Avery has also been underweight, so I really wanted him to have access to his food 24/7, not to mention he wanted nothing to do with scheduled feedings. Poor Avery was hungry and crying for food because he was starving. Finnegan is a bully around food and would eat EVERYTHING insight by pushing Avery out of the way. We would leave Avery's food down all the time as he has always been a grazer. This was the first time we have owned multiple cats. I have a wireless pet camera facing the bowls so I know when they eat and I can see how much they eat so I haven’t found it necessary!Īvery was 5 years old when we adopted Finnegan who was a kitten. From reading the instructions, it has to be close to the bowls and my router isn’t near my bowls, so I haven’t used it. Yes, my girls are world travelers!! They lived in Dubai, UAE for 6 years with us so they had to be microchipped for the travel! Were your cats already microchipped when you bought it? I don’t know of any others Microchip feeders! There may be, but I originally had the Surefeed Sealed Pet Bowl that opened with motion activation, those work great, so I had no issue buying the Microchip feeder. I have not purchased it, but if you have more aggressive cats, they may try to sneak food from another cat! It would be nice if the cover for the back was included in the original purchase. But when she got a food reward, she quickly adjusted. Bella was a bit apprehensive about putting her head in the “tunnel” shape. Some, such as the SureFeed, have a mode that’ll also shut the lid if another cat tries to steal the food while the registered cat is over the single bowl. If the registered cat gets close enough, then the lid will open.
So if the specific cat has a microchip or a RFID tag connected, it will work for that feeder. A microchip feeder simply has a chip scanner built into it, and the lid is automatic.
How does a microchip feeder work?īasically, it is able to ID microchips or RFID tags, and therefore it opens when that microchip or RFID is in close range. If you’ve multiple pets, or an inquisitive younger child, it stops them getting their hands or paws on the others' food that’s intended for the registered cat. You pair your cat’s microchip (or one of the Sureflap RFID collar tags, if your cat isn't microchipped) with the microchip cat feeder, so that it only opens for the specific cat as the pet approaches. Microchip Cat Feeder Questions What is a microchip pet feeder?Ī microchip pet feeder is a food bowl with an automatic lid that opens when sensors sense a microchip or a RFID tag for the right pet, and it opens accordingly.
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