Do the granules get stuck in your cat's paws and consequently spread all over the place when they leave the litter box?
1431351
Yeah, the pellets are made out of a plastic kind of material and static electricity off the cat's fur will make them stick a little. I put a towel and a little catcher down in front of the litter box and it really helps get them to come off and not spread through the house. My house is all tile too, I think if I had carpet it would be less of a problem. But sweeping plastic pieces is better than cleaning a litter box.
1746048
We wondered the same thing, but it actually keeps the scooper really handy. We also leave a box of fragrant sprinkle dust in the other compartment, for emergency odor control. Our cats do not mess with anything in there unless we leave paper towels....then, it is "game on"!
627425
I have not had this problem. I scoop mine every day as well, when I empty it completely, I clean it with a combination of water, lemon juice, vinegar and baking soda. I also have 2 litter boxes for my cat.
167219
Mine don't. Mat is the best I have ever found to stop tracking litter all over. Love it!
1097876
I would think so. I would get the kittens used to using a regular box with crytal litter on the ground, then transition them from the regular box to the automatic box. I did this by putting the regular box in the automatic box (obviously turned off). After a week or two, I removed the regular box and kepted the auto turned off. I'd turn it on to scoop when I'd see the poop. My cats don't like the purple plastic cover, so I removed it.
1710125
This is a common problem --even more so the older the cat gets. The fresh news will also be a issue with this. What I do recommend is called Great Choice Litter mat. I have used this with 6 cats and 99% of litter stays on the mat which is easily picked up and shake back into box. Easy on their feet and easy to wash also. Don't see on amazon--got mine at petsmart. I also use fresh step multi cat CLUMPING litter which my vet recommended so the combination of fresh step and Great Choice mat really helped us....... Hope that helps ya........
1317357
Yes - I've found the grates get clogged with clumping litter, especially if they pee near the sifter. We tried almost every kind of litter, but in the end we went with non-clumping crystal litter or as an alternative non-clumping clay. After the crystals are spent we take off the hood and tilt the box backwards into the waste bin. Then we refill with fresh litter. That's made the box well worth the price for us. We have 7 cats and this has cut down on litter box maintenance considerably for us. We own two of these plus our normal cat boxes. I much prefer cleaning this box to the others.
337493
I didn't have that prob with my cats but I have heard that gradually moving their old litter box closer to the unit and then eventually transferring some of the soiled litter into the unit and then removing the old box. May take a week or two but hopefully they will get used to the machine and get curious enough to step into it.
2004539
It's not sandy it all its small crystals so I have never seen them on the pads of their paws. I can't imagine how that would happen with this litter.
350880
Hmm, weird. Mine is clumping really well. I wonder if you're using enough litter? If not, your cat might be pushing litter out of the way, peeing on the bottom of the litter pan, then covering it back up with litter. I recommend putting more in the litter in the pan and seeing if that makes a difference. I personally put several inches high of litter in my cats' pan. There's no smell & it clumps really well.
2013289
My cat has not re-soiled the area. Our Feline vet sells plugins that are made with Urine Off to discourage accidents.
616418
I notice my cat leaves track when I add new litter, my carpet is probably 25 feet from the litter box. I also notice the distinct yellowish litter on their paws but this could be because the cats like to dig more when the litter is cleaned out and new litter is added.
1734465
Yes and depending how much litter you have inside and whether or not your cat is a litter flinger, it's pretty easy for them to kick litter out. I combat this by having a litter track mat under the step and regularly vacuum the step.
552535
Just a little ps... pretty much all cat litter is poisonous to any animal. If they ingest too much of it by either eating their own feces covered in the litter or eating the stuck on littler off their paws, they can get very sick. A lot of people don't know this. However, if your cat isn't literally eating out of the litter box and doesn't have insane amounts of litter stuck to their paws all the time that they're eating off themselves (typically only happens to cats with long fur), your cat should be fine.
1673352
No. I use Scoop Free Litter Box. Fresh Step is the recommend litter. I have two cats using the litter box and no tracks.
1587926
The leaves are harmless to the cats. Never shoo them away, cause they can't tell the difference of you trying to get them away from the leaves and from the box itself. They could stop using it all together. You should change the leaves into something that your cats don't like, or just deal with them playing with it. After all, it is their litter box!
234222
Not as far as I can tell. One of our cats has them, and we use the gunk the Vet gives us. This did not guard against them or get rid of them.