Comments on: New Litter Robot accessories help keep your cat’s bathroom clean and uncluttered

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:26:13 +0000

Best reply is Michelle. I get free newspapers from my neighborhood which I cursed. I will now be using them under my 3 litter boxes (one traditional, 2 of the Omega Paw roll boxes (which I also love).

Biggest problem? Just doing it. Ugh. Not the scooping, but the cleaning up around. So hopefully Michelle’s idea will be my winner!

By: Litter Robot

Litter Robot — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:47:29 +0000

I think the bubble unit is a good idea, from what we read it wasn’t able to accommodate very big cats before, so hopefully this will help!

By: Cat Litter Boxes Site

Cat Litter Boxes Site — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:13:31 +0000

All sorts of weird and wonderful things are being done to improve the good old cat litter box

By: Me

Me — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:43:05 +0000

How do you change the litter? I honestly don’t see how you can change the litter.
How deep can the litter be in it?

By: RoaringSilence

RoaringSilence — Sun, 31 May 2009 12:44:50 +0000

You should declutter your post and remove some apostrophes! lol

(it’s cat owners, not “Cat owner’s”)

By: ga

ga — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:47:00 +0000

Leanne: “I am so tired of the smelly cat box and litter.” Smelly cat box? Sounds like you haven’t tried World’s Best Cat Litter. I remember that smell, from the old days of sorbolite (clay) litter. I use World’s Best in a dishpan. When I empty it, I rake it smooth (like Japanese rock gardening), so I can tell at a glance when he has been in it. It’s so easy to scoop out the urine clump or feces. The box *never* smells. I empty it and wash it when I finish a bag of the litter—about once a month. It’s painless.

My cat’s litter box is immaculate, because when he pees or poops, he comes over and complains, “Clean my box.” People who let the box go must have more-laidback cats.

By: Shalin

Shalin — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:39:41 +0000

nifty product…somehow “poop pod” comes to mind. Does it come with a kitty astronaut suit?

Best,
Shalin

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:44:47 +0000

The accessories are a welcome addition. I have to tape a barrier across the lower half because one of my cats doesn’t always get in. The accessories will take care of that for me. For those of you who question a $300 cat box, I saved that much in two years in litter. (Have 3 cats.) It also prevents dog snacking, if you know what I mean. I do wish it were easier to clean, though.

By: knitwych

knitwych — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:03:48 +0000

I’ve considered the automated litter boxes, but I’ve never been able to justify the expense. Our cats need a very deep box or they fling litter all over the place. We just use a Sterlite storage bin minus the lid. It’s deep enough that the cats don’t fling litter (and deep enough to keep the dogs from trolling for what we refer to as ‘granola bars’), easy to clean, and cost about $6. We use clumping litter, and scoop out the clumps at least every other day. Works just dandy for our three cats.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:28:37 +0000

Does anybody have any input on the “Cat Genie”?? I am so tired of the smelly cat box and litter. I spent $200+ for an automatic cleaning litter box 2 months ago and it’s already broken. I only have 2 cats…any input would be greatly appreciated …Thanks!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:37:08 +0000

Uncluttered should include striving for less stuff. Simplify. No one needs a $300 litter box.

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:55:50 +0000

This is the product that should be promoted here: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi.....tterer-20/

Effective AND economical. I’ve been using mine for a year.

By: Charles

Charles — Tue, 26 May 2009 22:51:37 +0000

I could never advise that someone actually buy one of these. The roll-and-dump litterboxes that you can find at Meijer now are incredible, and make cleaning up after kitty easier than ever.

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:15:09 +0000

I considered buying an automated litter box, but I couldn’t justify the expense and added electricity – especially when there was no guarantee the cat would like it.

I went the “roll and dump” route with flushable*, scoopable litter and it’s absolutely terrific. The litter is “green” and therefore horrendously expensive, but in the first month I’ve used only about half a bag.

It gets cleaned once a day at least; takes less than 5 minutes.

(Note: Yes, I know about cat poo and the ocean, but I am hundreds and hundreds of miles from any port.)

I wouldn’t call the Litter Robot any more of a unitasker than any other litterbox (ours definitely has one, dedicated purpose!) – but I do consider it a very expensive solution to a simple problem, and the additional energy use annoyed me.

By: PJ Doland

PJ Doland — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:53:37 +0000

@chrisisdebtfree – Individual parts are available from the company’s online store, so you can probably fix yours (or replace the broken part) without incurring the full cost of a replacement unit.