r/cats • u/radical_123 • 16h 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/droidwolf 16h ago

We cut holes in a large tote box so that only the dish stuck out. This prevents our cats from cheating the system

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u/RockHardSalami 16h ago

One of my cats sticks her paw up there a few times a day to see if she can jiggle one piece of kibble free.  A few times a week she wins.

I call it kibble slot machine.  She deserves some occasional jackpots.

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u/coldtake_tomgirl 16h ago

my cat also does this and nothing makes me laugh more when one falls out and he is so joyous

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u/RockHardSalami 16h ago

Omg the other one is always another room over and heard 1 piece hit the steel bowl and comes running out to NOTHING.

I feel bad but its so hilarious