Cat Mate C500 Automatic Pet Feeder Cat or Small Dog Bowl with Digital Timer For Wet or Dry Pet Food, 5 Meal Carousel, up to 330g in each, with Twin Ice Packs for Food Freshness

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E) as today I only want to feed at 18:00 and 10:30. Do I have to cancel the first two programmes and just keep the last two times and put food in bowls 1&2? Our C500 5 Automatic Bowl Feeder allows you to set down a meal, with 4 more bowls hidden, to be presented at the time you choose It's a bit pointless having the always open segment, which makes it a 4 stage feeder instead of 5, but being able to do 4 different days worth of feeds at 1 specific time of the day is almost unmatched in this sort of product category. The Cat Mate C500 can be used with dry and wet pet food. There are 5 meal compartments that can each store up to 11.5 ounces of dry or wet food. This is enough for for most small dogs or 2 cats. Food is easily added to the storage compartments by removing the dispenser lid. You’ll want to be careful to not overfill the compartments as it may jam the rotating bowl. Other than the digital timer the Cat Mate C500 doesn’t really have any high tech features, but it doesn’t really need them. So there’s less to go wrong with it. Cleaning/Maintenance/Care

After scheduling the feedings the feeder will keep repeating the same schedule, the same time every day. You don’t need to touch it again except for adding food or if you want to change the schedule. It also works with dry kibbles and is helpful in rationing meals to pets that may eat too fast or can’t wait for their cat mamma or papa to get home. Many owners use it to prevent getting woken up when their cat wants to be fed in the early morning hours.

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Definitely recommend this as a feeder for wet food. Cat Mate do an equally good dry food automated dispenser for non-wet food. The Cat Mate C500 runs on 3 AA batteries, but unfortunately batteries are not included. There is no option to plug the feeder into the wall. Missed Feedings– If for some reason your pet doesn’t eat a meal before it advances to the next feeding, your cat will miss that feeding.

Designed to be tamper resistant to pets, the C500 may be easily fastened to a wooden board for extra stability, if required.

Read our Cat Mate C500 review, and find out about the automated feeder that works with wet or dry food while you're away

The Cat Mate 500 is a carousel of delights for your cat. It utilizes a sectioned-off food dish, with space for five individual portions, which sits on a rotating mechanism underneath. When activated, the mechanism turns, revealing the next portion through the wedge-shaped hole on top. The observant among you will notice that this only actually leaves room for four covered portions, so the first feed of five has to be an immediate one. This automatic feeder is primarily designed for indoor use. You may be able to use it outdoors in a covered shaded area but it won’t be able to keep the food fresh for as long, plus it may attract other animals, critters and bugs.