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Petmate Le Bistro Portion-Control Automatic Pet Feeder, Bleached Linen | 
| Brand: Petmate
List Price: $79.99
Buy New: $39.99
You Save: $40.00 (50%)
New (1) Used (1) from $34.95
Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 240
Color: Linen
Media: Misc.
Clothing Size: 10 Pound
Size: 10 Pound
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 10.9 x 10.8
Legal Disclaimer: New York State residents are responsible for state sales tax not added by Amazon.
Model: 24232
UPC: 029695242328
EAN: 0029695242328
ASIN: B0016BVY2U
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Fully automatic pet food feeder | | • | Programmable from 1-3 feedings per day | | • | Control the portion per feeding from 1/4 cup up to 2 cups per feeding | | • | Removable bowl for easy cleaning | | • | Food reservoir holds up to 5 pounds of food |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Works as advertised, easy to program June 14, 2008
P-squared
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
We purchased this feeder for our small cat. Just received yesterday. It will dispense in 1/4 cup increments up to 2 cups, 3 times per day. It is VERY easy to program, unlike the horror stories in the reviews for the previous LeBistro models. We ran it through several test feedings and it completed this morning's feeding without a problem. The bowl/chute combo covers the hopper entrance very effectively to prevent a clever cat from accessing the food. A paddle wheel inside rotates to dispense the food, but the paddles are sectioned and made of soft flexible material to prevent jamming. So far so good!
Fantastic Machine, period June 19, 2008
Ben Rhode (San Jacinto, CA USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
One of my two cats was recently diagnosed with a slew of food allergies. He was also referred to as obese during that vet visit. The result: He now requires expensive cat food at measured intervals and quantities during the day. The problem with that is that my wife and I work long hours and can't always be there when he needs to be fed, and if we leave out two servings, he demolishes them both instantly, which either leaves him hungry later on or requires that we feed him more than he needs which is hard on his weight and our pocketbook. This feeder has solved all of our problems. Even better, it appears Petmate took the negative reviews of their previous electronic feeder and fixed every common bug. This device is light, portable, VERY easy and intuitive to use, is not easily sabotaged by overly intelligent felines, delivers well measured (not perfect, but close enough) portions when it is needed. The bowl is removable for cleaning and it has an AC port. The only drawback is that the cord is a separately purchased item, but at least it's an option. I would recommend this to anyone, and for the price, it's pretty hard to beat.
 Be sure to use pet food with greater than 1/2" diameter!!! June 26, 2008
R. Mentink (Waterloo, WI)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
The product description on amazon.com does not include the description on the box, which says pet food needs to be at least 1/2" in diameter... so when I tried the machine out, it fed WAY MORE food than required when using the classic, small pellet cat food (~1/4" diameter). The box photos are misleading... the feeder is filled with small cat food pellets! And you can only get down to 1/4 cup per meal... which means most average size cats could only get 2 meals per day, not more frequently like the box advertises.
If I had a dog, this feeder would be great. But I have a cat...
Great cat feeder! July 3, 2008
laurlyne
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this feeder for my two cats since they wake me up at 5am every morning for breakfast.
Initial impression - it was a little larger than I expected but it does hold 5 pounds worth of food. I would have preferred the option to get a slightly smaller version but none was available.
Programming - very easy to program. I barely even needed to use the instructions.
Food dispensing - food dispensed right on time and I was able to synchonize both feeders so that both cats would be able to eat at the same time. The machine made a slight noise which startled them at first but was a lot quieter than I thought it would be. I think they were probably more startled by the fact that food was coming out than anything else.
Portion - the portion that came out was too much. I set it for 1/4 cup and got closer to a 1/2 cup. The cat food I use is a small pellet so I used the suggestion that others had posted of cutting a hole in a paper plate and fitting it between the hopper and the base. It worked perfect! It now dispenses the perfect amount of food!
Overall this feeder is a great purchase! I gave it only 4 stars because of the size and because of the adjustment I needed to make for the food portion but otherwise I love this feeder and can't wait to get some extra sleep in the mornings now!
 Easier programming - dispenser is not effective! July 16, 2008
2nd time not a charm (Akron, OH)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had the original LeBistro feeder for several years. Other than the CRYPTIC programming technique, it worked wonderfully. I was surprised to see that the plastic "flaps" that hold the food in place had disintegrated. I wouldn't expect a feeder this expensive to do this, but I travel a lot, and need an automatic feeder.
I purchased the upgraded version (linen, larger capacity) and was dissapointed from the first day. The container is chinsy, light weight plastic and easily comes off the base if you open the lid. I've had two major spills in the month I've owned it.
The cats (2) can't "get in there" and eat as easily as the new bowl is tucked under the mechanical part.
But, the worst is that I keep going into that feeding room to find that the food does not stay put! I use the exact same type and it just falls through the plastic flap barriers (the part that disintegrated on the old model).
So, instead of being fed 1/4 cup twice per day, the cats get a steady stream of food. Completely undesirable for me, fantastic for them...
This is a complete waste of fifty bucks. There is no way to return this since I bought it through Amazon and have used it, so I'm SOL.
Buy the older model, and put up with the difficult programming a few times per year, or search for a different brand altogether.
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