I was worried that my cats would not take to this, I have an 11 year old tabby and a 15 pound Ragdoll. he Ragdoll took to it sooner, I am assuming because he is younger. Now that they have taken to it, things are great.

I am impressed with the storage capacity of the drawer. Where I had to change it 2-3 times a week with the Littermaid, I now change it 1 time/week.

Mike

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

I am a feline support system for three medium-hair cats rescued from shelters:
• Akimbo (aka Boboguy), a 6-year-old intelligent, yet shy 15-pound white male with grey tabby splotches. Boboguy is a reforming former outdoor cat who’s often too smart for his own good.
• Edgar, a chubby gregarious 4-year-old 14-pound grey tuxedo male with a fantastic purr. He nurses on warm fuzzy blankets when he thinks I’m not looking and visits my office each Halloween dressed as Bat Boy.
• Our little princess, Cricket, a high maintenance 3-year-old 9-pound female tortie with attitude. She’ll do anything you want – as long as it is what she wants, when she wants it.
Each has his or her toilet proclivities and all of them love the Litter Robot.. With all three cats sharing one ‘bot I change the waste bag every 2-3 days. During the semi-annual globe cleanings, everyone impatiently waits (sometimes for several hours while it sun dries) until the robot is reassembled rather than resort to using the old-fashioned litter box made available during the interim.

Our new Litter Robot’s features include (compared to LR II):
• Even quieter motor! – It is quieter than my hair dryer on the low setting. I can barely hear it run unless I’m in the same room. Our ‘bot is in my bedroom and I’ve had no problem sleeping while it cycles.
• Bubble window – This clear plastic window on the back side of the globe is similar to a greenhouse window, allowing light and extra room for my big boys to turn around.
• A “fill line” marked inside the globe below the window. Helpful to avoid overfilling.
• Lip extender – As advertised those extra couple of inches make a difference in keeping errant litter & “misses” inside the globe.
• Carbon filter & seals – These helps keep the odors inside the drawer. In sharing a 540-square-foot house with 3 cats, every little bit helps!
• I also bought the optional Fence that snaps across the bottom of the entrance keeping everyone and everything inside the globe.
Between the extra space inside, lip extension, and the fence, this version has eliminated our occasional FORMER issues:
• Boboguy & Edgar have more room to move around inside the globe.
• Edgar can enthusiastically “dig to China” without flinging litter out the door.
• Cricket and Edgar no longer consider hanging their butts out the entrance to pee.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We look forward to the next evolution!

Hugs, Kisses, Face Washes & Loud Purrs to All of You!

Pat, Boboguy, Edgar, & Cricket Meyer
San Diego