PortionPro Rx Computerized Pet Feeder with Lively RFID Expertise – Prevents Meals Stealing, Good for Prescription Diets, Schedules Meals for A number of Pets (Cats & Canine)

Pease of mind.
‘Access denied’ is something my little food thief is now learning well.I have it set on open all the time so my skittish dog knows she can eat whenever she wants, but whenever my food thieving cat comes by, it shut her out automatically!I love it, and it’s fully cat proof!Unlike the only other one on the market that shuts access off, this one my little Houdini of a cat can’t break into. I love that!And the little tag it comes with fits right on her collar (which I bought for this purpose separately) and doesn’t bother her at all.And when it shuts, it doesn’t scare my dog away.At first I thought I got a dud since the belt wasn’t delivering food despite the sound saying it was trying to, but I just put it together wrong when I cleaned it out of the box (like the directions say to before use). An easy fix. Now it works perfectly!My dog was easy to train to eat out of it too, just had to hand feed her a few bites to get her closer and closer to it and now she eats freely.Sure I can hear it, but I don’t think it’s too loud, it just lets me know just how often my cat used to steal her food. No wonder even with her own automatic feeder she was still so fat. XDNow she’s getting a healthy weight and my dog’s bowl never gets empty. (I have to mix her food 1/2 with cat food because she was under weight no matter how much dog food she had access to, kinda anorexic. She just didn’t want to eat, so I can understand why when I mixed her food with the cat’s to change that, the cat got more enticed, but at least my dog is healthy now. She eats the right amount, good weight and has good muscle tone now.All in all, I’m so very pleased. I can mix a large batch once in a while instead of having to do so every time I refill my dog’s bowl, and now I just plug it in and leave it. It lasts a while too since it’s only feeding one medium sized dog—and no food thief!Really kicking myself for not buying it sooner!It’s also very easy to set up and it looks good too. Very easy to see when I need to refill.10/10 would recommend.

Works well and solves a problem competitors don’t
This embattled unit works well, and I would buy it again, but it can be improved.First, if you feed a dog whose food shouldn’t be accessed by others, this is the ONLY game in town as of writing. This unit is sturdy enough to keep a large hungry dog out of its food hold. That is tough! It also HIDES the food when the intended animal leaves (or it can close when the prohibited animal approaches, depending on how you set it). Unlike other units that come close in functionality, its tag is on the collar, allowing use with large dogs (like our labrador retriever).With all the above requirements, this was the only unit I could purchase. Some argue it’s too loud. The unit is as loud as a photocopier releasing a single page. The door noise also lasts for about 1 sec. This doesn’t bother me much, even in a small space.I have not had to deal with customer service since my unit has been operating correctly. One issue is that it flashes as a list of codes instead of actual messages. Like “tag battery low”, “food try full”, etc. I’ve only had to search for the meanings once. They could have made those into messages. Others have complained about the tag. From what I gather, there are TWO TYPES OF TAGS. I’m guessing they used to ship with tags with embedded batteries, but my tag used a standard replaceable battery that came with the unit. But it seems the tag uses a bit of power and will have to be replaced every few months. This isn’t a dealbreaker for me. But with so many passive RFID technologies, I wonder why they use a tag that requires power.