SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder

I've used two of these for about 8 months and they work great. While I could feed the cats in a place where the dogs couldn't reach, I needed these to feed my two cats different diets and to keep out the greedy third cat who eats all available food immediately. My cats eat in small doses throughout the day. As a bonus, this feeder keeps the dogs out so I can put the feeders in a more convenient location. My old cats have old chips that don't work with these feeders so I simply used the included tag on a collar and that works well. I changed my feeders to close as quickly as possible by moving the switch on the bottom to position 1. Keeps the others from grabbing a quick snack after one of the cats leaves. This switch appears to change the delay between when the cat removes its head from the feeder hoop until the cover closes. That hoop appears to have sensors so it can tell when the cat has its head over the food dish. The cover only opens when a correct tag/chip is detected and a cat puts its head through that hoop to get to the food. I have now changed batteries once on both feeders. They lasted a bit more than 6 months despite frequent opening and closing. One of my cats is a fussy eater who is underweight so I open the feeder frequently to re-arrange his wet food and try to convince him to eat more. As expected the batteries for his feeder needed changing a few weeks before the other feeder. Four alkaline C cells per feeder. Although I would prefer to reduce my use of batteries, the feeder does not support an AC adapter. I had one problem but an easy solution. I found that cat sitters sometimes tapped the wrong button to open the feeders to add more food, or to try to correct the incorrect operation of the feeder after they tapped an incorrect button. If they tapped the training button then the feeder stayed partly open which sometimes allowed the wrong cat to get a snack. Last time I was away my cat sitter tapped the buttons to program a new tag, and the result was that both of my cats gained access to both feeders. Took me a day after I got home to figure this out but it was easily remedied. I have now made a cover from a plastic container lid and taped it so that it hangs over those two buttons to prevent accidental activation. I had not had that problem myself because the button to open the feeder is larger, but the three buttons are side by side so a bit of care is required to not tap the wrong one. The feeder wipes clean with a damp cloth. A soft brush (toothbrush) helps get into a few places. If you want to more closely manage which cat(s) eat what food, either to manage how much they eat, or what food they eat, or if you want to lock out other pets from eating the cat food, this is a great solution. One feeder can be be programmed to respond to numerous tags/chips if desired.

This is a wonderful device that works perfectly and is very hard to find fault with. I bought it because my elderly cat was having his food stolen by a neighbour's cat and this exceeded all my expectations. It appears to have been improved too, as earlier reviews mention a noisy motor, which can scare cats, but mine is virtually silent. Some reviews also mention how cats can steal food from the side when it is open. But mine has clear plastic screens which help prevent this. Not only does this ensure my cat has the food he wants and the medication he needs, but, because he used to wake me up when there was no food available in the middle of the night, it means I get to sleep better too! It also provides mental stimulation as the cat learns to use it. It did take my cat a little while to get used to it but a cat's natural curiosity helps and it is well worth persevering. It has a training mode which also helps, but my top tip is to put some treats on the front tray. When the cat eats the treats, the main compartment opens and the cat gets a nice surprise that food becomes available! I also recommend setting the switch on the bottom to the slowest closing setting at first. This ensures it stays open for at least 20-30 seconds after the cat moves away so it stays open if the cat picks up some food to eat on the floor, as mine often does, or it just backs away temporarily to gain confidence. But after a while, the natural caution subsides and the cat is happy to use it. I'm summary, I can't recommend it enough. It is fairly compact, feels well constructed and does exactly what it is supposed to do. I only have one cat but I can imagine it is great for multi cat households where one cat needs special food or medicine. Perfect!!

Très bon produit. Fonctionne avec la puce des chats. Nous avons 2 chats avec des régimes différents, cela permet de bien Individualiser le régime de chacun. Très simple a mettre en œuvre, à nettoyer. Vraiment un super produit!

猫2頭飼いです。メタボ雄猫のダイエット用に購入しました。雌猫のご飯を奪ってしまいドンドン太っていき困っていましたが、 シェアーフィーダーを雌猫に使用したところ、メタボ猫が雌猫の餌を奪えなくなったので、食事調整ができてこの一ヶ月で体重が8.76kg→8.435kg に減量できました。目標は1年後6kg 台なので、期待できます。 お値段は高いと思いましたが、メタボ猫の成人病ならぬ成猫病のオンパレードになってしまい（現在内蔵脂肪、気道狭窄で喘息、関節炎、膀胱結石）こちらの症状改善が期待できるので、改善できるのでしたらありがたい品です。

“Aggiornamento dopo 2 mesi di utilizzo: il distributore funziona benissimo, l’unica pecca è che la ciotola interna, essendo di plastica si impregna dell’odore del cibo e a distanza di due mesi inizia a puzzare. Meglio in acciaio.” Ottimo distributore di cibo, perfetto per chi deve tener sotto controllo l’alimentazione o semplicemente evitare che più gatti si rubino il cibo a vicenda. Dispone anche di una modalità “addestramento” per i gatti più paurosi. La mia gatta ha imparato subito ad usarlo, già dalla memorizzazione del microchip. È semplice da usare e facile da pulire. L’unico problemino, come già specificato da altri acquirenti, è la chiusura del coperchio che anche se dispone di tre velocità non è immediato nella chiusura. Se un gatto è molto furbo può infilarsi subito dietro e mangiare. Al momento questo problema non mi riguarda, in quanto gli altri hanno paura dello sportello che si apre e chiude, e la gatta registrata non si allontana mai come finisce di mangiare, dando cosiddetto il tempo al coperchio di chiudersi prima che gli altri provino ad avvicinarsi. Come valutazione complessiva do comunque 5 stelle perché le merita, e quando tornerà in offerta provvederò ad acquistarlo anche per gli altri due gatti.