![]() ![]() I'm surprised there are not more brands on the market." It comes with plastic bowls but you can by stainless steal ones separately. It's probably good when you have dogs too that eat the cats food. It has a training feature but she is pretty smart and did not need it. It only opens when it recognized her microchip. She can also free feed which he probably should not. She was eating kitten food and I think it had too much fat for my 2 yr old Niko and was causing some GI distress because he was eating her food. Pam wrote me asking for advice on pet vacuums and shared, "FYI - I purchased a Surefeed Microchip feeder after getting Little Lexi who is now 6 months old. ![]() Pam's SureDeed Microchip Cat Feeder Review About a year after owning the Sure Feeder Finnegan started to wait on the side/behind Avery trying to sneak in to get food causing Avery to get annoyed and leave. The Sure Feeder was the perfect solution for a multi cat household as now everyone is eating their own special diets/portions. I would place a few pieces of food in front of the door, and once Avery noticed the door opening he took right to it. When the Sure Feeder arrived it was very easy to setup using Avery's microchip and he was such a quick learner. The investment was well worth it as I don’t have to watch the two of them to make sure they are getting their food. I did debate about purchasing the Sure Feeder as it was a lot of money, but I decided I only needed to get one feeder as Avery never tried to eat Finnegan's food. ![]() I purchased my Sure Feeder on Chewy's as they were all about the same price at other online stores and they were going to delivery the quickest. My friend Amina has Sure Feeders for her Ragdolls and assured me this would resolve the bullying over food. Avery has also been underweight, so I really wanted him to have access to his food 24/7, not to mention he wanted nothing to do with scheduled feedings. Poor Avery was hungry and crying for food because he was starving. Finnegan is a bully around food and would eat EVERYTHING insight by pushing Avery out of the way. We would leave Avery's food down all the time as he has always been a grazer. This was the first time we have owned multiple cats. I have a wireless pet camera facing the bowls so I know when they eat and I can see how much they eat so I haven’t found it necessary!Īvery was 5 years old when we adopted Finnegan who was a kitten. From reading the instructions, it has to be close to the bowls and my router isn’t near my bowls, so I haven’t used it. Yes, my girls are world travelers!! They lived in Dubai, UAE for 6 years with us so they had to be microchipped for the travel! Were your cats already microchipped when you bought it? I don’t know of any others Microchip feeders! There may be, but I originally had the Surefeed Sealed Pet Bowl that opened with motion activation, those work great, so I had no issue buying the Microchip feeder. ![]() I have not purchased it, but if you have more aggressive cats, they may try to sneak food from another cat! It would be nice if the cover for the back was included in the original purchase. But when she got a food reward, she quickly adjusted. Bella was a bit apprehensive about putting her head in the “tunnel” shape. Some, such as the SureFeed, have a mode that’ll also shut the lid if another cat tries to steal the food while the registered cat is over the single bowl. If the registered cat gets close enough, then the lid will open. So if the specific cat has a microchip or a RFID tag connected, it will work for that feeder. A microchip feeder simply has a chip scanner built into it, and the lid is automatic. How does a microchip feeder work?īasically, it is able to ID microchips or RFID tags, and therefore it opens when that microchip or RFID is in close range. If you’ve multiple pets, or an inquisitive younger child, it stops them getting their hands or paws on the others' food that’s intended for the registered cat. You pair your cat’s microchip (or one of the Sureflap RFID collar tags, if your cat isn't microchipped) with the microchip cat feeder, so that it only opens for the specific cat as the pet approaches. Microchip Cat Feeder Questions What is a microchip pet feeder?Ī microchip pet feeder is a food bowl with an automatic lid that opens when sensors sense a microchip or a RFID tag for the right pet, and it opens accordingly. ![]()
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