PetSafe Healthy Pet Simply Feed Programmable Pet Feeder, 12-meal

This is a great feeder. I have three large male cats who insistently demand food and then 'gorge and purge'. This feeder is straightforward to set up (it takes about half an hour, but is very doable) and makes it easy to both control the total amount of the (expensive) prescription food that the cats have, but also has a slow release feature that doles it out a little at a time and prevents the overeating and vomiting cycle.

I have had one of these for nearly four years and has performed very well. It may be time to look into replacements as the motor sometimes sounds like it is struggling a bit. The initial setup is a little confusing and you have to go through it every time you replace the batteries, but it gets easier after a couple times. Portion sizes seem pretty accurate and the stainless steel bowl is dishwasher safe. One of my cats has recently taken an aversion to the bowl, because, cats <insert eyeroll here>. But if you're looking for an automatic feeder that has lasted a lot longer than I anticipated I would give this one a good look.

I have two cats who got into multiple automatic feeders. this has been my saving grace! it is expensive but it's worth every penny. my cats cannot "break into" the feeder and it serves 12 meals at a minimum. It runs on batteries BUT if you want to be able to plug into the wall order the adapters (which are separate). RECOMMEND ALL DAY!

I have a little 8lb cat that I wanted to move from free-feeding to scheduled-feeding. She doesn't eat much, and I'm often at work all day, so I figured a feeder like this would be useful for the both of us. I've been using this for months now and have no regrets. Setup was easy. Programming the times and amounts is easy. Filling, cleaning, using, batteries, etc.... it's all easy. The motor isn't loud, but at first it did startled me on occasion early in the mornings (it did the same to my cat)... I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep it. But now we both sleep right through it. The bowl that comes with it is HUGE, which is fine if you have a dog you need to feed. I'm just feeding a petite I have a little 8lb cat that I wanted to move from free-feeding to scheduled-feeding. She doesn't eat much, and I'm often at work all day, so I figured a feeder like this would be useful for the both of us. I've been using this for months now and have no regrets. Setup was easy. Programming the times and amounts is easy. Filling, cleaning, using, batteries, etc.... it's all easy. The motor isn't loud, but at first it did startled me on occasion early in the mornings (it did the same to my cat)... I was worried I wouldn't be able to keep it. But now we both sleep right through it. The bowl that comes with it is HUGE, which is fine if you have a dog you need to feed. I'm just feeding a petite little cat, so I put a smaller flatter bowl underneath it so she can reach and eat more easily. The hopper stores my 4lb bags of cat food perfectly. It's great to be able to just dump a new bag in and forget about it for a while. The top pops off easily so checking the level or refilling is hassle-free, but the pets can't get into it because of how it's designed. Long story short, it does exactly what I need it to do. Based on some other reviews I've read, it's not perfect for everyone. It's certainly perfect for me and my little KitCat. … more

This doesn't include the POWER CORD which is required to work. How in the world are you going to sell the power cord for an item separately from the item? I need to spend an extra fifteen dollars to make this thing more than an extremely expensive paper weight. what a joke. They include a bowl but not the power cord. WHY. no one wants your stupid bowl, I want a functioning pet feeder.

This automatic feeder is a pain in the butt!!!! It is confusing to set up and the sound of the cat food hitting the tin bowl scares my cat. It’s nice that it hold a good amount of food but that is the only positive to this product. It is a PAIN to set up. I can’t stress that enough. And when you do finally figure out how to program it if it needs to be unplugged or accidentally gets unplugged it restarts and you have to reprogram the dang thing again. It’s just been such a hassle

The feeder works really well and was not too hard to set up. There’s a slow dispense setting that drops a little food at a time but it takes like 15 minutes to drop 1/4 cup. It has a tamper proof top so while my cat has tried to get the top off, it’s not budging and it’s heavy enough my cat can’t knock it over.

Cats no longer follow me around meowing for their meals! They’ve gotten used to this dispenser and patiently wait next to it at mealtimes. It says it holds 12 meals (for large dogs I’d assume), but it actually holds well over 2 weeks of dry cat food for our 2 cats! I concur with other reviewers in that it’s not the most user friendly to set up. The instruction manual is your best friend. However- once it’s done, it’s done. Haven’t messed with its programming in well over 4 months. Only other con I can think of: it is relatively noisy during feeding time. We moved it downstairs so it didn’t wake us up. Note: this can be greatly improved on by replacing the metal bowl it comes with. Motor is still Cats no longer follow me around meowing for their meals! They’ve gotten used to this dispenser and patiently wait next to it at mealtimes. It says it holds 12 meals (for large dogs I’d assume), but it actually holds well over 2 weeks of dry cat food for our 2 cats! I concur with other reviewers in that it’s not the most user friendly to set up. The instruction manual is your best friend. However- once it’s done, it’s done. Haven’t messed with its programming in well over 4 months. Only other con I can think of: it is relatively noisy during feeding time. We moved it downstairs so it didn’t wake us up. Note: this can be greatly improved on by replacing the metal bowl it comes with. Motor is still a bit noisy, but NOT noisier than hungry kitties at 6am!!! … more

While the idea of timed automatic feeders for our furbabies is a great one, this particular unit is rather poorly constructed. It took less than a day our kittie to knock this unit over & unlatch the lid & eat like he always has. We definitely recommend Chewy as a business. They are fantastic! But can't recommend this feeder.

Love it! Easy to use, can set multiple amounts for 12 different times a day. Has 12 hour or 24 hour time settings. Has a slow feed feature. Holds quite a bit of food. Use this to feed my 2 kitties who were getting a bit tubby from an auto dispense as they are feeder. Very happy