Litter-Robot News » Kittens

The Smell Is Gone

dpencak — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:28:44 +0000

We love the Litter Robot. I have never had cats before mainly because I couldn’t stand the smell and thought of the litter box. About 3 months ago we rescued 2 kittens and began the search for litter boxes. My husband was about at his wits end. Well you can guess the rest. The cats “helped” me unpack and set up the robot. They checked it out and used it before I even turned it on. I took out their old boxes that night. The smell is gone, the clean up is so minimal that I sometimes forget about it. Thank you so much for this invention.

Britt

Spirit Lake, IA

It’s Worth Every Penny

The Litter-Robot Gang — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:11:34 +0000

SUBJECT: It’s been a year and the verdict is in on the Litter Robot II.
CONTENT:
I purchased the Litter Robot II a year ago from a Quebec based online reseller for Canada and I decided to wait a full year before I passed my final judgement on it.

Well, times up and the judgement is in!

Litter-Robot Inc makes some pretty lofty claims about their products. They’re not unique here though as most of the automated litter box companies make equally lofty claims about theirs. However, unlike the others, Litter Robot delivers on ALL its claims. I don’t say that lightly, I am a very harsh critic of companies and their marketing claims, believe me. But in this rare case it just happens to be true, they deliver on all of their promises.

Don’t get me wrong here, this is not a miracle product. Fairy’s will not fly away with 24kt gold poop-lets lovingly ushered out of your angelic kitty by the Robot. They don’t promise that, all they promise is a convenient, hassle free and easy way for you to deal with cat poop while at the same time enhancing the cats lives.

Here are my experiences after one year with two cats using it exclusively…

1. Odours: Here’s the poop, empty the bin once every couple of weeks and you will not have any odour in the house. You may sometimes smell some odour right around the robot but thats to be expected occasionally and it is rare anyway. Let it go longer than a couple weeks and you’ll soon know it.

2. Uses less litter: Yup, that’s for sure! In the year I have owned it has used 6 12Kg(26.4 lb) bags of litter. One bag every two months. I’ve owned cats for the last 20 odd years and one bag every two months is amazing. I use ProNature clumping litter (works great in the Robot and is enviro friendly).

3. Easy for cats to get used to it. Well, Yes and No. You have to apply common sense here, you know your cats personalities best. In my case I have two cats the same age and got them as 12week old kittens from the humane society here in Calgary.

Their personalities are opposites. One is fearless and the other very fearful. They were also less than the required weight for the Robot when I got it. So, they had it for a few months where it was off and I cycled it once a day myself.

When it went full on and automatic they were well used to the movement and sound it makes and neither had any problems adapting to it at anytime. So, check.. it was easy for the cats, both cats.

4. Ah,… the Sound it makes. I was concerned about the sound before I purchased it. I had watched a youtube video or two and read some comments here and elsewhere that it was loud.

It turns out the youtube video was much louder than real-life. I’m not sure why that would be, but mine is fine for sound. It’s not quiet, but also not loud at all. I have it sitting next to a den on my lower level. There is no door in between, only a curtain, and, I spend quite a bit of time in the Den. I hear it when it goes off initially, but it then immediately blends into the background. I continue on working or watching TV without a second thought.

5. Setting the Weight for the cat. Ok, I had some problems with this one.. I still do actually. I think its not just about setting the weight but also what type of floor it sits on. Both in combination was my problem.

I have it sitting on tile (12×12) and if it sits just off a bit with a wheel or two on the grout line the auto start feature doesn’t work well because when the cat enters the robot tips just a tad taking weight off the sensor that starts the unit.

Changing the weight setting, which I originally thought was the problem, didn’t make any difference. I have to attribute this to my fault though… it was a DFU and common sense failure on my part. LOL.

6. Build quality. You got no concerns here, move along, move along. Joking aside, the build quality is ok, the bubble unit I got is a tad warped which makes the motor go urgh briefly in one spot during the cycle.

What’s really important here though is the quality of the parts used and the motor and here they nailed it. The motor is more than powerful enough and even during the urgh moment you can tell by the sound the motor makes that it having no problem at all with the mildly warped bubble.

I would rather have a great motor that can deal with normal manufacturing variations in the build quality of the bubble than an underpowered (or just barely adequately powered) motor that assumes perfection in the roundness of the bubble it is rotating.

The design is simple and the parts well chosen. After a full year, no problems with the build quality and I’m pleased to see the choice of motor. Knit-picking aside, there really are no concerns here.

7. Safe for the cats. Even if your cat was inside when it started up (which has happened to me) I wouldn’t worry about it. There is nothing in there to hurt them.. mine just enjoyed walking the inside.

The string they have inside, under the bubble in the base unit, is for stopping the unit if someone sticks a paw down there and again, from practical experience I can tell you it works. Clever design.

8. $$$ Yeah, it’s expensive. But, come on, your thinking about buying an automated kitty litter box for gods sake. We are past reasonable here already.

The real question here isn’t is it expensive, that’s done man.. yes it’s expensive. The real question is is it worth it?

Yes, absolutely it is worth it. The company is smart offering the 90-day no-hassle return. My bet is they don’t get a large percentage of returns.

You’ll forget the money quickly but you’ll not soon forget the Litter Robot, it’ll be around in your home for years to come. Believe me, Its worth every penny.

Ron
Calgary Alberta Canada

This Really Does Make A Difference For The Better

The Litter-Robot Gang — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:30:04 +0000

I didn’t think this one purchase could make such a difference in my life, but it has.
When I come home tired from work, I no longer have to scoop – because I don’t smell anything. The litter-robot has been working for me all day.
When I am not feeling well, or am truly sick, I don’t need to tend to the box. The litter-robot is helping me focus on getting better.
Because it is a positive thing you almost forget what it is taking out of your day. But when I think back to the tasks I used to perform – three times a day (scooping) and once a week (major cleaning) – it really was a chore. And I no longer have such a nasty thing hanging over my head.
I have two cats, who started in the robot when they walked through my door as kittens I had adopted from the local SPCA. They know nothing different, and I’m beginning to put those smelly, nasty memories behind me.
Thank you – this really does make a difference for the better.

Lisa

Mariposa, CA

Love this machine!

The Litter-Robot Gang — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:56:26 +0000

We got two 4 month old male (neutered) kittens Dec 6th and a litter robot 2 a week later.y are up to 5 lbs 12 ozs and all is working fine. The only problem we have had is some used litter caking up on the ports. So we washed it insid They took to the LR quickly and we moved from old litter box next to LR2 to only the LR in five days with no accidents or other problems. They only weighed 4 lbs at first so we had to run it manually. Now thee and out. Love this machine!
There is nothing cuter than watching both little boys go in together and squat down and go at the same time. I think they like looking out the back window.

Merry, OH

NO MORE SCOOPING

The Litter-Robot Gang — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:35:39 +0000

I love my cats, but hate to scoop their litter, multiple times a day. With the addition of two new kittens to our family I finally made the jump to the Litter Robot. WOW! The sticker shock is a little intimidating, however, after owning one of these wonderful appliances, I would buy one every year if needed. We leave the LR off at night, and with the flip of a switch in the morning all the clumps are dumped into the resevoir withing a minute. NO MORE SCOOPING!
The LR is a must if you have a cat!

Thanks for the wonderful product!

Douglas

North Little Rock, AR

I will never ever go back to the old litter box concept again

The Litter-Robot Gang — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:54:02 +0000

My 2 cats love the robot. I introduced it to them when they were kittens and just used the manual mode for several months so they got used to the box itself and now it is fully operational and it is great. There is no smell at all and we live in a small loft! I will never ever go back to the old litter box concept again, ever.

Lindsey

This is an amazing technology.

The Litter-Robot Gang — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:54:23 +0000

This is an amazing technology. We adopted 3 sister kittens and I was constantly scooping out their litter box. I did a lot of investigation on automatic litter boxes and found that most are not very reliable. The litter robot costs a bit more than most, but it is worth every penny. My girls always have a clean litter box and I don’t have to touch it. They also enjoy watching it rotate! Thank you Litter Robot.

-Kathie

Pheonix, AZ

Greatest product of its kind on the market

The Litter-Robot Gang — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:05:30 +0000

Greatest product of its kind on the market. Have 3 rescue kitties and it frees me from scooping

litter which I will not do.

My son has 3 rescues kitties and 2 Litter Robots and I;ve just ordered my second unit with

the new expanded sides. It seems that our animal population is expanding girth-wise as are we.

I would not have kittens without this product. It saves time and the animals love it.

Ann Hagerty

Greatest product of its kind on the market.

The Litter-Robot Gang — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:05:17 +0000

Greatest product of its kind on the market. Have 3 rescue kitties and it frees me from scooping

litter which I will not do.

My son has 3 rescues kitties and 2 Litter Robots and I;ve just ordered my second unit with

the new expanded sides. It seems that our animal population is expanding girth-wise as are we.

I would not have kittens without this product. It saves time and the animals love it.

Ann Hagerty

I love my LITTER-ROBOT

The Litter-Robot Gang — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:52:38 +0000

I love my LITTER-ROBOT. I have 2 kittens(4mos) so I leave the unit turned off and only turn it on when I there (about 3 times a day)
the kittens could hardly wait for me to add litter, they jumped in and used it immediatly!!! GREAT PRODUCT!

Joy

Marana, AZ