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I am looking at automatic cat feeders and wondered whether anyone else uses them and can give some advice.
We have two cats, who have to fed separately so will probably end up buying two feeders so it is important to buy ones that work consistantly and aren't too easy to open by a hungry cat!
At the moment we rely on my mother to come down to feed them when we are away, but an auto feeeder would make it much easier for her.
The Cat Mate 20 is one that I am considering, but Petsafe and Trixie do similar ones - any advice please ;)