105 reviews forSureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder

We have three rescue cats. One of them eats all the dried food due to panic over the availability of food. A remnant of life at her old owners when they chucked her out to live in the garden 24/7 with no shelter so her food got spoiled if she didn't eat it all in one go. Our three rescue cats had three bowls of dried food in separate rooms but Lucy still panicked and ate it all meaning the other two, one of whom is skinny, got no dried food unless the bowls were constantly filled up again. When Lucy became super obese (over 7 kilos!!!) we knew we had to do something as she struggled to get in the cat flap and a doggie door was not the answer!! So we bought one of these for the skinny cat, Whitby, and he trained himself to use in only 4 days. There is a really easy self training program set up within the feeder and it can even recognise microchips that have moved as Whitby's is behind his ear now. It is really easy to scan the cat in. Press the button to get the feeder to look for a microchip, put the feeder near the cat you want to use it, have their favourite treat in the bowl and when they put their head forward to get the treat it reads their chip! The feeder comes with a unique tag for their collar if your cats are not microchipped but that means they have to wear their collars 24/7 to access the feeder without a microchip. We didn't use the tags as our cats go without their collars when they are locked in for the night. Sadly having just one Surefeed feeder meant that Lucy still stole all the food of our other rescue cat so we then bought two more surefeeds so each cat has their own and we can strictly control their food intake so that Lucy can start to loose weight and Whitby and Leipzig can get the right amount of food. The Surefeed seems expensive but if really cuts down on food bills as each cat gets the right amount and no stealing and it is a lot cheaper and easier than a cat with obesity related problems like diabetes! We are just training Lucy and Leipzig to use theirs now and they are not phased by it at all despite both being suspicious cats. Batteries are not included, you need 4 x C 1.5 volt batteries for each feeder. The only downside is the price as if you need one of these for a multicat household you need more than one so it is a shame there is no bulk discount for buying more than one at the same time. If this had been invented when we had rescue cats on separate prescription diets this would have made life a lot easier for the humans in our household! The surefeed comes with two bowls. One with a divider in it so you can put wet and dried food in at the same time and one bowl with no divider in it which is super for dried food. It is quiet when it operates and as long as you don't rush your cat through the training they will learnt it easily, but if the next stage is too much you just go back a stage which is really easy and then wait to move to the next stage when they are ready. It runs on batteries only so you can place it anywhere. No need to be near a plug socket. Another bonus is no smell of dried cat food! The lid on it keeps the dried food fresh so out cats are happier to eat the dried food as it stays fresher during the day. This is a brilliant invention and my only regret is that it wasn't invented sooner.

I have three cats, one of whom is a very greedy young lady and another is a very fussy old lady. The youngster would Hoover all the food from the senior citizen's dish, causing a problem on two fronts. The old lady has a different diet to the raw fed kitten, resulting in upset stomachs and excessive weight gain. This product has cured all that, although reluctant to use it at first, my older cat is now hassle free at meals times. Product is well constructed, my only gripe is there are no batteries included- at this price there really should be!

This is a great product, one of our cats is getting old (19) and needed different food to our other cats. He took no time at all to get used to the feeder, he didn't need all the training that the booklet suggested. Maybe if you have a slightly nervous cat, you would need to take it slow, but the product is great!

Our young cats would forever bully our lovely 17 year old delicate lady off her food so she would miss out, but now she takes great delight in thumbing her nose at them as she walks away and her plate closes, denying them entry. And believe me, they have tried every which way to get in. It's an expensive plate, which put me off at first, but the amount of money I have saved in having to constantly re-feed the older cat has probably already paid for it. Worth it's weight in gold!

an absolutely brilliant item to have in a multicat household where one of them needs to eat different food to the others. Very easy to use and if you do exactly as instructions your cat will be eating from it in no time at all. so gald it was invented!!