Microchip feeder for Bengal on raw diet

A Bengal on raw alongside two kibble-fed cats is exactly the situation microchip feeders were made for — raw food sitting open is an invitation for the other two to help themselves, and if your Bengal is getting a carefully balanced raw diet, you really don't want that disrupted. Microchip feeders are one of the most genuinely useful innovations for multi-cat homes: each feeder reads an individual cat's microchip and only opens for them, so everyone gets exactly what they're supposed to. Quick questions: are all three cats microchipped, and is the main concern protecting the raw food specifically, or do you also need to stop the Bengal sneaking kibble?

That's a clean problem with a clean solution then. You just need one microchip feeder assigned to the Bengal, placed somewhere the other two can't crowd her out while she eats. What's the Bengal's name, and do you know roughly how much raw food you're putting down per meal? I'm wondering whether a standard-sized feeder bowl will be enough or whether she needs something with a bit more capacity.

Good to know — 120g twice a day is a reasonable portion and the bowl shape preference matters more than people realise, especially with Bengals who can be particular. The feeder I'd go with for Nyx is the SureFlap SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder. It has a lid that seals shut when any cat other than the registered one approaches, opening only when it detects Nyx's specific microchip. The bowl is wide and fairly shallow — much closer to a flat dish than a deep one — so she should take to it easily. It runs on four AA batteries, there's no hub required, and setup is just a matter of holding Nyx near it once to register her chip. One feeder for her raw food solves the whole problem without needing to change anything about how you feed the other two.

It's a reasonable concern, but honestly the lid creates a fairly effective seal — it's designed to keep food fresh as well as protected, so it does reduce smell noticeably compared to an open bowl. It won't be completely airtight, but in practice most owners find the other cats lose interest once they learn the feeder won't open for them, even if they can faintly smell what's inside. Bengals tend to be quick eaters too, so Nyx is unlikely to be leaving raw food sitting in there for long between meals. If smell is still an issue over time, putting the feeder in a slightly separate area from where the other two eat makes a real difference.

She'll almost certainly adapt within a day or two — the motion of the lid opening can startle cats at first, but Bengals are curious enough that they usually figure it out fast. Just register her chip, put a small amount of her favourite food in it, and let her discover it on her own terms rather than guiding her to it. Good luck with Nyx — it's a genuinely good setup once it clicks.