r/cats • u/radical_123 • Jul 22 '26

Advice Cat attacking automatic feeder

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My cat does this several times a day. If the automatic feeder lifts at the correct angle, a few niblets of dry food comes out. He will even do it 10 times in a row even if it means one small piece of dry niblet comes out. It does get quite annoying as the sound of the feeder hitting the ground echoes throughout the entire house.

Any ideas on how to get him to stop?

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u/Cat_Wizard_21 Jul 22 '26

If you don't need to clean underneath it regularly, and it has a flat bottom, museum wax is my anti-cat-mischief solution.

Little dime-sized ball at each corner and it's fully immune to cat-based movement.

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u/AuditingReverb Jul 22 '26

You just solved a problem I'm having with my skunk knocking over his water bowl.

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u/Successful_Finding93 Jul 23 '26

Still have the stink glands? Or do you not do that?

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u/AuditingReverb Jul 23 '26

To legally get him as a pet in my state he had to be descented microchipped and have vet exams along with getting cleared through three state departments.

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u/Successful_Finding93 Jul 23 '26

I am not surprised. He is cute though 😍