Plato is credited as having said, “Necessity is the Mother of Invention”.

In 1999 I had a ‘day’ job with long and irregular working hours, and two cherished cats, Mikey and Sparky that no matter what time I got home from work, had eaten their dinner and were happy to see me. Life was good. Cats were happy, so I was happy. Then came the news, that Mikey had life threatening health issues, and I got strict Veterinarian instructions to only feed him a special medicated diet for the rest of his life. His special diet could not be shared with his brother Sparky. I could no longer leave food out, if I was going to be working late, and most nights I had to work late. After a few months of twice daily supervised meals, and with the help of friends and family for the night time feeding, I thought that there had to be a better way! I searched everywhere only to discover that I was already using the only solution available: supervised or separated feedings. So one day, while I was waiting yet again for a delayed flight back home, I sketched out some ideas, and by the time I landed, I had a working drawing. I now knew what our babies at home needed; now I just needed to figure out how to make the thing work. Plato was right!

Then came the news, that Mikey had life threatening health issues, and I got strict Veterinarian instructions to only feed him a special medicated diet for the rest of his life.

_{A friend’s cats with an early Gatefeeder prototype.}

Like many inventors, this started as a weekend project for me, but each time I thought I had created the perfect solution, my cats showed me how smart they were, and sent me back to the proverbial drawing board. The journey to the finished product took a great deal of time, research, countless weekends, and eventually became my full time job. I am proud to say it is now available through this website.

Gatefeeder has two patents and is the product of numerous prototypes tested by multiple sets of pets -- including dogs, and a curious baby -- and years of sweating the small details. It is easy to use, safe, reliable, attractive and effective at delivering the right food to the right cat.

_Mikey.

Mikey, who was my inspiration throughout this project, sadly has not lived to see the launch of this product having lost his heroic fight with cancer. I now have a new and growing family of cats, with the same need for controlled feeding though I am happy to say only because the neighbors cat likes to throw his weight around and eat everyone else’s food! Whatever your reason is for needing controlled and separated feeding, I know Gatefeeder can help you and your cats, as it has for me and my family of little loved ones.

Sincerely,

Philip Eu, Founder of Gatefeeder