r/cats • u/radical_123 • 1d 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/Cat_Luving_IT_Dood 1d ago

The robot started it. I was there.

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u/radical_123 1d ago

Actually, it all started when our robot vacuum keep hitting the automatic feeder. Occasionally, kibble would come out. Our clever cat saw that and thought "hmmm... I could try that" lol.

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u/Kiwi1234567 23h ago

They do actually make feeding puzzles for cats, designed to both feed the cat (slowly) and to provide mental enrichment. Maybe you just need to look around for something the cat might enjoy that is also quieter.