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Cat Forum / General Topics / February 2004Pet feeders
Hi, I have an interesting query. My girlfriend has two cats and has to be away from her lovely cats for a period from time to time. The problem that we have is that one cat is a greedy so and so and also the more dominant cat. We use pet feeders, the problem being that all pet feeders seem to be designed for one cat. This means that no matter how carefully we set them one opens before the other and Nina (the more dominant one) ends up eating the better part of two meals while Misti (the quieter one) ends up going hungry. So the question is does anyone know of a cat feeder that can open both doors at the same time reliably. The other option of course is to bolt the two flaps of the existing double feeder together so that they have to open at the same time!! Thanks in advance for your suggestions, Mark There are 10 types of people in the world, those that understand binary and those that don't! Is there a reason why your gf doesn't free-feed her cats? Our cats get wet food twice a day and have kibble available all the time. Most cats, unlike dogs, will not over eat.  SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >Is there a reason why your gf doesn't free-feed her cats? Our cats get >wet food twice a day and have kibble available all the time. Most cats, >unlike dogs, will not over eat. I had heard, or maybe just assumed, that cats do not overeat. I too fed a can of wet food a day and kept kibble on the floor at all times. Then my old cat had all his molars pulled. Now he can only eat wet food, and I'm pretty sure he CAN overeat. Some days he's inordinately hungry??? and since he looks skinny I want to feed him all he wants. But if I do he goes into some kind of funk and may not eat right for days. I remember fondly the days when he was so easy to take care of. Earl > Is there a reason why your gf doesn't free-feed her cats? Our cats get > wet food twice a day and have kibble available all the time. Most cats, > unlike dogs, will not over eat. actually cats over eat all the time. A cat in good health that isn't bored, will only eat until he or she is full.. however, lots of cats will eat out of boredom.. or if they have health issues, they can want to eat more than they should. If your cats are in good health and aren't overweight, then feel free to leave dry out all day.. > > Is there a reason why your gf doesn't free-feed her cats? Our cats get > > wet food twice a day and have kibble available all the time. Most cats, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > they should. If your cats are in good health and aren't overweight, then > feel free to leave dry out all day.. Thanks for all your responses! My experience of cats before Nina was the same. She came from the RSPCA and initially would not leave my gf alone, to the point that it was difficult to go *anywhere* without Nina following. She also will eat herself silly. Even when they have just been fed she will want food, and does get a little "plump" from time to time hence the feeder question. We do wonder if she has been starved at some point? Feeding is not normally a problem as they are fed wet food morning and evening and allowed to roam outside during the day. The issue is if we are away for the weekend. If we put dry down I think that Nina would have eaten the whole lot in the first few hours...... Any probably been sick!! Mark > Feeding is not normally a problem as they > are fed wet food morning and evening and allowed to roam outside during the > day. The issue is if we are away for the weekend. If we put dry down I > think that Nina would have eaten the whole lot in the first few hours...... > Any probably been sick!! I google searched for term "Pet Feeder" (with the quotes), and found quite a lot of "Automatic" pet feeders... you can program it to open at fixed time, fixed amount. Some of them can automatically feed your pets over 3 days. Try to get one of those? Feb 2004: > I google searched for term "Pet Feeder" (with the quotes), and found > quite a lot of "Automatic" pet feeders... you can program it to open > at fixed time, fixed amount. Some of them can automatically feed your > pets over 3 days. > > Try to get one of those? I've been thinking about getting one of those for my Shadow who I prefer to eat canned food because you can put an icer thingie under it to keep food fresh. SignatureCheryl Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet. MIB II > > I google searched for term "Pet Feeder" (with the quotes), and found > > quite a lot of "Automatic" pet feeders... you can program it to open [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > eat canned food because you can put an icer thingie under it to keep food > fresh. I googled again... many of those automatic pet feeder have those "reusable icy insert thingies" you can use to keep the food fresh. Though some of them claims it can serve food for 96 hours.... I wonder if the "icy insert thingies" can last that long? Btw the pet will be scared/bored to death if the master is away for so long... KC Feb 2004: > Though some of them claims it can serve food for 96 hours.... I wonder if > the "icy insert thingies" can last that long? Btw the pet will be > scared/bored to death if the master is away for so long... I wonder, too. I would never leave mine alone that long. I was thinking about trying one so I could give my cat smaller meals more frequently (he has digestive problems). He's also overweight so canned food is better for him rather than all the carbs and fillers in dry food. A timer-released food dish with a built-in cooler could make feeding canned food just as "convenient" as feeding dry food. SignatureCheryl Trapped like rats. In a chia-pet. MIB II The issue is if we are away for the weekend. If we put dry down I > think that Nina would have eaten the whole lot in the first few hours...... > Any probably been sick!! > > Mark Do you have a friend who could come over once a day and feed, clean and check up on your kitties? > actually cats over eat all the time. A cat in good health that isn't bored, > will only eat until he or she is full.. however, lots of cats will eat out I've only had 8 cats that we've free-feed. None of them are/were overweight and some are very, very lean. I guess it depends on the cat, just like people. However, in general, my understanding was that most cats will not overeat. SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions, Hire a professional pet sitter to come and play with them and scoop their litter boxes and feed them. It costs very little, usually around $15 per trip, and especially in your situation, it'd be worth it. |
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