Comments on: Belittling the litter box

By: Toilet Trainer

Toilet Trainer — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:49:29 +0000

Wow, a lot of negative reviews for Littermaid. I had one about 5 years ago and it worked ok (I only have 1 cat), but died after about a year. After that, I had to take it apart and clean it constantly, and it just wasn't worth it anymore. I was never one to give up, though, and I ended up actually toilet training my cat! I bought the "Toilet Trained Cat" dvd (http://toilettrainedcat.com) and it worked wonders. I will say that it requires a lot of patience, so I wouldn't recommend it for everyone.

By: liz

liz — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 14:58:15 +0000

I recently purchased the litter maid plus for my 2 cat household. The first time it raked it sent a clump nearly half way across the room. After that it didn’t send flying poops but it did its thing. The first problem is the raking mechanism is not enclosed and is not safe from litter. We all know what happens to clay litter when it gets wet. Very hard to clean and you have to be careful not to get the motor wet. Clumps get stuck in the rake and finally the rake got stuck halfway thru the cycle and is now not working at all. because the rake is stuck the cats could not gain access to the box and pooped outside of it. What a treat to wake up to this morning. My husband has just spent the last hour cleaning it and taking it apart and putting it back in the box. he is still working on it as we speak. HE IS NOT A HAPPY CAMPER!!! I THINK I HEARD HIM SAY THAT THIS WAS MUCH MORE WORK THAN CHANGING THE TWO OTHER BOXES AT $5 EACH.
Does littermaid offer psychiatric help for people dealing with the problems that littermaid has caused???

I am going to run to Walmart to purchase a big/deep litter box and one of those strainers and go back to being happy. My cats, i am sure will agree.

LITTERMAID SUCKS!!

By: Kelly Phillips

Kelly Phillips — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:06:26 +0000

I was seriously considering buying a Littermaid litter box, but after thr reviews I read, here, I don’t think so!!!! I use the sifting litter box liners, they work just fine, especially after the reviews I read!! Thanx!

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:12:31 +0000

I just got off the phone with Applica, the company that oversees Litter Maid cat litter boxes. The metal ribbon spring that retracts the wire to the rake on the rake’s return to the rear of the box broke. The representative’s reply to the problem was to buy another box, they do not carry replacement parts. What kind of scam is this? From what I have read it appears I am not the only one who has experienced this. I am writing to to the major pet stores and to the Conecticut Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Affairs regarding the issue (they are out of Shelton, CT). Imagine if they printed on the box that no prepair parts can be purchased, that would certainly impact sales.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:43:35 +0000

My wife and I went through two littermaid models. You’d think we would have learned after the first one! Both sucked a lot. And broke a lot. I finally threw the last one (the giant Elite Mega 9500 or whatever it was) in the garbage and we’ve gone back to a plain ol’ $3 box that actually works perfectly. (We had to scoop the littermaid at least once or twice daily anyways, so what’s the point?!)

By: Tammy

Tammy — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:19:02 +0000

plain and simple…Litter Maid sucks…

By: Lynnster

Lynnster — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:25:26 +0000

I guess I will be the lone voice of dissent here… my Mom has had the same Litter Maid for her cat for over 10 years, it was one of the early models, and we’ve had really good results with it. But she only has one cat, and even though it works great for her, I can tell it wouldn’t work at all in my house with multiple cats (plus since my dogs think the cat box is a treat box, I don’t want them eating clumping litter, that can’t be good for them. And I reckon it goes without saying if your one cat has issues with it, it’s probably not going to work out so well.

We actually swear by the Scoop Away and only the Scoop Away (I used clumping litter in one of my regular litter boxes for a while) – every other clumping litter we ever tried was just too “wet” and a pain to scoop (maybe it’s just my cats, heh), and my mom thinks it’s the only one that does the best with her Litter Maid.

By: Margo

Margo — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:29:43 +0000

use a liner (a trash bag works well). Beneath the liner place a few sheets of newspaper just in case the liner breaks. Use a clumping litter and top it off with arm and hammer. You can also put a dryer sheet or two under the liner with the newspapers. it helps a little. A cover for the box is always an option, but it can be a hassle. It is important to scoop once daily so you will only have to change it out once weekly. I’ve had a lot of practice. Good luck!

By: knitaddict

knitaddict — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:47:01 +0000

The Littermaid was a TOTAL waste of money!!! I got it for my now deceased cat (R.I.P. MoMo). Apparently, she was an odd cat. She only peed in one section of the box…but she peed like, 4,000 times a day! I had to start scooping the box again…if you didn’t the stupid thing would grind it’s motor for an hour. Argh, anyway, we spent, I dunno, $100 on that stupid thing and it didn’t even last a YEAR! The motor finally gave out…the sad part was that we’re so lazy, we kept using the stupid thing…we just uplugged it! How sad is that?!?!

Now for advice: If you’re ok with scooping everyday, but don’t like the nasty smell…I recommend the Crystal stuff. It pulls all the moisture out of the poop and petrifies it. Only problem w/it…if you don’t change it every week, and you have a prolific pee pee cat, you’ll end up with this gelatinous gunk that you have to spray out w/the hose. If you go w/the scooping kind, I always sprinkled a layer of baking soda on the bottom of the box before I even put the litter in there…it kinda kept down on the stank.

**Kathy: I’ve ALWAYS wanted to train my cats to use the toilet! Guess I should work on my kid first….LOL.

By: Kathy T.

Kathy T. — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:07:00 +0000

I want to train my cats to use the toilet like a friend of mine has done. You should talk to her and put those steps on here!