How to coax kitty to eat from auto feeder

[ctmorris]

Lucky doesn't seem to want to eat out of her auto feeder... Not sure how to coax her into it - I think this is really the best way to feed her as it keeps it a bit more fresh than just leaving it out in a bowl but for some reason she is very finicky about putting her nose in it and eating

 

[Melanie and Smokey]

How long have you been using it? Ours all eventually fall in love with it. Putting some treats like crumbled up freeze dried nummies to get them to start eating can help. Some people get little round dishes to put inside if you are using the 5meal PetSafe because some cats don't like trying to eat out of the corners. We have Stella&Chewy's freeze dried food and just crumbling some of that on top of the food has always enticed our fosters enough to get them started until they are used to it being the giver of the food and then they go running for it when they hear it go off.

 

[Rusty/Jen & Ernie]

We got lucky, we left food in 1 compartment of our Petsafe 5 twice a day at first & did not have it set. We also left out the usual bowl while we were transitioning. Then we started putting really small amounts in all compartments & had it switch every couple of hours, while still leaving the old bowl out. Our 3, including a skittish one, accepted it within about 4 days. We now own 3 of them!

 

[ctmorris]

Ok - thanks guys - will give those suggestions a try - she ate out of it yesterday for the first time - today she ate a little out of it but when it went to the 2nd and 3rd "bowls" she just looks at it.. Appreciate the suggestions and will keep working with her. I know this is the right answer for her.

 

[Rusty/Jen & Ernie]

I don't know obviously, but could it be that she isn't hungry when the 2nd & 3rd become available? Every situation & cat is different mind you. But we have our's set for the 2's, 6's, & 10's in our house anyway!