Product Description

With the PetSafe 5-meal electronic pet feeder you never have to worry about your dog or cat running out of food or overeating. It automatically feeds your pets up to 5 times a day. The electronic timer allows you to set the times each new meal is presented in one hour increments.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1263 in Pet Products
• Size: 5meal
• Color: White
• Brand: Radio Systems
• Model: PF5-11
• Released on: 2006-06-20
• Dimensions: 18.00" h x 5.00" w x 15.00" l, 4.80 pounds

Features

• Electronic pet feeder made of sanitary, rugged, and polypropylene
• 5 1-cup-capacity chambers; accommodates either wet or dry pet food
• Secure latching lid; easy-to-set digital timer; dishwasher-safe food tray
• Requires 4 D-cell batteries to operate (not included)
• Measures approximately 13 by 16 by 4 inches; 1-year limited warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
With the PetSafe 5-meal electronic pet feeder you never have to worry about your dog or cat running out of food or overeating. It automatically feeds your pets up to 5 times a day. The electronic timer lets you set the times each new meal is presented in one-hour increments. Five 1-cup-capacity chambers hold either wet or dry pet food. Made of sanitary, rugged, polypropylene, a secure latching lid keeps foods fresh and at the ready and prevents pets from digging in too soon. With a digital timer for changing feedings quickly, the unit is great for kennels and vets who see lots of different pets. The feeder's dishwasher-safe food tray means easy cleaning and healthier meals. The unit requires 4 D-cell batteries to operate (not included), measures approximately 13 by 16 by 4 inches, and is covered by a Petsafe 1-year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Product
This feeder is exactly what I expected. High quality, easy to use, and reliable. I previously purchased the two - sided feeder by Petsafe and was very happy. It still works great, but I needed to go away for 4 days and it just didn't have enough slots. It took my cat about a week to get used to the whirring noise that the feeder makes when it rotates the dish; He wouldn't go near it if I didn't stand next to him while he ate. I made it a positive experience for him by putting a small meal in each of the slots (even just a few kibbles) and for a week he got a food reward everytime the machine made the whirring noise. Now he runs to the food dish everytime it whirrs because he knows it means food. I definitely would recommend this product to a client (I am a veterinarian). My only advice is to make sure that you give a few weeks for your pet to adapt to the whirring noise before you leave them alone with the food dish. This also allows you to make sure that you learned to program the dish correctly. As for batteries it takes four. I bought this product in August and it's now November. I have not needed to replace the batteries yet. Some purchasers complained that their pets were able to manipulate the machine to get to food ahead of time, but I have not had this problem. This product would be great for anyone working long hours and needing to feed their pet multiple meals per day, which is recommended for pets needing to lose weight and diabetics.

Solid product, easy assimilation for our fat cat
The last review was great. I'll try to restrict this to additive comments.

Pros:
- the five food chambers are deep; our fat cat makes less to no mess with this setup. It is amusing to see him bury his huge head in the chamber.
- no assimilation problems at all; in fact, he didn't realize the relatively quiet chamber rotation meant no food was available. He's figured it out now.
- setup was a breeze and took about five minutes; hardest part was cutting the super-tight plastic packaging away from the gizmo.
- feels like a quality product and takes rechargeable batteries
- has good grips on the bottom so our Roomba vacuum doesn't push it around

Cons:
- takes up some space; we stuck it under our kitchen island with just the open chamber sticking out.

Overall - big five stars as its reduced our food refill time by 2.5x (we feed him twice daily)

The Cat Sitter's Best Friend
I got this when I went on vacation. My cat has to eat small portions or it comes back up, and of course my cat sitter can't stop by 5 times a day. Enter the PF5-11. It delivers equal portions 5 times a day (or 1 meal every day for 5 days, or 2 meals every day for 2 and a half days, or whatever). So the sitter came by once or twice a day and just refilled the hoppers. Now I use it all the time. Phoebe Cat now anticipates the feeding times and has stopped bugging me to feed her. It's pretty easy to program, very accurate, and seems to run a long time on the D cells. The motor only really runs for 5 seconds a day. Highly recommended.