Has anyone had a cat use this?
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I had to return the one I bought as it leaked. Ended up buying one that hooked to a hose and the cats love it.
810205
Replaced it with Aqua Buddy 2 Qt. pet waterer that hooks to a hose for summer and for winter, a heated waterer.
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We have had that problem, try smacking it a good one. Seriously. Also, it "dies" regularly, just stops working and/or won't start. We've learned to actually "twist" the button when we want to turn it on and that seems to help. My son has literally tripped over it several times and that has started it. The silly thing is frustrating as all get out, but our cat LOVES it. When it isn't working, she lays down right beside it and croons to it. When it is working, she pounces on it and gives it a good shellacking (spelling?).
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My cats don't have problem with it. Our youngest cat found out to stick his paw up the shoot and now the other is doing it. I have ours placed on a shelf, In a corner location. They haven't knocked it off yet. If you have a dog who is mischievous or curious this might be a problem. Our cats hear the food being dispensed they stop whatever they're doing and run to eat. I have it set up for two times a day morning and afternoon. I would buy it again. The batteries last 6-9 months.
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I love mine and have no problems with it. I would gage how often you need someone to come by based on how often you empty it while you are home, because all cats are different. I have one cat and only have to empty about every three days
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I have a 15 lb cat and a 13 lb cat that have used this product and it has held up pretty well. They have both used the house and each fits without problem. They are also on the tree at the same time and no problem. To clean, we simply use a vacuum cleaner to lift the hair and dirt particles.
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I tried this on my cat, and it works real well. Never any problems at all. Thanks frostbyte45
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Yes. I did not have any problems with my ferel cat bothering the cord. She loved it and we feel it was definitely worth the cost.
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Hi Wendy, my cats did not, but it seems some cats do react -- if you read through all the reviews one or two mentioned it, I think.
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I let my cat play with mine (supervised.) he loves it. The hard plastic doesn't appeal to him so he doesn't chew it but when it gets stuck in the heater vent he will pull it out gently by one of its legs with his teeth. The legs feel secure enough that I don't worry about him breaking one off.
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we had one cat that refused to use it at first. we set up our genie in the upstairs bathroom where the original litterbox was and put the original in a different location all together. he still used that for a couple weeks eventually we had to take his option away to make him use his new litterbox. he finally got used to it. we love it. he prefers it without the hood though we found.
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Did you ever find something for your cat? I just toilet trained mine and am looking for something that will flush the toilet every few hours...not necessarily motion activated (i've read that those don't work very well for cats).
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I haven't yet, and one of my cats is 12lbs. My friend has one as well, and her two kitties are even larger than mine. She hasn't had any issues either.
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This is my second one. The first one I had lasted seven years before I had to replace it but it did get quite a lot of use. My cats enjoy it immensely!
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I have been using it or months now and have had no problems with it, and I have three cats using it!
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Hi, I have used it twice without any inconvenient. My cats get better after using it for 4 days.
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I haven't had any problems with it. I have had it for over a year now. I use it for my dog. If your cat is trying to get the food to drop down, you can try fastening the tray with tape underneath or something. I picked this feeder because it had the best reviews and the large container.
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I bought mine for my 3 year old cat that I adopted, she uses it but I had to teach her, I just laid treats in random places leading up to the top to show her its for her.