PetSafe FlexFeed Automatic Pet Feeder, Black

Great feeder for our older cat who is overweight. It was easy to program !

I could never get it to put out the right amount. Maybe with more time I will figure it out lol. Very handy idea though.

Just bought this and was impressed at how easy it was to set up. We have a Red Standard Poodle puppy and are feeding him every four hours so this is perfect. I love that I can record a message to him as well. He knows exactly when it’s going to release the food so it keeps him on his schedule perfectly.

This feeder has made a major improvement in our ability to control our cat's weight. When we adopted our 10 year old cat from a shelter, he was seriously overweight. He's extremely food motivated and tends to 'scarf and barf'. We needed a way to feed him several small portions over the course of the day without needing to be home every few hours. And that's where this feeder has made a huge difference. We schedule the feeder for six, one-portion feeds a day spread out over the course of the entire day. He never eats too much, and the portions are small enough that he doesn't puke it back up. We weigh the feeder at the same time every morning and from that we are able to figure out how many Calories he's had over the previous 24 hours (yes, we have a spreadsheet for him). By carefully controlling his caloric intake, we've helped him lose over 1 kg over the last four months (he has at least another kilogram to go). Of note: the portion size that is dispensed does change depending on how much food is in the hopper (the more food in the hopper, the more food that is dispensed), which is why I weigh the feeder each day. So if you're looking to control your food obsessed cat's weight, this feeder will definitely help. My one request is that I'd like for Petsafe to make the power cord available for purchase separately. I can imagine this one getting damaged at some point.