Petlibro: Your Pet Feeder Is Feeding Data To Anyone Who Asks

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• ulu_mulu@lemmy.zip ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m against pet feeders in general.

  Cats regulate themselves much better than us, they don’t need us “measuring” food, just check they have dry food available 24/7 and manually give wet food. If you can’t dedicate a few minutes every day to check for their needs, you may need to reconsider keeping them.

  Unless they have health issues, in that case a pet feeder could be handy, but it’s hard to believe they are “millions”.

  Dogs don’t need to eat as often as cats, if you “need” to feed them remotely, it means you’re leaving them alone for very long hours, that’s not good for a dog.

  You can safely leave a cat alone all day if you’re out working, not a dog.

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  • dontsayaword@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve known cats who will eat themselves into obesity if the bowl is always full, but this may be true for some cats. I do agree that feeding does create a bonding ritual - but on the other side of that coin, it will make them bug the crap out of you when you havent fed them on their expected schedule. I don’t see a big issue with having a tool automatically refill the bowl every day.

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  • FantasmaNaCasca@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I agree with most of what you said and we don’t have pet feeders. That said, if you ask our cats, they go hungry all day. Everyday.

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