Product Description

Great for cats and dogs, this fully automatic pet feeder features a tough plastic base that holds a food reservoir for food "on demand." The electronic pet feeder's simple, programmable electronics prompt the feeder to dispense portions from 1/4 to 3 cups at three selected times per day. The unit can be set to meet scheduled feeding times and amounts when caretakers are away, but it is not meant to replace human care--please be sure someone still visits the pet daily. The unit's hopper holds 5 pounds of food and accommodates a full range of dry food sizes, shapes, and types. Required batteries, which are not included, sustain a long battery life of six months. One-year limited warranty.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #126 in Pet Products
• Color: Black
• Brand: Petmate
• Model: 24233
• Dimensions: 15.00" h x 14.00" w x 10.00" l, 5.00 pounds

Features

• Fully automatic pet food feeder
• Programmable from 1-3 feedings per day
• Control the portion per feeding from 1/4 cup up to 2 cups per feeding
• Food reservoir holds up to 5 pounds of food

Amazon.com Product Description
Great for cats and dogs, this fully automatic pet feeder features a tough plastic base that holds a food reservoir for food "on demand." The electronic pet feeder's simple, programmable electronics prompt the feeder to dispense portions from 1/4 to 2 cups at three selected times per day. The unit can be set to meet scheduled feeding times and amounts when caretakers are away, but it is not meant to replace human care--please be sure someone still visits the pet daily. The unit's hopper holds 4-1/5 pounds of food and accommodates a full range of dry food sizes, shapes, and types. Required batteries, which are not included, sustain a long battery life of six months. The feeder measures 14-1/2 by 8-7/8 by 15-1/8 inches and carries a one-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Electronic Pet Feeder
This is a great product! I found it easy to set-up and now I don't have to worry about being home to feed my pet should I be late getting home from work or something. Plus, I can go away for a few days and not worry. It is battery operated which means you can place it anywhere and should you be gone and there is a power outage, your pet is still taken care of.

Great Product!
After reading the other reviews, I almost didn't buy the Petmate Portion Control Feeder. But, we were going to be going out of town for a night and had no one to feed our two cats. The first one I bought was defective but Amazon promptly sent me a replacement with a mailing label to return the defective one. They sent it next business day so I was able to have it in time to test it out before we left town.

It was very easy to set up. Unlike what some of the previous reviews said on here, the directions were extremely easy to follow. I'm guessing there have been some product updates since some of those reviews. After you get it programmed and if you turn the power off, all you have to do the next time you turn it back on is reset the clock. It stores your original feeding program. The bowl is removable making cleaning easy and it is large enough for two cats to share from (I bought the 5 lb feeder). It has never jammed for me (I had Purina Diabetic DM food in it. They are small round kibbles). I would recommend something small like that. I can see how large kibble may get stuck or jammed. The lid to the hopper fits securely so if by chance the cats were to tip it over(which I don't think would happen), I do not think it could open up and spill. I have not had any problems with my cats getting any food out in-between feedings either. One of my cats is fairly smart and has tried sticking his paw up the shoot where the food comes out, but has been unsuccessful. I looked at it pretty close and your cat would have to have a very long paw and would have to curve up and around in order to get a substantial amount of food out. My cat did manage to get three kibbles out once, but I think it was food that was in-between the paddles, left over from the last feeding.

We do not use the feeder on a daily basis (we feed them soft food twice a day), but it works great for us when we are gone on overnight trips or if I just want to sleep in on a Saturday without having my cats wake me up to feed them!

BEST FEEDER
This feeder has proven reliability! I have had feeders break and leave may cat hungry! This feeder has a meal counter so you can tell if a meal was given. The programming seems tricky at first but once you figure it out its easy! It's definitely worth every penny!