Cats are notoriously greedy and one of mine has some ninja quality skills when it comes to stealing his brother’s food. Most of the time it isn’t too much of an issue, however there have been occasions where one of them has had medication in his food and I have had to sit and monitor their feeding.

The SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder is an ingenious little gadget that uses the cats microchip to identify who’s who, access to the food is synonymous with the cat assigned. If your cats aren’t microchipped (although we recommend all pets should be chipped) you can use the SureFlap RFID collar tag that comes with the feeder and simply attach to the collar. The SureFlap was really easy to program and it doesn’t have to be one cat one bowl, the feeder will store up to 32 different identities even when the batteries (6months battery life, 4 x C cell batteries are not included) have been removed; making it a pretty versatile piece of kit. As the food is covered when your pet isn’t feeding it will remain fresher for longer as well as keeping flies, pests, neighbours cats and even toddlers away. The 400ml dishes are large enough to accommodate an entire day’s food, it comes with a standard bowl, split bowl and foot mat that can all be removed for cleaning.

The SureFeed has a training mode to gradually introduce your cat to the movement of the flap, both my boys adapted to the bowls really quickly (the look on my timid boys face when the lid first moved was priceless) and it really made us realise just how much more one of our cats was eating than the other, no sunrises as to why he is a little over weight. After a couple of weeks, they both settled into a routine and our fat Furry even managed to shed a little weight now he is eating only his food. We have only tested the feeder out with cats but it could work with small dogs too.

All in all, we found the SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder a really useful tool, keeping food fresher for longer and ensuring you have complete control over what your pet is eating… at least in your house. RRP £99.99

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4.9 out of 5

Pros

Stores up to 32 different identifications

Keeps food sealed and fresher for longer

Stops pest, children and other pets eating the food

Ideal for specialist diets, medications and greedy furry friends

Light indicates when the batteries are running low

Training program

Bowls and foot mat removable and different colours are available separately

Cons

Not suitable for medium and large dogs

No system to keep wet food chilled