Arf Pets Automatic Dog & Cat Feeder, White, 16-cup

I got this to feed my cat while I was away for a long weekend. I set it up a few days before I left to make sure it was working properly. The set up was very straight forward, I followed the instructions and within a few minutes everything was done. Initially the sound of the dispensing food startled my cat, but he got over it pretty fast. Also, the recorded message of me calling him to eat startled me the first time I heard it unexpectedly from the other room. I programmed feedings at 5am (1 serving); 6:15am (2 servings); 5pm (2 servings); 6:45pm (1 serving). This worked well for spacing out the portions. My cat will typically eat too fast and puke if he has a full portion all at once. There I got this to feed my cat while I was away for a long weekend. I set it up a few days before I left to make sure it was working properly. The set up was very straight forward, I followed the instructions and within a few minutes everything was done. Initially the sound of the dispensing food startled my cat, but he got over it pretty fast. Also, the recorded message of me calling him to eat startled me the first time I heard it unexpectedly from the other room. I programmed feedings at 5am (1 serving); 6:15am (2 servings); 5pm (2 servings); 6:45pm (1 serving). This worked well for spacing out the portions. My cat will typically eat too fast and puke if he has a full portion all at once. There was no puke to clean up when I returned home. After returning from the weekend away, I cleaned it out and stored it back in its box. I set it up again this past weekend when I was away, and all the initial settings I programed were still in there since I had put in a battery for back up. I think this is a great product. I haven't used it as a long term feeder, but there is plenty of room in the canister to keep 2 weeks worth of food. I would definitely recommend. … more

I got this feeder for my cat, who is absolutely crazy about food. I got it with the main goal of getting him to stop yelling at me for food, and boy does it work! We’ve been using it for about a week now and it’s very durable. So far he’s knocked it over and stuck his paw in the dispenser hole trying to get to the kibble inside but has had no luck. I like that the tray is big enough that I can still put his slow feeder in it. The set up is a little confusing but easy once you figure it out. The portion size I’d like isn’t an option but again, not a huge deal. I haven’t tried using the voice record option yet, but he always hears the food coming out and runs over so I don’t think it’s needed, I got this feeder for my cat, who is absolutely crazy about food. I got it with the main goal of getting him to stop yelling at me for food, and boy does it work! We’ve been using it for about a week now and it’s very durable. So far he’s knocked it over and stuck his paw in the dispenser hole trying to get to the kibble inside but has had no luck. I like that the tray is big enough that I can still put his slow feeder in it. The set up is a little confusing but easy once you figure it out. The portion size I’d like isn’t an option but again, not a huge deal. I haven’t tried using the voice record option yet, but he always hears the food coming out and runs over so I don’t think it’s needed, just a cute bonus feature. Overall really great product and definitely worth the money! … more

I had my feeder for a year and it worked awesome. Unfortunately, when day when I went to move it it just stopped working and gave me a blank blue screen. I reached out to CS and they sent over a new feeder... HOWEVER that feeder had the same issue right out of the box. I wrote back asking if there was a way to fix it or why this is happening and Arf is totally ghosting us. No replies to any emails for over a week now.

I bought this feeder because my work schedule used to be hectic and I wanted to make sure my dog was always fed and I didn't have to rely on my roommate to do the job. However, there were a number of issues with the feeder. Luckily Chewy refunded me for the product but I would NOT recommend this to anyone as you cannot rely on it to feed your dog at all! One day my puppy knocked this thing over and broke the flimsy plastic latch that covers the food. After that I had to hold it down with duct tape. Shortly after that I found the function to record your voice wasn't available. The final straw was one night when I was in the house, I watched the feeder turn on, make its whirring noises like it I bought this feeder because my work schedule used to be hectic and I wanted to make sure my dog was always fed and I didn't have to rely on my roommate to do the job. However, there were a number of issues with the feeder. Luckily Chewy refunded me for the product but I would NOT recommend this to anyone as you cannot rely on it to feed your dog at all! One day my puppy knocked this thing over and broke the flimsy plastic latch that covers the food. After that I had to hold it down with duct tape. Shortly after that I found the function to record your voice wasn't available. The final straw was one night when I was in the house, I watched the feeder turn on, make its whirring noises like it was dispensing food, and no kibble go into her bowl at all. The feeder was full of kibble. I don't even know how many meals were short or completely missed before I was there to witness it. This is just a really cheaply made disappointing product. … more

This feeder is very easy to set up and works well. Easy to see how much food remains, has many settings for amounts of food to be disbursed and feeds ups to 4 times a day. Two minor things I don’t really care for is it is loud when it dispenses and the bowl isn’t angled very much so the food doesn’t fall down to the bottom of the bowl if you aren’t dispensing a lot of food.

The automatic feeder has been a big help in feeding my cat. I'm no longer awaken before the alarm clock now that it feeds him before I'm up. The only thing I've had an issue with is the lid latch, it broke and Chewy replaced it but it has broken again. It still works and my cat must not be curious at all and never tries to open it or get food outside of the set feedings.

This has been a great addition for the care of my kitties (2). Since I work a retail sales schedule I can get home anywhere between 6:00 & 10:00. The later hours had them standing by the door ready to chew my leg off when returning. As has been mentioned in other comments, the set-up is a bit difficult. Try to understand the instructions because correcting a mistake is near to impossible. Had to unplug and remove batteries for 2+ days to clear the mistake. Should have a reset button.

Already in love with this thing. I got it because my cat often scarfs his food to the point of getting sick and vomiting. I like that this feeder allows up to 4 meal times, so I can select to feed him small enough amounts throughout the day that he doesn’t get sick from eating all at once. We also have a trip coming up, and this is perfect to carry him over between pet sitter visits. It even fits on top of his scratching post, and it holds a ton of food!

This feeder is great. Easy to program and make adjustments. I don't worry now if I get home later than usual. The morning feeding allows me to sleep in. It's been about 2 weeks that I have been using it. My cat is still a little scared of it, but she waits till the noise stops and then eats away!

I’ve been using this for a week now and so far I really love it. My cat usually wakes me up early on the weekends to be fed and now I can sleep! Will update if anything happens to it as I’ve seen reviews about it not working in a couple months. For me, so far, it’s been wonderful.