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PetSafe 5-Meal Electronic Pet Feeder | 
| Brand: PetSafe
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $42.97
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Seller: Shop-Til-U-Drop
Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 1679
Color: White
Media: Misc.
Size: 5-Meal
Shipping Weight (lbs): 12
Dimensions (in): 15 x 5 x 18
MPN: PF5-11
Model: PF5-11
UPC: 729849105492
EAN: 0729849105492
ASIN: B000GEWHNS
Release Date: June 20, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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 |
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Product Description
5 one-cup portion sections. Electronic timer. Can use wet or dry food. Dishwasher-safe food tray.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 150
 Excellent Product November 5, 2006
wildvet05 (Charlotte, NC)
64 out of 65 found this review helpful
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 February 13, 2007
Jim Thorpe (Alexandria, VA)
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
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 July 11, 2007
M. Rosen (Madison, WI)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
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.
Actually works! May 13, 2007
Manzanilla Olives (Florida)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Unlike many products of this sort, this one actually works. It's easy to program the digital timer, easy to open the lid, and my cat has not been able to get the food out when it's not time. It makes enough noise when it turns so that the cat hears it.
As is the case with other rotary type feeders, if it says 5 meal feeder it's really a 4 meal feeder unless you also want to feed your pet right away.
My cats are finally getting the hang of it after 5 days. June 30, 2009
M. Downey (SoCal, USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
My cats always wake me up around 4 or 5 am to feed them, no matter how late I give them their last meal of the day. Hoping to avoid having to get up at this hour, I bought two of these units (they each eat different food and in a different location.) Setup was easy enough. I was able to coordinate the two so they activate within roughly 10 seconds of each other.
Day one was pure comedy. The cats were nearby their dishes when the motors kicked on (it's kinda loud). They freaked: Fluffed up like they'd stuck their little paws in an electrical outlet, ran, stopped, crouched, and hissed. Once I'd regained my composure, I coaxed each one into coming to look and eventually eat from the bowl.
Day two through four, the cats still shy away when the motor turns on, but are no longer freaked out. They still don't 'get it' ... that the sound means food is now available to eat. In order to get them to associate the sound with something good (food), I made an effort to be nearby at mealtimes so when the dishes kicked on, I could say, "Hungry, hungry, hungry?" and then wiggle my fingers in the bowl to show the food was in there. "Hungry" is what I would say when feeding them before, so they already knew what those words meant. I just needed them to make the connection to the sound.
Day five. The lightbulb goes on at the last meal of the day. (I feed them a little less than 1/4 cup food every 6 hours.) They got me up at 5:25 am for their first meal of the day, still not realizing food was already sitting in the dishes for them. So, for the next two meals, when the motor kicked on, in addition to repeating the word "hungry", I picked them up and took them immediately to their feeders.
Tonight was perfect. The feeders clicked on and both cats ran to their dishes right way and began eating. Hurray! I hope this will also be the case in the wee hours of the morning starting tomorrow. I'm very much looking forward to no longer having to endure their early AM pestering for food.
Update after three months: I'm in Heaven! I get to sleep through the night. The cats love their feeders and so do I. My main motivation for getting these was the interrupted sleep, however, it's been really wonderful all the way around. I have only to remember to fill the feeders each evening, and I'm set for 24 hrs ... free to come and go without the worry of hungry cats awaiting my arrival for their next meal.
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