Is there a recommended cat food to use with this that helps with the gravity issue? I have this feeder and its great but the food doesnt dispense automatically. I have to shake it for the food to come down...
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I also have that problem. I placed a piece of wood under the back side to tilt the feeder. This corrected the problem. Do not change your cat food to accommodate the feeder issue - just block (elevate) the back side.
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Oh yes, it happens in my home. One of my cats acts like I never feed him, we'll call him fatcat. I use the Wonderbowl for skinnycat and put it on top of the refrigerator so its a little deterrent for fatcat. However, I have caught fatcat up there many times waiting for skinnycat to decide to eat. I don't really have a solution but canned air seems to bother fatcat, so I use that as a deterrent. Mealtime is a circus in my home :)
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I was confused, too, Misha. I finally realized that the small cylinder at the top that has the ring in it unscrews. It was attached tightly but, with a little effort, it will turn. That cylinder detaches completely and the top can then just be lifted off. I hope you haven't thrown the feeder in front a train like I felt like doing at first. By the way, finches love it. When it is full, they cover the outside of it.
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I use the superfeeder with both clear plastic food holders (shown in the picture) plus I have the 1 Gallon hopper attached to the top of those 2. I have 1 cat who gets 1/3 of a cup three times a day and I only fill it once every 1.5-2 months. I have been using mine for about 3-4 years now and its the greatest thing ever! I have never had an issue with it and it has been running for 1200 + days straight. Nicest thing is I don't get woken up at 4 AM everyday by my cat wanting food! Such wonderful sleep I get now! Worth every penny!
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for the most part it comes to the main part. every once in a while I do have to reach in a hit it and it comes down but only about twice since I had it since the summer. and I have 4 cats. the love it and I just fill it and go. I have the purina indoor and complete mixed together and it does not give me any problemsm
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Yes a cat can tip it over. I have not found an way to easily add weight to the base. We just keep ours near a corner so if it gets pushed hard it is most likely to hit a wall. Our cat only pushes it over once every other month. She tips it all the time to shake food out of it. But that seems to entertain her enough to keep her comming back and only tipping out two or three pieces at a time.
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It flows well. Occasionally I have to tap it to get the food to flow fully into the bowl. The cats just use their paws to pull some down when that happens, so there's no danger anyone will go hungry.
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I would NOT feed directly from the can of cat food. Two reasons...it's too small a space for the cat to comfortably feed in,,,and most cans, once opened, have a SHARP edge around them on the inside!! Give the poor little kitty his or her own bowl.
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Sorry, I can't help either. I use mine as gravity feed and it works perfect,without any issues at all.
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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 would not recommend it for feeding, my cats sometimes just dump it over to get the treats out. I suppose you could use it by portioning out how much you want them to have in a day, but they may just knock it over and make a mess. Plus, I have a few cats that won't even use it for treats so that's a problem if your cat doesn't like it and won't stick their paws in it. I would recommend just using a regular dish and measuring out portions. Try a quality food designed for weight loss.
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Mine seems to deliver less than the full portion and other times more than it should. It is a concern when we are away that the cat will get the right amount of food!
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I followed every suggestion in the comments but mine still bows. I shoved washcloths and cardboard behind there which made it somewhat more stable. I trained my cat with treats to go up on it but I'm going to Craigslist mine and hope someone else has better luck with it.
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No, the food drops into a closed cylinder that rotates to drop the food to the dish, then rotates back to be solid. We had a cat that broke multiple previous drop feeders like this. This one, however, he has not been able to steal single piece of food in the years we've had it.
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Mine was working for a little bit then the bit that spins the feeder broke. Unfortunately I found out while on vacation. Tried to fix it but couldn't. So when the time came for the feeder to feed, it wouldn't spin. I don't think your missing a step. I noticed this thing broke really easily. Probably fed 2 cycles on mine and then broke.
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The company that manufactured the feeder has gone out of business. My friend has the same feeder and called the Amazon distributor from whom she bought the feeder when a part broke and they would not stand by the lifetime warranty. It's unfortunate because it's a wonderful feeder, but is rendered useless if something goes wrong and can't be fixed. I wonder if Amazon would be willing to give you contact information so you could check to see if the manufacturer has any "spare parts". I think either Amazon or Amazon's distributor should go to bat for you. Good luck.
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Is it possible either some of the contents are too large and may be jamming the spinner mechanism or the feeder itself is so large that when nearly full the downward pressure is causing the spinner to stop? I have encountered similar problems due to both these instances.