Can this feeder be used without the bowl? I would like to put this up high and use PVC pipe to funnel the food into my cat's dish (it's a long story).
2032106
The dish is not required for the automatic function of the feeder. If the dish is removed or replaced with another dish, the feeder will still dispense the food.
2032107
Yes. The bowl is detachable. I actually have mine also feed into a pvc pipe funnel as well. Check out my review for a link to build a feeder box.
2032108
Yes. It might be a good ideal if keeping away from raccoons. That way they can't empty the container
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There isn't a bowl there is just a round tray divided into for compartments that are marked 1 thru 4 and it is plastic. I didn't want my kitten eating out of a plastic tray so I bought her 4 little ceramic dishes that fit nicely into the tray area. I have also used small aluminum round bowls as well. There is a compartment for where you put a cold pack in you have to remove the top and it reveals a square compartment, but I only use mine for dry food, so not sure how it would work for wet food. Some people have actually put there wet food in freezer trays and let it freeze over night then put them in the trays with the cold pack in place and said it worked ok. There isn't a bowl there is just a round tray divided into for compartments that are marked 1 thru 4 and it is plastic. I didn't want my kitten eating out of a plastic tray so I bought her 4 little ceramic dishes that fit nicely into the tray area. I have also used small aluminum round bowls as well. There is a compartment for where you put a cold pack in you have to remove the top and it reveals a square compartment, but I only use mine for dry food, so not sure how it would work for wet food. Some people have actually put there wet food in freezer trays and let it freeze over night then... » Read More There isn't a bowl there is just a round tray divided into for compartments that are marked 1 thru 4 and it is plastic. I didn't want my kitten eating out of a plastic tray so I bought her 4 little ceramic dishes that fit nicely into the tray area. I have also used small aluminum round bowls as well. There is a compartment for where you put a cold pack in you have to remove the top and it reveals a square compartment, but I only use mine for dry food, so not sure how it would work for wet food. Some people have actually put there wet food in freezer trays and let it freeze over night then put them in the trays with the cold pack in place and said it worked ok. « Show Less
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I have three cats using this feeder, I have not had any problems with food getting stuck. I use Purina Indoor cat chow. The food flows freely, but it does not fill the bowl completely, but there is always food in the feed bowl. I also don't fill it up completely, I usually only fill about 1/3 of the way.
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My cats will not eat this by itself. I give them a 1/4 teaspoon in their wet food. They get about two tablespoons of wet food. I'm not sure how it mixes with dry food. Is having separate bowls an option for wet food?
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I would not recommend it for a cat. The plastic food bin merely "sits" on top of the green pedestal and a cat will be strong and heavy enough to knock this down off its pedestal. I think the feeding chute is too small to handle anything except the kitten kibble and bits type of cat food.
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Not really. My cat gets interested in watching the dog eat from this, but he can't get his face down far enough to get the kibble. The plastic blades are deep and dogs with short muzzles would have a hard time with this feeder. Cats probably could paw the food out.
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The bottom of this feeder is a screen that can be removed easily for cleaning, but it makes it a little difficult for metal pole mounting. You could attach an "X" made out of wood or metal to allow you to attach to the feeder. We love our feeders (we have two of these) but I used wire to hang them from hooks attached to a 4X4. Makes it very easy to take down to clean.
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I would not recommend it for feeding, my cats sometimes just dump it over to get the treats out. I suppose you could use it by portioning out how much you want them to have in a day, but they may just knock it over and make a mess. Plus, I have a few cats that won't even use it for treats so that's a problem if your cat doesn't like it and won't stick their paws in it. I would recommend just using a regular dish and measuring out portions. Try a quality food designed for weight loss.
2021968
It's an awkward shape to fit into an elevated feeder. We have an elevated feeder and it has space for two metal bowls and our skid stop slow feed bowl won't fit in it.
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Our senior cat was able to get into this feeder quite easily. I wouldn't recommend it because of that. Manufacturer needs to change design on this to find a way to keep pets from being able to open it.
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No, the feeder has a cover that may be attached to the food chute exit. If the cover is attached the angle of the cover precludes either of our two cats from pushing their paw to manipulate the mechanism. Even without the cover, the length of the chute internally is at least 4 inches to the dispensing mechanism, making paw insertion problematic but not impossible for the cat.
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The plastic feeder can be removed. Or you can put your bowl inside the plastic tray.
864987
my cat actually learned to eat out of the top of it, so what I did was placed his old bowl which was heavy ceramic on the top and that can both weigh it down and keep the kitty from eating out of the top of it, hope that helps
624755
This question really depends on the portion size you set the feeder to distribute. We feed a single cat 1/4 cup every day (split out across three feedings). The feeder can go about 2 weeks before needing refilled. We have a small dispenser container however I seem to remember there being an option to purchase a larger container to mount to the feeder. If you go with the extra large container, I would imagine you could dish out quite a bit of food and be ok.
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I would NOT feed directly from the can of cat food. Two reasons...it's too small a space for the cat to comfortably feed in,,,and most cans, once opened, have a SHARP edge around them on the inside!! Give the poor little kitty his or her own bowl.
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I would think you would be able to if you supplemented it with a small amount of easy access food. I do not put any treats in this only cat foot. My larger cat, who loves the feeder, primarily only eats out of it for his dry food. I regulate it so it doesn't feed really fast because it does spit it out when you fill it. My kitties (3) get split 1 3oz can in the mornings.
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Hi, I use just a plastic bowl, works perfectly fine with it.you can use a metal one as well.