Effective and economic (compared to other options) automatic dry food cat feeder! Easy to understand and program, runs off batteries or included USB and wall plug. Optional sound recording to alert pets, easy to fill and holds a lot of food. Easy portion sizes, can do 1 which is like a snack all the way up to 39 which I’m not sure what you would need that for but that’s cool. Has low battery alert sign to let you know when to change, fairly easy to clean all though I wish it was a little easier to take apart but it works well. I got 2 for my cats to feed while I’m at work and to help curb some of the meow meow meow feed me at all hours of day and night. Works well, cats respond to it. Although i watch my cats on a camera and it seems my skinny cat and my fat cat have made a deal the fat one gets all the food..... or the skinny one is afraid of the fat cat.... but the feeder works well. Only thing is maybe if the power went out and stayed out for a bit you might lose your settings and miss a feeding but it’s easily reset. 4 meals so I somewhat split up my animals meals so the skinny one has a chance to eat they get 1/2 their portion at 6 am and the other half at 7 am and likewise at pm so the skinny one has a chance to eat before fatty comes over and steals food. I’ve had them for a while and it says batteries usually last a year. My cats can’t break in and even when they rub on them etc it doesn’t affect the feeder. One of mine broke I think from fat cat smashing his head on it or potentially water from the fountain next to it and they promptly sent me a brand new one 2 days later free after contacting them here on amazon. I would definitely order from them again if I have more cats or recommend them to cat owners! I also have a cat mate wet food feeder which I love as well.

We purchased our first two about 5 years ago, two more 4 years ago, another one 2 years ago, and 1 more about 7 months ago. They’ve held up pretty well, but we did finally have to replace one (and another is on its way out soon) but that is more so due to some extra beating taken from some of our cats rather than the feeder. We keep the feeders in a large plastic tote with holes cut out in the bottom to protect them from the cats constantly trying to knock them over. Since we have 6 cats, these feeders work well to allow for all cats to have ample opportunities to eat. We utilize all 4 meal times which is a nice feature.

We like that they’re quieter than the metal feeders and that they allow for both battery and plug in operation (we do both in case one goes out before we notice it).

A few things that are minorly annoying- they don’t all stay at the same time, so it does need to be corrected every once in a while. A minor issue for our lifestyle. They are also sturdy enough with the tote protecting them, but easy for a cat to knock around without it, and although the lid does screw on pretty well, it’s not fool proof. Lastly, since I have 6 feeders, I do note they do not all run out at exactly the same time. It’s usually close, but not exact. All feeders are set at the same number of servings at the same times but expect it to vary a bit. I assume some of that is due to a few of my cats spending their time knocking at the feeders for an extra couple bites of food throughout the day.

Overall I do (and have) recommend a these feeders. I appreciate the price and features and have found them reliable enough to take trips without worrying my kitties won’t be fed.

I bought this as I am feeding some feral cats that had been previously fed but then owners left I wanted to get food out to them enough to satisfy but so they would still hunt and not be dependsntv(two we have managed to trap and get fixed) feeder seemed perfect solution as I can only get there once or twice a week - easy to set up I am now running on batteries - I set for 3 meals level 15 and the amount of food I see left let’s me know if portion size is working but I cannot really tell or to accuracy of time - I did set portion size larger and I’m sure cats were happy but the food was gone too quick - I am setting during daytime hours to hopefully not attract more cats or wildlife this is next to house so there is noise etc- my only grip is I find it difficult to remove the lid to put in more food it’s stiff and nothing easy to grip ? Just s dedignbtjought but all in all it works very well - easy to clean and set and portion size seems fine - I have it inside a plastic tub so somewhat protected

I needed something that would feed my cat while I was away on a long weekend. I can't just leave food out because my greedy cat would chow it all up in one sitting. I did research on automatic feeders and decided on this one. I was worried it might not last long or something would happen and would break and my cat would not get fed. After two years of using this beauty every day to feed my cat five small meals a day, I have to tell you that I can never go back to feeding my cat manually again.
This automatic feeder is a dream. I put batteries in it AND plug it into the wall. If the power goes out, I have the batteries, but the batteries never go out because it is plugged into an outlet. My large 16lb cat has never tipped it over!
The food lasts over two weeks, so I have a reminder on my phone to fill it up every two weeks and that is all I ever do to feed my cat.
I do NOT use the sound part of the machine because all my cat needs to hear is the food dropping and he comes running.
Again, after two years....my little astronaut as I call it...is working perfectly and I would not want to be without it. If it ever stops working, I will be buying another. 5 out of 5

This is my absolute favorite feeder ever! I have had this for years now and it is still working perfect and it still looks brand new. The only thing I don’t like about it is the military time but it is so easy to figure out I went online and I googled military time clock very simple to figure out. You can use your voice for your animal if you want to say something when the food comes out and make a little recording you don’t have to use it and you can also mute it if you want. It comes with four meal times breakfast lunch dinner and a fourth meal. It comes with a Usb plug-in cord for an outlet or you can use electric went out you have a back up and your fur baby won’t miss a meal. Or just use whatever you want batteries or the Usb plug. If you are just using batteries there’s a low battery light that will come on to let you know that the batteries are going low so you know its soon time for fresh batteries. It takes 3 D batteries. I love that you also can set the meal portion size (the amount of food you want to come out) and for each time it can be different from 1 to 39. So you’re of the portions 39 is an awful lot, but check it out the sizes and how much comes out and play around with it, so you see how much comes out for that portion. 1 isn’t much at all 2 is small portion but see for yourself because like my cat is on a special diet due to a health condition so you see how much comes out of the portions. I have had feeders that cost $100 and to $200 from pet stores and this is by far my favorite one! And don’t get upset about the military time you’ll get used to it, Google it and write down somewhere like I did and you’ll have it saved. The instructions are very easy and there very helpful. I don’t use the recording anymore because I can hear it from upstairs- my cats morning portion when it comes out and it wakes me up before I have to go to work lol so I want to teach you guys about the recording feature what I do because there is no mute or volume, or turn on off, so if you no longer want to hear a recording you hit record and don’t say anything for a brief few seconds and it’ll record over your recording with nothing if that makes sense?then when and if you want to record again make a new one. Of course don’t be in a room with music or tv on, but when I’m on vacation I record a new one it back on when he has a sitter coming by 2x a day to watch him so he can hear my voice or if I’m gonna be gone a long day and night, very easy too you hold down the microphone button and you record let it go when you’re done recording and it’ll play every time the food comes out . Talk real loud some say that their recording is too low mine was actually pretty loud. Your little fur babies gonna love this and hearing you talking to him especially when your not home. It’s so cute because there’s a little sound that happens before my portions come out when I don’t use the recording on mine and my little baby knows when is food is coming and he runs towards it, and he sits at it waiting sometimes because he knows the food comes out lol. The other great plus of this machine the animals cannot put their paws up inside the machine to grab food a lot of feeders that’s what happens animals can get in it and grab food there’s no way possible your animals gonna get inside this to get food. This is also very easy to clean and it’s actually very cute. Had a few that were very ugly looking actually in very tacky. This Not take up a lot of room and it’s very stylish actually. I hope your fur Baby and you enjoy your new feeder as much as we do. 🐾
Cons: #1 The portion controls just go from 1 (they do go up high enough) but not marked so you have to eye it, like me my animal has a health condition so he has to have a certain amount like 3/4 cups a day- so it would be nice to be marked, but I figured it out by the 4 Servings a day I use and the amounts I I chose, I weighed them and played around till I got it right. #2 con- Then the dark top doesn’t allow for you to see how much food is in it so you have to keep checking it and opening it up to know when it’s time to put more food in. #3. military time. These 3 cons aren’t deal breakers for me especially how reasonably priced this was and how long this feeder has lasted me and held up.
I added pictures in my review. I put them in another room and took em and I threw some food in the bowl part to show how it looks with food in in it - because as small as it looks it can fit a large amount of food. My friend has a big dog and bought this feeder and loves it. I hope my review helped everybody out. 🐾 🐶 😻