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Cat Feeders - Avoiding a Fat Cat While You're Gone
By Jennifer Akre
Cats, as we know, are generally independent animals. They don't need a lot of babysitting and coddling. They just want someone to make sure they have food, water and a cleaned litter box. Periodically, they'll take a little petting, when they want it. After that, they'll take care of themselves. But when you're going to be gone all day, or for a weekend, even those simple necessities can become problems. While some cats can be left overflowing cat feeders and only eat what they need, there are other cats that are lacking in feline self-control. These cats will eat and eat until the cat feeders run empty, they get sick, or both. At the same time, you don't want your cat to eat what you have put in their bowl right after you leave and have nothing for the rest of the time you are gone. The solution is automatic cat feeders.
Automatic cat feeders can come in one of two designs.
The first have a pre-measured reservoir of food that will release at a specific time for your cat. You
can decide the size of the serving the cat needs and set the timer for the mealtime you will be missing. When the clock strikes the time, the holding bin will release, pouring the next serving into your cats bowl.
The other style of automatic cat feeder has separate bowls of food that will pop open when the timer is triggered. These often have 2 or more bowls side-by-side that you can fill with food, snap the tops shut, and set the timer. Opening once at a time you can offer a series of feedings with this type of automatic cat feeder. These are a great option if you are going to be done a full day or two.
These automatic cat feeders are also good to have if you have a kitty who has packed on a few too many pounds over the past few months and needs to go on a diet. You can pre-measure small portions of food for your cat and get him accustomed to the periodic smaller portions that will be offered throughout the day. Just like people, smaller and more frequent portions of food can satiate a cat's appetite and help them get rid of the extra weight they've packed on.
There is another benefit of automatic feeders for the humans involved in the cat's life. If your morning ritual is comprised of the cat jumping on your bed and meowing until you're ready to get up and give him a meal, you may notice as the cat understands the cat feeder does this job by itself, he will also realize he doesn't need you to get up in order to receive a meal. It will take a little bit of a training time, but eventually your cat may even let you sleep in, on your day off, as long as the automatic cat feeder is set up to deliver the meal they are waiting for.
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