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| Brand: Petmate
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $34.99
You Save: $45.00 (56%)
New (10) Used (1) from $29.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  378 reviews
Sales Rank: 14
Color: Black
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 15 x 9.4 x 9.3
MPN: 24230
Model: 24230
UPC: 029695242304
EAN: 0029695242304
ASIN: B000BVWVUA
Release Date: July 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Amount of Food Dispensed NOT Accurate August 17, 2008
We decided to try this product for our cat. She's on a strict diet of Prescription Diet r/d. She's ONLY allowed to have 3/4 cup of r/d per day. We decided this feeder would be great because she could have three 1/4 cup meals without us having to be home three times a day. Sounds great, right? WRONG. This feeder does not dispense the correct amount of food. On the 1/4 cup setting, the amount of food ranged from 1 HEAPING 1/4 cup to almost 1/2 a cup of food!!! This is UNacceptable for anyone whose cat has strict dietary needs. We tried various things including leaving the hopper very full and leaving it almost empty. NOTHING worked. I should also point out that the box and instructions state that the feeder works with ALL shapes and sizes of dry food (and the box even pictured a food in the exact shape and size as ours).
Not to mention the creators of this product seemed to forget that cats are intelligent and they can very easily stick their paws up the chute and release more food. This product might be okay if you're just going out of town and want to make sure that your kitty is fed, but stay away from it if you have more specific needs.
You may feel that the product deserves a higher rating, but the way I see it, claiming that your product can dispense a specific amount of food when it cannot is false advertising and makes the product completely useless to me.
 Worked great for 2 years straight. August 16, 2008
We purchased this for our cat 2 years ago for about $80 without reading any reviews. It ran every day for 2 straight years with no problems at all. The first set of Duracell D batteries lasted over 9 months and were still going strong but I replaced them because we were going on a 2 week vacation. The second set lasted over a year. Only now is the unit starting to show its age. Like others have noted the clock gains time but ours gains only about 5 min a month. The real problem now is that it is occasionally missing a feeding but again that's after 2 years. We're going to get the new version next.
 Good concept, not so good in reality August 16, 2008
Thought this was a great idea; still do. It does feed on time but the measured amount it delivers is WAY off. I had it set to deliver two cups at each feeding and what actually came out was only 3/4 of a cup. My dog (who's huge) was starving all the time. Within a few weeks it stopped even delivering the number of "scoops" it was supposed to (8 scoops is supposed to equal 2 cups) and started delivering about half that. I'm back to feeding her on my own. I'm still searching for that perfect automatic feeder for long weekends away.
Great Price for a Great Product August 15, 2008
"Meow!" That's cat speak for Thank You from Anna Belle and Jade Kitty. We appreciate it very much. Because now, whenever Momma is at work pulling a double shift or out visiting Grandma and can't get home when we are ready to eat, we wont go hungry anymore. Momma sets the timer and we have food three times a day, every 8 hours! It's perfect for us because our little tummies are full and we can do what we enjoy best...CATNAP!! all day long. :):)
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--Anna & Jade
Thank you for their new Automatic Feeder by Petmate Le Bistro. It works beautifully and at the price that I paid, I'm glad I bought it at Amazon.com instead of SkyMall or going through the manufacturer because I would of paid at least double the cost. It has helped me out immensely and I know my girls love it also. Thanks again!
-RC
Later 'Linen' Model is great! August 13, 2008
After reading the reviews here, I purchased the "Linen" color one that is a later model. It was super easy to set up - less than 5 minutes. My cat can't get food out, although she's not aggresive either. She acts like a new cat since I purchased the feeder. Although we fed her at almost the same time everyday, it wasn't the same. She's a cat and likes perfect routine. She has gone from an 13lb cat to playing like a kitten. She looks like she's lost weight, but most of all she's much more playful and HAPPY.
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