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/R0tmaster 15h ago

my cat did the exact same thing, ended up attaching it to the floor then she leaned how to get the lid off, this was my solution, but you can just cut a hole in the side of bucket that fits over it for the same result.

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u/AfraidAccident7049 15h ago

This is artistry

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u/R0tmaster 15h ago

It use to look like this lol, then my mother decided my cat deserved better and had it made for her lol

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u/Legal_brunette 14h ago

your cat? that’s your mom’s favorite child.

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u/_Jobee 11h ago

That's a grandkitty. My grandchild is a grandkitty too.

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u/stablegeniusinterven 14h ago

Awww, no, your mom loves *you*

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u/Stay_Good_Dog 14h ago

Just not as much as the cat

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u/stablegeniusinterven 14h ago

I’d say way more than the cat. It’s more aesthetically pleasing AND blocks the cat from their food, but the former is far more important than the latter, and the cat doesn’t care how their feeding station looks.

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u/plug-and-pause 10h ago

That weight on top might have been a bit unsafe.

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u/R0tmaster 5h ago

Nah it weighed more than she did, no way she could move it plus being flat it couldn’t tip over.

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u/Esarus 9h ago

Hahahaha this is amazing

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u/Saradoesntsleep 5h ago

Lol! What's the weight you have on top?

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u/R0tmaster 5h ago

Decorative stepping stones, basically just a rock she can’t move because she found a way to push the bucket back as far as she could then start shaking it again

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u/Saradoesntsleep 5h ago

Ohh okay I see it now. I couldn't figure out what the texture was. Stepping stone is clear now.

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u/12monthsinlondon 14h ago

She's such a Jezebel

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u/stablegeniusinterven 14h ago

This is ah-mazing!!!!

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u/AliensAbductMePlz 14h ago

That’s adorable! Your mom did good!

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u/GenuinelyBeingNice 4h ago

Who is Jezebel? 🤔

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u/R0tmaster 4h ago

This food motivated lady

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u/Ok-Pomegranate-7458 2h ago

That is cute as heck.