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November 28, 2006
Feeder
When I was in high school I spent a few summer weeks on the UVA campus participating in a young writer's program. It was a neat experience, though I must admit that fifteen years later the thing I remember most is the system of cereal dispensers in the cafeteria. I believe that I completely subsisted on dry cereal while attending the program, so these contraptions were fairly central to my survival.
Basically, you twisted a knob at the base of the machine and a portion of cereal would blurp out into your bowl. This particular cafeteria had an entire wall full of them, boasting a huge array of sugar cereals, which is probably why I was drawn to them in the first place, having eaten solely shredded, flavorless cardboard health food breakfasts up until that point.
Anyway, I had completely forgotten about this experience until Alexis and I were leafing through the Delta SkyMiles catalogue on Sunday (the things you do to kill time during a three hour delay). We stopped to look at the cat food feeders and then, low and behold, the cereal dispensers were three pages later. I think they are almost the exact same contraption, which just seems way wrong.
But speaking of cat feeders, any suggestions on good ones would be welcomed. We're starting the Master Cat Plan for our Turkey trip.
Posted by callalillie at November 28, 2006 7:13 AM | Random
they had GIANT cereal dispensers at bennington, a good thing because the rest of the food was absolutely inedible. i lived on cereal and boiled eggs for four years. (this was back when i didn't gain a pound. ever.)
i still think you need a person to come feed the kitties.
Posted by: grumpygirl at November 28, 2006 10:25 AM
oh, we will definitely have someone staying-- we learned this past week that even just having someone stay for a day or two kept the peace between the warring cat groups. but i still want to get feeders to help limit their consumption, or at least slow it down. we think that irving eats when he is nervous.
Posted by: corie at November 28, 2006 10:27 AM
I had a Siamese cat while at university that would eat things made of wool when he was left alone. He would be to anxious to eat his real food but somehow the textiles made him feel better. We found if we left the radio on, he calmed down and our blankets, sweaters, scarves and mittens would still be relatively intact when we returned.
Posted by: Marcia at November 28, 2006 11:34 AM
They had those exact cereal dispensers at the motel we stayed in last week and we used a feeder like that one for the cats while we were away.
If you want to limit portions you'll have to get an electronic feeder with a timer that spits out measured portions on a timed basis - I'm sure that SkyMiles catalog had one, as do most pet stores these days not cheap, though...
Posted by: bobtrancho at November 28, 2006 11:44 AM
my biggest problem with going away is having someone clean the poop.
Posted by: tien at November 28, 2006 12:44 PM
our biggest problem with going away is making sure he doesn't pee on the futon with excitement when we get back.
Posted by: Lady S at November 28, 2006 5:53 PM
harriet-kitty doesn't act out when i'm not there... no, she waits till i get home and then she tortures me for days. moaning. all. night. long.
Posted by: grumpygirl at November 28, 2006 6:49 PM
The cat feeders come first -- as it should be!
Posted by: C.B. at November 30, 2006 4:15 AM
Posted by: zach at November 30, 2006 1:45 PM
