PETLIBRO Automatic Cat Feeder with Camera, 1080P HD & Night Vision, 5GHz/2.4GHz WiFi & Cam Smart Pet Feeder with App Control, 2-Way Audio, Motion Alerts for Cats & Dogs, Stainless Steel Single Tray

This year we got several PetLibro feeders for our boys. The desiccant bag does seem to keep their food fresh, as my picky 14-yo kitty eats happily from them. The timer and meal call features were perfectly and most of the time using the app to feed does too; there are times the “connection times out,” but it’s not frequent enough to deter. The cameras are also great. You can see who is at the feeder. You can see if they run over when they hear it go off, etc. This is definitely a worthy purchase that does its job, and well, and has better customer service and brand name stability than many competitors.

Title: A total game changer for our home 🐾 We absolutely love this automatic cat feeder. I got it for my tuxedo cat Mr. Socks and it has made life so much easier. The setup was simple and the instructions were clear which I really appreciated. The portions are consistent and reliable so I do not have to worry about overfeeding or rushing home to make sure he eats on time. It dispenses food right on schedule and the motor is quiet which is important because Mr. Socks gets startled easily. I also love how secure the lid is since he has tried to break into every food container we own. This one keeps the kibble fresh and safely stored. Cleaning it is straightforward and the design looks nice in our space.

**addition to this review. I recently had an issue with an error saying the feeder was blocked but it wasnt. After taling it apart and seeing there was nothing blocking it i reached out to their customer support through their website. About 12 hours later i recieved an email with detailed instructions on an update they added to my app and instructions to update app, remove batteries, unplug the unit, then add batteries back and plug it in again. It worked!! After a little over a week of trying to figure it out myself and being convinced it had crapped out after almost a year it's back on track. They were quick to respond and they so far have the issue fixed and I have every confidence they will help out quickly again should the need arise. Full confidence in their customer support and their product. This thing has worked well for almost a year until this hiccup and now we're back on track. So far I have only had it set up for about 30 minutes. Yesterday when it arrived I pulled it from the box and started set up when I realized I needed C batteries and a micro SD card, something I overlooked when I ordered it. No big deal, I went back on Amazon and ordered both those things and got them this morning. Meanwhile, I taught myself how it worked, got it hooked up to wifi, & washed the top portion where food is stored and the bowl. Let it dry overnight. Then when I got up this morning set it up without issue. Not sure why people say it's so hard to set up. But I'm also used to hooking up security cameras, fire sticks, and water leak detection units to my wifi, so maybe I just understand the steps better since I've done it quite a lot. Either way, it's pretty easy, just have some patience with the steps. My only issue really came with the fact that it locks itself like after one minute so when I was trying to get my password in it locked itself, but it's super easy to unlock anyways. I'm not sure if it would have made any difference if it was locked during this process, but the instructions said to unlock it so I made sure it was unlocked during this whole process. I tested it this morning and because I had the other version of this feeder that doesn't have the camera or use the wifi, my kitty Butters, came in to eat a snack as soon as he heard it hit the metal bowl. Added bonus is that it uses a metal bowl instead of plastic. Metal is much better for our fur babies to eat and drink out of. This one will be nice because it holds more than my old one, I can feed him snacks from work, and I can make sure and keep up with his eating habits. I also have it scheduled for his regular feedings twice daily, automatically, which was also easy to set up on the app. The app downloaded without issue. Set up was a piece if cake. All in all, so far, so good. If anything changes I'll update the review.

This is a great device, and I really like how it works. The downside is the app. It works, sure, but it's quirky and setting it up is also quirky. Let alone that there are two versions of the app to make it more confusing. There is also no way that I am aware of to have my spouse and I both connected to the device. So for now my wife has control of it and that is fine but its kinda silly that its either or. The machine works great and I like the ability to check in on the cat though the camera. But the app and annoying push to get a subscription are super lame. You can use it without a subscription but it definitely acts like you are missing out and sends annoying emails about the sub and other devices.

We feed our cat dry food in the AM, and wanted an auto-feeder so she wouldn’t associate us with breakfast and wake us up with meowing. We didn’t need wifi, cameras, or anything else that could break or malfunction or complicate things - just a feeder where we could set the time and the portion size, so this fit the bill. Pros: • It was easy to set up the clock and set schedules and portion sizes while following along with the manual. • I also like that pretty much every piece that touches the food can be washed including the container and the silo that pushes the food out. You have to wipe out the chute manually since it’s attached to the electronic part which is no big deal. • It runs without the batteries in, but I like the battery option for going away just in case the power ever went out when we weren’t home. • I unplugged it once to add a longer power cord and thought I would have to reset the whole program, but after about 20-30 seconds it automatically maintained what I had already set, which is nice. • Our cat isn’t a food fiend so hasn’t tried to break into it, but the twist lock on the top seems like it would prevent that pretty well. • One portion is about 1/8 cup of our kibble. The small 3L size holds a surprising amount of food and using the smallest portion size 2x per day, should last at least a month’s worth or more. • We’re transitioning our cat from the dry food she had at the shelter to one that’s a bit more high quality and using this has made it a breeze to transition slowly over the month - I simply added her old food at the bottom, a mix of the two in the middle, and the new food on top, so each day a little bit more of the new food gets mixed in. Cons: • It’s a little rough to take the container off the base, and twist the silo part off as well - I split a nail in the process! Someone with mobility issues or neuropathy would likely have a tough time. • Wish the cord was a little longer. It’s a bit under 5ft and I needed 6 to secure it along the wall and make it look nice where I wanted to place it, so I had to buy a longer one. It’s also a USB-C to USB-A cable which makes it bulkier where I need to plug it in. • Wish it had a “skip” or “hold” option. While learning our cat’s habits I sometimes manually dispensed a portion but would forget that the timed one was still coming, so she’d get extra. Misc/Overall: Didn’t use or need the recording feature, since our goal was to not have her associate us with food, so can’t speak to that. I bought a pack of desiccant packets from another brand which I’ll plan on swapping out once per month. I’d also recommend manually dispensing a portion or two the first time you fill it/whenever you refill it until the food comes out, because the first one came out empty - the food needs to make its way down the chute, and then it works fine. Overall we’ve only had this feeder for a short time but it seems to be functioning just fine.

One of my boys ended up on a diet, and I'm one of those people who actually works 40+ hours a week. This thing is a gift from the gods. I've set it to feed him the proper amount every six hours, and it works like a charm. Yes...the poor boy is still hungry. That's what "dieting" is when you're a cat. But he's never hungry for long, and he waddles his way up to the feeder when he hears it go off, like clockwork. Pun intended. Will it last years and years? I can't speak to longevity. But, it's not a complex device, and it has a battery backup for when (not if) the power goes out in the rural area where we live. If I were going to ding it a star (and I'm not), it would be because it uses D cell batteries. Are those still real? Am I living in the 1970's? I must be, because I bought D cell batteries just for this thing. This isn't rocket surgery or brain science...just manufacture it to use AA's, like the rest of reality. Still...not complaining. Much. It's a great feeder. It holds a good amount, and isn't bad to clean. It's pretty quiet, but the sound of the kibble dropping into the metal bowl isn't. So what. Welcome to being owned by pets.

Had it about a year now. Still use it. Dispenses great and is reliable. Only holds about 3 days of food for my Lab, and 1.25 Cup kibble is all you can dispense at a time before it overflows or clogs. You can get around it by scheduling an extra dose 5-10 minutes later. Biggest drawback is that the red light sLow Food Sensor stopped working after a few months and is not reliable. I cleaned it and it only worked a week. Kibble will always create food dust. I rely on that a lot because I just don’t remember to check it every few days. I bought the video just to make sure that my dog ate that day and now I set a reminder on my phone :/. This would not stop me from buying it again because it does dispense great when there’s food and the app is very easy to use. I especially like the Feed Now option. They really need to fix the sensor sensitivity, make the food storage larger and the food bowl bigger. I think bought the largest option. When I bought it, the title did not say cat, probably Pet or cat/dog.

On the whole, I'm happy with this. What I like: - Good seal! Food odors don't leak out, unlike other brands of cat feeder. The cat isn't tempted to knock it over or try to break in. - It's cute, it works, and the whole setup fits on a standard "ant proof tray". - The bowl is decently shallow and wide; no obvious "whisker stress". What I might not like: - The ant proof tray, much to be desired, is sold separately. - Portion size is inconvenient. Here's what I mean. My cat needs exactly 5 and 1/2 of these portions total in a day. With 6, she leaves food behind and/or gains weight; but with 5, she begs too much. I see no way to program a 1/2 portion.