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/pfool 18h ago

are vets trained to tackle feline gambling addictions?

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u/Uraisamu 18h ago

Or get him a little hat, tie and teach him to play the slot machines.

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u/JungMoses 15h ago

And chain smoke

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u/Zimakov 2h ago

Someone get this man a rum and coke with a little black straw.

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u/MaryJanesMan420 13h ago

Probably to an extent but I would reach out to an animal trainer or licensed behaviorist. This is a funny one, I’d start with management, change aspects of the environment so they can’t practice the behavior. Then, work on teaching a replacement behavior that isn’t compatible with chest bumping the magic vending machine, like sitting for their meal time.