Automatic RFID Pet Feeder with Replaceable Battery Tag

Stops my fat pig of a cat from stealing the poor old skinny ones food.

I've had these feeders for several years , i have four large dogs and they work great, only problem was the first generation tags when they died u couldn't replace battery without cutting them apart , but with the new tags they are designed to come apart and change battery ....great move on companies part love it .

Overall I love these feeders. They’ve helped me solve a feeding issue between two cats trying to individually achieve Furry Blimp status! They’ve been using the Petsafe 5 feeding automated bowls, but that didn’t stop them from stealing each other’s food. And making me grumpy. We’re all less grouchy now.

Strengths:
1. Width makes it stable against cat marking, resists attack
2. Volume: doesn’t require frequent filling
3. Low placement of the conveyor means it doesn’t have to be loaded, just fill hopper (competitor’s taller feeder with conveyor is more similar to a grain elevator and the long belt has to be loaded with food, or else skip several meals to fill it.)
4. Pitch/frequency of motor turning food to bowl is nearly identical to competitors auto feeder bowls, making an easier transition
5. Easy to clean and separate components with large, well-marked buttons
6. Cats actually get the food they’re supposed to get, no matter how much they want to cheat
7. It’s easy to give them an extra serving from time to time
8. 10 lb mini cat and 12 lb (Pomeranian size) cat adjusted to tags and collars with minimal issue. The small one was uninterested in a collar, but within two days she’d relaxed to allowing me take off and put on collar without any fuss. And she’s a borderline feral TNR cat, so…
Weaknesses:
1. Can’t do midnight as first of six servings (when checking the servings, one machine showed it did a serving at - -:- - and the other machine just doesn’t do the midnight meal, much to the loud chagrin of the elderly cat.) changed to 6 am and no further issues
2. The button lights might be visible from space, on the Vegas strip. I covered them loosely with electrical tape so I could actually sleep at night.
3. Can’t do less than 1/2 cup. Smaller critters need less. No matter how fat they want to get
4. No way to vary amount at each meal
5. One of the feeders is next to the bedroom wall, which led to a temporary form of food bullying where the “wrong” cat would hang out near the feeder in the living room, triggering the door to close through the wall in the bedroom. Rearranging the living room helped, but I’m also considering a small metal sheet to block the tag from the other side of the wall to prevent shortening the door motor life
6. The radio tag is disproportionate on smaller critters
7. The frequency/tone/pitch of the radio tag is hitting the plastic frame while the cat eats is nearly identical to a cat vomiting. Slightly altering the timpani on which they play can help. It’s unsettling.
8. No way to raise the feeder for animals that need that to facilitate safer eating. I used monitor stands for the one who stands up, and no change needed for the one who lies down to eat

We have an adult cat on prescription food and a 6-month kitten who was eating our adult cat’s food. We keep the feeder open and the kitten is the unassigned pet. Closes when she approaches and she’s gotten used to the “rejection” that she’s almost stopped trying! Our adult cat got used to the new feeder quickly. Works wonderfully and we no longer have to worry when we aren’t home. Highly recommend!

We have 6 small breed dogs, and this past summer we got a red heeler, to scare wild animals away from the house and dog door. Rocco the heeler was about 4 months old when we got him, and like most young could eat his weight in food, stealing from the others. Since setting up the proportion pro, on open mode and Rocco wearing the tag, it funny watching him try to out smart the feeder...lol, and we are now able to fully control his food consumption..... thanks Proportion pro rx