I am an evil person. I bought a robot to feed our cat.

[Dem2theMax]

9. Nope. As someone who helps take care of other people's cats,

and in feeding multiple cats, I can tell you that as long as a cat can get near someone else's food bowl, they are going to eat that food.

An obese cat is a cat that is probably going to die long before it should.

I had one friend who let her cat get to about 30 lb, even though the vet and I both tried and tried to get her to stop overfeeding this cat. She had to put the cat down at 11 years of age, due to the obesity and all of the problems that came with it. This woman will forever grieve the loss of this cat, but she killed it by overfeeding it.

I have one friend who uses an automatic cat feeding tray, but she only uses it to put a few pieces of dry food in as a treat. I have known her so long that she is now on her second cat, the first one having passed away. That first cat would sit in front of that automatic feeder for hours, just waiting for it to turn so she could have her treats.

Animals are just like people. Some overeat, some don't. And when it comes to the animals, it is up to us humans to make sure their diets are healthy.

The only way to make sure a cat is not overeating, especially when you have multiple cats, is to feed them in separate areas, and only give them a certain amount of time to eat before the food bowls are picked up and washed out.

It's a pain in the rear end to have to do that, it does take more time, but if you want a healthy pet, it's what you have to do. It's part of being a responsible mom or dad to your furry family members.