20 Best Automatic Cat Feeder For Multiple Cats (2023 Updated)

My kitty Ollie is so food obsessed that I can’t just leave a bowl of food out for him like I have my other kitties in the past. Ollie would eat every morsel in the bowl that had been intended for the whole day in 30 seconds and barf it right back up.

So I have had to feed him many small meals throughout the day for the last 3 years. Unfortunately, for this reason I haven’t been able to leave unlimited food out for him when I go to work, so he is always very hungry after not having eaten for 8 hours during my work day.

This month I have an amazing opportunity to go to a full time 2 week training course I am really excited about, however, it requires me to be away from home for 13 hours due to a long commute on top of the training.

Being gone that long is way to much time between meals for Ollie, so out of desperation I looked for options and was excited to find the Cat Mate 500! Wet food keeps Ollie feeling full much longer than dry food, and this is the first and only feeder I found that has ice packs that can keep the food cold and fresh for an extended time.

I actually divide soft food into serving sizes and freeze them for meals for the 3-5 meals just to help keep things extra fresh and cold so they have time to thaw during the day. (I don’t freeze the first and second meal since he’ll eat them fairly soon.

) I have used the feeder all week and it was worked AMAZINGLY WELL! Now I can go to my extended class knowing my kitty is happy and well fed through out the day 🙂 Such a relief! I will continue to use this when I return to my regular work schedule so he can continue eating frequent small meals when I’m gone.

This is an answered prayer seriously! I had bought him another brand of dry food programmable food dispenser last year but he just kept knocking it over and getting into the food no matter what I tried and that didn’t work out well at all.

But Ollie hasn’t been able to get into the cat mate 500 so it’s a big win! I was nervous he would try to get into it just like he did with the other brand of feeder. He actually did try to get into it for the first 2 days but he wasn’t successful and eventually he realized it would feed him so he has gotten used to it and everything is peaceful.

The timer was a little tricky at first because it was doing something a little weird and glitchy but it has been working find now all week. I couldn’t be happier!.

I purchased two of these C500 cat feeders to handle overnight and early morning feeding of my four cats (two Siamese, a Manx and an orange tabby). The C500s have been an absolute blessing. Now that Chewy is stocking replacement C500 ice packs, coupled with their reasonable return policy in case these auto feeders are not working out for you, there is no reason to buy this product elsewhere.

I have zero negative things to say about this product in my application. It works, and works well, IF you FOLLOW the following two recommendations: (1) READ THE MANUAL. It is not hard to program and use this product at all, the multi-language manual is excellent and very clear.

Just take the time to read and understand it regarding how to use the timer programming buttons. I found that the first one or two times I needed to have the manual in front of me, after that, I could handle the programming without the manual (fyi: I am 62 years old).

Do not be discouraged by other reviews disparaging how hard it is to program, it really is not IMHO, if you take the time to read the manual. (2) Pay attention to the following, which is listed in the manual and embossed on the hub of the rotating dish: “Important: DO NOT ROTATE BY HAND”.

I cannot stress how important this is, as failing to adhere to this can result in damage to the gear mechanism. It is easy to align the dish position to the mechanism, and if it does not align, it is a simple matter to adjust using the ADJ/SET and the UP arrow, which aligns it electronically without damage.

Just remember, NEVER EVER rotate it manually. It is my opinion that many of the complaints and disparaging remarks made about how this product performs can be traced back to someone not following this advice.

Once the gear mechanism is ruined because of manual rotation, it is ruined. That is the fault of the user and not the product in my honest opinion. The manufacturer has gone over and beyond to make this advice overwhelmingly clear.

My cats do not try to break in to the feeder, and the size and depth of the bowls do not seem to pose any type of impediment to the cats getting their heads in the bowls. This product just works, and is worth every penny in my opinion.

If you just keep the two tidbits of advice above in mind, you will have a great experience just as I did.

I’ve had this feeder over 3 years and love it. As an automatic feeder, 5 stars. As a feeder that keeps wet food cold throughout the cycle, 0 stars. I bought it to keep wet food cool, but it’s impossible for the packs to stay cool very long and it just gets gross in there.

My assessment is that no feeder could do this effectively. So we put dry food in this feeder and provide wet food on a plate at the regular feeding times. It’s great for middle of the night feedings to keep the cat happy and not wake us up.

It’s definitely not quiet, so your cat may be skeptical at first. Ours was very quick to learn that the noise means a tasty treat.

The PetSafe automatic two meal feeder is basically a double bowl with two separate covers, each controlled by its own battery operated timer. each timer can be set in half hour increments for up to 24 hours.

This feeder will work fine for people who wish to feed their small pet while they are at work or for feeding at a specific time of day (such as early morning or when they are normally otherwise unable to feed in person).

The timers, although functional as simple timers, are not user friendly. the single biggest problem is that there is no way to turn them off except to physically remove the battery, otherwise they are ALWAYS running and draining the battery.

In addition, because the timers run all the time, and the dish covers are mechanically held closed by the timers, there is no way to keep the covers closed. Again, On/Off switches would cure that. One other minor note is that I could never get both covers to open at the same time.

The best I could do was a three (3) minute differential. This really only comes into play if one has two pets which they feed at the same time, or a pet requiring more food than one compartment will hold.

The design of The two meal pet feeder incorporates two separate timer controlled covers, but only one two compartment dish. When either cover is closed, access to the other compartment is prohibited.

This is nice when washing the dish in the dish washer, provided both compartments are not in use. The overall construction of the feeder seems to be of good quality and should withstand extended use as long as the battery has a charge and the timers are working.

The size of each compartment would seem to be adequate for most small dogs and most cats and possibly for a medium sized dog if both compartments are used. Because of the relative light weight of the feeder, and the proclivity of pets, (dogs specifically) to use their nose when feeding, I would not recommend using one side for food and one side for water, unless floor protection is used.

Although this feeder seems well made and should function fine for certain families and their specific needs or routines; without some means to turn off or disconnect the timers, I can not recommend this otherwise convenient product.

I set this auto feeder to open during the night to keep my monster cat from trying to convince us he is starving at 3:00 in the morning. It pops open when I set it and he runs to it and eats. I put in just enough dry food to hold him til breakfast.

This feeder has been the only thing that works so far! Now, for the not so great stuff. 1-The timer does not let you set it for an exact time, just allows you to set if for how many hours into the future you want the top to open, so the timing isn’t always exact.

2 – It is also kind of lightweight so some cats might be able to push it around. 3 – It does not have a chime for when it opens (but you can hear it pop open if you are nearby). And lastly, 4 – It does not offer a way to use wet food because it does not have cooling mechanism to keep the food fresh.

There are other auto-feeders which might as well or better, but I gave it 5 stars because the pros of this device so far outweigh the cons for me. It has given my husband and I the ability to not wake be woken up throughout the night with no relief from a persistent, whining kitty! And oh, yeah.

it is very affordable and well worth the money for all it does.

Our cat loves to sing us the song of her people at 6am as encouragement to get up and FEED the cat. As you can imagine every morning at 6am sharp as if she has her very own kitty alarm clock set. we hear “Meow” followed by “Meow” and this process continues for a good 45 minutes.

At the 45 minute mark when she realizes that we are refusing to be awoken by her songs. she claws at our bedroom door. In desperation we open the bedroom door and go back to bed! Why negotiate with the tiny furry terrorist? The problem is that now that the door is open she has free reign to sing LOUDER and PROUDER! So she will continue to sing loud and proud the songs of her people to make sure we were well aware that her bowl is probably not actually empty, but needs to be filled anyways.

So she will continue with an enthusiatic “MEOW MEOW” for another fifteen minutes until our alarms officially go off at 7am. Now at 7am she feels that her reign of terror may officially begin and she will claw at the bed and/or jump on the bed to gain our full attention at the travesty that is her probably not empty bowl in the kitchen.

This product is saving my marriage, my door frame and my sleep! We can now set the two bowls to magically pop open at 6am and 6pm and our cat thinks we have some black magic going on however she is being fed at a proper hour now.

so she is happy. I am happy because I can sleep until my alarm and there is less home repair now. My only complaint is that the two bowls are connected, I wish they were separate so you could wash them, or even dump the food from one to the other to set one side, I tend to like to do things when I’m thinking about it, and since my cat likes to reign terror at 6am, if I think about the bowl at 3pm, it would be nice to just be able to dump the old food.

If I think about it at 7pm, I could combine all the food and then set it, etc. But that is a small complaint considering my tiny furry terrorist is leaving me alone in the morning. I’m not sure she’s happy that her food is magically appearing, but she’ll live!.

Way too expensive for what it is, but I have to have it because I travel and my husband has dementia. He can’t remember to feed the animals, very inconsistent. This has camera, but it’s useless. Camera needs to look at bowl, not at my house, and also needs motion detection so I know if dog (or cat) ate their food, so I can give directions further to husband.

Sometimes unit feeds in the middle of the night off schedule. Not sure why, so need to be able to know when this happens to remove the food and feed at regular time manually or stop feeding if puppy doesnt eat.

Outside of that, I’m glad it is fairly reliable to make sure dog gets his food, and fat cat doesnt eat too much.

So far seems to work well and the timer is accurate within a couple of minutes. Have to play around with number of feeding portions to have it dispense amount desired, which will change with size of food.

Voice speaker could be louder and clearer, but the dog tends to listen for the dispensing mechanism to come and eat. Takes two hands to open lid, one to push release button and one to lift lid–good thing because it stays closed if dog knocks it over.

Vender was good on communication and quick on delivery.

Love this feeder! I switched from a 2-day feeder to this one which will feed each cat for several weeks. The hardest part is coordinating all 3 feeders to release the food at approximately the same time.

I’m still playing around with the timing mechanisms, but I’ll get there. For a single cat or dog, it can’t be beat. Just fill it and forget it once you have the timing correct! Has battery backup in case of a power outage.

Truly money well spent.

I’ve always tried to be on a good schedule with feeding my dog, but, let’s face it life happens & our dogs/cats don’t always get fed when they should, sometimes it’s an hour past feeding time & you suddenly remember oh no! Or if you’re out of the house, either you depend on pouting a few bowls of food & hoping they don’t eat it all at once, or you depend on someone else to remember to come by.

Both instances are unreliable at worst & even at their best, it’s still throwing your pet off of their routine. Well, all of that is now solved with the Smart Feed by Pet Safe. Not only does it automatically dispense the exact amount of food multiple times a day, but there’s an app that you can control it with! REALLY easy to set up & not as big or bulky as you would think, it holds a lot of food in the reservoir & has a regular dispensing mode and a slow feeder mode for animals who eat too quickly.

To be honest, the slow feed mode is SUPER SLOW, for our large dog, it takes too long to dispense the 4 cups in slow mode & he was left just sitting there wandering where is food was. If the track system could be revamped, or a different bowl type given as an option, slow feed mode may work better, but as it is, for a large (over 100 lb) dog, it’s not helpful.

Otherwise, everything about the feeder has been super smooth, super easy & super convenient. most of all it is super reliable & allows us to have peace of mind about our dog having his meals if we are home or out of the house.

The app is an added benefit & before installing, I did check out the reviews. They are NOT all talking about the Smart Feed Dog & Cat Feeder though! This app is also made to work with a couple of their other products, so just keep that in mind if you see negative reviews.

The app downloads with no issues, gives you literal step by step instructions, has smooth UI, & connecting to the Feeder is super easy & quick. I had the app installed, connected and feeding my dog within 10 minutes, only took that long because I played around with the profile of our dog & the slow feed mode.

It stays connected to your phone as long as your wifi is on. Our wifi is thru our cable service, so it’s always on. The app let’s me know when his meal has been dispensed and had let me know when the food is getting low.

That’s been the only time I’ve had to touch it since I set it up! If you’re looking for a reliable, easy way to feed your pet (a really important part of having your pet is feeding them just like you feed yourself, on a schedule!), this is worth every penny.

It is a little pricey, but to take away all worries about amount, being on schedule & especially when gone from the house, it’s worth it! It’s also helpful for people like myself who are disabled. I don’t have to pull out his bags of food or the big tub of food and try to keep my dog away from me while I gather the 3-4 cups of food and take it to his bowl.

Nothing gets dropped & if you have nosey animals or pests, the lid locks tightly to the feeder, just like if it was in a Tupperware. The steel bowl keeps the feeder more sanitary & love that it isn’t plastic! Way better for my dog to eat from and lots easier to clean.

I cannot stop talking about how much I really like this feeder, the app & how smooth it has made everything food related with my pet! Definitely not going back to a regular bowl ever again, did I mention it has customer support & a warranty? Yeah, this is great & if you can pick it up on sale, do it!!! The peace of mind is amazing.

Now I just need Pet Safe to make a filter free but filtered watering system for my dog. Not a fountain or something that will make a mess (which btw, the feeder never misses the bowl or spills out over the bowl!), but if it could sit beside the feeder & look like a pair, I’d pay for that one as soon as it came out! Thanks for making an amazing feeding system with an easy, no frills app to make it even easier!.

I love this product! It’s a genius concept. My cats don’t portion-control well so this machine and easy-to-use app make it SO convenient to ensure they don’t have to eat their dinner late when I work late, since leaving out food for them isn’t an option because they will just eat it all! The app has a set-time feature, or a “feed now” option, and you can control how much to feed (in fractions of a cup) it’s REALLY great! I didn’t realize how “smart” the machine was until I set it up (which was easy to do) and I was thrilled with the many features and capabilities.

The ONLY small issue I’ve encountered has been the food hopper censor reporting the food is running “low”- even though there’s still plenty of food left. Because of this censor flaw, it will not dispense food because it detects that it’s “out of food” when there’s plenty left still.

The machine registers as “out of food” when I’d expect it to say “low”, and it reports “low” when it’s still pretty full. So that makes me nervous if I’m ever relying on the machine if I’m snowed-in somewhere or otherwise away for the night.

Luckily this is easily mitigated by just making sure it is really well-stocked at all times, but so far it’s happened twice- thankfully I was home and and noticed the machine hadn’t dispensed at the daily scheduled time, so no kitties went hungry during this censor flaw discovery! Don’t let this stop you from grabbing one of these, though! It really is a fantastic concept that has made cat ownership as a single person who commutes for work so much easier.

Just make sure to keep it well-stocked and I’m sure you’ll love it just as much as I do.

I don’t normally like to write negative reviews. I’m an electrical engineer and have tried to get useful technical support from the company, they know very little about their own product. This is my SECOND unit and it has the same issue.

works perfectly for several months then it will just start feeding and not stop, upon feed command. I took the tank area off and checked electrical integrity of the small microswitch which “counts” I’m assuming the turns of the motor, it works fine.

This is a firmware/server issue. I don’t think it’s my wifi but I suppose its possible? Without knowing how the system really works I cannot resolve the problem. I reluctantly must choose another manufacturer as I travel for work and this helps me feed my outdoor mice destroyers (cats).

Hope this helps anyone considering this and I wish they would fix the issue.

I went fancy and tried to spoil my cat with an electric water fountain. It was just messy and too much maintenance. So I opted for this gravity fed water bowl and it’s a perfect. I can fill the bottle every couple of weeks.

I do pick up the bowl and clean it out occasionally. But only because if any water sits stagnant long enough it can become slimey. We leave our cat home alone for a couple days at a time and I have no doubt this bottle will keep her hydrated without a mess, or fear of electricity interrupting its service.

Don’t spend on trendy e-devices. Just let physics do the work for you.

Ive tried a lot of different brands of auto-waterers, but this one is over-the-top superior. The other ones ive purchased have made a water mess at the point of replacing the bottle to the base. Not this one.

The screw-on top prevents any escape of water as you tilt it upside down. Genius and such a relief when you have a gallon of water to load. Plus, they included an extra head in case the original ever loses its ability to do its job.

Very nice product.

I had originally purchased water dispensers for our two outside dogs at our local pet supply store but because of the design, frogs would climb inside the bowl and then crawl further inside and hide underneath the area where the bowl attached to the water canister.

When I saw the design of this water dispenser, with the small opening for the water to come from the canister through to the bowl, I knew there would be no place for a frog to hide inside and that they wouldn’t even try since there is no place for them to go.

So I ordered two of these to replace the larger ones that we had, and thank goodness the crazy frog problem is gone. These water dispensers are not very large, but for my two small outside dogs, they are large enough.

They hold a gallon of water (picture a gallon jug of milk), and here in Texas where the dogs’ water can start to get that green appearance after just three or four days during the hot summer months, we have to clean and refill the water dispensers frequently, and these water dispensers are so much easier to clean than the large cumbersome ones that we had.

I expect that during the cooler winter months, they will hold enough water for our two dogs to last at least a week or slightly longer. I am very happy with the quality of these and am glad that I purchased them.

I’m a 1. 5 year old, 6. 5 lb rescue cat and boy did this feeder change my life. When Mom walked in with it, I thought “oh well, she probably won’t be able to get it together”. I prefer the bags Mom attempts to store in places I can’t get to – because ultimately I succeed.

I was looking forward to the assembly show, but it all popped together in minutes and Mom said it was the best doc ever. I didn’t even have time to finish microwaving my popcorn. She put the batteries in to backup the programming for when the Texas electric grid fails again.

After that, she plugged it into the wall, cause it’s not supposed to RUN on the batteries. Out of the box, there were pre-programmed settings to use, like it’s set to dispense an awesome 2 cups, 2 times a day.

Mom ruined that by ignoring the default setting options and programming a stingy 1/2 a cup A DAY over 4 feedings. Let me tell you, she measured what it dispensed and was very happy. I was not so happy.

One thing she doesn’t love is that it’s a bit loud, but I love that because no matter where I am in the house, I know it’s time to eat! She says it’s not that big of a deal because the food slides out in the right amount and then shuts so I can’t get into the motherlode of food left.

She has to keep it pretty full so the “low food” warning won’t come on but that’s FINE WITH ME. Even when it’s low, it still dispenses so that’s a relief. Overall, I’m happy that nobody forgets to feed me and Mom is happy that she’s the boss of my food.

PS. Mom hasn’t figured out how to clear out a feeding she doesn’t want but says she’s sure she could call customer service and find out.

I got this feeder for my senior dog so she could eat at a normal time while I was working evening/night shifts. It worked great at first. or at least I thought it was working great. About two weeks of use on my night off I watched the dispenser turn on and only release about 1/4 cup of the 3/4 cup feeding my dog was supposed to be getting.

I thought maybe it was jammed, nope no error code. I reprogrammed it with a new time to test it out and this time it literally errored out and emptied the whole canister until the bowl overflowed (about 6+ cups of food).

I unplugged and reset/reprogramed the whole unit and it seems to be dispensing correctly for now. Sadly its just not a trustworthy product and I now know why my girl was dropping so much weight. Here’s the pros if you are willing to take a gamble on this feeder: the airtight food canister is great and keeps foods fresh, the bowl can be unclipped for washing, it has battery backup in case of power outages, it can feed larger dogs when it works correctly (most auto feeders are geared towards cats/small dogs).

This works reasonably well for awhile. However, once the battery dies, the timer starts to slow down. You set the timer for 12 hours, and at 5am when it should pop open to feed your cat. there’s still an hour left, and the cat is howling for food.

It’s also not very precise – there are 48 hours on the dial, so you can easily be off by 15 minutes if you’re trying to set it to open at a specific time. Works well if you need it to feed your cat over a long weekend while you’re away; not so much as an every day early morning breakfast feeder.

This is my 3rd cat mate. The previous two lasted me many years but the last one needed replacement. This new one is the best. Much easier to clean. The plastic food bowls have curved corners and seem to be smoother so cleaning is easier.

I am so glad that my existing cold packs still fit! I have accumulated 4 packs which I rotate.

We have made good use of this feeder for overnight trips. We hang it from the ceiling and let the food fall onto the floor for our 4 cats They have fun chasing the dispersed food and it keeps any one cat from gobbling all the food.

In fact, we have developed enough confidence in the feeder to order another one so we can occasionally be gone for two nights, though I still like to have someone come by the house to check on them and be sure the feeders are working properly.

Our only complaint is that the feeders are not designed to be used vertically and the lid sometimes falls off after it opens, but this is not a real problem.

I bought this to get my cats into a strict routine with food and bought instead of other feeders because it can house wet food. It isn’t realistic to put wet food in for meals. The wet food becomes crusty and stale.

It only works to put wet food if you are using the feeder for a daily change of meals (if you put wet food in the empty bowl in the morning and it shifts to dry food after – like breakfast and lunch).

But that defeats the purpose of having it shift automatically, because you still need to put it in close to eating time because wet food really should only sit for about 2 hours before it starts being a breeding ground for bacteria and can upset a cats stomach.

It wouldn’t work to put wet food in there and leave for multiple days. So consensus – it can’t really be used for other types of food because it doesn’t keep food fresh in a sealed container. Also, my cats are absolutely terrified of it.

They still only nibble and then sprint away and I have had for over a week. Kind of disappointed with the slots and how deep they are because my cats don’t seem to like the deep l bowls either (it holds a lot of food though).

This definitely isn’t going to be useful for what I bought it for – which is as a feeder for routine and using wet food mixed in.

This product stopped working after 3 weeks. It started spinning more than just one rotation, so the dish would be misaligned with the hole. Then it would go multiple rotations, skipping full trays and ending up on empty trays that had already been fed.

Well, the last night I used it, it spun around and around and around constantly. My poor cat kept trying to stick his head in the hole but the machine wouldn’t stop. I don’t think it is powerful enough to hurt him, but I was/am still worried about him getting his head, whisker, or paw stuck.

I turned it off immediately. The lack of reliability is a huge problem. I didn’t want to be gone during feeding time so I could ensure he was fed, completely defeating the point of an automatic feeder.

Also, to echo another commenter – there is a “feed now” button. However, it will not skip the next meal. So if you want to feed your cat earlier (say 5 instead of 7), it will still do the next (7) feeding.

We all want an automatic feeder to do the same things- feed the creature correctly for a trip or long work day, and/or mete out their meal size when you aren’t there to supervise, because they’re a piggie.

I needed to do both, and it could in theory do both, sort of, if you play your cards right. Setup is easy, I like the way it’s weighty and how the cover works so my small lion doesn’t maul it to get the food out.

I misinterpreted the limited instructions and found out that the times you set are only per one day. I thought that since you can have unlimited programmed feeding times, that it was sequential by day.

I like to keep my kitty’s metabolism on its toes and feed her snacks at slightly different times, so I programmed all four times (see, the 5th doesn’t count because it’s open, so you have to use one of the five slots for “right now” feeding, while you’re standing there, and can only program the remaining four), envisioning 12ish and 10ish pm the next day, then 1ish and 10ish the following day.

But when I came home from work after setting it and checked on it, I found that it had somehow devastatingly delivered all four portions to her sequentially on the same day. That day will live on in her memory as the best day Ever.

Now I know that the product thinks all five slots are for one day. That would have come in handy when my kitty was a baby. But now, when I just want to give her a couple snacks to tide her over between meals, how it really works is that I can truly only program one or two times, and it repeats those daily.

So, one snack for four days at the same time, or two snacks for two days (again with the 5th open slot not counting). If I were to feed her actual meals this way, two per day for her, I would only be able to take a one full day trip, plus one night and one morning, without a sitter.

It could be worse. If you had an old creature that only ate once a day or was a grazer and only ate dry food, you could get more mileage out of it. Conclusions, it does have its applications, and is easy to use after some trial and error.

I needed a feeder for my cat where I could portion very small amounts of dry food over the day. She has GI disease and tends to eat fast and will vomit if her stomach is empty and I don’t feed her. I often feel held hostage so this feeder is helping tons.

it allows me to leave her for 8 hours during the day and she is being fed while I am gone and she is happy! Pro: not noisy, the sound of the food dropping signals to my kitty to come and eat, 6-meal slots is great, pretty easy to set.

Cons: Need to press the numbers hard as I notice when setting times it doesn’t always take, wish the entire tray/insert was removable so I can clean it, the whole feeder is a bit bulky. I also really need to buy a second one, as I use the one I purchased for the day time and it is a pain to reset for night feeds.

so I wish the price was a little lower so I could buy a second one or even wish they made a mini version of this one ie. same look just smaller and 3-4 meals.

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.

We feed our cats mostly canned food. These are nice simple feeders, with dials to set instead of digital settings which can be tricky to program. This feeder comes with an included ice pack to keep food cold and fresh until it opens.

Though it thaws, the food stays fresh. They do suggest that if you are going to leave the food longer than a few hours, to actually freeze the food before putting it in the feeder that way even after the ice pack thaws, the food will also take time to thaw.

I think putting the food in the bowls, cover with wrap, then freezing before putting it in the unit is easier than trying to get frozen cat food out of the can. Each bowl can hold a whole can of food (the 5oz cans) so good for households with multiple cats.

The bowls are easily removeable to clean. I have two of these so I can stagger their feedings. I also would suggest (1) taking the battery out when not in use to keep it from running out unexpectedly and (2) leave a back up bowl of dry just in case the units malfunction.

I don’t expect them to but since anything can happen, better safe than sorry!.

We used this consecutively for 6 days while on vacation. It helped my neighbor from having to come over multiple times a day. The ice pack provided gave piece of mind that the food would be chilled at least until the next feeding.

Buy extra ice packs so one can be freezing while the other is in use. I also purchased the stainless steel inserts for sanity reasons. Nobody has time for your furry children to get chin acne while on vacation.

Honestly, that should be a standard feature in my opinion. For the price and for our needs at the time I would recommend.

I bought this so my cat could have some lunch during the day while I’m at work. I don’t free feed him (or he’d be severely obese because he LOVES to eat), but he was always absolutely desperate for dinner when eating only twice a day.

He’d whine, chew on things, knock stuff over, run under feet, and just cause general mayhem for everyone in the house until I got home to feed him. This little feeder works great! I bought it because it was one of the least expensive options (money’s a bit tight unfortunately) and because I really only needed one bowl.

The dial timer has been very accurate so far and my cat can’t get the lid open. Trust me, he’s tried. The bowl itself is slightly raised and shallow which makes it a good height for him to eat from and his face doesn’t disappear into it.

And most importantly he’s much happier now that he’s been getting a midday snack. My roommates say he’s much more relaxed until I get home. I haven’t needed the ice pack yet, but I’m glad it has one in case I’m going to need to leave his his wet food dinner in the bowl.

All in all I’m very pleased with this automatic feeder.

We have 3 of these feeders in the house for our 3 cats. At $150 a pop, we thought it would be a good investment to help curb some food theiving while we are not present. One of our cats, Eevee, is a grazer.

She won’t eat her food in a single sitting, but rather eat a bit, then wander off for awhile. Maybe an hour later, she’ll go back to nibble on it and leave again. Repeat until the next meal. if it weren’t for Hades.

Now, we got the feeders before Hades came into the house. Tempest, our other cat, is very food motivated and would gorge herself on any food available. We tried a slow feeder so Eevee had time to eat her food, but when that failed we went ahead and got the SureFeed.

It helped immensely! She took to it immediately thanks to the treats trick, and Tempest couldn’t eat Eevee’s food, so all was well. Then Hades cane to live with us. He ate Tempest’s food, so we got her the SureFeed.

But, since her food was now behind an easy-to-pass barrier, she went after Hades’ food. So we ended up getting a third SureFeed, which we thought the investment was worth it. Well, eventually he started to budge Eevee out of her feeder.

It stayed open even though there wasn’t the correct microchip within the halo; sometimes Eevee would be 20 feet from her feeder and it would still be open for Hades to devour her food. So we set up Intruder mode, which worked for a bit.

But it would close on Eevee’s face while she was the only cat within 3 feet of the feeder. She used to leave the feeder because of that, and basically go without eating for a long time because it kept closing on her, but we got her to eat again after some coaxing.

Now, you would think this fixed the issue. But Hades is highly food motivated. And he learned how to use one claw to pry the cover open and stick his paw in, then use that same claw to hook the bowl inside and yank it out.

It’s been clear across the kitchen before from him breaking into her feeder. I’ve caught videos of him doing it, and have been in contact with the company. They did not believe that a cat could break into the feeder in this way, but I sent them the video, and have not heard back from them! Well, as it is, the feeders prevent the majority of food theft between the cats, which was the purpose.

But it also caused more issues for the cats, with it closing on their faces. Hades’ feeder sometimes stays open after he’s done eating, for up to 5 minutes, and Tempest goes in and cleans up anything he didn’t eat.

And yes, it’s on the fast close speed. And sometimes his feeder refuses to open for him, so he breaks into his OWN feeder!.

With three cats, each developing their own dietary needs, I bought two units, crossing fingers it would work and it has. Set up: really easy. Training cats: Can take time so be patient, especially with skittish cats.

The unit has stages and each cat responded a little differently. We are three weeks in and the two with feeders are now used to the lid moving when they step on the pad. Irony: the cat without a feeder took to it on day one, but he has food security issues so hardly surprising.

My guess is it will take another 2-3 weeks for the other two to be fully comfortable with it. Worth the initial outlay, I am really happy I tried it. The greater control over their diet will reduce (hopefully) vet visits.

I will be getting a third in time. Negatives: can’t be run on rechargeable batteries (no idea why). Determined cats can access food from the back when unit is open, which they sell a guard for. Sized for cats under approx.

7kgs. I have a cat whose healthy weight is 6kg (yes, he is a unit, no he is not a specific breed) and while he can fit, there is not a lot of space. He wasn’t phased, though so I guess its a cat by cat thing.

This device is a waste of money. Works initially but then after a few weeks it starts having “problems”, behaving as if it’s in training mode even though the training mode light isn’t on, struggling to open the lid at all or close after the cat has left and making a whining noise like it’s trying but just can’t do it.

I’ve only had mine since for 5 months and i have had to change the 4 C cell batteries twice already, I’m using the recommended Alkaline batteries and can’t get more than 8 weeks out of them before the feeder starts to struggle to do its basic functions.

It doesn’t even make it to the “red light” stage of needing batteries replaced. I’m at a loss, and feel that all the positive reviews are from the first few weeks of use because after speaking to a few people who own or have owned one of these they all cited the same issues I’m having.

This is especially disappointing since there seem to be few to no other options on the Australian market. I will be submitting a refund request I guess and going back to feeding my elderly cat in a separate room.

I will say the wifi set up was irritating but once I figure it out it was super easy. It notifies me everytime it’s about to run out of food, everytime food is dispensed, you can change portions easily and can feed your get as many times a day.

It does beep loudly but you can turn that off, you can also disable the push to dispense. My cat hasn’t tried to get extra food out of it I don’t think it’s possible. I love the product, I haven’t had an flaws yet besides the wifi struggle.

At last, we can have lay ins! Worth its weight in gold! Set to go off preventing the cat from waking us up early, especially as it summer draws closer and if we are running late home we can use the app to add some more food to prevent our cat becoming stressed due to lack of food.

Best price around too!.

Very happy with my purchase! My kittens love them and gives me peace of mind when I’m not at home knowing that their portions are more controlled than free-feeding. Would definitely recommend for cats that enjoys their food a bit too much!.

Absolutely horrible product please do yourself the favor and do not buy this. You have to configure your WiFi to work on 2. 4 ghz and takes forever to connect to your phone. Read all the apple App Store reviews product is just as bad as they say.

My cats took to them straight away although you have to workout what a portion equals in the food it gives. Dry easy to setup and program

We bought the feeder robot because one of our cats had food anxiety issues that were driving us nuts! She would constantly want to “show us” her 75% full bowl of food, dashing like mad ahead of us into the room where her food bowl was and chirping at us to complain about the “problem”.

We never let her food bowl get empty, so there was no real reason for her to fear that would happen. We bought the feeder robot hoping that if she didn’t associate us with filling her food bowl, she’d stop the “I have to show you something” behavior.

We could not believe that it actually worked, almost immediately. There were a few initial days of both of our cats being a bit suspicious of the new machine, but within days the anxiety cat’s “I need to show you something” behavior was nearly eliminated.

I say nearly because a couple of times a week she still tries out “I have to show you something” behavior, but this used to happen hourly, so a couple of times a week is a big win. We were initially concerned about whether the one feeder would work for our 2 cat household (we had 2 food bowls before), but it’s been fine.

Our cats do get along fairly well in general, and there has been no squabbling about who gets to eat at this exact moment. The one quibble we have is that the food doesn’t slide down to the front of the forward-tilted bowl by itself.

It gets stacked up at the back of the bowl where it dispenses. Our cats have not let this impede their eating – one of ours actually uses his paw to scoop out a piece at a time onto the floor, which has had the happy side-affect of him eating less (he is a chunk so could stand to eat less).

Perhaps the stainless steel or glass bowl add-ons would help the food slide forward, but we haven’t been inclined to pay for those options to try out that theory.

I have ZERO REGRETS about purchasing this automatic feeder! I have spent a lot of money buying other automatic feeders off of Amazon, only to find that the kibble has jammed up in them and it doesn’t drop down the chute properly.

I love that this feeder allows you to control portions, let’s you give snacks, tracks how full the container is and notifies you when meals are dispensed. I know it’s a big decision to make such a big purchase, but honestly I would highly recommend buying one! I wish this had been on the market when the litter robot first came out.

It didn’t become available until some time later, but I purchased it when it first became available and was so glad I did. I opted to buy a glass dish because one of my cats struggles with chin acne, so it helps keep things nice and hygienic.

It makes going out of town a whole lot easier. I don’t have to stress if the kitties get fed on time or not. It has yet to fail on me and I’ve had it for over a year now. I am really happy with my litter robot products and the automatic feeder is no different! I use Purina One food in it, and have had zero issues with it holding the kibble or jamming.

I would 100% purchase one again if I needed to. It’s worth every penny!.

After a long weekend trip in which we almost didn’t make it back on the intended day due to a flight cancellation, and we couldn’t rely on a cat sitter because my partner hadn’t fulfilled his responsibility to find one, I decided enough was enough and looked for an automatic feeder for our cat.

After reading multiple articles and watching several YouTube review videos, I decided on the Feeder Robot. The first one I received ended up having a defect, and when I emailed and called Whisker customer service, they were very responsive and helpful and provided me a replacement right away.

With the second Feeder Robot, I followed Whisker’s instructions for getting my cat accustomed to it, and he was adjusted to it in less than a week. It’s been over a month now, and everything is working great.

We’ve also needed to put our cat on a diet, and the Feeder Robot makes this very easy with the 1/8 cup portion dispenser. I know the Feeder Robot is expensive, but this device is worth every penny. Not only does it automate a tedious daily task, but it also gives me peace of mind that my cat will have food if I’m ever delayed in getting back home.

I highly recommend it!.

So like the title says, I was unsure about this feeder at first but decided to drop the cash to give it a try. It obviously isn’t cheap, but there aren’t really any good competitors on the market and this actually allows you to control the amount of food in addition to which pet eats it.

Anyway, there are quite a few settings and I settled on it being closed all the time, and only opening when the one cat with the tag gets nearby. Then when she’s done eating and leaves, it’ll close after a few seconds.

I didn’t buy any extra tags for the other cats, and so far it looks like I didn’t need them so that works. The tags are a bit big, but if you zip tie it to the collar itself, instead of hanging it from the collar, it really isn’t that bad at all and my rather small cat isn’t bothered by it.

I will say that my cat was really timid at first as the noise scared her. But I slowly coaxed her to get used to it by leaving a trail of treats to it, and including treats on/in the feeder for her. Over a few days she finally got over her fear of it, and now she eats out of it normally without being bothered by the noise.

So be prepared to train your cat to use it if they’re initially terrified of it like mine. So in the end I’m able to give her prescription food without worrying about the other cats stealing it. I may eventually buy more feeders, one for each of the other cats to give them individualized diets.

In any case, for now I really recommend this – it turned out perfect IMO.

Our 1. 5 yr old golden retriever has food anticipation issues, such that around 5 AM, he would vomit up a bit of bile. As every dog owner knows, there is no better alarm clock than your dog vomiting in the middle of the night.

Our pup was put on a low dose of acid reducer, but this only helped for a while. We thought, what if we could feed him just a small portion in the middle of the night? The problem, another golden retriever pup that we affectionately call “Kobayashi”.

To avoid Kobayashi eating our other dog’s food, we bought two of these. Now both dogs get fed around 3 AM, without much problem. They even figured out that going to the other’s dish results in its closure, so we are no longer listening to the feeder doors at 3 AM (which can be a bit annoying).

Moral of the story, our pup is no longer on acid reducing medication, AND he has not vomited overnight since. We do have 3 issues: 1. The feeder has a minimum number (2) of feedings for dogs, therefore, the feeder actually dispenses part of their overnight snack at least 1 hr prior to dispensing the other half.

It would be helpful if you could set the number of meals dispensed to one. 2. The feeder lights up the screen and provides an Err 03 code when a dog has not visited it for more than 16 hr. It would be helpful to have a more descriptive error symbol, AND this feature should be able to be turned on/off.

3. It would be useful to have a mobile app and connectivity to the feeders through a wireless network, so that changes could be done through the app, AND so that notifications could be sent about the feeder (e.

g. , when food was dispensed, how much, when was it visited, etc. ) Overall, we are pleased with the feeders, and they function exactly as described. However, make sure to purchase any extra tags AND extra dog bowls (if you would like to rotate them while you wash the previously used ones) at the SAME TIME you purchase the feeder(s).

The shipping for these items after this is highway robbery.

I’m a loyal Chewy. com customer so was shocked to find they had added such a substandard product to their inventory. The product design was obviously made by someone who missed the point. The kibble holder part of the feeder should gradually allow the kibble to drop as cats eat the food.

The section meant to hold the kibble did not even marginally fit snugly to the stand. The opening to allow the kibble to drop into the bowl section is much too large. So, you end up with too much kibble spilling out into and over the edges of the too large bowl.

The only redeeming feature of this product is that it was made from partially recycled plastic.

I’m am a huge chewy fan & supporter and hate to give a negative review but this was no better than a dollar store container. The lid did not close evenly. The opening is to big it let’s out 3-4 cups of food at a time.

The bottom “bowl “ area depth is maybe 1/2 in so food flows over. I know it is inexpensive and you get what you pay for but it still wasn’t worth it. This is my 3rd attempt on a feeding bowl like this.

I think I’m just going to give up.

I was really looking forward to having this nifty little item but my excitement ended pretty much as soon as I started filling it. Two problems. First the plastic holder that you fill with the food doesn’t stay in place so you have to be really careful while filling it and don’t you dare try to move it once it is full.

You will have a big mess. Second, as the food comes out of the holder, it overflows out of the bowl. I think the whole is too large and lets out too much food all at once and then the sides of the bowl where the food comes out at aren’t high enough.

So food is constantly falling out. I only paid $3. 50 so not a big loss but definitely not even worth that.

I just got this a few days ago and have been working with Instachew customer service which was not very helpful, they responded quickly, but overall told me the same thing that were in the FAQs that I had already tried.

I am returning it. I would say don’t waste your time. I don’t know if its an IOS vs Android issue? So maybe if you have an Android it’ll work? No idea. It wouldn’t pair at all- just beeps. This is everything I tried in case anyone wants to know! This is everything I have done: tried QR mode, EZ Mode, AP Mode, Cable Mode Reset router Checked privacy settings uninstalled reinstalled app triple checked password is correct tried on a different phone tried on an ipad attempted from a laptop but it isn’t set up like that turned feeder off and on reset by holding button down disconnected cord then reconnected cord renamed my network so only letters reset network made sure on 2.

4 Ghz Wifi.

I discovered this after using the automatic feeder for about three weeks. With the app, creating a feeding plan is quite simple. You may program the number of portions and the feeding schedule. Additionally, you can perform unplanned feedings whenever you want using your phone.

Since I’m no longer the “source of food,” my kitties have learned to stop bothering to wake me up in the early morning. I wish I could give this product more stars, but in the past three weeks, I’ve had five distinct planned feedings that haven’t produced any food.

Now, I often check the app’s feeding history while I’m at work to make sure their meal was indeed delivered.

Well, this is a great feeder, but. I thought it was supposed to tell you when it was out of food. But it didn’t. My cat was crying at me and I couldn’t figure out why until I realized the feeder was 100% out of food and had given me no indication at all.

Luckily, I had just arrived home and there was only a 3 hour delay from her usual feeding time, but this could have been much worse. The app is also not the most user friendly thing on the planet. I also have the automatic pet fountain and it uses the same app.

It is in dire need of some revamping. Overall, the potential for a great product is there, but falling down on some pretty important pieces.

I have three cats and this has turned out to be the best thing I ever got for feeding them. I usually keep dry food out all day but because one of my cats is overweight and I’d like to monitor how much food he eats it’s been difficult to do so until now.

This Pet Genius Smart Wi-fi Video Pet Feeder with Camera has been the answer. I don’t have to leave food out all day anymore and can just feed them their dry food a couple of times a day automatically (yes, they also get canned food for one meal as well to keep them healthy).

I don’t want my overweight cat to end up with health problems like diabetes, so this has been a wonderful solution for me. The other thing that is so cool is that I can talk to them while they’re eating or to call them over to eat when the food is released.

You should see the looks on their faces wondering where I am. They are so puzzled by it all which is quite comical. We’re retired and occasionally travel and the worst part has been not being able to check on our fur babies while we’re out of town (my daughter stays with them).

Now I can see them, talk to them and let them know I’m still around somewhere and they can hear my voice which they love. This has become one of my favorite things for my cats (and a fun thing for me too)! I don’t know who thought this up but Genius does perfectly cover it!.

This feeder is so awesome. I use it for my dog(70 lbs) and it holds enough food for us to feed him a few times. It has made it so easy when we’re planning a day or more away from home. The app that you use with it was simple to get and set up.

And has a very easy user interface. Thr camera on this feeder is phenomenal for being on an animal feeder! It is such great quality. My dog at first was a little leary of the feeder, because its something new.

But once he realized it was giving him food. he quickly warmed up to the new machine in the kitchen haha The only downside I’ve found is that the wifi tends to disconnect randomly. I haven’t figured out why ot how to fix it as no other wifi connected things in the house do this.

Its not enough that makes it unusable, just frustrating. Over, this might not be an everyday thing we use, but we 100% will use it when we know we’re going to be away for a while. Loving it for that!.

This is a great feeder! With our busy schedule we only feed our dog twice a day, but with this we can schedule feedings throughout the day and tell our pup it’s time to eat through the speaker, then we can watch through the camera to make sure she heard the call and is eating the food.

It was a little tricky to get connected to our wifi and took a couple of resets but once it was connected we have had no issues with the signal. Playback only works if you have an SD card or a subscription to the cloud storage service.

Feeding can also be done manually if needed and even if you’re not feeding your pet you can use the camera and speaker to talk to your pet.

I have five cats – three of which self-regulate when they eat. The other two however, well, let’s just say one of them is nicknamed “Tub-o-Lard”. The problem was, how to put the two fat boys on a diet without starving the other three who prefer to lightly graze throughout the day.

Enter the Catit Food Tree, Digger, and Multi-Feeder! These products have been perfect! Food is available for all of them throughout the day, but the fat boys must now “work” a bit extra for it – slowing down their feeding and making them less like to eat just because they are bored.

And that’s another benefit – they now get added stimulation when they want to eat. It’s a food and a toy! So, thinner, happier, and healthier cats have been the result. I love these products and definitely recommend them.

This food bowl is absolutely adorable, and my cat loves it. It is actually bigger than i thought,i purchased the cat waterer that matches,, as well. It is easy to setup. As soon as it was set up my cat went straight over and ate right from it.

The price is right on. It is definitely worth the purchase. I love this product so much, i may buy another for my kitchen.

This is probably my own fault, as I did see one review stating that the “tube” the cat food goes into is quite short and does not fit much food. That is my main complaint. I really cannot use this, since my gameplan was to put 1/2 cup of cat food in at a time; well, it only fits about 1/8 of a cup, first of all; secondly, my cat STILL just simply ate out of the little hole in the tube! So she really wasn’t slowing down her eating at all.

I wanted to like this, but I will continue the search for the perfect feeder elsewhere.

Overall we like this unit for our cat. The hopper holds a lot of food, more than a weeks worth for our cat. I already had the app needed to start the unit, so that was helpful. It’s easy to use. My cat adjusted to this right away! We have set the voice notification for when it’s feeding too.

The only thing I wish worked a little better was the adjusting of the food dispensed. How it works is there’s a wheel with small compartments that the food drops into. Then as your timer hits, the wheel turns to dispense the food into the bowl.

You adjust the number of times the wheel turns for each feeding to increase the amount of food. We had to go to a little overfeeding in the morning (3 servings) then underfeeding in the evening (2 servings) to get the correct amount of food for the day.

I still would recommend this product. My cat comes running when he hears the signal.

We use this feeder to feed our dog Shadow when we are at work. We still manually feed him morning and night as our kids like to do it. I have tested this thing thoroughly and it consistently delivers the amount I wanted.

We have a golden retriever and feed him a quality food that doses him to a cup 3 times a day. This feeder will use all the available feed steps to produce 1 cup of his food. Works out perfect for us as he is a large breed dog, and this feeder is more suited for smaller breeds as the hopper isn’t huge and at its max setting it feeds about 1 cup.

We love it. The setup was easy and after setting it up I havent used the app much. You can record your voice and theres a manual feed button that moves the mechanism one step each time. Useful for giving your dog a treat.

You can use the app to do more steps at once manually. We have used this with no issues and are very happy with it.

The feeder “works”, but the video features do not work. I’m using a 32GB microsd card. Really regret this purchase so far. Working: -Setting a food schedule -Notifications when feed is dispensed -Manually feeding using the application or button on the device -Recorded feeding messages -Speaking into the application and having audio playback on the device Not working: -Any of the video streaming features -Playback of recorded feedings -Update prompts in the application -Manual Recording Without the ability to review video of the feedings I cannot reccomend this to anyone.