I just LOVE this feeder. My cat does not nag me anymore for food- she just knows breakfast is at 6am and dinner is at 5pm. For some reason 6pm was too late for dinner so I re-programmed it. That was NOT an easy task. The directions were extremely hard to follow- so I just played with it until I figured it out. I also think my prescription catfood will last longer because it is portioned out better than I could do it. I would definitely recommend this feeder- a little spendy though- Amazon was the cheapest I could find although the price fluctuated a few times- not sure why.?