At first, my cat was leery of this new contraption next to his water bowl. But now, he often sits in or near the kitchen waiting for his next meal. This product is an excellent way to keep a cat from overeating. 

It was easy to assemble and relatively easy to program. I like the flexibility of being able to program between one and six meals per day (I only use two). 

My only negative comments are that the feeder uses four D-cell batteries and doesn't have the option to connect to A/C power. Also, the feeder doesn't seem particularly solid, but time will tell how durable it is.