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[–] 37 points 4 months ago (9 children)

An automatic food dispenser has been an absolute lifesaver. The cat still doesn't get fed at 3:30 am, but he's mostly learned the schedule and no longer sees us as a source of food. He still begs for the wet food, but he's learned that schedule too.

Being able to sleep again is great

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I've been told I'm lazy for having a auto feeder but this is exactly how I look at it. Before when I worked late and dinner was subsequently late they'd scarf it down and puke. They don't do that anymore

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    How long can you keep wet food in the feeder, when it's so hot?

    Doesn't it get bad?

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    He begs for wet food because we do feed it to him directly from the can. The food dispenser just teaches him a schedule

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (2 children)

    So, you wait until the food dispenser opens and then you directly feed him by hand from the can - into the dispenser or some pot I guess, and not directly into his mouth ;⁠-⁠)

    But ok, having something to dictate schedule sounds interesting

    My last cat was absolutely not food orientated and got usually fed in the afternoon and evening. So we never had the problem in the morning

    But now caring for a stray mother of 2, she is obviously always hungry.
    She still waits politely until we're awake, but going for a piss at 4 is currently the start for a cat party
    Mother wants food, little ones want to play/have action

    At the moment it still works ok, because I tell her, I'm just to the toilet and it's too early for food - and I tell her to go eat some dry food until then

    But it's really hard with getting older and needing to go to the toilet in the middle of the night ;⁠-⁠)

    Edit: I never had such a dispenser, so I have no clue how they work...sorry, if my questions sound stupid

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    My dog protects my sleep.

    2 kitten boys who want to be played with and fed WHENEVER THE FUCK THEY PLEASE, but the big scary snore monster under the blankets keeps them away.

    I do not look forward to the day when they discover he is the snore monster, because they love their big funny looking cat brother otherwise.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    We got a couple for our boys but one of them started tipping the feeders over to knock food out. We built some boxes to enclose the feeders and prevent this, and then the little shit learned he can jostle food loose by getting his paw up into the dispenser area and manhandling the impeller. The noise this makes sounds very similar to someone attempting to break into our home, and as a result we have switched back to manual feeding, and will just use the automatic feeders when we're planning to be away overnight.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago

    Me: up at 330 am, making coffee and breakfast, doing dishes, in and out of my room while showering and dressing. My dog: it's too early for a walk, keep it down!

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago

    My cat does not care. She'll just wake you up at 3:30.

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  • [–] 25 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Don't feed your pets as soon as you wake up.

    You've trained them that waking you up means food

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    Yep. I only refill the water bowls as soon as I wake up. The food can wait at least until I've had my coffee. So if my cats are screaming to wake me up I know they are thirsty for some reason which is a much bigger emergency since cats tend to not drink enough

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Cat loudly woke me up at 4:00 this morning because his dry food bowl was empty.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    You get up to pee, you pay the snack tax. Similar to the troll toll.

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago

    My cat settled for 5:30, odd, when I get up to pee. He was loudly suggesting 1am and 3am, I disagreed.

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    [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    This is a 6 month old kitten. He can't have been saying it for years

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Why did I read that in Smegals voice?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    They have us underfoot, and we still love them. But, they are cute af.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    afaik they like to eat a little amount frequently, so i just give them a handful in similar situations

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Is this cat real? Feels computer generated.

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