subject: How Automatic Pet Feeders Make Life Easier for Yourself and Your Pet [print this page] How Automatic Pet Feeders Make Life Easier for Yourself and Your Pet
When it comes to feeding your dog or cat, often when you have a busy lifestyle, it is easy to forget to fill the food bowl, and some pets will not remind you when their bowl is empty. One of the greatest new inventions is the automatic pet feeders, which are programmed to provide the right amount of food for your dog based on your settings, such as weight, age, etc. This makes it easier for you because you can fill the airtight area with a lot of dry kibble, set the dial to the proper amount, and your pet will always get the right amount of food.
Another great aspect to the automatic feeder is often pet owners tend to overfeed their dogs and cats. For instance, if the food calls for a cup of food per day, it means 8 ounces, where as many people will just use a coffee mug, which can actually be 12 or more ounces and if the food is in the bowl, dogs and cats are like people, they will just go ahead and eat it. These extra calories will begin to add up and can cause your pet to become overweight, therefore, the automatic pet feeders takes the guesswork out of just how much food your dog or cat requires.
The automatic pet feeders are easy to use and most have a digital clock that allows you to program it for the best time for the food to empty from the feeder to the bowl. The automatic feeder comes in many different sizes, so that the bowl area is small, medium, or large depending on the size of your pet. If you pet prefers to eat in the morning, you can program the feeder to dispense the majority of the food in the morning, and then perhaps just a bit of food throughout the day so that your pet has bit of food throughout the day.
It is best to set the automatic pet feeders so that you dog or cat is eating at least two meals a day, but you can program some of them to dispense the daily ration of the food at several times during the day, so your pet always has a few morsels of food to look forward, which is helpful with dogs especially, that eat too quickly and then have upset tummies.
The automatic feeder also works great if you are going to be away from home overnight, that way you know your dog or cat will have fresh food when you are away. If you are going to be away, make sure that along with any automatic pet feeders, you also have fresh water served and available to your pet at all times.
