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| Brand: Get Organized
Category: Lawn & Patio
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not for large or older cats! July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We "inherited" my daughter's cat when she found a roommate with a dog. Not enjoying the task of cleaning the litter box I went in search of something else. I have to agree with all of the reviews that say feces gets stuck on the rake, behind the rake and on the holding compartment. Also after the cat saw the rake moving in the box and the loud noise it made we started having problems with him urinating on the furniture. I think it basically just scared him and was far too small for a 12 pound cat. With the hood on we also found that every flying insect in the house was attracted to the smell and that made it even more disgusting to have to clean it out. I am out a lot of money since I bought a 6-month supply of refill cartridges for a system our cat won't use. I thought about mixing the crystals with our regular litter to at least be able to use it up, but the other reviewers are also correct about that. The crystals don't adhere well to the excrement and go all over the floor leaving a bad smell since there isn't enough of the clumping litter to cover the job. Don't waste your money unless you have a kitten that will grow into a small cat.
 I'm MAD about ScoopFree! July 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is by far the best litter box experience I have had! OK-full disclosure-I've only had the ScoopFree a week-but I love it!
It is very quiet, no odor, works perfectly and my cat took to it immediately. My cat had never used crystal litter before but that didn't seem to matter to her. She recognized it as litter immediately and "used" it.
I've read many reviews about this litter box and I have seen that some people have problems with it. I think one reason it is working for me is my cat is not finicky, she is only 8lbs and is a "light user"-meaning she only goes 2-3 times a day and she has never had any issues regarding going outside of a litter box or any other behavior quirks. I'm not saying my cat is perfect, but, if she did have some of those issues, or if I had a multiple cat household, I might think twice about getting the ScoopFree. She had also used a Littermaid for a few years so she was already used to a weird mechanical litter box.
Although my cat is not high maintenance, I am. I will gag if I have to see a dirty litterbox-let alone clean it. And I'm very picky about smell. With this box, I find myself lifting the hood and stirring the crystals-not because it needs it, but because I can't stay away from this cool contraption with the pretty crystals! It looks perfectly clean all of the time and there are no gag inducing clumps of litter or noxious smells. They really do soak and shrink the bad stuff. I think the cartridge will last at least a full month judging by how almost empty it is now. I'm going to wait out the 90 day return policy and if I'm still happy with it, purchase one of the perma/forever trays to be kinder to the environment. I think ScoopFree should sell those too!
P.S. One gripe: The hood I ordered separately came damaged-not enough to go through the hassle to send it back but enough to make me gripe. Amazon boxed it with no padding or styrofoam.
 Gets Stinky Fast! July 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First off, the cats do love it and took to it very quickly.
They better! Because essentially it costs them more to poop then it does my whole family.
The downside is, cost and it hasn't kept me from needing to empty out the poop every 2 days. I have 2 cats with big butts and they poop a lot, so I still have to clean it out, once the poop gets raked away. Otherwise, it gets VERY STINKY!
This whole "walk away for 15-30 days" is, well I'd say, misleading.
The good news is -- they aren't stepping in it and tracking it across the baby's face, like in the old litter box.
Makes it worth it!
Leaks terribly, but the crystals do have good odor control July 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have had this litter box for about six months now. I have two cats, one very small female and a male on the larger side. I purchased this to replace the Littermaid automatic litter box I had for many years. It finally died and I tried the "new and improved" Littermaid, but it was terrible.
I have come to the conclusion, after several months of trying different ways to make the ScoopFree work well for me, that I find it to be WORSE than the upkeep on a completely manual litter box, LET ALONE WAAAAY MORE EXPENSIVE (especially adding in the cost of maintaining the rubber gloves, potty pads, cleaning and tape supplies).
It leaks really bad, so the cardboard cartridge is soaking with urine every time I go to change it. I am fairly sure this is not because I leave it in too long either. It says for one cat it should only need to be replaced once a month and with two, appropriately, half that amount of time (which would be two weeks). I started out planning on replacing it every two weeks or so and have now been replacing it once a week for a few months and it still leaks through. So now I use puppy potty pads beneath it.
They redesigned the litter cartridge refill packaging recently too, which included getting rid of a sleeve that used to be around the cartridge when you bought it. I used this around the cartridge, when throwing out the used ones, to keep it all closed up. Now I am having to tape it with a packing tape gun using rubber gloves to avoid touching the waste as much as possible. I wrap the potty pad around the bottom of the cartridge, place the lid on it and wrap it all with tape.
Compared to the small waste receptacles I was used to handling with the Littermaid, I often have to change my clothes to tote this enormous (heavy with waste and litter) box to the garbage can, so as not to get it on my daily clothing.
Needless to say, I am getting another of the Booda Dome litter boxes (which is what I've been using as a second litter box already, since they say to have at least one litter box per cat in the household) to replace this one. I may or may not continue using the crystals, since they are quite expensive. I have found some 'off-brands' to try, that wouldn't work with the ScoopFree litter system because the granuales were too big and would stop up the the rake.
I can't advise anyone to use this system, but if you must try it, I hope you have a better result than I did.
Signed, a sad ex-Littermaid user, going back to manual litter box cleaning. (sigh)
 Way too many good reviews July 24, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
We have two brand new kittens. I also have a dog that likes to dine out of the litter box. For this reason, I thought an electric box made sense. The mess would be scooped away before the dog had a chance to get to it. The first time one of the kittens used it, the smell was horrendous. I waited an hour hoping it would dissipate. Unfortunately, this was not the case. I had to scoop out the one poop, dispose of it outside immediately and light a match. I can't even imagine what the smell would be like with multiple messes in the box sitting for weeks. Maybe the other reviewers have olfactory issues and suffer from anosmia (an inability to smell). I cannot recommend this product.
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