Microchip Pet Feeder. Great solution to multiple cat household

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

I came across this auto feeder with a difference in a local paper advertising it. Thought it would be a great solution for multiple cat households where the diabetic cat needs to eat but mightn't get the food left out for it.
The feeder works by only opening to a microchip number. So if any other cat approaches the feeder, it will not open. It will only open to the microchipped cat.
If you don't have your cat microchipped you can buy a collar with a chip on it to put on the cat.

Below are a couple of sites which sell it. The U.S. Amazon site seems to be more expensive than the others.

http://t.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/cat_bowls_feeders/feeders/programmable/479534

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SureFeed-MPF001-Microchip-Pet-Feeder/dp/B00O0UIPTY?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20

http://www.amazon.com/SureFlap-MPF0...eeder/dp/B00O0UIPTY?tag=felinediabetesfdmb-20

 

[Melanie and Smokey]

The company is out 0f stock right now Might be why the Amazon vendor is almost double priced., the company sells them for $150 normally.

I tried to order one right after they went out of stock. They are expensive. But we have a couple cats that eat hard food and this would be nice, not having to watch close that the sugar boys don't get into it. Would also help keeping the big food thief out of the other cats food. The site says that it can be programmed for up to 23 chips so we can program more than one cat to one feeder and just not program those who can't eat it.

This is the vendors site: https://www.sureflap.com/en-us/pet-feeder/microchip-pet-feeder

They also make a small door flap that opens the same way. Saw them recommending it for someone wanting to keep the dogs out of the litter box. They showed it installed in the side of a big plastic tub with the lid on it.

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Thanks for adding that site Melanie. I think they are only out of stock in the US because we can get them in Aus and the UK site seems to be OK too. I thought they would be great for keeping cats either in or out of the food.

 

[Tricia Cinco(GA) & Harvey]

Hmmm. I don't think it would work for Cinco - too much to negotiate, even without an e-collar, but it looks like it could solve problems for others. Too bad it's only one meal. I also don't see an option for keeping the food cold, so would only be good for a short time.

We had one of those cat doors because we used to have one fat and one skinny cat, so we kept food out all the time in our laundry room and the skinny cat had the chip on her collar. It was really funny, because the door was clear, so Max (the fat cat), would see Nemi (skinny girl) go through the door and try to follow, but it wouldn't budge for him. He'd spend forever trying to figure out how to get through it, and all the time he could see her in there, eating! Once we saw him just sit there in front of it, not letting her come back out!

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Hmmm. I don't think it would work for Cinco - too much to negotiate, even without an e-collar, but it looks like it could solve problems for others. Too bad it's only one meal. I also don't see an option for keeping the food cold, so would only be good for a short time.

We had one of those cat doors because we used to have one fat and one skinny cat, so we kept food out all the time in our laundry room and the skinny cat had the chip on her collar. It was really funny, because the door was clear, so Max (the fat cat), would see Nemi (skinny girl) go through the door and try to follow, but it wouldn't budge for him. He'd spend forever trying to figure out how to get through it, and all the time he could see her in there, eating! Once we saw him just sit there in front of it, not letting her come back out!

Very funny story. Cats are wonderful to watch!

The tray looks quite big in the feeder so you could probably put a large helping in, which could last a while but of course it would not be good for long periods in hot weather unless you put in some fresh and some frozen