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The PetSafe also struck me as a great option because of the plethora of reviews, which allowed me to figure out a few things I might have trouble with before I even made the purchase: I also liked the fact that the portion sizes could be relatively small – 1/8th of a cup – as I didn’t know how often I’d need to make it go off to prevent stomach sensitivity issues from resurfacing (turns out – every 4 or 5 hours is perfect, and this needed to continue throughout the day and night, but more on this later). It would have to be a feeder he couldn’t pry into (Avery wouldn’t bother to try to get more food out, but I knew Bjorn would), and I’d heard conveyor belt automatic pet feeders were the best at preventing extra nibbles from falling out if you had a really clever cat. So the idea of grabbing a timed feeder was a bit of a necessity in my mind. The reason I couldn’t do the same for Bjorn? Avery learned to pace himself with eating kibble over the years he’d been with us ( he was a feral cat when we took him in originally, too), and Bjorn still needed quite a lot of time before he learned he didn’t need to scarf down meals – if he ever did learn. I also fed Avery much smaller meals more frequently throughout the day until the problem sorted itself out. To resolve it, I switched him over to a sensitive stomach cat food – the Royal Canin’s Sensible Digestion 33 in particular. I had dealt with this issue before with Avery after we moved to the UK and switched his kibble. A stray/feral cat who wouldn’t leave our garden until we eventually realized he had no home and took him in, he came with his own set of problems, the last of which I had to resolve was that he sometimes vomited on an empty stomach. We adopted our second cat, Bjorn, a few months back.

Let’s start with the issues with my furries I was trying to fix when I grabbed the PetSafe Simply Feed. Any and all experiences you have would be so welcome here, and I’m sure a lot of pet parents would appreciate you sharing them. Then I’d love it if you took a second and left a comment with your thoughts – either about this automatic feeder, about timed feeders in general, or about another feeder you do or don’t recommend. Yes there absolutely are cases I can think of off the top of my head where this isn’t likely the best option for you, or is overkill in terms of price point.

I’m going to do my best to outline what I originally bought the PetSafe Simply Feed to fix, why it works so well for me, where I feel it’s a little lacking, and where I feel you may not want to grab this particular automatic feeder. PetSafe Healthy Pet Simply Feed Automatic Cat & Dog Feeder – Amazon / Chewy A couple others that fit this bill? The Catit Design Senses Food Maze & the Amazon Basics Large Cat Tree. The PetSafe Simply Feeder is not perfect – no pet product is – but it’s high up there on the list of near-perfect pet products that are, in my opinion, really worth the money. They don’t even deserve a section of their own, so I’ll list them here: I wish it was more intuitive to configure, that you could get even smaller portion sizes than 1/8th of a cup (though this is not bad at all for my use), that it came with a little tube at the front so you could angle the direction you want the food to drop (in case you don’t want it to just fall down into the bowl they provide.

There are ways I can feel it could be improved, but none of them are deal-breakers, not even close. Spoiler alert: in my household, it’s been amazing for solving pretty nearly all the issues I’ve wanted it to. I’ve got two cats at home, and bought this automatic feeder intending to solve a number of different problems. I’ve had the PetSafe Healthy Pet Simply Feeder for over a month now, and I have to say, I’m loving it.