Broke after a year.
If you want a feeder that lasts under a year, this is for you. It randomly just stopped turning. The batteries still work, it still displays the time, the times they're supposed to be fed, but when you press the button to manually turn it, it doesn't work. Save your money and buy something that actually lasts longer than the batteries in it.
It's the best thing. Works great for my yorkie!
I got this as a controlled watering bowl for my 18 yr. old yorkie. I put about a quarter to a half cup in each section and set it for every 2 hours. I fill all the bowls in the morning and before bedtime so he has access to a limited amount of water all the time. These wells could probably be filled half-way up and not spill when it turns. It's pretty smooth moving.
By Courtney on Apr 29, 2023
Great product
My cat wakes me at 6:30 asking for breakfast most days. I was able to set this machine to feed him at the time. It is easy to clean and refill every few days. Now I get to sleep a little longer and he gets his food. Win-win!
By loliver on Apr 4, 2023
4 Years Working Great!
Bought this for when we go away camping for the weekend. Put batteries in it 4 years ago. It’s still working great, same as day 1 and we’ve left the seams batteries in it. It cycles everyday, even when it’s in the closet until we need it. My fatty cat hasn’t missed a meal!
By Jasmine on Apr 8, 2023
sturdy cat feeder
This product works great and as advertised! It is solid and heavy so cat cannot tip it or cannot break into it and steal food from next feeding. It had a simple setup for the four options for timed meals (fifth meal is already available when you leave.)
Pretty good
This feeder is pretty simple except for trying to put the 4 D cell batteries in it. I use this to feed my puppy breakfast while I’m at work
By GeeJoDeeGee on Jan 22, 2023
Product Works!
Very easy to program (choose hours to feed); this is based on a 24-hr day feed; so you choose the hour to feed 1x, 2x, 3x, etc per day; and then repeats the schedule every day until you make changes. If you feed five times a day, you will need to refill daily.
One downside, it is somewhat loud when making the turns (there is a motor "spike-type thing" that turns the plate. This might frighten some pets; mine did not seem to care too much and is now use to it and knows the plate is delivering food.
Do your cats love food? Then don't buy this.
Generally speaking, this feeder should work fine and would work fine if your cats don't want to try to break it for more food.
Unfortunately, our cats love food and do whatever they can to get more. If your cats are like this, they will figure out how to spin the tray with their teeth, claws, or anything else they can think of, and they'll get the next set of food (or multiple portions sometimes) before they should. DO NOT BUY if your cats are food motivated whatsoever.
No issues, works great and we get peace of mind
This cat feeder works exactly as it should. This is the first one I've ever used and I'm glad it was our first choice. I did research, and it seemed to be the most recommended one. I can see why. It's simple and effective. I don't have to worry about our pets knocking it over to try to get to the food, and I am in full control over how much food is given at each feed time. I don't see how any pet could break into it unless you have a big, powerful, very determined pet bent on total distruction. Our cat is no match for it though. She wants to eat all the time and I'm hoping using this tool will not only help her lose some extra weight she's carrying, but also make her look less to me to feed her all the time since she's getting most of her food from this feeder on a timer. I'm trying to train her to exactly when her feed times are, and how much she should expect at each feeding. I hope this will make her less anxious/needy about food. If she knows exactly when it's coming and how much. Also, if we can't be home at the time of feeding, we know it is still being taken care of for us! Feels good to have peace of mind.
Failed out of box
Never got it to rotate. Used new D cells. They were slightly old batteries but still new in packaging (measured 1.5V with meter). Maybe I needed super fresh ones but I didn't want to go buy D cells only to find it still doesn't work, which makes me realize what as bad idea it is in 2023 to sell a product that only runs on D cells! Why not rechargeable? Why not a power cord? Got a refund thanks to excellent Chewy customer service.