Cat Mate C200 Automatic 2 Meal Pet Feeder with Timer for Cats & Small Dogs

This product works so well for early morning feeding and also if you step out for a bit you can also feed your pet. I have. I had others. This is the easiest for me and I can count on it that it will work every time.

Cat feeder works great.Timer pretty accurate and opens cats had no problem eating from the feeder kept food cold and ready to eat within the 9 hr time for opening.I put cat food in fridge night before and helps with ice pack to keep food cold . I wanted to elevate feeder so I just used the box feeder came in and cut where bottom fits in box use as a pedestal so my cats are more comfortable eating their food.

It's hard to complain too much, since it did work as intended, though the performance is not confidence inspiring. A few tweaks would improve the function and offer better performance. 1) As others have noted, the dials are timers and while not super complicated, it does require a moment of thought to ensure you have them correctly set. Also, the timers do not stop running once they reach "0". Since there is no off switch, you need to remove/change the battery once you're done. 2) The spring to open the lids is fairly timid. I did some test runs prior to going on an over night trip. I wanted to make sure it worked as intended and verify I was setting it up properly. The two kittens being fed from it, of course, were all over it, trying to open the feeder. They'd moved it such that it was no longer perpendicular to the wall, so the back edge of the feeder lid caught on the wall a bit and failed to open. No harm on a day when I was home, but that'd have been a problem were I not. I'd love it if the lid had a bit more snap to the opening. For what I needed, this was a welcome device. It was cheaper than hiring someone to come in twice while I was travelling, so the cost was justified. Not much use for me otherwise, but I could see it being helpful for owners who need to control their pet's eating.

Great quality..so impressed..works perfect great price..my cat eats every two hours…this does all the work

I love this feeder. Unlike other automatic feeders, it doesn't require an engineering degree to figure out. It is super easy to clean and holds two meals at a time. It has a place to put the included ice pack so that you can keep wet food fresh. I wish it had some type of bell that would go off when it pops open so the cat knows food is available, but otherwise, the feeder is awesome

So this cat timer bowl was a good idea, and nice try but they need to go back to the drawing board and design something that actually works the way it's is intended to. Unfortunately there is no way you could feed 2 cats at same time, it is highly unlikely that both lids would open at the same time. Timer numbers aren’t even correct. I set it on a even number and it still takes hours to open. The first one that I ordered one of the lids didn't open completely. The second one I ordered the left side would get stuck near the 0 point and would sit there for hours before opening, (this would only happen occasionally). So no I am on my fourth of these timer bowls and it is doing the same thing get stuck on the zero point, Or doesn't open when it should. Not sure why it needs 48 hours of timer on there; an ice pack is only going to last about 6-8 hours (you definitely need to buy an extra ice pack that way when one Comes out one can go into the freezer). They should make less hours and bigger numbers with 1/2 hour marks. Also, the weight of the machine should have been heavier. Unless you have a nonslip pad under the device, It will move around. I have mine propped on something to make it higher with non slip material under cat bowl. basically this cat bowl is garbage. So basically now I am mostly using the bowl to put the food in the night before and then I have to manually open it. It's less work than going to the refrigerator and getting everything out in the morning. Still just a useless machine, never know if it's going to open or not open on time. Lately it has not been opening at all. So it basically is going in the garbage either that or I can set it by my head while I sleep and manually open it when it's time.

Overall it does the job. The two compartments can act separately or, you can attach a plastic piece that comes with it so both hatches open at the same time. I like that is an option but you have to set both timers and they both have to go off before the hatches to open. However the main issue I found is that it’s impossible to get any kind of accuracy with the timer knobs. The timers are a 48 HOUR knob, so each tiny line is a whole hour. It would be nice if they clicked at each hour interval at least but it just slides seamlessly. Further there is some give to the knob so it’s unclear where the timer is set right on a line even if you’re doing it very meticulously. It’s also a pain to calculate down how many hours until feeding time because I don’t end up filling it at the exact time each night. The second, less significant issue I found was that it opens pretty quietly. That could be a nice feature but one of my cats caught on quickly to the new device but the other didn’t so I ended up having to tape some bells to the lids so the one didn’t rush over and eat both their food. Third, it’s note worthy that this thing will tick like a clock 24/7. I keep it in the kitchen so it doesn’t bother me, but I’m extra sensitive to noise so this would bother me if it were in my bedroom. One last criticism: The ice pack feature is a good idea but I’m not sure how effective it is for wet food. As the food warms it drove one of my cats crazy and he started the habit of trying to break into the device at 4am which was worse than them waking me up to be fed. (To the products credit he never succeeded.) I even tried freezing the wet food beforehand also but as it defrosted the same issue occurred. So I switched to dry food but would have just bought an automatic feeder that’s more suited for dry food if that’s what I was going to do in the first place. I still give it three stars because some of these issues wouldn’t effect some people and I can imagine still using this for wet food, if I’ll be gone for a feeding and don’t care exactly when it goes off or if the cats try to break into it for an hour.

This feeder has been a huge help to feed my cat at the proper times for her prescription diet. Before buying it, I went over the reviews of lots of similar products, as well as the ones for this. This is what I found about the common concerns with this products: 1. When using wet food, it is better to chill the plate before putting it in the feeder, as well as using the ice packs. The metal inserts are very useful as they freeze quickly. 2. The ice pack last about 8 hours at room temp (20-25 *C). It does maintain wet food acceptably moist even without pre-chilling the plate, as reviewed by my cat. Food on a regular plate only keeps the moisture up to 3 h. 3. The timer is accurate, although difficult to set at a specific time because of its design. The noise is minimal, and does not dings. 4. The battery needs to be replaced every year and a half. I’m using a Duracell AA. I saw complaints of the feeder not opening. I’m guessing that it could be because of the battery loosing power, not because the mechanism is stuck. The dial continues to turn right, even after reaching the 0 mark, so it is highly unlikely that it would stay stuck under normal battery levels and a healthy lid spring. 5. Because the feeder does not dings, it could be difficult to train a cat that is not that food oriented. I added two bells for each lid so it rigs once the pop up. It does help. So far, we are very happy with this feeder as it allow us to keep up with my cat needs

Świetnie sprawdza się na codzień. Niestety, po jakimś czasie kot wyłamał jedną z klapek zamykających, nie można dostać nigdzie do dokupienia, przez co możemy już tylko ustawić 1 pojemnik

Simple to use, tricky to see if the battery is making the dial move but after a test run you know it does but a great option for over night or weekend trips away

明け方にお腹空いて鳴くのでネコ用に購入、時間をセットするとその時間にフタが静かに開くので人間の睡眠も邪魔されないし、匂いで気づいておとなしく食べてくれるので静かになりました。単三電池一個なので使用しない時は電池ぬけば良いし買って正解でした。

Un producto que me sorprendió para bien en muchos aspectos. Buscaba un comedero automático sencillo y a poder ser sin necesidad de conectividad via app, etc. La primera grata sorpresa fue el packaging del producto: Sencillo, minimalista y elegante. El comedor en si es muy sencillo de utilizar. Funciona con una pila doble AA. Tiene dos bandejas que funcionan independientemente y se pueden programar distintas horas de apertura. El frio se proporciona mediante una placa de frio que se pone debajo de las dos platas de comida. ✅ PUNTOS FUERTES: - No necesita conectividad wifi/app con lo que un trasto menos emitiendo radiación por casa - No necesita de enchufe ya que funciona con pila 🔋 - Sencillez al programar retardo de apertura, sencillamente girando una ruedecilla - Sistema de frio “rudimentario” pero efectivo ❌ PUNTOS DE MEJORA: - Las ruedas del temporizador pueden tener cierto “juego” que las hace algo imprecisas al fijar el retardo de apertura (nunca me ha supuesto un problema) ⚠️ A TENER EN CUENTA: - Hace un ruido como si fuera un reloj temporizador “tic-tac” muy sutil (se puede escuchar en el video). Para mi personalmente no es un problema, pero si hay alguien con el oído muy fino en casa (ej: mi mujer 🤣) podría serlo. - En nuestro caso lo usamos para gato y va genial, pero el cacharrito pesa poco. Si se va a usar para perro QUIZÁ al comer lo podría. llegar a arrastrar 🤔

Positive: The idea of it is good, the mechanic is very simple, it’s easy to use. Large spaces for food and great that you can feed two cats at the same time. Negative: I wouldn’t rely on it. From our experience, as the lids are plastic and there is no rubber between the lid and the base, the food smell is coming through quite strong. So our cats hover around it and start pushing the dials to extend the timer even longer, so they’re not getting actually fed. The ice pack inside melts quite quickly as well so I’m not sure if the food stays “fresh” If you have cats that won’t push the buttons and leave the device at peace, and you just need it for a couple of hours in advance (less than 5-6), this is a great simple feeder. But if you have cats like ours, who are very eager around food and if you need to use it for a little longer in advance (6+ hrs), I would suggest a stronger system (not sure which ;))