PetSafe 6-Meal Automatic Dog & Cat Feeder, Blue

This is a great feeder! The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because the timer on one has moved a few seconds off in the past month. I have 2 feeders that used to dispense at almost exactly the same time and now there is at least 20 seconds different and the submissive cat is sad when only one feeder releases. I will try to fix it and get the clocks back together, but that is a downside so that is why it has 4 and not 5. It does, however, accomplish EXACTLY what I wanted it to. I wanted to be able to comfortably leave my cats for an evening or even a little bit longer without needing to worry. Unlike other feeders, there is no way for my clever cat to reach up into the feeder for snacks This is a great feeder! The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because the timer on one has moved a few seconds off in the past month. I have 2 feeders that used to dispense at almost exactly the same time and now there is at least 20 seconds different and the submissive cat is sad when only one feeder releases. I will try to fix it and get the clocks back together, but that is a downside so that is why it has 4 and not 5. It does, however, accomplish EXACTLY what I wanted it to. I wanted to be able to comfortably leave my cats for an evening or even a little bit longer without needing to worry. Unlike other feeders, there is no way for my clever cat to reach up into the feeder for snacks between meals. I feed my cats twice per day, so it holds 3 days worth of food. Personally, I never want my cats to not be checked on longer than that anyways, so it is perfect for me. It is operated by D batteries, so no need to worry about power outage or location near an outlet either. It was very easy for me to set up. … more

I really loved this feeder for our cats. However, it stopped working after we had it for a little over one year. We use it sparingly, only for vacations, so this shouldn’t be due to wear and tear. This is especially concerning because our recent vacation out cats weren’t being fed because it wasn’t dispensing. Luckily the sitter who popped in once a day took notice, but if we relied solely on this feeder this trip our cats wouldn’t have eaten. This was purchased in July 2019 and was used maybe 20 times since. It is showing full battery and different sets were tried so that isn’t it. I thought it was important to provide this feedback.

We set it up and watched it reliably drop food for a week before leaving for vacation. It felt great knowing we could keep the kitties same schedule they are used to while staying flexible for the petsitter. It was super easy to program and has been working great for 4 months now.

This feeder has reliably provided on-time meals for our cat for well over 2 years. It runs on 4-D cell batteries that didn't need replacement for over 2 years. Its 6 food sections are deep enough to prevent a cat from accessing the food even if the cover is left off....and the food is dispensed on-time each and ever time at the times you program into the settings. The dish into which the food is dispensed is easily cleaned. Additionally, the company provides outstanding support, if needed.

We actually got two of these so that we could feed our debilitated cat a very small amount of food every two hours. They have been working well (we've had them for about month), and she is clearly doing better with tiny, evenly spaced meals. It was great to find a feeder which could give pre-measured amounts of any size. Would work very nicely for a more normal situation as well.

I bought 2, because my 2 cats had learned how to break into the other auto feeder, whenever they decided they were still hungry. After a week they have given up their burglar activities. I control how much they eat. I liked the other feeder because I didn’t have to fill them every 3 days, but my bandits have given up their burglary ways.

I had the same problem as the recent review. I got my feeder in August of this year (2020). It stopped dispensing and instead makes a pretty loud noise which is very annoying. I now have to take off the lid and turn the piece that holds the food. I might take out the batteries so it stops trying to dispense so I don't have to hear the noise anymore.

My feeder worked fine for a few months, however recently the feeder randomly resets itself, causing my cat to miss a meal. This typically occurs at 5am, and my cat then wakes me up.

I had this unit a month and thought it was great until it just did not work one day. My dog was without food all day and is under a strict feeding program for medical reasons. I am extremely sadden and now not very trusting of any automatic feeder.

Prior to this feeder, I had four others over the years, and this is my favorite. I like that I can put in the exact amount of food for the day (6 small meals a day), it's fresh every day, it is so easy to clean, my cat can't get his paw in to steal more food, it's easy to program, and it's reliable.