My cat needs food dispensed four times a day at four hour intervals. Will this work for me?
1184527
You'd either need four of these or two of the double sided ones. Given the right number of dispensers, yes it would work for your needs. You could set them at 9 pm the previous night you'd set one for 9 hours (6 am), one for 13 hours (10 am), one for 17 hours (2 pm), and one for 21 hours (6 pm). Mine generally opens within a 15 minute window of the number of hours I set it for (15 before or 15 after). That's just a product of the way the timer is designed. It's no biggie in my household.
1184528
No, this dispenser opens only once in a 24 hour period, at which time it must be manually reset.
1184529
No, this is a one meal dispenser. You need one with at least 4 compartments (they have a round one that I looked at (with a blue cover?)that my friend uses and really likes for 4-6 meals.)
1184530
No, this feeder opens once exposing all of the contents. It will not dispense four different meals. You could buy four of them and set them for different times, but I cannot recommend this product. It's good at first, but breaks pretty quickly. Not worth the $ it costs.
1184531
Dispenser only opens once per day unless you are there to reset it for each opening which I'm guessing you are not or you would just feed him yourself. Expensive option is to buy 4 of them and set each at different times.
1184532
The Cat Mate C10 will only dispense once a day, unless you refill and reset it. For four feedings a day, this product will not work. I set mine at night for one early morning feeding and it is great for that.
1184533
No, this is a single dispensing feeder...however, there is another one with 2 compartments so you can program for 2 feedings. Otherwise, you would need to get the digital feeders that can be programmed for multiple feedings...drawback with those, however, is that portions are not accurate or kibble gets jammed so no food is dispensed �
1284938
I have a York ie that eats and drinks too fast and then throw a up. We are using the feeding bowl and water bowl- works like a charm. I do t have a cat, howecer, the bowl is shallow so I would think it would work. Not sure how it would work with canned food....designed to use with dry kibble.
2185674
I don't think so. 1/4 cup is the amount of each food drop. If you want more, set it to dump more times. For example, 3/4 cups equals three cycle dumps. The thing works really good. I made a plywood house for it to fit in to keep out raccoons and possums. I have a cat and have it drop dry food twice a day. The only thing is that you have to be patient when you program it. At least, I found that it seemed slow to program, but it works well and the batteries last about three months. I would buy it again.
1380975
YES! You can count on on this awesome feeder. Just make sure you set it up correctly...there is a learning curve. My cat is so much better since I started using this feeder. Worth every buck!!
15839
Hi, I don't think that this would work for wet food. But there are dishes available that have nubs on the bottom that also make the cat work for their food. If you use a wet food that is minced rather than pate the bowl with the nubs on the bottom might work, it would just be messy because they have to use their paws. There is also an bowl that has a mound in the middle that would make it harder for the cat to eat quickly. Search under Amazon for 'slow feeding bowls'.
574884
I put a smidge less than a teaspoon in all three cat's food once a day. Then I isolate the psychotic tortie until she finishes hers. None of them will drink water if I add anything to it. I think they are all coping better than without it.
961589
I'm sure it would work to feed your cat but because of the size of the grooves, it may not really serve it's purpose in slowing him/her down. Unless it's a bigger cat :)
377445
Yes I believe this would be fine regarding food size as the dispenser unit has an adjustable auger opening size you can set for your food when you set it up. Some people say this step is too tricky to figure out but its really quite simple. Only concern would be bowl size, as in how many goats are you wanting to feed at the same time? The bowl is quite large and my 2 cats manage sharing easily but could be a problem for 3 or more animals at a time. See a full review here: http://www.catfooddispensersreviews.com/pet-feedster-automatic-pet-feeder-full-review/
1692296
You set the number of feedings per day and the size of feeding, and it will continue dispensing meals until the feeder is empty--for my two cats, that's about a week. Be careful, though--if the feeder loses power, it will not remember the settings, and your cat will not be fed. I wouldn't leave a cat alone with an electronic feeder for more than 48 hours (unless you have someone who can pop in if there's a power outage), and I'd put out a large bowl of water in addition to the attached dispenser.
699088
I'm sorry, I really have no idea. I do have two cats, but I have no reason to try this with them. I suppose it would if the bowl you're using is small enough that they really have to work at getting around the device to get at the food. I'm sorry I can't be of any help with this question!
823782
You have 10 options in increments of 1/4 cups with 2.5 cups being the maximum for each feeding. You can set it to dispense for up to four times a day. So it can dispense 1/4 cup up to 10 cups in 24 hours.
2208165
I'm not sure. Maybe there's a customer service number on the company's website. You could call and ask them. I don't know what your cat's situation is, but personally, if I had a kitten who couldn't properly digest any other foods on the market and this food was his only chance, I would certainly feed it to him, but if he didn't like the food with water added to it as per the instructions, I'd serve it to him dry in a bowl but cut each of the kibbles in half so that the pieces are small enough for his mouth.
874409
I use my feeder for portion control and to get my cat to eat more frequently -- we are trying to get her weight down. I don't use the feeder for trips, like everyone seemed to who was answering this question. So for a 24-hr period, it works fine. Just add a bit of water into the wet food if you're concerned about it drying out a bitl
1691693
No I don't think so I have 3 cats and I need to refill it about every 3 days
157408
I am fairly certain this feeder will dispense a very small amount if needed. There is an adjustable timer on the unit for how long the rollers turn dispensing the food. Also , a roller gap control to adjust for food size. Ours in hooked to a digital timer as well, set to dispense twice per day. The digital timer could be set for every hour if you wanted.
1422405
My cat gets a half a packet in the morning and half in the evening. I just fold the packet over and leave it on my counter. My vet recommended a packet a day so that works for me.
796502
Unfortunately, you'd have to buy a much pricier food dispenser to have those features! I pour my cat's food in one cup at a time, and once the food canister gets about 1/2 way full, the food quickly comes pouring into the bowl (and usually over the sides of the bowl, too). It's a very useful product for anyone who has pets that don't eat everything in their food bowls in a single sitting. This product is great for my cat since he stops eating when he's full. My dog, on the other hand, will eat every last bit of food he can get his paws on!