News You Can Use (or Buy) by Maynard
Here’s a gadget that may be of interest to cat people. Of the various self-cleaning litter boxes out there, this is the one that people seem to like best. It does the job in a straightforward, robust manner. The design is simple and clever. (As opposed to, for example, this complicated device, which looks good in theory, but user comments are more cautionary.)
For the record, I don’t actually have one of these things. My cats are set in their ways, and I figure they’ll hurt me if I try to change the system this late in the game. But a friend bought one and is very happy with it. That’s how it came up on my radar.
Litter Robots can be found at Amazon (see more customer reviews there) and also directly from the manufacturer (which offers a 60-day money-back guarantee; the Amazon page only says 30-day unconditional money-back period; this is in addition to an 18-month warrantee). (The manufacturer also offers reconditioned units at a discount.)
The manufacturer’s animation of how it works is here. I see someone has posted a YouTube video of the cleaning cycle.
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You know, I’ve been tempted to buy this for my girls, but just can’t get the image out of my mind of it malfunctioning and tipping either Bella or Dini into the waste disposal container therefore traumatizing them from ever using a litter box again.
Maybe I should just stick to new scratching boards for them this Christmas and keep on scooping…
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This is absolute genius and really cool-looking in a sinister way. A bit expensive though. Unfortunately, I just bought my little guy a box-type contraption that he is enclosed in, and he has converted to it. But perhaps in the future…. It would be great not to hear my little Sasha yowling with rage on a daily basis if his box doesn’t get changed fast enough!
This would scare my Maui to death. noises like this makes him nervous. think I will just stick with what i have got a covered box with a door that has hinges. clean it once a day contains the odors and fits in my small apt.