The Best Automatic Cat Feeders

An automatic cat feeder just may change your life. No more screeching at 4 am. Plus, it can give some peace of mind while you're away from your fur baby. As seen with the rise of automatic litter boxes and pet tracking, technology has made it so we can closely monitor our pets without having to do a lot of the manual labor normally involved.

Gravity-fed automatic dry-food dispensers like our top pick, the Petlibro Granary ($140), were invented nearly a century ago, but today most automatic cat feeders utilize Wi-Fi and are connected to an app on your phone that allows you to make a schedule or feed on demand from afar, all while monitoring your pet’s eating habits. Automatic wet-food dispensers—our top pick in this category is the Petlibro Polar Smart Wet Feeder ($150)—are relatively new, often using ice packs or mini-refrigeration cooling systems ...