SureFeed Microchip Small Dog & Cat Feeder

I was really hoping these would be the solution to my problems! I have two cats that both need to be on different diets for health reasons. I got two microchip feeders so that they can eat without me watching them like a hawk. However, I still need to supervise them even with these feeders! I put the feeders in places where the other cat can’t sneak up from behind or the sides to steal the other’s food. Unfortunately, if the other cat comes up beside the cat forcing the other one to leave, the microchip feeder will not close. Even though the cat with the microchip is long gone, the other cat can continue to eat because they entered from the front and have activated the motion sensor. When the I was really hoping these would be the solution to my problems! I have two cats that both need to be on different diets for health reasons. I got two microchip feeders so that they can eat without me watching them like a hawk. However, I still need to supervise them even with these feeders! I put the feeders in places where the other cat can’t sneak up from behind or the sides to steal the other’s food. Unfortunately, if the other cat comes up beside the cat forcing the other one to leave, the microchip feeder will not close. Even though the cat with the microchip is long gone, the other cat can continue to eat because they entered from the front and have activated the motion sensor. When the microchip leaves, the top should close. Instead it allows the other cat access until they get bored and walk away. So disappointed! … more

We had 2 female cats that were great at free feeding. With the rescue of our sweet ginger boy we couldn't leave food out for them anymore, because if it's there he'll eat it. With this feeder we can make sure it opens for the 2 girls but keeps him from pigging out on an open dish, and makes our lives far easier as they can go back to grazing on dry kibble through the day when they want to. The ginger, however, is not amused at this betrayal. He hasn't tried breaking into it with gusto, but I think it would stand up well against it. The cover to this feeder holds in place pretty stiffly. As long as you've got it on the floor and not somewhere a frustrated glutton can knock it off and do some We had 2 female cats that were great at free feeding. With the rescue of our sweet ginger boy we couldn't leave food out for them anymore, because if it's there he'll eat it. With this feeder we can make sure it opens for the 2 girls but keeps him from pigging out on an open dish, and makes our lives far easier as they can go back to grazing on dry kibble through the day when they want to. The ginger, however, is not amused at this betrayal. He hasn't tried breaking into it with gusto, but I think it would stand up well against it. The cover to this feeder holds in place pretty stiffly. As long as you've got it on the floor and not somewhere a frustrated glutton can knock it off and do some gravity-assisted damage it should stand up well against pawing and being knocked around a bit. … more

Our male cat is on a prescription diet for idiopathic cystitis. He grazes & never eats it all in one sitting. We recently got a 6mo old kitten. She also takes her time eating. Both want what they can’t have, each other’s food! I work nights at the hospital and my fiancé works days. We have tried our best to supervise feedings, however we played a lot of “musical chairs” with their food bowls; putting them up when they stopped eating & putting them back out when they were looking to eat again. This feeder has helped a ton, in that they both can graze, yet are unable to eat each other’s food. It has also helped them to be able to snack overnight, unlike before when we couldn’t leave it out unsupervised Our male cat is on a prescription diet for idiopathic cystitis. He grazes & never eats it all in one sitting. We recently got a 6mo old kitten. She also takes her time eating. Both want what they can’t have, each other’s food! I work nights at the hospital and my fiancé works days. We have tried our best to supervise feedings, however we played a lot of “musical chairs” with their food bowls; putting them up when they stopped eating & putting them back out when they were looking to eat again. This feeder has helped a ton, in that they both can graze, yet are unable to eat each other’s food. It has also helped them to be able to snack overnight, unlike before when we couldn’t leave it out unsupervised, which unfortunately made them go a while without eating through the night and sometimes they would throw up a little stomach acid from having an empty stomach. My reasoning for not giving 5 stars is that it’s quite pricey & you need one per pet. The shape of the feeder is also somewhat strange. Initially they weren’t too keen on the idea of the handle that hovers over them when they lean in to eat. Maybe it creates some feeling of entrapment? Overall I feel the feeders are worth it, so far, and I will update if anything changes my mind! … more

I have 2 cats one of whom eats Science Diet dry TD and the other one is older and now needs to eat SD Early Support KD dry. I bought one of these for the older cat (a Siamese) and loved it so much that I bought a second one for the younger cat (an Oriental SH). For those 2 breeds, you probably won't need the chapters in the manual about "training" your cat to use the feeder. I followed the directions for setting up the microchip to be read. Both cats (separately on their own feeders) just walked up to it and started nibbling, the light turned green, and that was that! Two gluttons who had no problem learning how to get to their own food! It really makes it easy to feed 2 who eat 2 different foods I have 2 cats one of whom eats Science Diet dry TD and the other one is older and now needs to eat SD Early Support KD dry. I bought one of these for the older cat (a Siamese) and loved it so much that I bought a second one for the younger cat (an Oriental SH). For those 2 breeds, you probably won't need the chapters in the manual about "training" your cat to use the feeder. I followed the directions for setting up the microchip to be read. Both cats (separately on their own feeders) just walked up to it and started nibbling, the light turned green, and that was that! Two gluttons who had no problem learning how to get to their own food! It really makes it easy to feed 2 who eat 2 different foods without worrying about keeping them separated until they've eaten their food. This lets them free feed at their leisure on their own food. Love these! … more

Our boy Duke was recently diagnosed as having stage 2 kidney disease. The vet said that it was time to start a kidney friendly diet. We have 2 other cats, and the kidney food isn’t appropriate for them. We purchased 2 of these bowls, one for our kidney diet cat, and 1 for the 2 normal diet cats. We purchased stainless steel bowls from the product maker's website separately. We left the bowl lids open for a couple of days to let everyone get acclimated to the new bowls. The boys were good to go and had the routine done in about 2 days. Our scaredy cat girl took about 5 days with some coaxing and leaving food trails to the bowl, but it finally worked! I very much recommend these feeders for those Our boy Duke was recently diagnosed as having stage 2 kidney disease. The vet said that it was time to start a kidney friendly diet. We have 2 other cats, and the kidney food isn’t appropriate for them. We purchased 2 of these bowls, one for our kidney diet cat, and 1 for the 2 normal diet cats. We purchased stainless steel bowls from the product maker's website separately. We left the bowl lids open for a couple of days to let everyone get acclimated to the new bowls. The boys were good to go and had the routine done in about 2 days. Our scaredy cat girl took about 5 days with some coaxing and leaving food trails to the bowl, but it finally worked! I very much recommend these feeders for those with pets who have special diet needs. … more

This feeder is a bit pricey, but I didn't really have another way to feed my cat with his prescription food without my other cat eating his food. I put medication in his food and he just grazes throughout the day. He has GI Lymphoma so he has tummy issues and I need him to eat as much food as he will eat. It's easy to set up. I did order two and one of them did not work when I first got it and I couldn't fix it. My cat very quickly learned how the feeder works and did not need to have a training period. Since there is a seal, wet food can get moldy easily so you need to make sure to give your cat FRESH wet food every day. My other cat would push my poor buddy over where both their heads were This feeder is a bit pricey, but I didn't really have another way to feed my cat with his prescription food without my other cat eating his food. I put medication in his food and he just grazes throughout the day. He has GI Lymphoma so he has tummy issues and I need him to eat as much food as he will eat. It's easy to set up. I did order two and one of them did not work when I first got it and I couldn't fix it. My cat very quickly learned how the feeder works and did not need to have a training period. Since there is a seal, wet food can get moldy easily so you need to make sure to give your cat FRESH wet food every day. My other cat would push my poor buddy over where both their heads were in the feeder so that was frustrating and I bought the add on that you can put on the back of the feeder because she tried from that angle too. It was easy to install, but Chewy doesn't sell those parts. the bowls are also made of plastic which is a bummer because plastic absorbs smells and can cause cat acne. They do make stainless steel bowls, but you have to order those separately, they're pricey (especially compared to the plastic ones). and they don't have little dividers. The feeder can be tricky to clean. I'm overall happy with this product and it does what it is designed to do. Chewy has a great return policy in case you also get a feeder that doesn't work and the manufacturer company offers a 3 year warranty. … more

We ordered 2 since one of our cat is on a prescription diet. Neither of the doors close properly. We programmed it by following the directions and one of my cats can get into both feeders. Sure pet is sending 2 replacement feeders buts it going to be the exact same model. Very disappointing product for the amount it costs. Hopefully the new ones will be better but I feel wasteful throwing the old models away. They told me to recycle it but there’s no way I can put that in my recycle bin?! So wasteful!

So far this has been great. My greedy cat can't get in and my unrestricted eaters can activate it with no trouble. It senses my cats before they put their heads fully under the arch which helped a lot with getting them acclimated. My cats were afraid of it at first because it moves, but it comes with training settings and tips to help acclimate the cats. One of my cats was comfortable with it after only a week or so and the other is getting more comfortable with it by the day.

I was in a situation where my young cat became a food hog eating my senior cat and dog food (behind my back) and gaining too much weight. Vet said she needed to lose pounds, so I had to become the food referee for all 3 - it got very stressful and my senior grazer was starting to get thinner! This feeder was a GAME CHANGER in my house - no more stress and food policing for the senior cat. Using the training instructions, he learned how to use this in 2 weeks. Now his belly is always full on his terms, and the young cat is losing her weight. This was totally worth the investment. It works with his existing microchip, so no fuss there. I highly recommend if you have food policing going on I was in a situation where my young cat became a food hog eating my senior cat and dog food (behind my back) and gaining too much weight. Vet said she needed to lose pounds, so I had to become the food referee for all 3 - it got very stressful and my senior grazer was starting to get thinner! This feeder was a GAME CHANGER in my house - no more stress and food policing for the senior cat. Using the training instructions, he learned how to use this in 2 weeks. Now his belly is always full on his terms, and the young cat is losing her weight. This was totally worth the investment. It works with his existing microchip, so no fuss there. I highly recommend if you have food policing going on in your house..... … more

Works as advertised. Use the training mode for fraidy cats, and go slow. My cat did not like putting his head in at first, and would be spooked by the movement, but he got over it within a week. Also, know that in training mode the lid will be a little bit open, which is enough for a cat to headbutt it all the way open (my fat cat is quite determined). This can result in the lid not resetting to the proper spot, but going through and open/close cycle fixes it. Once we got out of training mode though the fat cat couldn't break in anymore :)