Cheapest AUTOMATIC CAT FEEDER COMBO/CSF-3XL 1.8 GAL./ W/DIGITAL 7-DAY TIMER W/DUAL OUTLETS, STAND AND BOWL

I've had this cat feeder for 2 years now, and am satisfied with the purchase mostly due to it's simple design and the durability of the motor housing. but I do have a few criticisms that some buyers should take into account that may apply to their specific feeding needs, since I have dispensed hundreds of pounds of nearly a dozen different brands of kibble. kibble size matters a lot when dispensing food with this feeder. large 3/8-1/2" size kibble can get jammed pretty often in this feeder (even without the optional chute guard), while small 1/8-1/4" size kibble can spill out in uneven portions, or leak out when the feeder gets bumped by your cat.
I would not use this feeder with most of the >40% protein kibble suspended in peas or potato because they crumble and powder too easily, gumming up the nibs on the feed wheel (that grip and move the kibble down the chute) and thus require a weekly cleaning. so if you want to use this feeder with a high protein low carb kibble, look for one suspended in brown rice instead - that's what I do. stick with kibble as close to simple spheres as possible - silly shapes like Felidae H's may jam and come out a crummy mess.
the new floor stand is nice, but when combined with a high capacity drum - it gives the unit too high a center of gravity that your pets could knock over - so it may be best to stick to mounting the feeder on a post. if your cat eats too fast, you might want a flat plate - not the bowel, in order to scatter the dropping kibble a bit, so they can't grab up the food in a few gulps. after 2 years, I have other minor gripes about this feeder, but it's probably the only unit out there I'm confident will outlast my cats, so until some other feeder company sends me one for free to evaluate, I'll stick with this investment that helps keep my cats from over eating, and gives me some piece of mind while I'm not home.
just a suggesting to free full bowl feeders considering this product because your cat is getting fat; i set this feeder to dispense a small portion every 3 hours (so that's 8 times each day/nite cycle) in order to simulate free feeding, just with that all too critical portion control. always feed adult cats HALF of what the food bag says they need - so the food savings from using this feeder (and keeping my cats a healthy weight - thus avoiding the Vet bills) more than makes up for it's exorbitant upfront cost.Get more detail about AUTOMATIC CAT FEEDER COMBO/CSF-3XL 1.8 GAL./ W/DIGITAL 7-DAY TIMER W/DUAL OUTLETS, STAND AND BOWL.