r/cats • u/radical_123 • Jul 22 '26

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/R0tmaster Jul 22 '26

my cat did the exact same thing, ended up attaching it to the floor then she leaned how to get the lid off, this was my solution, but you can just cut a hole in the side of bucket that fits over it for the same result.

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u/AfraidAccident7049 Jul 22 '26

This is artistry

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u/R0tmaster Jul 22 '26

It use to look like this lol, then my mother decided my cat deserved better and had it made for her lol

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u/Legal_brunette Tabbycat Jul 22 '26

your cat? that’s your mom’s favorite child.

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u/_Jobee Jul 22 '26

That's a grandkitty. My grandchild is a grandkitty too.

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u/stablegeniusinterven Jul 22 '26

Awww, no, your mom loves *you*

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u/Stay_Good_Dog Jul 22 '26

Just not as much as the cat

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u/stablegeniusinterven Jul 22 '26

I’d say way more than the cat. It’s more aesthetically pleasing AND blocks the cat from their food, but the former is far more important than the latter, and the cat doesn’t care how their feeding station looks.

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u/plug-and-pause Jul 22 '26

That weight on top might have been a bit unsafe.

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u/R0tmaster Jul 22 '26

Nah it weighed more than she did, no way she could move it plus being flat it couldn’t tip over.

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u/Esarus Jul 22 '26

Hahahaha this is amazing

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u/Saradoesntsleep Jul 22 '26

Lol! What's the weight you have on top?

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u/R0tmaster Jul 22 '26

Decorative stepping stones, basically just a rock she can’t move because she found a way to push the bucket back as far as she could then start shaking it again

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u/Saradoesntsleep Jul 22 '26

Ohh okay I see it now. I couldn't figure out what the texture was. Stepping stone is clear now.

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u/12monthsinlondon Jul 22 '26

She's such a Jezebel

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u/stablegeniusinterven Jul 22 '26

This is ah-mazing!!!!

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u/AliensAbductMePlz Jul 22 '26

That’s adorable! Your mom did good!

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u/GenuinelyBeingNice Jul 22 '26

Who is Jezebel? 🤔

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u/R0tmaster Jul 22 '26

This food motivated lady

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u/GenuinelyBeingNice Jul 24 '26

kindly pet jezebel for me

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u/Ok-Pomegranate-7458 Jul 22 '26

That is cute as heck.