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Dome, Cleanstep Cat Box, Titanium | 
 enlarge | Brand: Booda
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $33.99
Buy New: $28.99
You Save: $5.00 (15%)
New (4) from $28.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 2209
Color: Titanium
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.5
Dimensions (in): 20 x 24 x 19
MPN: 50026
Model: 50021
UPC: 723503500210
EAN: 0723503500210
ASIN: B0002DH8L4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Covered litter box with paw-cleaning steps and air filter | | • | Built in litter mat stairs dislodges litter from paws for cleaner floors | | • | Large box for accommodating 2 cats with ease | | • | Covered for privacy and cleanliness | | • | Measures 21 by 21 inches (height by diameter) |
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Product Description
It's the world's greatest litter box. Booda Dome Clean Step combines all the best features into one stylish litter box. 99% odor free. 50% bigger than your average litter box. Accommodates cats of every size. Clean-step ramp keeps the litter in the box, not on your floor. Covered for privacy and cleanliness. Your cat can dig to his heart's content without scattering the litter from the box. Built-in handle. Made of easy-to-clean plastic. Makes clean-up even easier with Booda Liners. Sold separately. Complete the set with a color coordinating Scoop & Hide. This 2-piece unit features a sifting scoop that works on all types of litter and a stylish hideaway. Sold separately. Made in the USA.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 23 more reviews...
 I've tried them all and this one is the best August 13, 2008
I've read all these reviews, and I'm mostly appalled by people with more than one cat and only one box who seem to think that cleaning a litter box daily is unacceptable! What kind of cat parents are you?! Did you want a companion animal or a living room accessory? Of course you have to clean a cat box daily! Sheesh, people. I work at a shelter and I see cats brought in because they no longer match the new couch.
I have two of these litter boxes for my four boys--all 16-18 lb. cats. I clean both boxes daily and I've never had a problem with smell. I even have one crazy cat who only pees standing up...which means it hits the inside of the dome and runs down...and I don't have leakage. I use wipes everyday on the inside of the dome for this problem and it keeps it clean. I wash the charcoal filters on occasion and change them once a twice a year. This box is big enough for even the big boys to fit in and stick their heads out.
I love the ramp; it keeps the box area tidy without the sprawl or mess of those old fashioned rectangular boxes and big litter trap pads. These Booda boxes are stylish enough to blend with the furniture in the living room. All of my catsitting friends have bought them also after taking care of my cats while I'm out of town.
There is a trick to cleaning them. I use a dustpan and broom to sweep the ramp and push loose litter into the dustpan. When scooping it works best to start from the middle and scoop outward. I also keep about 3" of litter in the box, and as I said, I use household wet wipes to clean the rims and inside the dome. I have much less mess than traditional boxes, and less litter tracked outside the boxes too.
I belive Booda makes smaller domes too, so make sure you get the big one even for one cat, and if you have multiple cats, you should have multiple boxes. More than two cats to a box can cause problems, and definitely requires daily cleaning!
Best catbox I've ever had or seen August 13, 2008
I've had several cats and tossing litter out of the box (even those with the curved in tops) has always been a problem. With our latest cat, it's been a nightmare! This is the cat that plays fetch with herself by throwing her toys, she throws litter the same way.
So the box we'd been using for years, though oversized & with a curved lid wasn't cutting it. Within a few days there would be more litter outside the box than in.
I researched a variety of boxes for several months before picking up this one. Now the litter that is tracked (very hairy paws) I can measure in teaspoons, not CUPS - I'm very happy with this. My cat also had never used a fully lidded box before, so I wasn't sure how she would take to it. Luckily after only two days of leaving the lid off she wasn't bothered by the top. The one I bought didn't come with the carbon inset which didn't bother me at all, frankly. That may have helped any shy-new-litter-box issues because of the "skylight" in it.
I too have noticed what seems to me to be irrational complaints by other owners of this box.
-If your box stinks, clean it. A plastic container of any size holding feline urine & feces isn't going to change how said wastes smells. Depending on a piece of carbon or an air freshner to get rid of the smells isn't rational.
-plastic bags tear. If your cat has claws then liners are pretty useless, IMHO.
-and yes - this box is BIG. It's tall, it's round, it takes up a lot of floor space so be prepared for it. You're not going to be able to tuck this beside the toilet, under a coffee table, or in a little 18' nook anywhere.
 Good at first, a pain once your cats get used to it... July 18, 2008
I bought one of these a few months ago with the hope that my two cats would stop flinging litter all over the kitchen. One of them has a tendency to leap out of the box when he's finished his business, while the other digs as if she's on her way to China. We had a normal square covered box at first, but I figured this would solve the problem.
It did, for a while.
Like the other reviewers, however, I do notice that the box needs another wall at the entrance. The box itself is also far too small for two cats and needs to be scooped on a daily basis; even with the odor control panel, it stinks up my apartment (sometimes even when it's scooped daily!). The top of the box does not latch on to the bottom, meaning that with enthusiastic diggers, it gets nudged off the bottom...leading to cat waste outside the box thanks to them backing up against the walls. Even with the litter liners, this thing is a pain.
I'm on my way to get a new box today to replace this one. It's a shame, I had such hope for it!
 worst cat box ever! June 10, 2008
-The liners are not big enough for the box.
-the odor filters are no help
-the ad states there is a handle..but it does not firmly attach to the sides so you cant pick the bottom and top up with the handle..just the lid only...
-the traditional cat box with handle and side attachements are much easier to empty.
-stairs were a bonus, but not for all the yucky mess that goes with cleaning this huge unhelpful box.
Nice at first, disappointing in the long haul June 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As an owner of three cats, my wife and I were not pleased with our open-air shallow litter box. We are sure to scoop at least once daily to remove the odor from our laundry room and to keep the kitties happy with a clean box. Unfortunately, one of our cats, in particular, seems to enjoy kicking litter as hard as he can, the result of which was piles of litter on the floor that would then get kicked and tracked around the tile floor. None of the various rugs or mats we bought was capable of containing the mess.
Frustrated, we went to the local pet store to look for a closed litter box to reduce the potential for kicked litter mess and to lessen the inevitable smell. I put no price on products that ease litter box maintenance, so we didn't hesitate to spend three times as much as the typical shallow litter pan on this 'specialty' box.
The design, at first, seemed flawless. The litter stayed in the box, very few granules found their way onto the floor, and the mat in front of the stair case was able to keep up with those that did. I noticed very little odor control improvement, even with the supplied filter, but we were happy with the litter control. Five months later, however, it wasn't "working" as described; Buddy, the messy cat, had begun to kick litter down onto the stairs, which would then inevitably spill out and make a mess. It became part of the daily routine to completely clean out the stairs due to all the litter accumulation.
Last week was when we started finding pee in the stair case. Trust me, we keep the thing as clean as possible - I even completely washed out the box thinking that if I removed the odor from the stairs with cleaner they'd quit doing it. Nope. Then they began peeing in the stairs first, then scooping litter out to soak it up. Talk about a mess. I'm fine with scooping daily - but not with that nasty chore.
Another terrible design flaw is the two corners of the litter area are impossible to scoop - and of course, our kitties loved using the corners. Even our narrow scoop didn't fit the contours of the corner, resulting in broken clumps and more frustration.
A typical box-design enclosed litter box works far better and provides more litter space as well. I'd have to refrain from recommending this product.
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