SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder

Expensive but I am very happy with the feeder - my neighbour's cat used to come and stole all the dry food. Now Olive can have her food just for herself ! Study material and you can wash everything. Expensive but worth it !

Initially I had been doubtful about this product but I must admit it has solved all my problems. It is well made and the cat of mine it is for has get used in a couple of days. At the beginning it had been scared about the tunnel but a bit of bacon in the bowl has been sufficient. Now the cat is getting better and its amusing when it goes and open the lid!

Easy to instal, works as described. Our relatively small cats didn’t take long to learn to use it. It does click so if you have a cat who objects to snappy / clicking noises it might be an issue, but ours will sit next to us while we use power tools so it was no problem for them. Best of all, the big bad bully cat who kept coming in and terrorising ours is now kept out. Highly recommended.

So good keeping the kitten from eating the old guy's food - but as she grew a little and started with more adult food - had to get another to prevent him eating hers! great product - no more flies!! woohoo

I've had cats and flaps for over 30 years and this is the best quality product I've found. More expensive than a regular one but worth every penny. Very simple to set up and program and fits perfectly into the hole from my previous flap. All flaps make a noise as the door swings back into place, this makes an additional small clicking sound as the lock releases and is less draughty than many. The entrance is slightly smaller than average so may not suit very large cats but not a problem for me.

I bought this cat flap 4 years ago and it was straightforward to fit and my cat uses it frequently. Recently the lock button fell out. I rang SureFlap to find out if I could get a replacement part and they took my address and posted it to me without any charge even though it was outside the guarantee period. It arrived two days later. I am most impressed.

We have a 9 kg old cat and he likes this flap. Easy use and really big.

I bought this SureFlap in the brown colour about 4-5 years ago and it is still going strong. I have found that using lithium batteries are the best, as they can stand colder conditions and keep their charge longer. Only had to replace silver stickers and these were free of charge from customer services at SureFlap. I recommend this item and most of my family have since bought item through Zooplus and seem very happy with it.

My husband and I were new to cat flaps, we didnt have one for our previous cat who tended to spend most of the day out then in for the evening. But this kitten is in and out at regular intervals so we looked into a cat flap to give him the freedom. Would highly recommend, a joiner fitted it in approximately 20 minutes to our rear door, best decision we made, it took a couple of days of patience in training him, coaxing with toys and treats as he was nervous at first of the clicking sound.

This is the second one of these I've purchased they are brilliant, stopped any uninvited guests coming in. So easy to install and programme. This is an excellent price too it's about £20 cheaper than when I bought one about 6 years ago.

With 3 cats all on different diets, and 2 dogs just waiting in the wings to polish off any leftovers, these feeders have revolutionised my life! Luckily my cats are ruled by their stomachs so accepted the noise of the feeder opening very quickly... All 3 of them within a week! I can now ensure each cat gets their specific food, if any need medication, that's sorted too, and if I go away my cat sitter can be sure of who is eating what and in what quantities! Fabulous investment!

So I gave this 3 stars previously, as my fat boy was able to reach over the side and steal food as my old girl ate. I contacted Surefeed about this issue and they sent me an after market hood to add to the feeder. Problem solved, fat boy cant reach over the side any longer. As for squeezing in beside the old girl, the hood has also prevented that somehow. So pleased that my old girl can now have all the extra food she needs and can graze all day.

This large cat flap is perfect for my cats. They can come and go as they please until the curfew mode kicks in, they are in for the night. I had a minor issue when first installed called customer service, had a new one the next day. They even paid to return to defective one. Great service

This a quality product which was easy to fit and set up. We did have a bit of a problem in that we had metal within our door but having spoken to Sureflap customers service (who were really very good )sorted the problem out and is now working excellently for our elderly cat ..Would recommend this product.

I have two feeders that I been working for over a year and clean up easily. Absolutely the best feeders I've come across that help me keep track of food and help maintain moisture in the wet food.

This is the third type of microchip flap that we've bought. The 1st one only worked when connected to mains power. The 2nd one would only open from the inside, so our cat was stuck outside. This cat flap keeps our little escape artist inside when it's locked. He had a bit of difficulty to start. The reader takes a short time to read the microchip before it opens the door. He is used to it now.

Very good product with several different modes. My two timid cats are very timid and they were scared to use the flap because of the click sound. Started off using non-microchip reading mode, then moved to maximum delay option. Now they use the flap happily without any hesitation. Highly recommended.

We had previously owned the standard sized SureFlap microchip cat flap for several years, but decided to purchase this larger model due to our small elderly arthritic cat having trouble squeezing through our previous flap comfortably. This flap is everything we could have hoped for, and our cat is so much more comfortable! It has an exceptional range of different modes, including 2 modes that extend the time before the flap locks again after opening, which is really useful for nervous cats.

This cat flap does what it should. The manual makes installation and setup relatively simple. The flap opens for the right cats at the right time!

This is perfect for what I needed it for, it keeps out neighbours/stray cats whilst also giving my cat the freedom to come and go as he pleases, plus no more lost chips that you have to attach to collars!

Ideal for giving each cat their own food. The kitten figured out how it works after just one day. The adult cat needed three days.

When you have cats with different diets, this bowl is brilliant and makes your life so much easier!

Costs a bit, but you get something good in return! My cats needed a little time to get used to the feeders, but now it's great—no more eating from each other's bowls, and they can just eat whenever they want without the other cat joining in.

Very good feeder, both of our cats immediately accepted their own one.

I've had the feeders for 2 years now and they work perfectly! I accidentally dropped one on the floor and it broke, but that was my fault. The batteries last a really long time, and the cats accepted the feeders straight away! Now my cat with the special diet can't steal the other cat's food anymore, and vice versa ;-) Best investment ever!

I've had them for 8 years now and they're really brilliant! The only thing is that cleaning can be a bit tricky because of all the nooks and crannies, but once you get used to it, it's grand.

After I adopted a fairly young wildling (~1.5 years old) from the area, word apparently got around in the cat community that there’s a 5-star walk-in buffet at my place, and managing that overnight was pretty time-consuming and cost me a lot of sleep. The Surefeed worked brilliantly – the troublemakers are left standing in front of a locked flap, and the little rascal is much more relaxed now that he knows there’ll still be food later on.

My senior likes to pace himself with his food. For the past few weeks, we've had a new rescue who inhales anything edible in seconds. No chance Grandpa can leave his bowl for later anymore. The automatic feeder was our hope… It took less than 10 minutes for the senior to figure out how it works. Lid up – favourite treat – done. The feeder is super quiet and registering only took a few seconds. I'm thrilled.

I was worried that after so many years with a "normal" bowl, my dog wouldn't get the hang of the system—she's 11 years old, but she figured out how to use it straight away. No more flies landing on her food, great invention, we're both delighted with it 😊🐕

I’m delighted, despite the investment. I was lucky enough to buy them while they were on sale. I have two cats, one of whom has serious digestive issues and, of course, the other cat’s food bowl always seemed tastier... It was a constant struggle to keep an eye on them, which was becoming impossible. So I bought two bowls and it’s brilliant. The bowls work with each cat’s own microchip and there’s no more hassle.

They now eat happily side by side from one bowl. One of them does have to wait a bit for the other, who belongs to the bowl, before they can join in eating.

Our two took to it really well.

It’s working really well for me. They’ve been in use for 2-3 years (bought gradually, since their diets have changed over time) and there hasn’t been a single issue. Just a battery change once a year, and that’s about it. I started off with just one, so the cat with a specific diet couldn’t get to the others’ food. The rest could access theirs. Later on, one needed a hypoallergenic diet, another a renal one, another an adult physiological diet, and another a senior physiological diet. I was able to easily reconfigure them so each one only detected a specific chip. Very happy with it.

For those like me who have more than one furry friend, this dispenser is brilliant. It’s the second one I’ve bought because I have 3 cats, all different ages and with different dietary needs. Highly recommended!

I bought the first two more than 10 years ago. They’re still working perfectly. There were a few years when I didn’t use them, until I discovered that you can also buy covers for them—unfortunately not on Zooplus—which prevent a clever cat from sneaking food from behind when the feeder is open. Every cat that has lived here has learned to eat from it. The timid cat got her food first in a bowl placed a metre in front of the feeder, and then gradually closer to the feeder itself. In short, a top-notch feeder.

That stress, or rather the human restlessness when managing things, is now mostly gone. I still have to keep an eye on it though, because – and this is a drawback – the other cats still manage to sneak a bite from the side or from behind if they really want to. Apparently, there used to be an “intruder” mode, which is a pity that it’s gone now. I’ll definitely have a look at the hood, so it’ll be even harder for them to sneak food in from the sides or the back.

Because of the different, necessary (special) foods and requirements, and sometimes even medications, I always have to be extremely careful that each cat eats from their own bowl. On top of that, they all eat at different speeds. Even with separating them into different rooms or keeping a close eye on them, there was always a bit of unrest, which made stress-free feeding quite difficult. Part 3 coming soon.

This feeder has solved the problem of having a slow-eating cat living with a greedy, food-stealing one. Money very well spent.