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When one kitton poops, they all poop. I am not even kidding. One will hop in the box and go and the other two line up and wait.
Waiting, of course, is totally ridiculous, because we have 8 litter boxes. Usually several are in the same room together. Meaning, lines do not need to form, but clearly, we must all poop on top of other poop. The only saving grace is that occasionally Siada is at the end of the line and she at least has the decency to bury and will sometimes even do the work for the other two (who just don't bury at all). Yes, I did just mention Kitton Poop (which, btw, is not nearly as glorious as the kittons themselves). But what I really want to talk about is Breeze litterboxes. Or "Litterbox Magic" as my friend Lucy put it after she tried them. When Nimar was diagnosed with diabetes, he was peeing what seemed like gallons a day. We were hauling heavy, urine laden bags of litter to the trash can twice a week. It was becoming exceedingly pricey (on top of the insane quantity of food he needed then, and the criminal cost of insulin). The BigMan decided to give the Tidy Cats Breeze litter boxes a try and I can say we definitely have never looked back.
The boxes come in both a hooded and open version. The floor of the box has slots that allow liquids to pass through to a peepad which is accessed from a drawer on the front of the box. The pan is filled with litter pellets (almost like small stones). Solids stay on top and you remove them as need with the provided scoop. Even with crazy-peeing Nimar or a parcel of geriatric cats and crazy-kittons, there is no dire cat-pee smell in the house ever. And I do mean EVER. We change used pads weekly (not every box gets used, remember, we have 8 boxes and they sometimes prefer one over another for whatever reason that cats do things). It is as simple as pulling the pads out and putting them in a trash bag. Litter gets replaced as needed. Note that the manufacturer recommends monthly, but it is very easy to go longer. And if you really want to go through the trouble, put it in a bin and wash it and rinse it outside and let dry in the sun and reuse it. After washing, I have also disinfected after that with a bit of with Lysol Daily Cleanser, as the cats are not bothered by the smell of that product and it is pet safe. If you prefer to use pine pellets, this litterbox is actually ideal for those! When pine litter becomes saturated with liquid, it turns into sawdust that will fall into the drawer below (no pee pad needed), merely by shaking the box. We have used pine before with these boxes, but I prefer the pellets as the cats sometimes track sawdust around the house with the pine litter. There are a couple of drawbacks to this system. One is that sometimes a cat just won't like the new litter. If you get a box and have that issue, I recommend trying Dr. Elseys litterbox attractant. We rarely have litterbox issues (mostly because we offer so many choices for location), but the few times we needed it, this product is fantastic. I also know that at least one owner of a 35+lb Savannah said that the box was too small for her cat, but I can say that 23lb Nimar had no issues at all using the open version of the boxes, nor does Malik (who is taller than Nimar was). All of our cats prefer these, even when other choices are given. The only other drawback I have found is that stepping on a stray pebble is the equivalent of stepping on a LEGO. Given that I am also likely step on my own stray LEGOs, I can live with this. 3 out of 3 Kittons (and one Isis) highly recommend the Breeze system! The Merry Rosette participates in the Amazon Associates program and a small commission is earned on qualifying purchases.
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AuthorSavannah Caretaker who is honored to do the job. The Merry Rosette participates in the Amazon Associates program and a small commission is earned on qualifying purchases. This revenue goes towards helping to feed the Furrals!
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