DOGNESS Automatic WiFi Dog & Cat Smart Feeder with HD Camera

I have two new adult kitties and have been working hard to regulate their food intake. I also want them to feel comfortable with a feeding schedule if I should not be home. This Smart Feeder does the job. While we are still working out their particular patterns, this product makes it easy to feed either a number of times a day or once (and then suppliment later with wet food.) The only complaint is that the portion sizes are metric rather than in cups and ounces. The conversion is a bit complicated in figuring out the equivalent measurements (and calories the cats need) but after a week, we're finally managing it and they no longer gobble all the food at one time. We are all very happy.

I'm overall happy with this feeder. I was able to get it significantly cheaper than full price though, so that helps my opinion. It does what it's supposed to do and I feel that it's reliable. I like that it can run on batteries in case the power goes out. The app is easy to use. My main criticism is that the camera doesn't actually point towards the food bowl and if you have a small cat you can't even really see when they eat. I wanted a feeder with a camera so I could make sure the food definitely dispensed if I'm away for the day or whatever, but this doesn't really help in that aspect. I may try to set up some kind of mirror to redirect the view of the camera. I do like that it holds a whole I'm overall happy with this feeder. I was able to get it significantly cheaper than full price though, so that helps my opinion. It does what it's supposed to do and I feel that it's reliable. I like that it can run on batteries in case the power goes out. The app is easy to use. My main criticism is that the camera doesn't actually point towards the food bowl and if you have a small cat you can't even really see when they eat. I wanted a feeder with a camera so I could make sure the food definitely dispensed if I'm away for the day or whatever, but this doesn't really help in that aspect. I may try to set up some kind of mirror to redirect the view of the camera. I do like that it holds a whole bag of my cat's food (5lb bag). … more

just received this in less than a day! so fast! purchased specifically for when we are not home for our cat, but I think this will be great for all the time....set it up (with the help of 2 eager 14yr olds) and set up 6 different feed times to accommodate his large appetite yet limited ability to eat an actual meal at one time... , 3 different voice calls that will ring out to the cat whenever he is fed, - I gotta say he is a lil freaked out but the camera is awesome and I can take video or pics or just call him and check in on him thru the day... I can even give him some kibbles manually just by using the app. the set up was pretty seamless... you have to know the grams to how much your just received this in less than a day! so fast! purchased specifically for when we are not home for our cat, but I think this will be great for all the time....set it up (with the help of 2 eager 14yr olds) and set up 6 different feed times to accommodate his large appetite yet limited ability to eat an actual meal at one time... , 3 different voice calls that will ring out to the cat whenever he is fed, - I gotta say he is a lil freaked out but the camera is awesome and I can take video or pics or just call him and check in on him thru the day... I can even give him some kibbles manually just by using the app. the set up was pretty seamless... you have to know the grams to how much your animal actually eats. and we used the small kibble dispenser option, but this is a cool Product ! a lot larger than I expected but its gonna work great , ... will update soon. … more

I've had it for a few weeks and love it. The only reason I rated 4 stars is because it has been offline on the app a few times, but is most likely my wifi connection and not the device. My wifi connection in my house is not great, so there has been a few times it was not connected when I checked on the app. It always has eventually connected to make sure the feedings were completed and access the other functions. I really like being able to see my dog with the camera and talk through the microphone when I'm gone for long work days.

I've had this feeder for a few months, so far so good. I see a lot of reviews about the connection/setup challenges, and it took me a couple days to do mine. When holding my phone, I had to be still for a little while, and eventually I got the hang of it. I still couldn't complete the set up - after trying many times, we decided to change the wifi password from the 20+ character to something simple.... and that did the trick! We don't use it regularly, as it's more for when we are away or won't be home in time to feed wet food to the cats. The camera works great, and sometimes I yell at the cats from bed using the mic feature, if I notice they are getting into trouble in the kitchen or I've had this feeder for a few months, so far so good. I see a lot of reviews about the connection/setup challenges, and it took me a couple days to do mine. When holding my phone, I had to be still for a little while, and eventually I got the hang of it. I still couldn't complete the set up - after trying many times, we decided to change the wifi password from the 20+ character to something simple.... and that did the trick! We don't use it regularly, as it's more for when we are away or won't be home in time to feed wet food to the cats. The camera works great, and sometimes I yell at the cats from bed using the mic feature, if I notice they are getting into trouble in the kitchen or just to spy on them when not home hehe. I hope this helps! … more

This is an excellent feeder; you can view your pets, talk to your pets, and listen in on them. It has worked flawlessly. It has excellent capacity. The only drawback is that you can only set up 6 feedings per day, that is fine for my two Siamese cats. I set it up to call them right before it dumps and watch them come running.

This unit is useless do to the app that you have to control it by and the customer service is poor.

This product is hard to use. It has to use QR code to connect to WiFi on the device and this product can’t read the code in anyhow . The other way of using dignes wifi to connect is not working as well. I didn’t see any sign of it.

Ugh. FOA, the directions were only in Chinese. Uhhh... 2. Random manufacturer that has ZERO customer service. 3. Stopped working after a few months. Just completely stopped.

I can't even use this product since it won't connect to my phone or Internet. It read the QR code at first then said there was a connection issue and had me re type the wifi password and try again. To which the device would not beep again showing it read the QR code. Tried the broadband method but it is not listed which makes me think it is a dogness issue. This product is too expensive to be having simple problems like this plus there are many typos on the dogness app which is a red flag.