Petmate Portion Right Programmable Pet Feeder

This works well for the money. My cat is smart and he figured out he could reach up inside to get more to come out in between feedings. However, I simply put a couple pieces of packing tape in the way so he can’t reach up there and it has worked great. He now gets his preset amount and that’s it!

My cats would knock it over multiple times a day to dislodge the lid or to unlock the holder from bowl, giving them access to the food. The fat one did this the most. So I duct taped the holder, bowl, and stand together to make it more stable. They weren't able to knock it over anymore But then.. I noticed my fat cat wasn't losing any weight. In fact, he seemed fatter. But my other cats weren't begging for more food, I knew he wasn't stealing their portions. I caught his fat butt shoving his paw up the dispenser and turning the wheel inside to get him a lil snack. He did this so much, it messed up the mechanism and it eventually started dispensing more food than what I had programmed.

Easy to put together. Easy to program. Dispenses food on cue. Good value purchase

Had nothing but problems. Not dropping the food at scheduled times.

This programmable feeder is very easy and convenient to use! I like the fact that you can program either breakfast, lunch or dinner and you can also set how much food can be released during each time. Not to expensive. Definitely worth it. Works for any animal with dry food.

I ordered one. The timer didn't work at all, so negated having the product. Chewy replaced it. The second one worked better, but still had random feedings. It worked for a little under a year and stopped working all together. Too expensive for less than a year of feedings.

My cat is fat. I'm to busy to feed him on a consistant schedule. I figured a feeder like this would be a cheap solution. But the fatty figured out he can jam his paw in there to turn the wheel. He also figured out he can body slam the top which will either cause to drop more food or knock the whole top full of food off. The wheel broke after a few months of torture and now may drop to much or to little food. I'm hoping to gift this one to brother. His cat is very skinny and will only eat "fresh" food (as in human just put some in the bowl). We are hoping this feeder will help him gain weight. It certainly did nothing to help my little fatty lose weight.

I bought this so my two cats could have separate feeders. I didn't want to spend as much as I did on the first one, but I pretty much threw my money away on this. You can only set 3 meals, and the serving sizes start at "huge" and only go up from there. To make things worse, sometimes I'll hear another half-meal just accidentally slip past the flimsy plastic feed wheel and dump into the bowl. My cats are getting fat until I basically pitch this into the dumpster and buy a new one that actually works.

My cat has an overeating and snacking issue which is precisely why I bought this auto feeder. This feeder is not for the smart hungry cat. I put him on a controlled diet 2 meals a day with vet recommended science diet food in hopes of reducing his weight... he gained. After many observations, my cat was sticking his paw up the dispenser and getting the machine to feed him EXTRA MEALS. He found out how to trip the auto feeder and instead it became his own personal vending machine. Back to the drawing board.

There are 3 settings on the machine. The bottom setting is a massive amount of food (and this is supposed to be the smallest amount). Our cat has never been over weight and she currently is. This feeder distributes far too much food. Please, anyone & everyone, reconsider before buying.