Sure Petcare SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder with Sealed Lid, RFID Collar Tags Compatible, Works for Wet and Dry Food, White, 4 x C Cell Batteries Required, Not Included

We have two 13year olds and back in 2022 we took in a stray who is now almost 2 years old. At his recent check up the vet called him obese, weighing in at 6.89kgs. Not good for his long term health and he is not even 2 years old yet!!The ladies have never overindulged, with a packet of wet food twice a day between them and free access to biscuits. One prefers the wet and one the biscuits but they both eat a bit of each.Unfortunately our new arrival just eats until everything is gone and even visits the neighbours to steal theirs. Trying to restrict his intake while also ensuring the ladies did not go hungry was stressful for all.Now harmony has been restored and his weight is down to 6.2kgs after about 3 weeks.In addition to only the ladies accessing the bowls the food stays fresher because it is enclosed.The instructions are easy to follow so programming access for the 2 ladies was a breeze as they are both microchipped. I did make a mistake when he was close by, pressing the programming button instead of the open button and so allowing him access. The factory reset and reprogramming was quick and easy.My ladies are generally quick to adapt and learn and only needed a day or so to grasp how to access their food.Try as he might chonky (name changed to protect his anonymity) has not been able to break in and help himself and now rarely does more than sniff at the devices.They are easy to clean and make very little noise, it remains to be seen how long the 9v batteries last.My only cons would be no option to use mains power and the shortest delay in closing the lid feels too long although so far chonky has not actually tried to get his face in the food before the lid closes.They are not cheap but in the long run having stressed out or obese cats would probably cost more to fix.

We purchased two of these cat feeders to solve a specific problem, which it solved and unexpectedly, it also solved two other problems. We took on a rescue cat, with her kitten from the Cats Protection League in 2012. We knew we might have a few issues with a neglected & ill-treated cat, but we were not expecting the cat to eat all of her food and then eating all her kitten’s food. We had to intervene and very quickly got to the stage where the kitten would be fed in the kitchen, then when she had enough to eat, the mother would be fed. The mother will then eat her own food and what was left of the kitten’s food. As the kitten matured, we would warn off the mother from her daughter's food (a hard stare worked) and we managed to arrive at a point where the kitten got enough food, but the mother was getting too fat. The vet did not view this as a problem, but health problems would be coming if we did not act soon. The mother was too fat to clean her own back and we had to brush her, so action was required before health conditions from over-eating arrived. We moved house, where we had fields at the back of our house and this led to many flies landing on the cat food, which was clearly not good. The wet food would also dry out and would become inedible.We got these cat feeders from Amazon and used the two sided bowls, one for dry food, the other side for wet. We spent about 3 weeks training the cats with the training modes within the cat feeder, which made progress easy, but steady. This was all worth it, the food is covered and the flies cannot get to it, but more importantly, the mother cat only gets her share, she is losing weight and her daughter no longer has to eat all her food at once, or face the reality of losing most of it. The cats are now relaxed as the feeder lids open and they eat their food happily. The wet food is fresher and you can see that it retains moisture throughout the day, as condensation forms on the inside of the lid, which the food fresher most of the day.This has been a very effective device to keep our cats healthy & happy. It is battery operated, so it can be sited anywhere in the home. Setting up was easy, the instructions were easy to follow and helped a great deal.We knew that taking on an ill-treated cat would come with issues (photographs after her rescue show a very skinny & scared cat), her over-eating is clearly the result of cruelty and not a reflection of her true self. Things have progressed well, she can now clean her own back. Incidentally, it took two years with us before she would purr, so the neglect and ill-treatment cast a long shadow for her and this feeder is putting to rest the last vestiges of that long shadow.

These are brilliant. Although they are quite expensive they really do the job. Had to get two as one my cats has to be on a special diet and medication. The training period was quite straightforward and they were both eating out of them without any problems after a week. Probably would have been sooner but I didn’t want to rush it for them. Would definitely recommend them if you need to ensure that a cat can only eat out of one bowl.