Ken Lambrecht, DVM, medical director, West Towne Veterinary Center and Pets Reducing for Rescues, Madison, Wisconsin, said, “Feline weight management is a critical element to ensure a happy, healthy cat. In my veterinary practice and through my current scientific research, we have found improved compliance and detection by using innovative technology in pet home-health feeding and monitoring. The SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect is a game-changing feeder, as it allows pet owners to control and measure food consumption, manage accurate portion size and provide detailed analysis of eating behavior. Changes in feeding behavior can be early indicators of illness, pain and behavioral issues.” Make sure she’s getting the right amount of food and see changes in her feeding behaviour. The integrated scales enable you to precisely measure out up to two different types of food, so you can set the food type and quantity of your pet’s meals. With a bowl capacity of 1.6 cups (400 ml) for both wet and dry food, it’s ideal for pets on weight management diets. The Sure PetFeeder is for multi-pet homes to stop pets stealing each other’s food. Compatible with all ID microchips worldwide and SureFlap RFID collar tags, it remembers all registered pets even when the batteries are removed. The SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect Microchip Automatic Dog & Cat Feeder accurately records how much your furry friend eats every day. The training is set up in four stages to get your pets used to the sudden motion and (reasonably quiet) noise of the motor, starting with the lid almost completely open and ending with it completely closed.

The Sure Petcare web app is available at surepetcare.io. Desktop requirements: latest version of Safari, Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer on Mac OS X v10.9 or later and Windows 7 or above. Do you have problems with intruder cats coming into your house? Do your pets steal each other’s food, or is one of them on a special diet? Or do you find that you waste wet food because it dries out and your pet won't eat it? My cats took about a month to become comfortable with the feeder. One of the cats was particularly spooked by the sound of the motor and wouldn’t go near it for a couple of days; but with a bit of patience, you should be fine. Here’s a video of the early stages: Felaqua Connect is the latest product to join the Sure Petcare suite of connected products. It is a water bowl that is designed to not only be cat-friendly, it also monitors your cat’s water intake, giving you peace of mind. The bowl also refills with clean, fresh water automatically as your cat drinks. There are a few problems with the SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect. The first and most important is that sensitive cats and dogs will struggle with the sudden movement of the lid. Although this feeder is excellent for most cats and small dogs around 10 to 15 pounds, it can't be used with larger pets.Set and manage accurate food portions: Set the portion size and type of food to be served for up to two types of food (e.g., wet and dry). Once portion sizes have been set up in the app, the product’s integrated scales weigh food as it is added to the bowl. While there are a number of high-quality automatic pet feeders on the market, this is one of the few that allows you to program access for particular pets while keeping others away. And while I was initially intimidated by the hoops I had to jump through to set the thing up, in the end it took less than 15 minutes to get the hub, feeder, and app functioning. The cons What is included: 1 SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect, 1 grey food bowl, 2 grey half-sized food bowls, 1 grey mat, 1 SureFlap RFID collar tag, instructions manual Those things are true, but if you're of a technological or have an investigative mindset they might not quite be enough. Sure's high-tech feeder is an upgrade in almost every way over whatever you're using today, and there's a lot about it which will be useful whether your pet is on a specific diet, fighting to eat under the paw of greedy housemates, or if you're just seeking more information on the frequency and amount of your pet's eating habits. The non-connected version of the Microchip Pet Feeder scored highly in our guide to the best pet feeders– let's find out how the networked version fares. Connect with family and friends: Share access to the app with friends and family, which is ideal for pet sitters and day-to-day care.

There’s no time-limit to this; you just graduate your pet to the next stage when it’s ready with a press of the button. The app also features a setting whereby you can set the speed at which the cover slides, speeding it up or slowing it down as you deem appropropriate, meaning your pets should eventually grow accustomed to how it all works. Access is controlled by the microchip so the lid only opens for the cat with the registered microchip. This can be particularly helpful when giving specialist food to one pet or when trying to help a pet lose weight. Data on the feeding behaviour of your cat can be found on the app on your smartphone. That way, you can always keep an eye on your pet’s food consumption and can spot changes early on.

Can the SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder Connect really help you get more control over your pet's feeding regime, and keep wet food fresh at the same time? Yes, it can, as long as your cat is up for it

You can begin training mode by pressing the FN button on the feeder. It will flash orange. At this point, the lid will remain open. This part of the training process is just to introduce the feeder to your pet.