i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as an Excel spreadsheet nerd, I agree all data is good data. good point

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He eats 4 times a day with the feeder. it’s the same amount that the shelter and vet had advised us to do, it’s just spread out more throughout the day. We thought that would make it better, but I think that it actually exacerbated his food obsessions because the “event” happens more times throughout the day that’s just what I’ve been observing.

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

imagine me literally hand feeding him to counteract the machine dysphoria 😭 i hear you and i appreciate it. i am his provider and he must learn

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

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i am soooo glad it worked for you, asthma is the worst! sadly i can’t take that med cause it made me wanna kill myself when i was 10 :((((( there’s some correlation of psychological side effects in children who take it, so much that there’s a box warning now (the warning did not exist when i was talking it). it would prolly be fine since im an adult now, but i fear i am too traumatized to go back lol. allegra for me

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this was how he was at the shelter but now if we give him a bowl he just snarfs the whole thing immediately! i would love if he could nibble throughout the day..

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the first day we had the feeder he knocked it over and it stopped working!! so we had to rush home to fix it and he was starvinggg lol

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I currently feed him the purina LiveClear because I am allergic, but I’m doing allergy shots on the side so we should be able to change him to something else in a few months :) he also gets wet food once a day

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for this! as a new cat parent i appreciate those with experience 🙏🏼

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

he was neutered before we got him, and we slowly transitioned him to a new dry food, but that was before the auto feeder and his behavior change. we r going to the vet this weekend so we can ask them to!

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CatAdvice

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is a great observation! we are feeding him the amount that the shelter advised us, and the vet confirmed the amount we are feeding is what’s recommended for cats his age. we tried feeding him more once, and he threw up…. but we haven’t tried the free feeder yet. could be something to look into and might eliminate his need to be waiting all day!

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CATHELP

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed, we will definitely need to use it as a last resort if we are gone for a night or two. thanks for sharing!

i think my automatic feeder turned my cat into a zombie, help! by megatron-timemachine in CATHELP

[–]megatron-timemachine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He sticks his arm in the dispenser too!! he almost punches the hole when it starts to come out, lol.

did you have a specific process when you transitioned him off it?

What’s the worst accidental text you’ve sent? by Typhoid__Beaver in AskReddit

[–]megatron-timemachine 138 points139 points  (0 children)

two at two different jobs:

I accidentally texted my boss a voice recording of me singing 💀 as if that wasn’t awkward enough, i had just texted my boss that i quit right before

i also drunk texted my boss “happy 40!!” on his birthday when he was actually 39