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Find a product that fits your home, estimate running costs, and plan everyday feeding.

Calculators

Calculate portions and costs

Use your own measurements and prices to plan device setup and ownership costs.

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Hydration

Fountain Costs

Estimate filter use, electricity, first-year spending and ongoing ownership cost using current pack prices and your own electricity rate.

Filter packsElectricityFirst-year cost
Calculate running cost →
Litter & costs

Litter Box Costs

Estimate litter, liners, supplies and running costs for a manual or automatic litter box using your household’s inputs.

Monthly costAnnual costEditable inputs
Calculate litter costs →
Feeding tool

Plan feeding

Helpful articles

Care guides & checklists

Read these supporting guides for sitter handovers, travel and changes to your cat’s routine.

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Travel & care

Cat Sitter Checklist

Build a handover for feeding, visits, litter, medication instructions, emergency contacts and each cat’s normal routine.

Read sitter checklist →
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Holiday planning

Holiday Cat Care Planner

Choose whether to use a sitter, travel, prepare the home, manage guests or open the right detailed checklist for the situation.

Read holiday guide →
Troubleshooting guides

Fix the problem before replacing the product.

Start by identifying the failure mode. MeowBay troubleshooting pages separate power, settings, physical access and maintenance problems instead of jumping straight to a new purchase.

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Automatic feeders

Feeder Not Dispensing Food?

Separate a power failure, jam, schedule problem or access issue, then follow the exact model’s instructions before resetting or replacing it.

Run the checks →
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Multi-cat feeding

Food Stealing From a Microchip Feeder?

Observe how the second cat gets access before assuming the reader or lid has failed.

Check the access route →
Find the right tool

Start with the question you are trying to answer.

“How much food is this feeder really dispensing?”Measure portions →
“What will this fountain cost over a year?”Estimate cost →
“What should I leave for my cat sitter?”Build the checklist →
“Why did my automatic feeder stop dispensing?”Troubleshoot it →
“Should my cat travel or stay home?”Plan the decision →
“Which feeder fits my household?”Use the buying checklist →
How MeowBay tools work

Inputs first. Assumptions visible.

MeowBay tools should make the calculation or decision process inspectable. Editable inputs, worked examples, source dates and clear limits are more useful than a black-box answer.

Do these tools tell me how much my cat should eat?No. Device calculators convert or compare values you provide; feeding allowances are established separately.
Are example numbers MeowBay test results?Only when a page explicitly says so. Hypothetical examples should remain labeled as examples.
Why are manufacturer model numbers important?Portion sizes, filters, schedules and hardware can differ across model families and regions.