iPettie Donut Frost 6 Meal Cordless Automatic Pet Feeder, Dry & Wet Food Automatic Cat Feeder with Two Ice Packs, Rechargeable Massive Battery, Programmable Timer, Holds 6 x ½ lb. of Food

We love this. I saw the negative reviews. You just have to read instructions. If you want it to feed 3 meals a day it will feed for 2 days. I set mine at 0500 1200 and 1700. If you want to set it for twice a day it will feed 3 days. The settings are for times so for 0500 and 1200 and 1700 set the first 3 times and leave the other 3 at 0000. So if ur cat eats 6 times a day this feeds one day only. If you set all the time slots thinking you are setting it for days out then yes it will rearrange your times. If you want it to feed one time a day for 6 days set one time only leave the rest at 0000. Its not really hard once you figure that out.The battery last about 28 to 30 days. We have had ours almost a year.Our cat is 8 years old and we can't leave food out because he is a pig. The beep could be louder or ring. My cat rarely hears it but he has an internal clock set so he knows when 0500 and 1200 and 1700 is.Its easy to clean. The ice packs last a day. I don't keep my house hot so food won't go bad anyway.Overall it has been a good purchase. So good that my neighbor bought one too.

Great, easy to use once you figure out how to program. Has 6 slots but only 5 presets.The food bowls are a little small and my cat will only eat from the middle.The ice stays “cold” about 6 hours. You need to purchase a second set of inserts if you have cats like mine on a schedule, otherwise you have to wait for the ice to refreeze. The battery life is pretty great. It does vary though, I have two units that I purchased at the same time and one of my units battery has to be charged way more often than the other. Also both units randomly stopped working, but I reset them plugged them in and restarted and they seem ok.

I am currently fostering a cat, and I wanted to go away for the weekend. I am a cat person, and I've had cats before, and I know they can be left a few days by themselves with dry food - however, this cat is on medication that needs to be mixed into wet food, so I knew I needed to come up with a solution. I had heard of automatic feeders with ice packs before, and this one seemed to fit the bill quite nicely.First, I want to say this - when using this device, use common sense. You can't leave wet food in this thing for a week. Obviously it will not keep even with the ice packs, and there is even a warning in the instructions telling you not to do so. However, you can use this to portion out wet food for two-ish days, or dry food every day. Someone suggested freezing food into pucks to help the food last longer, and I do feel that helps a lot. I also purchased a separate set of ice packs so I can freeze one set while the other is being used. Still, I only portion out wet food for MAYBE 18 - 24 hours - I don't trust the food to be well enough to eat past that time. So again, use common sense.The next thing is the instructions do not use the best grammar, and so it makes it a bit confusing, specifically how to set up a feeder schedule for more that a day. Here is what I have learned - if you want the cycle to feed your pet TWICE A DAY (once at 9am and once at 9pm, for example), set the feeding times for two meal periods - one to 9am and 9pm - then don't set any more meal times, aka, leave the other four remaining times empty! (which, by the way, happens when you set those times to 12am) Then feeder will continually rotate at those two specific times - 9am and 9pm, or whatever two times you have set. The 6 meal times are for 6 specific meals out of a 24 hour period (such as if you want to feed your pet at 4am, 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm, and 12am again). If you just need TWO meal periods (or three, ect), then just set two times and leave the other 4 blank. It took me a while to figure that out because the directions kinda/sorta say that, but again, the English isn't the best so actually using the machine is what helped me figure it out. I found that when setting Meal 1 to 9:30am, Meal 2 to 9:30pm, and Meal 3 to 10AM, and meal 4 to 10PM, the machine would override the separate meal periods at rotate at 9:30am and 10am on the same day. I hope this makes sense! This was the biggest stumbling block when getting this machine, but again, playing around with it helped me figure out the correct way to use it.As for the physical set up - I am not sure how people can't get this thing aligned, it's really rather straightforward, but perhaps I am missing something. I have taken it apart to clean it and put it back together a few times at this point and have had no issues with realigning it.Another tip - every time you turn on the machine, you have to reset the current time, but your meal periods will be saved. This may be annoying to some but I don't mind having to set the current time every time, it's very easy to do so. And the battery life is great, too!This thing has come on handy many times since I purchased it. If I want to go out for a late night and want to ensure the cat is eating at her specific time, I can turn it on and put the food in one slot, and just use it for one night. It gives me peace of mind knowing she is getting fed!And for those complaining about 'whisker fatigue...' If you are using this for one to two nights, your cat will be fine, I promise. My foster cat has eaten meals out of this thing with no problem. If you were using this around the clock, I can understand why the cat would get whisker fatigue - but again, every cat is different.Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase!

... At least, that's what my cat seems to think! When it's nearly time for the next bowl, he lies there staring at his Donut Frost with the glittering eyes of absolute faith (even though he's mostly blind).Personally, I think it looks like a cute little Roomba that serves catfood.Either way, it's a lifesaver. Easy to set up, program, and disassemble for cleaning. If your pets like food as much as Merkah (my 15yo orangeboi) does, they'll figure it out pronto.The latch in the back is simple but secure, and the control unit has a lock feature that pets are unlikely to defeat. Larger dogs might be able to bash their way through the upper shell, so if you've got larger dogs around, you'll probably want to set this feeder up where they can't reach it.The whole thing charges via USB-C cable. One with a 90-degree connector is included (though you could use a regular one in a pinch, just maybe not with food in the tray). The package does not include a "wall wart," but most of us have about a million of those lying around anyway.Update: the battery in this thing is HUGE, and I have yet to see it run out. The longest I've let it run without charging is 7 days, but that's a really long time anyway.When the feeding cycle begins, the feeder emits a little beep. I'm not sure how, but Merkah knew without prior instruction that the beep meant FOOD (maybe he learned it from the microwave??? 🤔). A few days in, he practically tapdances for joy when he hears it.On a more sober note: Merkah has developed a serious illness that causes insulin overproduction (which, in turn, can lead to severe hypoglycemia, as we discovered the scary way). This means he needs to be fed every 3 hours around the clock to keep his blood sugar relatively steady.I would go on getting up every 3 hours all night if I had to in order to keep him safe, but not having to is really helpful.Knowing that FoodBot (as we've taken to calling it) is on the job lets me sleep easier (read: lets me sleep, period, bc I find it directly to fall asleep again once I wake up) and it keeps potentially life-threatening medical emergencies at bay.I was worried that the openings might be sized in a way that leads to whisker fatigue, but so far they seem to be fine. Because I'm feeding wet food, I take the tray out every day and wash it, so I'm not terribly concerned about the potential for feline acne related to plastic bowls.Being mostly blind also doesn't appear to make it harder for Merkah to use this feeder (if anything, it's easier, because it's big and hard to miss).The smoothly-curved sides also help Merkah lap up every molecule of his precious wet food, which I'm sure he appreciates, and limits spills (Merkah is a sloppy eater), which I definitely appreciate.The included ice packs keep wet food chilled overnight — by morning they're mostly thawed, but still fairly cold (I do have AC in the bedroom where the feeder is stationed overnight). I help them out by freezing pre-measured "pucks" of wet food for the last 3 servings in the cycle. (Merkah is also apparently happy to eat the still-frozen pucks, as I discovered when I loaded the tray backwards).Whether you have a pet with medical issues that require frequent small feedings, one that pesters you for food all the time, or one that could use some help with portion control, the Donut Frost is a solid choice.There are cheaper feeders on the market, but the balance of features (especially the ice packs and USB recharge) makes this one a winner if you can afford it.TL;DR: a really good multi-serving feeder with custom-fit ice packs. Battery lasts a long time between charges. Catto approved; highly recommended.