which cat was there, only opening when necessary. We've seen catflaps that have a detector in the collar the cat wears, thus preventing any other cat entering - is there anything like this for feeders ? I was about ready to build a box, install one of these magnetic doors on it, and put the other cat's food bowl inside. However, I don't necessarily believe "vaccuum cleaner cat" wouldn't have figured out that she could butt in while the other cat was entering or leaving! You might try this approach, though, or if you have a pantry or other closet you could use, install a magnetic door there. I don't think there is, and we've checked with local pet shops, plus phoned a couple of manufacturers but no one seems to have a solution. Any help is appreciated. N & J |
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If the cat that likes to eat too much is a lot fatter than the other one then you can just put the food inside a box with a small opening that the fat cat cannot get through. But how do you make sure the fat cat doesn't get stuck trying to get inside the box ? |
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If the cat that likes to eat too much is a lot fatter than the other one then you can just put the food inside a box with a small opening that the fat cat cannot get through. But how do you make sure the fat cat doesn't get stuck trying to get inside the box ? |
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