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Petmate Electronic Portion Control Le Bistro Feeder, 4 pound - Black | 
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| Brand: Petmate
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $47.49
You Save: $32.50 (41%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  405 reviews
Sales Rank: 213
Color: Black
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 14 x 15
MPN: 24230
Model: 24230
UPC: 029695242304
EAN: 0029695242304
ASIN: B000BVWVUA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Fully automatic pet food feeder | | • | Programmable from 1-3 feedings per day | | • | Control the portion per feeding from 1/4 cup up to 2 cups per feeding | | • | Removable bowl for easy cleaning | | • | Food reservoir holds up to 5 pounds of food |
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Product Description
Portion control feeding system that saves time for the owner and insures the pet regular controlled feedings for improved health. Dispenses portions from 1/4 cup to 2 cups at 3 selected times per day. Simple programmable electronics hopper holds 4 pounds of food. Battery operated (not included). Black only. Measures 14 1/2 in. x 8.9 in. x 15 in..
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| Customer Reviews: Read 400 more reviews...
 Works great but the min meal size is too large for cats October 9, 2008
I managed to set it up and the device works fine by its design, but I am putting this thing aside only for the use when I have to leave town for more than a week.
Here are reasons...
The panel interface is counter intuitive and the instruction is hideous BUT it works well once you set up. Their instruction tends to explain what would happen before telling us what to do. For example, 1) "Set AM/FM" and 2) "Press this and that to pick AM". By the time you finish reading #1, our tendency is to actually try setting - without knowing how to do it! Plus, the levels on this and that buttons just don't make sense. Perhaps it may be because the designer was from some other country..., I don't know.
So, the setup instruction wasn't the reason for which I gave this product only 3 stars...
Another annoyance was, the dispenser window is so shallow/close to the flaps that keep food from falling off that my cat learned instantaneously to reach food through the flaps.
This problem was, however, solved by duck-taping a piece of wood over the opening in such a way that it still leaves enough space for food to fall through.
So, cat-reaching-food wasn't the ultimate reason for abandoning this device either.
The very reason was that the minimal meal size you can set was 1/2 cup. That's my cat's whole day meal size. And, my cat don't like having only one meal a day.
Having being fed more and snacking all day by reaching through the flaps put an extra 2 lbs on my cat in a week.
Hope this helps.
 Science Fair project gone right. October 7, 2008
I've had a great experience with Petmate products in the past, and this feeder is no exception. I had this thing out of the packaging, display-locked, battery-loaded, and programmed within 15 minutes.
My only complaint is that the construction feels a bit unsteady. The "blades" of the mill mechanism are made of a stiff rubber that feels prone to crumbling, the bowl does not detach for cleaning, and the storage cylinder on top merely rests atop the main body of the device. The whole thing feels like a Science Fair project adapted for sale on QVC.
But it feeds my cat. Twice a day. Every day. Which means that I get woken up by *WHIRRRRRRRR CLACK CLACK CLACK* instead of cat tongue in my armpit. A fair trade for $50.
 Great Idea for frequent absentee pet owners... October 6, 2008
This has to be the best idea for frequent absentee cat owners. It was easy to set up and put in place. I love this product... would definitely purchase it again.
Takes a licking and keeps on ticking October 6, 2008
I purchased this for my always hungry fat cat in hopes to get her to stop constantly begging. So far this product has been great. She has realized that the mysterious black machine is responsible for her food, and not me! I occasionally find her sitting in front of the feeder just staring and waiting. and if she's in another part of the house and hears it dispense a meal she comes RUNNING.
When we first set the feeder up she could see and smell the food and thought she could break in and help herself. She has tried everything from scratching, to knawing, to tipping the feeder over and has failed to get it open. She has finally given up trying to outsmart the machine.
Score ONE for me - ZERO for my fat little baby!
Excellent! October 6, 2008
This feeder [ASIN:B000BVWVUA Petmate Electronic Portion Control Le Bistro Feeder 5 pound - Black] programs precisely by hours, minutes and seconds. Unit performs reliably and precisely. This unit is great for pets that need metered feeding.
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