My cat can reach his paw into his feeder & get extra food whenever he wants. I just want to confirm that this design will not allow him to do this.Tha
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Nope! He won't be able to. This feeder is solid. I watch my cat try to break into it almost every day, and she hasn't had any luck.
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I would say it depends on how it is mounted and how well adjusted the unit is. Our dispenser, for a food-content medium sized dog, is mounted without the stand on a table leg. When I used uneven food and needed the adjustment plate to be fully open, I could stick my finger in and bump food out (or bumping the unit). Switching to uniformly shaped food and adjusting the plate to a tighter tolerance, only a few kibbles came out by digging or bumping.
495118
No, but make sure you buy it with the plastic protective cover so that he can't reach the food
1914954
Somebody posted a video of this, demonstrating it was easy for the cat to trip the doors and keep eating. It would be dangerous if the doors were to clamp down on a cat, so we wouldn't want that. I returned this product, anyway.
912767
I don't think so. The lid is closely fitted, moves slowly and makes enough noise that the cat has time to move out of the way. Since you set it to move every 12 or 24 hours, the food is usually long gone before it moves. If you move it manually by hitting the button, then you are there to see the cat safe. Should be fine.
475317
I would not recommend it. The food does not fall into the bowl. My cats aren't trained to use their paws to pull more food down so the job is left for me. Very poor design.
205649
My cat can get her paw through the bars but I think that is the case with most cages. Maybe wire mesh could be wrapped around the cage for safety.
1434960
Yes a cat can tip it over. I have not found an way to easily add weight to the base. We just keep ours near a corner so if it gets pushed hard it is most likely to hit a wall. Our cat only pushes it over once every other month. She tips it all the time to shake food out of it. But that seems to entertain her enough to keep her comming back and only tipping out two or three pieces at a time.
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I haven't had any problems with it. I have had it for over a year now. I use it for my dog. If your cat is trying to get the food to drop down, you can try fastening the tray with tape underneath or something. I picked this feeder because it had the best reviews and the large container.
622720
You may need a little collar on the pole to keep the feeder from going more than a few inches onto the pole. Otherwise it would be hard to remove for filling.
1512368
I have very little food spillage. I fill to about 3/4 full. I have never seen my cats dig into the food with their paws but yours might be doing that.
1273149
Our cat could sucessfully do that with the previous feeders but not with the Pet Feedster. Our cat has tried but no luck, I think he has given up trying and just patiently waits for his food.
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It depends on whether your cat will use it. My cat took a couple days to get used to it, but now will use his paws to get the food out of it. The directions say put half of his food in it, but it would work to put all of his food in it once he gets good at using it. Plus, you can make it easier/harder depending on the cat's comfort level. Even the bowl at the bottom requires the cat to use a paw to get the food out of the bottom.
1397023
A cat could not get the lid off, it fits very tightly. There is a small opening in the dent, but I don't think your cat could stick its paw in.
2254661
I've had this feeder for 2 days and my cat has also knocked the hopper off the base - twice! It doesn't "twist & lock" into place, it just sits on top sort of "tongue & groove" like... I have the model with the barrel shaped hopper. Maybe the one with the saucer shaped hopper is a newer one that allows the hopper to lock onto the base? If someone could verify that would be great! Soo tired of picking up kibble...
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I have three dogs that do the same thing. I found that if you put the feeder on a tray, with that "non slide" fabric glued on the bottom, that it's so much ha rder to move. a cat shouldn't be able to move it. my dogs, on the other hand, scoot it around. I have an electric cord on it and that helps a bit..... but the non-slide fabric (at WalMart or a camping store) works the best.
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Yes, none of my active, hungry, too lazy to want to use the feeder appropriately until there was no other choice, cats were able to tip it. They were so spoiled that until the bottom was completely empty they didn't bother trying to get into it until shown twice and left with no other choice but it has helped keep them busy ever since. i really do prefer this one over other attempts at cat dishes that are made to make them work for it.
536724
No! It's very sturdy! My cat likes to dip his paw into the water to test it but it would be very difficult for him to tip bowl over
1839030
It's way too big for a cat - I would check and see if they have a smaller version. I would be worried they would hurt themselves trying to get the food out.