Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

And that means a lot. My cat demolished a Petmate one, so I had to give up on the dream of an automatic feeder and sleeping in mornings. My cat is a food monster, and must be on a strict diet. She has tried to smash this thing, but has failed for several weeks now. I do keep it wedged so she can't knock it over and get to a few loose pieces, but I think it would definitely survive tipping without giving up the entire supply of food. It was super easy to set up; I'm not a tech person at all and did it within a few minutes. I can't say anything about the battery life because I've only had it for a month. The food portions get fairly small, which is good for an air fern like mine, who can stay a good weight just by looking at food. She normally eats 5 tablespoons a day and with this I've stretched that out over four meals a day. I'm still just baffled that she can't get into it. She has destroyed much larger and more expensive machines. Really, I bought this because I thought it was cheap enough to fail. But it has survived the monster that is constantly convinced I am starving her. This is great for my erratic schedule and her stress level. This thing needs six stars for resisting my beast. UPDATE: I've been using this for months now, and while I won't downgrade my rating completely, I will say that there are a few improvements that could be made: 1. It needs to be easier to clean. Wiping the bowl area out with a cloth really isn't a thorough clean. Ideally, it would have an insert that could be removed and properly sanitized. 2. A way to see into the food container. It's not obvious when it's running out of food, and twice now I've run out without knowing. Having a small window isn't going to significantly oxidize the food. 3. I wish it would save the settings after being unplugged, even for a short period of time. I've had a few times when I've had to completely reprogram the whole thing because the plug was separated from the USB cable momentarily. I suppose I should put in batteries, I'm just worried about them dying and the cat not being fed, although this seems to be more an issue with the food running out.