The quick answer
Place the feeder where your cat already eats, let your cat explore it while switched off, serve meals by hand from its bowl at first, then switch on scheduled meals while you’re nearby. Keep times and portions the same as before. Most cats adjust within a week or two.
Step 1: Put it where your cat already eats
Cats like familiar places. Set the feeder exactly where the old bowl was, on a stable, flat surface away from the litter box and busy walkways.
Step 2: Let your cat explore it switched off
For a day or two, leave the feeder unplugged and let your cat sniff and investigate. Put a few treats in the bowl to build a positive association.
Step 3: Feed by hand from the feeder’s bowl
Serve regular meals by hand into the feeder’s bowl. Your cat learns that this is where dinner happens, without the surprise of the motor.
Step 4: Introduce the dispensing sound
Switch the feeder on and trigger a small manual portion while you’re in the room. Stay calm and nearby. If your cat runs off, that’s normal; try again at the next meal.
Step 5: Use a voice message
A familiar voice can draw a hesitant cat to the bowl. Parveja Twin plays a 10-second recording of your voice at feeding time, and Keeper and Titan play recorded messages too. With two-way audio you can also talk to your cat live. Use the same short phrase you already use to call your cat.
Step 6: Switch to the schedule
Once your cat eats calmly after the dispensing sound, set the app schedule to match your cat’s existing meal times and portions. Watch the first few scheduled meals in person, or on your feeder’s camera.
If your cat still won’t eat from it
Go back a step and slow down. Check that the kibble fits the feeder’s specification and dispenses cleanly, and that the bowl is clean. If your cat stops eating for any reason, don’t wait it out: contact your veterinarian, because not eating can quickly become serious in cats.
Which Parveja feeder fits?
Twin · 4L · $199A 10-second meal call, two-way audio and a camera to watch the first meals. $199.→
Keeper · 6L · $279Two-way audio, a recorded meal call and motion alerts. $279.→Browse all automatic cat feeders, or compare all four feeders side by side.
