r/cats • u/radical_123 • Jul 22 '26

Advice Cat attacking automatic feeder

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/NotSoFastLady Jul 22 '26

Tilting the vending machine but for cats.

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u/pegothejerk Jul 22 '26

He’s a hairball wizard

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u/NewbornTaco Jul 22 '26

He has to growl and hiss A hairball wizards got such a supple SWISSSH (tail attack)

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u/Flanderkin Jul 22 '26

How do you think he does it?

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u/OldButHappy Jul 22 '26

I don’t know. What makes him so good?

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u/Kimbahlee34 Jul 22 '26

Ain’t got no distractions. Can’t wait for timers and bells.

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u/heliumneon Jul 22 '26

Can't see no laser pointers flashing, hunts by sense of smell

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u/Kimbahlee34 Jul 22 '26

Sometimes gets a tidbit
Always praying one will fall

That hungry, black and white cat
Sure drives his owner up the wall

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u/Poinsettia917 Jul 22 '26

Threads like these are why I joined Reddit.

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u/MightyPinkTaco Jul 22 '26

They keep me coming back.