Petsafe Feeder With Stainless Bowl – Full Review

Petsafe Healthy Pet Feeder Review

Rating: 4 stars | The Petsafe feeder with stainless steel bowl it’s on my list of reviews because it’s a good solution for cats with an allergic reaction to plastic.

The Petsafe feeder station has a gravity food system with a removable stainless steel bowl that is dishwasher safe. The steel bowl can be sanitized at high temperatures in your dishwasher to eliminate potential bacteria that can cause your cat harmful infections from germs, allergic skin reactions, and nose irritation.

This unit saves you the effort of adjusting your schedule to be able to pour food into the cat’s bowl. The PetSafe Feeder is recommended to be used indoors only. This unit comes in two sizes, small and medium. To create a nice set, the feeder can be purchased together with the Pet water Station that matches in design and color.

FEATURES

• Gravity feeder
• Stainless steel bowls are more hygienic and safe for your cat
• The removable bowl is dishwasher friendly, easy to clean
• It comes in 2 sizes: Small (holds 2 lbs of food) and medium (holds 4 lbs of food)
• Hopper is made of BPA-free plastic
• Hopper locks in place to prevent the cat from tipping the unit over

Dimensions & Capacity Small Size:

• Small size dimensions  6″ wide, 9 1/2″ long, and 10 1/4″ tall
• Bowl depth small size: 1 inch
• Bowl diameter: 5 inches
• Hopper Capacity: 2 lbs dry food

Dimensions & Capacity Medium Size:

• Medium size dimension 7.7″ W x 11.7″ D x 13.8″ H
• Bowl depth medium size: 2 inches
• Bowl diameter: 5 inches
• Hopper Capacity: 4 lbs dry food

HOW IT WORKS

This is a gravity feeder which means it doesn’t require batteries or electricity to work, it uses gravity to dispense. You just need to fill the feeder with dry food and let the food drop down into the bowl. When you fill the feeder you will notice that the food will go straight to the bottom so the bowl will have plenty of food, this is normal. The Petsafe Gravity feeder is not a meal-by-meal dispenser. It is meant to be used by cats that don’t overeat because the bowl will be constantly filled to the top at all times. Occasionally you will need to shake the hopper a little bit to keep the food flowing into the bowl.

Some units can be refilled from the top while others from the bottom, it’ll depend on the batch you buy. It’s the same feeder with different directions on how to fill the unit, both ways work the same. To refill from the top make sure the bowl is attached to the hopper. Just untwist the lid to open the hopper to pour food into it, shake it a little and the unit is ready to go.

To refill from the bottom you need to unscrew the bottom, flip the hopper, fill it with food, and screw the bowl back on with the hopper upside down and then flip it back to allow food to fill the bowl.

WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS OF PETSAFE GRAVITY FEEDER?

The following list will help you to decide with more information about the good features that will convince you to get this gravity feeder, and the possible issues you may encounter with this unit:

PROS

• It has a stainless removable steel bowl preventing allergic reactions on your cat.
• Constant fresh food as it has a gravity design system to dispense food
• Nice design for indoor
• You can get the station with the PetSafe freshwater dispenser to match the feeder
• US-based Customer Service

CONS

• It doesn’t have a control program to regulate the feeder from dropping food.
• You have to wait till the hopper is empty to remove the bowl to wash it.
• The hopper is not dishwasher safe
• It needs a shake to get more food to drop into the bowl (most gravity feeders do).

CONCLUSION

√ I recommend the Petsafe feeder in the following situations:

• If you free-feed your cat or multiple cats and your only concern is not having to pour food every day to your cat’s food bowl.
• If your cat is allergic to plastic and you fit the first condition above.
• If you are OK with shaking the feeder every 2 or 3 days to get the food drop

x The feeder might not be suitable:

• If you want to feed your cat with a schedule (one time p/day, 2 times, etc).
• If your cat is obsessed with food (this is a gravity free-feeding system)
• If you want to make your cat lose weight.
• If you want to feed your cat fresh food every time (the food in this feeder is exposed for days).
• If you have issues with ants at home.