Can I control the amount of food that is dispensed and the times that it happens?
796499
Unfortunately, you'd have to buy a much pricier food dispenser to have those features!I pour my cat's food in one cup at a time, and once the food canister gets about 1/2 way full, the food quickly comes pouring into the bowl (and usually over the sides of the bowl, too). It's a very useful product for anyone who has pets that don't eat everything in their food bowls in a single sitting. This product is great for my cat since he stops eating when he's full. My dog, on the other hand, will eat every last bit of food he can get his paws on!
796500
No, it's plastic without automatic timers or control of anything but keeping it in the bowl by the sides of the thing. What do you want for the money?!?
796501
What is dispensed is determined by how much the animal eats. There is no timer on this inexpensive model. In our case, we have two cats.I do not see that you can control the amount of food eaten each day unless only put out a certain amount. Don't need this to do that.
796502
Unfortunately, you'd have to buy a much pricier food dispenser to have those features! I pour my cat's food in one cup at a time, and once the food canister gets about 1/2 way full, the food quickly comes pouring into the bowl (and usually over the sides of the bowl, too). It's a very useful product for anyone who has pets that don't eat everything in their food bowls in a single sitting. This product is great for my cat since he stops eating when he's full. My dog, on the other hand, will eat every last bit of food he can get his paws on!
734005
Either one is fine, to control the application amount simply cut a small x in the center of the clear plastic film covering inside. You can then use the brush or puff by tapping gently on the x so that small amounts are dispensed each time. Hope that helps.
2154705
Probably. The little slider thing that designates how much food gets dispensed is extremely adjustable and can go down to a very small opening.
1843071
Yes, by tapping he milk contron button, you can stop the process of adding milk at any point. You can also program the buttons any way that you like.
1649136
Install batteries. Put food in feeder and attach to drive control unit. Set the current time, press set hour will blink press+ to select hour, press mode minute will blink, press+ to select minute, press set. Programming press mode 1appears above 00:00, press set hour will blink press+ to select hour. Press mode minute will blink press+ to select minute. Set number of rotations press mode digit 1 blinks press + to select 1 or 2 rotations. 1 plus arrow means food will dispense once, 1 plus 2 arrows means food will dispense twice press set. Press mode to move to cycles 2 3 4 repeat steps. Dont forget to open door. Hope this helps. It works great for me. Install batteries. Put food in feeder and attach to drive control unit. Set the current time, press set hour will blink press+ to select hour, press mode minute will blink, press+ to select minute, press set. Programming press mode 1appears above 00:00, press set hour will blink press+ to select hour. Press mode minute will blink press+ to select minute. Set number of rotations press mode digit 1 blinks press + to select 1 or 2 rotations. 1 plus arrow means food will dispense once, 1 plus 2 arrows means food will dispense twice press set. Press mode to move to cycles 2 3 4 repeat steps.... » Read More Install batteries. Put food in feeder and attach to drive control unit. Set the current time, press set hour will blink press+ to select hour, press mode minute will blink, press+ to select minute, press set. Programming press mode 1appears above 00:00, press set hour will blink press+ to select hour. Press mode minute will blink press+ to select minute. Set number of rotations press mode digit 1 blinks press + to select 1 or 2 rotations. 1 plus arrow means food will dispense once, 1 plus 2 arrows means food will dispense twice press set. Press mode to move to cycles 2 3 4 repeat steps. Dont forget to open door. Hope this helps. It works great for me. « Show Less
357303
This product doesn't have a timer on it. You control the length of cooking time.
668605
Yes, you can change the amount by adjusting the timer. I made a cardboard partition for three cats. It's a tight squeeze though.
798714
No, not how this unit works. You control how much is dispensed, pretty easy to control how much & then it cuts off that amount (up inside the unit), so there is no dangling extra to retract.
1889059
Yes it can be programmed hourly but only till the sections run out. Mine had 4 sections so if you did it hourly it would only last 4 hrs. Wet food will only last a bit till it dries out. There isnt anything to keep it fresh or cold as it sits in the tray.
812185
The dispenser does not self feed. I have to push the food down from the holding portion even when it is full with chicken pellets. I would not purchase this again.
632286
Just choose one of the 2 milk drinks and keep the button depressed - it will continue to dispense milk until you release the button. However, it then sets this as the default amount of milk to dispense. You will need to reset for milk drink by repeating, releasing button when it has dispensed the correct anount
1692295
This feeder allows you to schedule up to 4 daily feedings. Once you have set the number of times that you would like your cat fed, you then choose the times that you would like the feedings to occur. I originally purchased this to regulate my kitten's food, but he's such a glutton now that he's older, I've yet to go back to leaving food out for grazing. Once it's set to the appropriate measurement and time, it's pretty much no-hassle.
2031938
no need to program each day. it will just keep rolling over until food is gone or you change batteries or turn it off. i had to return mine as it never worked properly. it would miss feedings entirely or overdispense
1033009
Sorry to be unable to answer the question. We sent the food dispenser back without trying it due to other issues.
293652
Yes, it can. I set mine (2 meal model) to go off 2 hrs and again at 4 hrs after I put it down. My cat eats small frequent meals for his diabetes and this thing has been a godsend!
1240516
I have had this product since May 2013 and I can assure you that it can NOT do what you are asking. You can set it for 1, 2, or 3 meals per day that are set to specific times and for specific amounts of food for each. For doing that, it works great but not for what you are asking. Sorry.
1408493
The dispenser it's like a little door and you can adjust depend how much food do you want and how many times. it works really good!