2-11 Mini Purrl AMPS 385, +5.75 233, +7 222, PMPS 299

Staci & Ivy said:
Hope Purrl is doing well :bighug::cat::bighug:
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She's chugging along.

I saw your post about the autofeeder with the app you bought. I have been researching all day. I think Purrl needs a little snack after I go to bed. Twice she's puked water about an hour before morning feeding and I think it's because she's getting too hungry. She gets a snack about 10:30 pm and I don't think it's late enough to carry her until her feeding time at about 6:30 am. Not sure how I want to handle it though, as I have 3 cats. Might have to get 3 feeders and set them all to open at the same time and put them in various spots. Still thinking on this.

When I give Purrl a little snack or treat when needed, the other two don't always get something, and they are okay with that. However, if I'm not awake, it might be a different story. Simon has been known to take defrosting cat food containers from the counter and drop them on the floor in an effort to help himself. If he had opposable thumbs, he'd open the fridge. I also wonder if he'd beat up an autofeeder since he's a bit of a chewer. He can be a very busy boy and he likes food. :p
 
You can get microchip pet feeders that only open for the cat with the microchip on it's caller. They are a bit spendy but then you know that particular cat is getting the food. Other solutions I've seen depend on cat size. For example, if the target cat you want to get that snack is the skinny one, you make a box with a door only they can fit through. For a while I had two cats, one a much better jumper than the other, so she got fed higher up.
 
JLS12 said:
Simon has been known to take defrosting cat food containers from the counter and drop them on the floor in an effort to help himself. If he had opposable thumbs, he'd open the fridge. I also wonder if he'd beat up an autofeeder since he's a bit of a chewer. He can be a very busy boy and he likes food. :p
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Simon sounds like a real handful! What a busy boy with determination.
I like the microchip idea Wendy suggested, if Purrl will wear a collar.
It seems there’s always something to figure out!! :cat::cat:
 
Staci & Ivy said:
Simon sounds like a real handful! What a busy boy with determination.
I like the microchip idea Wendy suggested, if Purrl will wear a collar.
It seems there’s always something to figure out!! :cat::cat:
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Yes, Simon was quite the handful when he first got here. I had to buy chew toys for him and chew proof the house - it was like having a rabbit all over again! He's settled down quite a bit, but he can still get into trouble if we miss something that's on his "irresistible list".

Purrl had to wear a collar when we first brought her home . She was about a year old and she'd sneak up on a shy older calico and want to rough house. The calico got very leery and skittish, so we belled Purrl to give the calico a warning.

So, no problems with a collar - I'm sure she'd re-acclimate to it. Especially if she knew it was a food ticket! However, that is the issue. I don't see on those chip feeders that I can set a time for it to be available. If she knows she can eat at will, she'll clean the bowl as soon as it's available, therefore defeating the purpose of a little nibble about 2 or 3 am. It might work if I can plug it into a wall timer or some such so it will turn on about 2am and then be available to her.

I'm still thinking on a workable solution to this, to avoid having to shut her in a room overnight. Only one of the 3 will stand for being shut out or shut in and Purrl isn't that one.

For the time-being, hubby will get up at 4 and give her a little snack. She doesn't get AMPS-feed-shoot until 6:30 am. I'm hoping until we find a nicer solution that this will cure the hour before feeding water barfs.
 
JLS12 said:
Yes, Simon was quite the handful when he first got here. I had to buy chew toys for him and chew proof the house - it was like having a rabbit all over again! He's settled down quite a bit, but he can still get into trouble if we miss something that's on his "irresistible list".

Purrl had to wear a collar when we first brought her home . She was about a year old and she'd sneak up on a shy older calico and want to rough house. The calico got very leery and skittish, so we belled Purrl to give the calico a warning.

So, no problems with a collar - I'm sure she'd re-acclimate to it. Especially if she knew it was a food ticket! However, that is the issue. I don't see on those chip feeders that I can set a time for it to be available. If she knows she can eat at will, she'll clean the bowl as soon as it's available, therefore defeating the purpose of a little nibble about 2 or 3 am. It might work if I can plug it into a wall timer or some such so it will turn on about 2am and then be available to her.

I'm still thinking on a workable solution to this, to avoid having to shut her in a room overnight. Only one of the 3 will stand for being shut out or shut in and Purrl isn't that one.

For the time-being, hubby will get up at 4 and give her a little snack. She doesn't get AMPS-feed-shoot until 6:30 am. I'm hoping until we find a nicer solution that this will cure the hour before feeding water barfs.
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Hmmm. It seems crazy that a chip feeder wouldn’t have a timer on it. We will have to do more research on that one!
Your crew sounds like a lot of action with all the personalities. But that’s why we love them, right?
I gave up on having nice furniture years ago when Ivy decided all fabric was meant for her to shred. (My husband wasn’t as amused as I was).
It sounds like you have a self feeder for now in your hubby. I’m sure he’s not so thrilled. Hopefully we can come up with a better solution for middle of the night. :cat:
 
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