Closer Pets MiBowl Smart Selective Microchip-Activated Automatic Pet Feeder (CP500) - BPA and BHT Free Bowl with Enclosed Back for Small to Medium Cats and Small Dogs, White

This pet feeder is great. The tag it comes with to open the feeder is quite large so I highly recommend using the pets microchip as a way to open it instead. With either option, it is easy to set up and works very well. The cat I bought it for loves it. She can have her wet food in peace thanks to the fully enclosed back and sides. She has no trouble eating out of it. It did take a little bit of work to get her used to it but she is also quite nervous. Her brother tries so hard to open it but often just resorts to licking the lid so i'd say the design works perfectly. Its honestly worth every penny.

Bought this feeder over 2 years ago to keep my cat from eating my dog’s food and it has worked like a charm! My dog weighs 30 pounds and has no problem eating at will anytime she’s hungry. The setup is REALLY simple, and put something favorable to your pet in the bowl and instantly my dog picked up on it when she came up to the bowl. The first set of 4 alkaline batteries I inserted lasted about 2 years. The bowl will stay open while your pet eats, and my dog will usually eat a few bites, walk away a few steps, and then come back. She has always eaten like that, and the bowl will open and close every time as she walks back and forth. But if your pet stays near it while eating, it won’t close until your pet walks away. The only problem I had at first was about after a year or so, the plastic tag would break where the hole was for the wire to go through to attach to her collar. This because my dog is VERY active, and she will vigorously scratch her neck a lot. But I found replacements on Amazon (I believe the brand is Manruta) and they work perfectly with the feeder and a 2-pack costs only $10. My dog’s has been chipped, but her chip didn’t work, most likely because it is outdated. The instructions say older chips with certain ID numbers won’t work. That was not a problem with my dog because she wears her collar all the time.

I bought this to replace a SureFlap feeder that never worked well. This one works reliably, does a great job of keeping each cat in his own bowl, and is easy to clean. I like the narrow design a lot: neither the bigger cat nor the dog are able to get around or over my smaller cat when he’s eating. Clean up is easy, too. Because there’s no mat for the cat to stand on, there are just fewer surfaces to clean than on the SureFlap (which gets SO dirty in just a week!), and because the bowl is deep, my messy eater isn’t able to fling wet food all over the feeder. My SureFlap had 5 separate pieces that needed to be cleaned; this only has 3. There is sometimes a lag with the buttons and with the feeder opening, but I’ve experienced that lag with the other brand, too. It closes quickly after the cat leaves, which is the most important part, and it doesn’t close on them WHILE they’re eating, which is a problem I had with my other feeder. My only real complaint is that the price point is pretty high. If you have the money, and you have household like mine with multiple pets, each of whom only wants to eat whatever someone else is eating, I do think it’s worth the cost—provided it holds up. I’ve had mine for 6 months now and I haven’t noticed any problems.

I have several cats and 1 is on Rx food for IBD. I didn't want to keep him locked in my bedroom 24/7 so I got this for him. It works perfectly and was very easy to get his microchip paired. I followed the training instructions that came with the feeder and my cat was using the feeder as intended in less than a week. He just sits in front of the feeder and after about 2 seconds, it opens up and he goes right in. My other cats have watched him do this enough times that they try to open it the same way and don't understand why it won't work for them lol I only have 2 small criticisms. First, I wish the feeder came with some kind of platform or feet to raise it off the floor. My cat is a big boy and it's a long distance from his head to the floor where this bowl sits. It's bad for his neck and can trigger his IBD to eat in that position. I placed the feeder on top of a box to raise it to the correct height for him. Second, it would be nice if there was a larger version available. My boy can just barely fit his head inside this feeder and it would really be better if he had some more space around him. It's a little pricey but I think it is worth it. It works exactly as advertised and has made feeding time easier.

Best purchase I've made. I have three kittens. While this feeder can be programmed for more than one cat, i decided to get one for each cat. It solves all types of problems. No one can get into a feeder that is not theirs. They all have different likes and I feed them accordingly. The food tray is easy to clean. Set up requires some patience. The kittens adapted quickly to a chip around their necks.

DO NOT BUY. Idk if my cats are too fat or if their chips are too far back but I literally had to tip this thing over and touch his shoulder blades to even get it to register. Of course it didn't work even a single time when he tried to eat this. It's such a cool concept but the sensor is either faulty or not nearly sensitive enough. Highly recommend you don't waste your time. P.S. it also uses C batteries which is kind of weird and unconventional. I hadn't bought C batteries in decades and not I have 8 of them that I will likely never use. Such a bummer.

Fonctionne très bie, facile à mettre en oeuvre et à programmer pour le chat concerné. A recommander

Una maravilla , genial idea si tienes un. Gato ladrón . Solo se abre cuando se acerca y detecta el chip que le pusieron el veterinario sin collares ni nada

**EDIT** Now April 2025 time, and current updates on how the microchip feeder is doing. The microchip reader I can confirm works without the collar and recognises Jinx's chip. No issues with it, been using it everyday without fail. Only thing I took off the plastic "defence" guards as jinx didn't like it so much, so they are permanently removed. Moonie still can't access it so I'm pleased overall with the product. ------ I originally brought this to help my first cat (Jinx) who is a natural grazer help get her food as normal, without my other chonky cat (Moonie) trying to steal it. (He was adopted in the streets originally and takes any opportunity to get food including human food if he can find it. He still healthy and monitored by the vet before internet cat warriors mention about his weight in the photos.) So I have been trying to find a way to keep him out of Jinx's food but hard when you live in a one bedroom flat and have so little wiggle room to prevent him without him getting smart about it. I did find another similar product on Amazon but smaller and minimalistic design but costed over £100+. So I thought I would try it and see if it works out and test run it as nearly £80 wouldn't be as bad as over £100+. If the product would work with my cats. So far it's worth it's money. However I wasn't suspecting Jinx to take to the food bowl so quickly and learned quickly how to use it (She also 8 years old). I tested as recommended on the book to put treats in the bowl and she went in with confidence. So I tried registering her microchip (without the tag first) it did flash to registering her microchip. (Also did it with the tag and working okay with the tag better so far still early stages of testing it out.) As you can also see in the photos Moonie the culprit of stealing food isn't able to access it!! Woo hoo 🎉 The product itself is an okay size, it's not too bulky and the instructions were simple enough to follow. I did find it more troubling to find C batteries in shops for the product but got some in the end!🤣 Still trying to test out if the scan by just her microchip along without the tag as it mentions in the book. The product itself is a sturdy quality the noise is very minimal, little robotic sounds for the opening and closing so it's a bonus, didn't freak out jinx much , more confusion than anything 😂 The tray is easy to take out the food bowl and clean as it's plastic. I'm cautious of the side clear parts to take apart as it's still a bit stiff at the moment and I dinnae want to break the plastic. (I should also mention Jinx is used to wearing a collar/ harness which helped a lot for wearing the tag on the collar. But to folk who might have indoor cats that's not used to wear a collar often or at all to try and practice run or get used to a collar with a tag shape before trying the product out, just incase they hate the collar altogether)

Hatte erst nur eine MiBowl angeschafft, damit der Kater sich nicht mehr das Futter seiner Schwester klauen kann. Er ist mit der Zeit nämlich zu fett geworden und konnte sich nicht mehr richtig putzen, was Arztkosten zur Folge hatte. Danach hat seine Schwester das Futter von ihm geklaut. Denn wie die meisten Lebenwesen, geht man den Weg des geringsten Widerstandes. Ich rate jedem Menschen pro Tier im Haushalt eine MiBowl anzuschaffen. Der Kater hat dann auch eine MiBowl erhalten. Maincoon passen ebenfalls rein. Unsere waren unkompliziert. RFID (zw. Schulter) funktioniert einfach ohne App - Top!

Det blev en retur. Maskinen var lite läskigt tyckte min katt. Hon ville absolut inte stoppa in huvudet vilket jag kan förstå. Sen fick vi inte den att fungera heller, så allt bekymmer vi hade med att mata katten var trots att den inte ens funkade och stod öppen