Owning a pet can be one of life’s great joys – a companion without many conditions other than food, vet bills and potentially regular walks, but bringing you a sense of love and loyalty. Still, since so many of us have to leave our furry friends at home more than we’d like, it’s lucky there’s a whole heap of tech out there aimed expressly at helping pet owners. From watchful cameras to automatic feeders, these devices can make it easier to keep your pet happy, healthy and safe.
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Automatic feeders There’s no two ways around it: automatic food dispensers are incredibly handy. These machines ensure that you don’t have to be at home to get your pets happily fed, and they come in all shapes and sizes. You can still pick up versions that run on batteries and use manual timers if you like, but there are also plenty of smart and connected options.
Take the Xiaomi Smart Pet Food Feeder (£59.99, reduced from £84.99), which is aimed at smaller pets and therefore smaller biscuit types.
It connects to your Wi-Fi and lets you set up feeding schedules easily, and you can also connect to it remotely to drop biscuits any time you like. 2. Pet trackers If you’ve got a cat that loves to roam, or you’re just curious about how much exercise your dog is actually getting on its walks, there’s a whole market out there now for pet trackers.
These collar-mounted smart trackers log your pet’s activity (either through location tracking or step counts for cheaper models) and g.