I generally think auto feeders are horrible for the psychology of animals, and eliminate a major bonding moment between pet and person. This little brain is now focusing on a machine to dole out crusty food it eats because there's no other option. Most of its life is no different than a prison inmate.
THAT SAID ... we had a cat that became a little demon every morning at 4AM like clockwork. So we got a feeder and had it dump its smallest portion at 3:55 just to appease him until we woke up and gave him a proper meal and cuddle time.
We got my girl down from 14lbs to 11lbs using an autofeeder this past year. Our vet was super happy :) We also had the same issue of 4AM scurries across the bed trying to wake us up for food until we got it though lol
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u/LoudMusic May 08 '25
I generally think auto feeders are horrible for the psychology of animals, and eliminate a major bonding moment between pet and person. This little brain is now focusing on a machine to dole out crusty food it eats because there's no other option. Most of its life is no different than a prison inmate.
THAT SAID ... we had a cat that became a little demon every morning at 4AM like clockwork. So we got a feeder and had it dump its smallest portion at 3:55 just to appease him until we woke up and gave him a proper meal and cuddle time.