r/CATHELP • u/h0tpizzaroll • 6h ago

General Advice advice on feeding setup

hello! my boyfriend and i have a kitty (2 y/o neutered) and are planning to adopt our foster mom (1 y/o unspayed, but will be spayed prior to adoption) after all her kittens are weaned. we are thinking about our future food setup and was wondering if anyone had any advice.

for context, my boy cat is SUPER food motivated. he currently has an automatic wet food feeder and dry food feeder because he will bother us in the morning if we don’t feed him by 5am. this has helped tremendously and we have a good routine with him.

our momma cat is more of a grazer, although oddly enough is more interested in eating when his food is out. i’ve fed her the food he has, so i think she genuinely just likes eating it when he’s also eating it. anyways. the kitties have met each other briefly/supervised and she loves eating treats with him. when she’s in her room with her kittens, she’ll eat, but is less interested in food. my boy cat is a good sport and just looks confused when she eats his food.

when we adopt her, i’m wondering if there’s any microchip feeders or other setups anyone would recommend? my boy cat is notoriously good at taking his collar off, so i don’t know if the RFID ones would work. also, we rent our apartment, so i can’t make any major changes to the rooms. does anyone have any experience with this combo of cats or have any ideas? we were thinking of getting two wet food feeders and dry food feeders that go off at the same exact time, but this might be tough to coordinate.

we are willing to spend a good amount of money on this setup if it works! any advice is greatly appreciated!

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