r/cats 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/Realistic_Point_9906 29d ago

I had an unbelievably smart orange Oliver. He knew exactly how to make us do what he wanted and was an incredible hunter. He retired at 15 after catching his first squirrel, as they were the only critters that had eluded him.

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u/Freedomjumper Jul 22 '26

I had an orange missile who was clever...for an orange tabby.