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Automatic feeder - wet food

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RedEagles15 · 25/10/2021 10:52

Is there an automatic feeder for wet food that can be used for up to 48 hours?
I've seen a few with ice packs but am not sure how long they keep the food good for.

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Fluffycloudland77 · 25/10/2021 21:43

I wouldn’t trust wet food for 48hrs. It’s a vet bill waiting to happen.

Missey85 · 12/11/2021 15:06

I wouldn't leave wet food out that long your cat could get sick you wouldn't eat food 2days old so don't do it to the cat

SoupDragon · 12/11/2021 15:16

you wouldn't eat food 2days old so don't do it to the cat

I wouldn't eat raw mice and birds either though! 😂

I wouldn't leave wet food for 2 days though, no.

JoanOgden · 12/11/2021 16:25

I often eat food that is 2 days old! I'm not sure I would leave wet cat food for 48 hours, but I occasionally do for 24. The food obviously doesn't need to be kept chilled (or it would be in the chilled cabinet at the supermarket), and my automatic cat feeder is airtight so the food is only exposed to the elements when I am putting it in the feeder, then when it opens at the set time.

If this is a risk for any reason, grateful to know what the issue might be.

PiousPenelope · 12/11/2021 16:36

@JoanOgden

I often eat food that is 2 days old! I'm not sure I would leave wet cat food for 48 hours, but I occasionally do for 24. The food obviously doesn't need to be kept chilled (or it would be in the chilled cabinet at the supermarket), and my automatic cat feeder is airtight so the food is only exposed to the elements when I am putting it in the feeder, then when it opens at the set time.

If this is a risk for any reason, grateful to know what the issue might be.

Would you open a tin of beans or soup and leave it in an airtight container without refrigeration and then eat it??

I wouldn't!

JoanOgden · 12/11/2021 17:03

Well, I only eat soup that is homemade or bought from the chiller cabinet so no, but actually I might eat bread, cake, cheese or tinned black beans that had been out for 24 hours in an airtight container. My kitchen is in the basement and I keep the heating low so it never gets particularly warm. Should I not?

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