Just a note to anyone considering purchasing this revolutionary litter device, do not hesitate as it is the best!!!  Our two cats adjusted without any difficulty and I am so amazed at how easy it is to clean up.  One of our cats suffers from Chronic Renal Insufficiency which causes HUGE pee clumps.  Our previous “automatic” litterbox was not powerful enough to handle them and often would not clear the box but leave a pile of waste that it could not deposit in the waste container.  The litter robot has had no problem at all with the same task so I am so very pleased with its performance.

As an extra side note, I want to commend the representative, Shirley, that was so very helpful to me.  I made a new friend dealing with her…..what a caring person and anyone would be lucky to deal with her in any transactions you might have.  A big thank you to her and to the brilliant person that invented this wonderful device.

Joanne,  WI

I am not one for writing reviews, but felt compelled to writh this one. I have 4 cats and let me tell you, cleaing 3 different litter boxes three times a day was not fun. I went through a ton of litter. I was buying at least 40 pounds every two weeks. I was skeptical about buying the Litter-Robot because honestly, I am a cheap person. I thought it was too much money. But the money back guarantee sounded sweet so I thought why not. I had worked overtime the last few weeks and had a few extra dollars. When it arrived I thought it was big and bulky. Two of my cats refused to even use it. I had to keep one of the old litterboxes out just so for them. After about two weeks, I took it away and forced them to use the Litter-Robot. It was amazing. I change the bag about every other day. With the old litter boxes, the urine soaked up a lot of the litter if you didn’t scoop it right away, which is why I went through so much. With the Litter-Robot, nothing has time sit. I also have noticed that their isn’t any clumps in the litter. I now buy a 40 pound box about every 5 to 6 weeks. A huge saving. Plus not having to scoop three boxes three times a day is wonderful. Next week I am ordering a second one. It is so worth it. No odors lingering around the apartment, no back aches from scooping three boxes three times a day, no unnecessary litter wasted. I have recommended the Litter-Robot to all my cat loving friends. I do not regret the cost at all.

-Laura

Oregon City, OR

Have a number of rescued cats (& 2 dogs). Bought Litter – Robot several yrs ago & cats love it. Only problem was litter splatter outside opening. Recently added lip extender/fence combo and that problem stopped. A great idea, no litter outside box now. Also added ramp, cats love that too. Recently began using Dr Elsey’s Senior Litter; makes world of difference. No clumps, BMs dry quickly and drop into collection drawer. Supposed to be less chance of bladder infections. Thinking of purchasing second unit soon.

-Bernie

Tucson AZ

I hardly write reviews/testimonials, but after about a month of using the Litter Robot, I just had to take the time to give our absolute, highest praise for this wonderful product! Even though our cat is 15 lbs (he’s not overweight, just big, with a longer, bigger frame), and quite a scaredy cat, he has been happily using it. We love that it’s the only litter box we could find that’s still made in the USA (please don’t change!), and that you offer an “Eco” unit, which we got. We are so impressed with LR’s intrinsic design and its ability to thoroughly sift the litter (to coat and remove effectively) with its wholesale tumble action. It has handled every non-ideal situation that our cat has thrown at it (such as clumps being too wet, sticky, or being broken apart, or poop that hasn’t been covered, etc.) We love how quiet it is, how it uses inexpensive clumping litter, and regular kitchen garbage bags. I could go on and on, but suffice to say, this is definitely one of the best purchases we’ve ever made (worth every penny!), and we’re singing the praises of this superb product to all our cat loving family and friends! Thank you Litter Robot for so effectively freeing us from the concern and chore of keeping our litter box clean!

Jun

Cambridge, MA

I waited a year to purchase the Litter Robot. Learn from my mistake and invest in one now! I have two cats who frequent the litter box often. One of them always leaves exceptionally smelly surprises. I usually have to scoop the litter box twice a day but sometimes I’m lazy and sometimes I have to leave for 2-3 days on business. When this happens, I would return to a filthy box that I dreaded scooping and I’m sure my kitties hated using.

The LR-II makes up for my scooping inefficiencies. Yes, its expensive but well worth the convenience of having it do the scooping for you. I think the LR-II does a better job at cleaning the litter than I did – small chunks would flake apart when I scooped the litter box so the litter would get dirty very quickly. However, the LR is very gentle and doesn’t seem to break apart the clumps as much which means fresher litter longer. I’m not going through my bag of World’s Best litter as quickly either!

I have to admit I was afraid my cats wouldn’t use the LR-II because one is 11 years old and accustomed to the litter box and the other is scared of motorized noises (vacuum, hair dryer, electric razors, etc). Also, my cats are very large (14 lbs tabby and 19 lbs Maine Coon) so I bought the LR-II Bubble. They fit fine inside the globe and I think the “sky-light” makes it less scary because the interior of the globe is black. After training them to use the LR-II and getting them used to the noise, the LR-II is now the litter box of choice.

Here’s what I did: I was very excited to receive the LR-II and even more excited to have my kitties use it. Of course, they could have cared less – just sniffed it and walked away. So, against the instructions, i tried to (gently, very gently!!) shove them into the LR-II which didn’t work. Then I attempted to bribe them by lining the lip and interior globe with treats. They just stuck their head in, grabbed the treats and left. Defeated, I decided to let them go in on their own time while I stopped cleaning my original litter box.

The next morning I found pee and poop in the LR-II! Success! Well, semi-success since they were still using their original litter box. By day 3, I decided to remove the litter box altogether because I couldn’t stand the stench anymore. I waited, and waited, and started to panic because the LR-II hadn’t been used in the 24 hours since the other box was removed. I ran around the house looking for pee and poop. Nothing. Just as I was about to put the original box back, my older cat decided to finally use the LR-II. PHEW! I praised him and gave him a treat when he finished his duty. After seeing this, the younger cat (who is very motivated by treats) decided to follow suit. Another praise and treat. Training completed!!

As for the noise, I was scared my younger cat wouldn’t use the LR-II because it was motorized so I “trained” him to become accustomed to the sound. For the first 2 days I decided to run the cycles manually and turned the faucet on to lessen the noise while I ran it. Then, the next few times I would turn it on and immediately go and pet him outside the room while he heard the cycle going. The next step was to run it while he was in the room but I used a paper bag to block his view. After a while, he became accustomed to it and actually went over to watch it cycle. Thank GOODNESS because now I can let it run automatically!

If I sound super excited about the LR-II its because I truly am. Its a great product and well worth the investment.

Erica

Los Angeles, CA

The Litter-Robot

Reprinted from Pawprintsthemagazine.com

By Stacy E. Smith

Who has an electric, automated, self-cleaning litter box (LitterMaid, etc.)? Raise your hand. Who wishes they had one, but would rather not spend a couple of hundred bucks on a litter box? Who has one and wishes they hadn’t spent a couple of hundred bucks on it? We can relate. We have one that sits unplugged and is now scooped just like a traditional, non-electric, non-self-cleaning, non-automated litter box. The rake that moved back and forth across the litter in order to sift out the clumps and leave clean litter behind seemed to always be clogged with the sticky combination of urine/feces and kitty litter causing the entire machine to jam.

I came upon Litter-Robot a while ago, by accident, on the Internet (as I do many products) and based on the differences, thought we should give it a try. What is the difference? Litter-Robot is round – sort of shaped like a globe. We call it “Kenny” because, to us, it looks like the so-named, hooded, parka-clad character on the animated series, “South Park” on Comedy Central. The cat enters the globe, does its business and leaves just like a traditional covered litter box. Litter-Robot has an electronic sensor that tells it cycle seven minutes after a cat leaves. It slowly rotates and the clean litter is sifted through a grid into a holding area below. The beauty of this system is that there is absolutely nothing on which the cat’s “clumps” may become stuck. The unit then rotates back and forth a few times dumping the clumps into the receptacle tray below, and finally the last rotation allows the clean litter back into the globe with the unit returned to its original “home” position. There are a series of three lights that let you know what the Litter-Robot is doing; the green “ready light” signals that it is ready for use again (not that your cat needs to learn those). There is a safety mechanism in place that prevents the Litter-Robot from operating when a cat is inside. The globe rotates so slowly; so slowly that I’m not sure there would be much of  a problem if the cat decided to re-enter the globe, but there is an additional safety feature in place that shuts off the motor automatically if that were to happen. It is impossible to imagine any cat that would climb into anything that is moving and making noise.

The receptacle needs to be lined, but one of the features of Litter-Robot is that there are no special liners to buy; ordinary kitchen garbage bags will do the trick.