I was initially quite please with the machine. Arrived in good timing, fairly easy to assemble and to programme. I didn't find noisy and there were no issues with seeing the food. However, the bowl itself is quite small, my cat although large has a normal small cat face and I could see him struggling at times, he would use his paw to get the kibbles closer to exist.With this said, the main fault with my machine was doubing the portions, at random times. I was programming for 3x/day, and randomly it would dispensing the lunch and dinner together (for example). The purpose of exactly controlling the amount of food is then lost. I wasn't able to get through any online custumer support either.Quite disapointed at the end.

In summary, every cat owner should have this. Works great, easy to program times. easy to clean, reliable. I was terrible at over feeding my cat who gained too much weight and developed urinary crystals. I needed a solution to control his diet and researched feeders and decided on this one and am extremely glad I did. Even without the over feeding and crystal issue, I would never have another cat without this feeder. My cat has leaned he will be fed regularly at the programmed times and so he begs less and I resist overfeeding him more often. I believe he is more comfortable knowing the feeder will feed him on schedule.Some notes regarding the performance of this particular unit. I put in new duracell batteries when I received this almost a year ago and I have not had to change them. I used regular Alkaline D cell batteries, my understanding is that lithiums would not work well with this and rechargeables would be problematic as well. The regular disposable alkalines have worked perfectly, though they do cost about $12 for 4 for what I bought, they have lasted long enough to make that more than worthwhile. Programming was easy and changing the clock for dst was simple enough. I took the batteries out to measure them with a battery tester after about 6 months as I could believe they were still good and when I returned them to the unit the dispenser had retained the programmed settings, I did not have to reprogram it. I believe there is a wall wart power supply available for this but I didn't want to entice the cat into chewing on the cord which he has been known to do and with the lifespan of the batteries I haven't regretted that choice.Cleaning the unit is very easy, the food movement mechanism comes out and the compartment is easily cleaned while washing the "spinning" food mechanism and the food tray. My cat has been unable to open the clear lid covering the food. I returned home after a weekend out and the unit had been moved about 5 feet across the kitchen floor but was intact. That was the first time I was away after acquiring the unit and I haven't seen him move it since. He has noticed I open the lid over the buttons occasionally to dispense his food early by pressing the feed now button and he has tried once or twice to open that lid but isnt able to press any button if its open, they require a firm press which I think a cat simply isnt capable of doing.I feed my cat three times a day, twice with 1/4 cup and once with 1/8 cup, I can load two days worth of food with this pattern. I can reduce the pattern to twice a day and get 3 days from the unit if I want and may try that soon, but three feedings a day seems to work well for him. I pour in any amount I want to feed him in each of the slots, so first slot I put 1/4, next slot 1/4, next slot 1/8, next slot 1/4, etc. There are feeders that measure and dispense specified amounts and can do so for weeks as long as there is food in the container to deliver. I looked at these and was concerned that there are many moving parts to potentially break and the amount of food dispensed was perhaps not very reliable in the small quantities I am feeding a cat. I went with this design because the tray can be loaded with whatever quantity I want and will simply rotate to dispense, there is hardly anything that could go wrong and that has been born out over the course of the last year.In short I am completely happy with this unit and whole-heartedly recommend it for the pet owners peace of mind and the pets security and comfort.

Simple feeder, as advertised. Very quiet, which is a plus. Only frustration was that you have to set the clock by pressing a single button for each minute past 0000H! Not sure if there was a faster way. I've used this for 3 weeks now with no issues.

Where would we be without this! Bought this last year for my Dog, for when we are out during the day sometimes. Works such a treat and a massive relief for us knowing the boy is still being fed and we don't have to rush to get home. I totally recccomend this to any pet owner household.

Funciona a la perfección y es fácil de programar. Te libera de la preocupación de estar fuera o llegar tarde para alimentar a tu gato.