Wallace watching his new can in action. Wife made a late night impulse buy while I was at work a few weeks back. Completely blown away by how well it works (so far), but definitely a luxury buy haha. I’m debating a second one for upstairs...
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An auto-cleaning litterbox that doesn’t suck? Do tell.
One I had years ago eventually couldn’t even make it through fresh clean litter without binding. I never did fix it.
We’ve got one now that we put in the mix when we go out of town to keep things to a dull roar, and so far it’s been good. But I suspect it’s the same model I had previously, so I’m a bit skeptical.
One I had years ago eventually couldn’t even make it through fresh clean litter without binding. I never did fix it.
We’ve got one now that we put in the mix when we go out of town to keep things to a dull roar, and so far it’s been good. But I suspect it’s the same model I had previously, so I’m a bit skeptical.
https://www.litter-robot.com/It’s an insane amount to pay, in my opinion. We are generally savers but can’t/refuse to travel atm and I came out a bit more ahead than I thought I would selling a property, so we splurged on a few things. She found it quite some time ago and I scoffed. Her coworker bought one a month or two ago and keeps raving about it so we figured why not.
it works surprisingly well. I remember seeing ads for those rake type boxes and they seemed like junk to me. This one feels and sounds pretty solid. We’ve had it a week, and our three cats took about a day or two to get used to it and now it’s a free for all. It works smoothly and honestly I only get a whiff of any type of smell unless I open the drawer to shake everything over to the side to avoid a pile up. It cycled 26times before we needed to empty it, and it probably could have gone a few more. So far, a win in my book
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Devil baby #1 & #2 on their Tower of Terror. They're brother and sister and are ex-warehouse mousers from work. I was volunteered to be their new owner at some point.. Not sure how that happened! They're pretty awesome cats and keep the house bug free and are snuggle-beasts. :-D
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Another huge endorsement for the Litter Robot here. We got our first about 5 years ago and now have 3. Had one stop working right during the warranty period. Contacted LR, sent the base back they repaired it and sent it back. I’m thinking it was less than two weeks turn around.
One thing to watch for is if the power goes out. Here it’s subject to go out, come on and go out again. The robot starts to cycle when power comes on, but then will stop tilted when it goes back out. You can always remove the hood and move the globe back upright, but I’ve just unplug ours till I’m sure power is on for good.
@Immocles I agree with it keeping the smell contained. I also keep a can of Febreze next to the robots and give the turds a quick spray when I do the redistribute shake.
Happy to answer any LR questions.
My wife was happy to hear that its held up for 5 years, and that you'd been impressed enough to purchased additional ones. Any tips on the best type of litter to use? We switched to the cloud control stuff early this year because one of them likes to kick up a storm. Been debating switching back to the old litter since it was a bit cheaper and held up nicely, but I'm afraid that each cycle will turn the thing into a cheech and Chong movie.
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This boy is so sweet and lovable. He is also a master hunter.
He recently caught, killed, and partially ate a jackrabbit that was as big as he is. What amazed me was that he managed to bring the rabbit into my shop, fully alive, through his cat door. I know the rabbit was alive when he brought it in, because there was no blood anywhere on or around the door. I found signs of struggle and lots of blood where he killed it in the storage area of my shop.
Like I said, he is so sweet and lovable.....to me....but I would not want to be a small creature on this property!
He recently caught, killed, and partially ate a jackrabbit that was as big as he is. What amazed me was that he managed to bring the rabbit into my shop, fully alive, through his cat door. I know the rabbit was alive when he brought it in, because there was no blood anywhere on or around the door. I found signs of struggle and lots of blood where he killed it in the storage area of my shop.
Like I said, he is so sweet and lovable.....to me....but I would not want to be a small creature on this property!
One of my cats did that. Not sure which one as I had 4 at the time, but have a really good idea. There was a trail of rabbit pellets around the living room. It wasn't the rabbit through the cat door that was impressive, it was getting the full size jack over the 6' fence.
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Any good clumping litter that your cats are accustomed to will work. Ours were born and raised on SAMS litter. It's a bit dusty, but clumps well.
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You know you are in trouble when she gives you this look...
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They have another look?
Lol! 
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Looks like it's multi-purpose--space capsule and a time machine.
I read the reviews, sounds good.
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My ginger and white does that regularly. He'll walk alongside a wall, do a kind of forward roll and end up on his back, legs splayed out, saying "Scratch me house slave"
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You misspelled They're.
Everyone appears to be enjoying their new cat tree.
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Yes they are.
How are you enjoying the LR?
Its great! Everyone in the household is very satisfied with it. It really does knock a lot of smells down and is way less annoying to clean up. I was probably the most skeptical, and its only about a month or so old, but it really does seem to run really well. Once we get the upstairs whipped into shape, I think we will purchase an additional one to replace the box up there (which is now scarcely used, actually). The tiger can be a bit skittish and it took him a tad longer to get used to the small noise it makes, but he's completely over it now. Its a steep price, but its somehow worth the cost haha.
Hey look, I got a new cat playground. Sure, it's supposed to be a vanity for the guest bathroom, but the cat disagrees with what it is supposed to be.
Hey everyone,
Do any of you have a vet-approved raw food recipe suitable for cats with kidney disease? My cat was just diagnosed and I need to move her to a protein controlled, low phosphate diet. The prescription stuff is horrible expensive (like $1300/year) and I think I can do better for less cost.
One popular recipe is found here: Raw Homemade Kidney Care Diet for Cats - Health, Home, & Happiness
They use 70/30 beef for lower protein and ground up eggshells in place of bones to reduce phosphate. Polular doesn't mean medically approved though. Appreciate advice from anyone with experience. Cheers.
Do any of you have a vet-approved raw food recipe suitable for cats with kidney disease? My cat was just diagnosed and I need to move her to a protein controlled, low phosphate diet. The prescription stuff is horrible expensive (like $1300/year) and I think I can do better for less cost.
One popular recipe is found here: Raw Homemade Kidney Care Diet for Cats - Health, Home, & Happiness
They use 70/30 beef for lower protein and ground up eggshells in place of bones to reduce phosphate. Polular doesn't mean medically approved though. Appreciate advice from anyone with experience. Cheers.
we use honest kitchen. Knocked out all of our allergy issues.
Just found this thread, here's a shot of our Isabel, March of 2006. She was an airport kitty my wife found on a break from work. We took her home over a Thanksgiving weekend and had planned to return her to the "wild" of Philadelphia international airport. We had her for 12 years.
More to come, we're cat people!
More to come, we're cat people!
And here's our current young brood, all from the local shelter. The two up top are brothers, and the little lady below pretends to hate them (okay, not really).
Told my wife were posting pictures of the cats, she sent me a few that I didn't have.
This is milo. Milo is a rescue, and at only 9 months of age he already weighs 16 pounds and takes up half the sofa. Several signs suggest he's part maine coon, not least of which is his funny squeaks instead of meows, and he's very vocal. He also grunts like a little piggy and snores in his sleep. This photo is a couple months old, and he's grown into his big feet a bit more, though he still binges Netflix in the same pose. Soon I'll introduce him to brewing, but for now he's not allowed in the garage.
