How much does cat food cost per month in the UK?
Work out your food bill from pack size, price and daily use, with dated wet and dry examples and the cash needed at the till.
Cat feeders & water fountains
Timed meals, fresh water and the care that keeps both running.
Start here
Choose around the food you serve.
Match a feeder to dry or wet food, meal times and backup needs. Then check portions and cleaning before relying on it.
Choose an automatic cat feederChoose a feeder.
Compare the timing, cooling and portion controls your routine needs.
- Choose an automatic feederDry-food schedules, portions and backup power.
- Compare wet-food feedersIce packs and active cooling.
- Our Nestsplus feeder reviewTwo years of dinner duty with Goldfish.
Set up and maintain.
Check power, portions and cleaning before relying on the timer.
- Power cuts and Wi-FiWhat to check on your model.
- Measure portions in gramsCheck what actually reaches the bowl.
- Clean an automatic feederWashable parts and the powered base.
Water fountains.
A fountain is optional. Allow for cleaning and replacement filters.
- Choose a water fountainCompare flow, cleaning routines and filter costs.
- Clean the fountain and pumpHidden parts, limescale and reassembly.
- Find the right replacement filterMatch the exact cartridge and budget for repeat orders.
All feeder and fountain guides & reviews
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Guide
How to waste less cat food: buying, storage and serving
Choose practical pack sizes, improve storage and check what gets left behind, without changing the food your cat needs.
Cat Mate and Catit PIXI fountain filter replacement
Choose the matching Cat Mate or PIXI cartridge, check when to replace it and compare packs before buying.
How to clean a cat water fountain, including the pump
A practical fountain cleaning routine, with Catit PIXI and Cat Mate instructions for pumps, dishwasher-safe parts, filters and limescale.
How to choose a cat water fountain: cleaning, filters and costs
Start with Catit PIXI for flow choice, refill alerts and lower checked filter costs, or choose Cat Mate for dishwasher-safe bowls. Compare UK prices and care.
Automatic wet-food cat feeders: ice packs vs active cooling
Cat Mate C500 is our starting pick for prepared wet meals. Compare C200 and PETLIBRO Polar by timed openings, cooling routine and checked UK offers.
How to clean an automatic cat feeder
Clean only the parts your feeder manual permits. Compare Catit PIXI and Cat Mate C500 washing rules, then check settings and dispensing after reassembly.
How to check automatic cat feeder portions in grams
Turn a feeder setting into a useful measurement, with simple weighing steps, a worked example and a blank recording table.
Do automatic cat feeders work without power or Wi-Fi?
Power, saved schedules and app access are different questions. Check what a feeder actually keeps doing when one of them stops.
How to choose an automatic cat feeder
Start with PETKIT Solo for scheduled dry food or Cat Mate C500 for prepared wet meals. Compare UK offers, portions, backup power and cleaning.
Nestsplus automatic cat feeder review: two years of use
Four feeding times, battery backup that has handled minor outages, and a dispensing quirk Goldfish considers a personal victory.