First off, this litter robot is a pure engineering marvel, the inventor is a genius!! Very impressive and solid operation, it should last a great long time. We have had ours just under 90 days now.

We were quite excited when this arrived, and then the shock, no pet, especially the 3 cats, wanted to give it a go. After 2 weeks and trying all the tips included in the documentation, and of no interest by the primary characters, I contacted customer service, and got a couple tips. 1 – try “Cat Attract” litter,,, no go on that, they did not care. 2 – make a box to surround the “robot” with an entry hole, they should enjoy the intrigue,,,, no go on that one either, still not budging. I began to think the “robot” despite it’s inventiveness, was going back.

Then I got my epiphany,,,,, leave the litter robot as is, change the remaining old style litter box! So, I made a box to surround the old box, with a lid section so I could clean it, and an entry hole exactly the same size as that of the litter robot. I also raised it on a stand so the entry point was at the same level as the litter robot, and made a step at the same height as the litter robots step. Lastly, I set the 2 boxes facing each other a couple feet apart and let my idea develop.

It took 3 days, and then the oldest cat started using the robot! Yippee!! 2 days after that, the youngest of the old guys started on the “robot”. Now, it’s been 2 weeks with this idea, and we have the curmudgeon of the 3 still steadfast in his refusal, but even at that the improvement in litter detail is just short of amazing.

So, the litter robot is staying, I removed the plastic protector from the control panel the other day, officially making it part of the household. Hopefully the curmudgeon will start using it, if he would just climb in it once I would remove the other old box, but until then, I can’t bring myself to go cold turkey.

Phil

Hurst, TX