PETLIBRO Automatic Cat Feeder – 3L Programmable Pet Food Dispenser with Airtight Storage, Timed Portion Control, Voice Meal Call & Dual Power Supply, Clog-Free Healthy Feeding for Cats & Small Dogs

This is all plastic parts , so be sure to clean every day or every other day… after 48 hours, according to vital sips.com plastic generates considerable bacteria, if you wait beyond that 48 hours. I boil my water to make sure all bacteria is sterilized. FYI (Vital sips sell all metal water fountains). Note that the last little shoot where it drops into the bowl cannot be removed for cleaning so I wipe it with alcohol to remove bacteria —best I can do on that part. I also put any residual dry food in the oven to make sure it’s sterile when it goes back inside the system because it tends to spill out when you’re cleaning it. Reassembly after cleaning is a bit tricky— the compartment base and the food tank all need to lineup at the side notches shown for the food tank. You might have to fiddle some with the base so that it rotates clockwise into place. I always check the dispense afterwards to make sure I got it together right. “In the box” says it comes with a charger, which mine did not, though I had an old iPhone plug & adaptor on hand. I don’t wish to return it for a replacement because it’s likely to come the same way. Since I have one on hand already I have not deducted for that. Programming it was a little frustrating because the first item you put in is the time of day. If you toggle through any of that, then it was not obvious it came back for reprogramming it. I finally resolved that issue by unplugging it for a while for it to reset everything. (No battery in) The plus/minus key pressed together is supposed to reset everything, but it did not seem to do the time of day. Later I realized it’s possibly a blank input, so it’s easy to inadvertently toggle through that. To get to the change am to pm, you have to change the first number :ie 5 AM to 5 PM by toggling all the way around those first numbers. So it’s easy to make a mistake on the a.m. or p.m. setting. Except for that it’s relatively easy to program and the feeding numbers 1-6 can be reset using the simultaneous plus minus keys together. You can select one of the feeding settings to correct later, but you end up toggling through a lot of extra numbers. The instructions are fairly good, though it did not tell you how to change the a.m. p.m. and the time of day instruction was not very clearly stated. Also, it did not tell you where the unlock button is, it is not the one that lights up. It’s all the way over on the left side. I got this so that my cats would not cry for food at three in the morning! (Multicat household). It does WONDERS for that! Free feeding cats at night results in fat cats which shortens their life according to my Vet. And other health issues from overweight cats. So restrictive feeding is necessary to keep them at the right weight. But they get hungry at night when I want to sleep! Can’t say how long this will last I just got it, the hope is a year minimum because it’s rather expensive to replace very often. The company did throw in overnight shipping included in the price. This was the best feeder according to the reviews, which is more expensive than the lowest priced items. I did not want Wi-Fi connection because that often is the first thing to break on these type of devices. Simpler is better! I chose the black one because it was five dollars cheaper, and the time is very legible because of the contrast! Love that. This is just a fancy alarm clock with a shoot, and storage container; it’s surprisingly rather expensive for what it is… most electronics seem to be overpriced imo.

I love the product and all its functionalities. It’s super easy to assemble, and to use even easier, just set it and forget it. Oh, and if you forget to buy food to refill the tank, the device will make sure to remind you! Also, super easy to clean and super quiet, my cat loves it! The memory card sometimes has issues working with the device but overall it works perfectly. I wish they didn’t charge such an insane amount of money for their subscription (I guess they found their niche) just so that I can have access to the most basic thing that inspired me to actually buy the machine, but at least there’s the memory card alternative. Anyway, I’m rambling…. But it, it’s worth every penny. It’s a great brand, they make great products, and their customer service is top notch.

This automatic feeder was originally purchased because we had a trip out of town for the weekend and we just got our cats from a rescue. I would highly recommend this for people with one to two cats most times cats don’t like to eat the same bowl, but my cats are pretty chill and will share or just come down at different times. Prose Assembly was pretty straightforward and easy the food I buy really works with the distribution during the lot at times they have a total of seven times a day that they can be fed and you can portion out those feedings differently for each time. I try to give my cats wet food in the morning, but allow them to eat throughout the day with four other feedings until midnight. I like the amount of food it can hold as well as the sounds you can program in. I also like that has a working digital clock and it has a freshness packet at the top so the food doesn’t get stale. I replaced my large manual feeder with this one just so I could keep the food fresh whenever they eat, I like the color I like the design. I think it’s very sleek and modern. I’m really happy with this purchase. The user manual is very informative and well written. Because of the material it’s made out of it stays pretty clean. My cats are a little messy and like to pull the food out of the bowl so there’s lots of little bits around, but that’s just my cats. Cons The only con I would have to say is there should be a sensor that sounds some sort of alarm when it’s run out of food. The portion controls are not expounded upon in the user manual. I wasn’t sure what zero one was versus 10 was the bowl is not large enough to have a lot of portions, overflowing it And it seems the food comes out in seconds so if you put it on one second it will drop food for one second if you put it on, it will be the equivalent of counting to 10 and allowing the food to fall into the bowl. I suggest this for one to two cats only because if your cats are like mine, they will share, but I’m not sure what you would do. If you had more than two cats would they be intelligent enough to one eat at 12 and another one eat at 1 o’clock, I don’t know Especially if you have different dietary needs for each of your cats. I would be sure to make sure this is a fit or maybe they have a different version of this automatic feeder where the bowl is maybe oblong and will allow two cats to eat at a trough. I don’t know. Lastly, I do wish the Cord was a little bit longer. It does have a slot for batteries, but I don’t want to forget to change them so I keep mine plugged in and luckily there is a plug in my pantry. Overall, would purchase again 10 out of 10 and might make a really good gift for the cat person in your life.

I was hesitant to buy this based some of the negative reviews but so far, I'm very happy with this feeder! I've done a few tests to rule out the issues that some people have reported and I'm happy to report that I haven't experience any issues in my case. At first, setting up the network and installing software update would fail over and over. What is odd is once I walked away from the unit, about 10 feet, it connected to Wi-Fi instantly, and software also updated instantly. Somehow the cell phone in-hand interferes with the unit connecting to the Wi-Fi signal. I wish I had known this from the start. I was concerned that my router is in the basement on the other side of the house. I was able to connect to 2.4 Ghz Wi-Fi and the signal has never dropped so far. I have 5 Ghz as well but the router is too far away and there's too many walls for a stable connection. Besides 5 Ghz is over kill, video streaming works fine on 2.4 Ghz and signal travels farther and works better through walls. I have an AC timer connected to my router and ONT to cut power to both at 4:30am every morning for 30 minutes. This simulates a power outage and the Petlibro reconnects every single time no issues. I tested the backup battery by disconnecting the power adaptor and the unit continued to dispense as per schedule with the 3 D-cell batteries! However, it disconnects from Wi-Fi when running on batteries. This was probably by design to conserve battery. Disappointed as I like to see the food in the bowl and option to manually feed for peace of mind! I found an easy and cheap workaround that maintains Wi-Fi connection on battery power. I connected a cheap $20 4000mah portable USB battery, that is used to charge cell phones, into the USB port and then I plugged a USB phone charger into that battery. The battery is charged and powers the unit at the same time. Not all USB battery packs have this pass-through feature, and I was surprised that this small cheap power pack did. I chose to use a higher quality charger instead of the included charger as I noticed that the included power pack got a little hot when charging this USB battery. I then disconnected the charger from the wall outlet to simulate a power outage and the unit disconnected from the Wi-Fi for only 15 seconds but then reconnected. It's fully functional running on the USB power pack, stayed connected to Wi-Fi and enough power to run for 6 hours! An even larger USB battery will last at least 12-24 hours longer. Keep in mind this is only helpful if your Router & ONT are also on battery-backup/UPS so they are powered during a power outage. I have the smallest APC UPS for the router and ONT that cost $69. Also, the D-batteries are not even used until this USB battery pack is depleted! So technically my current setup will continue feeding per schedule for about 24 hours using both batteries. The unit apparently doesn't draw a lot of power, so I wonder why Petlibro doesn't allow Wi-Fi on the D-batteries or include a rechargeable battery instead of 3 D-batteries. D batteries are not cheap, they will lose power over time and are sold in packs of four, so I have a single battery left over. My USB battery is always 100% charged and ready to go so I prefer this setup. So far, the portion size is consistent and zero blockages. Then again, I am using very small kibble and set to 1 portion for 6 feedings. I need to dispense the smallest portion and feed more often as my cat throws up if he eats too fast or too much. This unit is great as my cat hasn't thrown up at all since, I bought this unit! I wish I could select an even smaller portion. Portion size is bigger when using small kibble. An added benefit of the motion activated camera is that it's also activated when my cat is drinking from the water fountain 12 feet in front of the feeder. I never see my cat drinking water and now I have proof. lol I have not confirmed yet that the low-food alert works but I will update the review if there are any issues. Some users have complained that you can't delete a scheduled feeding. Swipe left and it gives you an option to delete a scheduled feeding. So far, I agree with everything that is being said in the positive reviews and luckily not experiencing the issues in the negative reviews.

Saved me so much 3am headache from cat crying to eat. Can set this for several feeding times and how much food at each time. Bowl comes out easy to clean, and cat can't get into storage container. The voice recording is robotic and terrible but thats honestly not even needed lol. Size is amazing and holds 2/3 of a 4lb bag of food. Doesn't even look that big.

We purchased this to feed our pet during a short absence. * First week of operation and it is looking like it may fit our needs. Our cat can tell when it’s meal time and will stand by the unit and wait for meal dispensing. If the food isn’t on time, by his estimation, he comes and lets me know. * We like the white color. * Based on some review comments, I’m concerned with Wi-Fi signal drop outs. I have the unit located very near our Wi-Fi router. I had located the unit 2 rooms away initially. When I relocated the unit the to the same room as the router, the signal indicator changed from 2/5 yellow segments to 4/5 green segments (when viewed from our router web page). No drop outs yet. * Little assembly required. * We use small uniform sized food pellets and the dispersed portions seem to be uniform. * Our feeder hold 5 liters of food. This seems to be more than enough food storage. * No moisture issues so far. * I have installed a 64 gig SD card along with 3 D size batteries in the bottom. Do this first. * The videos stored on the SD card are clear and available on request thru the app on my iPhone. There is a delay, but it works. I can see online at anytime the amount of food remaining in the bowl. * Night vision works good. * The camera and video retrieval works much like our doorbell camera. * The SD card can be formatted with the app. Videos can be selectively deleted. It’s a little tiresome reselecting SD Card to view stored videos. You can tell the manufacturer clearly wants to sell the online storage feature. It may be nice and faster viewing, but I don’t need the online storage ability. * I have 2 feeding times scheduled along with amounts. This can be modified remotely. * Portions can be adjusted in 20cc increments. (we chose cc’s for food measurements. 1 cc = 1 ml) * I can trigger online additional unscheduled and selectable size portions of food to be dispensed at anytime. * We removed the stainless steel bowl since it seems to frighten our cat. * I like the level indicator window that will let me know food level at a glance. * It connected to the 5GHz Wi-Fi band upon initial configuration, which seems to be least desirable of the bands when considering Wi-Fi signal drop outs. * I’m working thru the process of moving it to the what seems to be the more robust 2.4 GHz band of the router. First I need to separate the two bands in my routerby changing the SSID for the 5 GHz band in my router then re-log on. Working……

just got this, these are my first impressions: Pros: -Serviceable build quality. it's about what you'd expect, Its mostly made of a thick plastic which isnt flimsy at all. I was suprised by how nice and thick the little removable metal bowl was, it has a good easy-to-clean surface. -SD card slot to store camera recordings, so you dont have to use their cloud service. -You can dispense the food manually by pressing the little button on the device. -Camera is acceptable and works through WIFI through any distance, although the image quality could be better. -The USB cable is made out of paracord so it's slightly less bad for your animals to chew on, although I do wish they made it with something a bit thicker. Cons: -Most of the functionality is behind a bloated app that requires to user to input way too much personal information. -The app constantly solicits this brands other products and services. -Blatantly lies about the effectivity of desiccant packs to try sell you their own proprietary shaped ones that are overpriced. why would I want to pay more for something that claims to be less effective than the industry standard rechargeable desiccant packs that last for months? is this brand's packs really that much worse than the ones used in your average bag of jerky? -this is a problem with all of these styles of feeders, but since you arient feeding the pet directly, the pet will gradually cease to associate the rattling of the kibble to you or dinnertime, making it so you can no longer simply rattle your pets favorite food to call them over. -the food dispenser is a a tad inconsistent and inaccurate with its measurements. not so much so that it's a deal breaker, but doesnt bode well for it's premium care service plans. -cloud service Overall I would not recommend this brand by name, it doesn't do enough to stand out from the hundreds of other options available. but if you're already looking I'd say it's an alright product for people that need to travel for short periods of time or like to go camping.

Controls are a little tricky to figure out but it works well and does the job right. I would recommend this for anyone who has a single cat. Portions are a bit small which is great for having small snacks throughout the day. Super easy to get running, took me 15 minutes, most of which was finangling with the controls. I don't like the locking mechanism for the tub its easy to put on backwards and may be easy to break with flimsy plastic. Hence 4 stars.

The machine is great, but night vision doesn’t work

Inmejorable. Puedes programar las comidas con distintas porciones en un dia. También puedes elegir cuando se escuche la grabación para llamar al gato y cuando no. No ocupa espacio y e fácil de programar leyendo el instructivo

It’s great I divide my cat’s feed over 6 feeds or 4 further apart. He used to scoff his feed then sadly throw it all up undigested. The feeder stops him from having too much available at the one time. He likes eating from it. And it’s removed the problem.

Nice and easy to use feeder, with camera that you can see through an app. Really nice to have feeder which has allowed us to easily portion control our cat which needed to eat slightly less. Camera feature is great for when you out of the house and need some reassurance your cat is still getting and eating it's food! Being able to easily change the portions and schedule is great from the app, rather than having to fiddle around with any buttons on the device. Does seem to occasionally go offline for a while, not sure if this is from software updates, but happens every few weeks

I have been using this for about a week now and I feel confident in saying it’s a great product. I have two kitties and it’s been great, they love it! It was so easy for them to get used to. They are excited when they hear the noise of the feeder dispensing their food in the morning. I tried to include as much info as I could in the video since there isn’t many reviews on Amazon about this feeder. I’ll explain it here as well, the best I can. This feeder NEEDS a MicroSD card for the camera to record. I got mine from Walmart for $30CAD. You can plug this into the wall for power or there is the option for 3 large size D batteries, for my situation I thought plugged into the wall is better. I included a few pictures of what their pet libro app looks like. There is TWO pet libro apps, so make sure you download the right one for this model. It’s decently easy to set up, the manual helps, there is youtube videos online, and the app works great and pretty straight forward. If you are not good with technology then I recommend getting someone who is to help you just in case. You can schedule your pets feedings so you don’t have to manually do it. But if you check your camera from school or work and see their food is low, you can click Manual Feed and it will dispense a certain amount of portions that you pick. When I was first learning I did 4 portions, 2 per cat… well it turns out 1 portion is plenty per kitty in the morning and I feed them wet food for dinner. (But to each their own!) Just don’t hit like 10 portions and have the food flying out of the bowl haha. I haven’t had any issues at all with any part of the feeder or app, it’s all been working amazing and very easy this past week. Both my kitties can eat from the one bowl together as shown in the video, but they also just take turns. No issues there. Pet Libro has this same feeder with 2 bowls so if you have 2+ cats I would recommend getting that version of this feeder. If you have 1 or 2 cats this version is great, and it’s cheaper! Even if you have 3 cats you could make this work, just depends on your kitties personalities and how well they can share or if they are patient. As said in my video, you can set up the app to notify you for motion detection. It’s really quite awesome. Pet Libro did a fantastic job. I also bought one of their water fountains and it just looks amazing and works great. I’m so happy with this purchase, it’s an investment but definitely worth it. I highly recommend this automatic pet feeder and so far Pet Libro as a brand has been really really great. Great quality.