http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ Daily Kitten Chat Forum Topic: Cat Genie en Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:42:44 +0000 http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-413225 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:09:55 +0000 Cheri 12/22 413225@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>i have 2 litterboxes. one is a standard box with a lid. the other box is the type with 3 trays that you sift the litter. Velvet likes the sifitng litter box because it is lower and she has some arthritis... </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-413222 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:00:26 +0000 aprilb1 413222@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>The NEW CatGenie 120 is now available. It has a Cat Activation feature which starts the cleaning process shortly after your cat has used the box. The Sani-Solution cartridges now holds 120 washes as opposed to 60 washes with the old unit, or 240 washes if you use the cat activation. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-399494 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:47:02 +0000 tinafishfrombirthplaceofElvis 399494@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I bought a scoop free about a month ago. It is sitting next to the littermaid. It appears that the cats are using the littermaid more than the scoop free. I would love one of the robot ones but can't afford one of those right now. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-399276 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:02:04 +0000 angel 399276@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I am in a tiny one bedroom apartment as well. I just put it out in the middle of the bathroom floor. Do I trip over it... sometimes yes but I am still getting used to it being there. I definitely think it is worth the money. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-399259 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:45:05 +0000 SylvesterMiasMomma 399259@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Unfortunately in apartments they don't give you much room as they usually design the bathroom so that the toilet and shower are right next to each other and then the bathroom sink/vanity is right up to the toilet. No room for this Cat Genie. :-(</p> <p>At $300 it is quite expensive but it is great for those of us who do not want to have to deal with removing cat waste and have the room to set one up. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-399249 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:29:52 +0000 angel 399249@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I got a CatGenie for my birthday. My dad is still trying to get it hooked up for me. The T connector that came with it was the wrong size and didn't fit my toilet water line. :( I can't wait to try it. The cats seem to be ok with the granules so far. </p> <p>THe other one I looked at was suggested by Dragonwing... the LitterRobot. No more scooping but you do have to remove the bag about once or twice a week. And you can use regular litter. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-399246 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:26:05 +0000 aprilb1 399246@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I love my CatGenie!</p> <p>Pro's:<br /> With CatGenie you don’t have to scoop messy, smelly litter anymore. Also CatGenie uses these plastic granules that are washed and dried that never have to be replaced. I don’t have to buy litter ever again. Not to mention having to spend time everyday scooping the litter box or dragging it outside weekly to dump it and start all over again. All you have to do is simply push a button or you can even set a timer and it will clean automatically. </p> <p>CatGenie is very environmentally friendly. CatGenie’s washable, reusable granules eliminate the need to buy clay litter, which goes through strip mining which is terrible for the environment The reusable granules also prevent tons of kitty litter from ending up in land fills every year. Granules and Sani-Solution cartridges are both biodegradable. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67943 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:50:48 +0000 MeezerMama in OK; 10/23 67943@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>williamsweyr-he holds it. that cat has amazing sphincter control. If I am running too late though, he'll make his deposit behind the toilet. Occasionally, he will use the toilet on his own, but it is rare. He fell in a couple of times. He's not exactly graceful</p> <p>Emerson attempted to dig to China through his litterbox. He made a terrible mess. That's one of the reasons I decided to toilet train in the first place. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67908 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:52:20 +0000 2bpurring 67908@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Wow Sharon gonna look into that Litter Robot...sounds interesting </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67886 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:57:05 +0000 Cato1730 67886@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I cannot get Cato to use the litter box at all, unless there is an emergency. He prefers to dig to china and then he's got to get the spot just right. Can dig and dig until he feels firmly seated. I do not know what it is with that cat. I do keep a litter box for him, but you should see his face if he finds it necessary to use. Elizabeth </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67879 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:30:54 +0000 williamsweyr 67879@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Meezermama: Ferrule is lucky he found you. What does he do for relief when you're not home??</p> <p>Karenopa: Like your camera idea! Could be useful when something crashes and you can't find it! Usually, it's books off a shelf or shampoo bottles in a bathroom. A Cat Genie is a self-cleaning litter system hooked up to power and water (toilet). Sounds like the "Litterfree" system Sharoninaustin described. I'll see if I can find that and the Litter Robot on line for more information. All I know is the jugs of litter are getting too heavy for me to handle and I've gotten too fat since I retired to bend over in my tight litter box space to clean them easily. </p> <p>Sharininaustin: thanx so much for the info on Litterfree and Litter Robot. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67731 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:41:51 +0000 SharoninAustell46 67731@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>williamsweyr, welcome, love your name and never met a Michigander we didn't like. My hubby, Dragonwing, and I, would like to chime in on automatic cat systems. We have always had multiple cats and we've tried it all. We started out with standard litter boxes and scoops and have tried every litter on the market. I even set up a kiddie wading pool and used a retractable yard rake to clean it. We've worn out several litter maids. As ailuromaniac says, they require extra maintenance, especially if a kitty is having digestive concerns. I can't print here what the hubby says about litter maids. We currently have one Litterfree which our daughter returned to us because her cats wouldn't use it. It hooks up to the toilet and washes on a regular cycle. It's a great product if you can get your cats to tolerate walking on the plastic pellets. One of ours is using it and we think it's the new baby. The solution and pellets are not locally available and must be ordered online.<br /> But at the risk of sounding like a commercial, if you are going to put that kind of money into an automatic system, the most effective and efficient product we use is a Litter Robot. A barrel containing litter revolves after use and deposits the used litter into a drawer that you line with a normal grocery store plastic bag. The clean litter returns to the barrel and once a week remove the plastic bag, tie and toss.<br /> It's only drawback is Bo, who is 17 pounds and doesn't turn around and face out to use it, so he misses on occasion. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67511 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:52:01 +0000 Karenopa 67511@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Oh..BTW...What is a Cat Genie? I've had dogs most of my years..my kittens are just 8 mos...I'm feeling kinda dense here now.... :( </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67509 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:50:51 +0000 Karenopa 67509@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Oh no...williamswey...anytime you have high numbers it's next to impossible to always keep up with who's doing what and where. Don't feel even a little bit dense. I have 2 dogs, 4 kittens and a husband and I'm thinking about installing surveillance cameras in order to catch who's doing what..(spilling water glasses, dropping crumbs, rearranging pillows, and the occaisional missing the box) They all claim, "It wasn't me!!" </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67211 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:43:51 +0000 MeezerMama in OK; 10/23 67211@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>the toilet training was a process that went far more smoothly with Emerson. Ferrule just cries for mom at which point I hold him over the toilet to do his business. Pathetic, I know. Emerson handles it like the man cat he is.<br /> As far as Ferrule's name goes, he was a feral cat (same pronunciation). A ferrule is a fitting. So we decided that Ferrule was a 'fitting' name. He also walks around the house saying his own name. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-67098 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:23:34 +0000 williamsweyr 67098@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I've just finished medicating Lord Ik Ik for colitis. Unfortunately, this problem caused him NOT to use the litter box which is how I found out there was a problem. With five cats, it's impossible to tell which cat has a problem after the fact, so to speak, just by scooping. I have to have other signs to really get my attention. Maybe I'm just too dense . . . </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-66578 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:01:19 +0000 2bpurring 66578@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>williamsweyr--Keep us posted! I've considered a Littermaid, but I guess I'm just cheap..But I feel a little better since I was able to catch worms very quickly about 5 yrs ago..It sounds gross..but a periodic inspection of the litter can give you an early alert to health problems... </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-66553 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:48:05 +0000 williamsweyr 66553@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Wonder if I should try my Littermaid again? Lord Ik Ik is the cat that refused to go in the utility room where it was. He decided my living room carpet was better. As soon as I discovered this . . . the Littermaid was history. Of course now my living room carpet is also history but he could still "treat" my bedroom carpet . . . have to think about it I guess. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-66402 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:28:48 +0000 AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew 66402@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I have the Littermaid also, the cats liked it, and they would use it often. Had to take it out though, because their litter boxes are in my bathroom (no place else to put them) and the noise (because I have two that just 'love' clean litter) of it constantly going drove me nuts while trying to sleep. If I had a laundry room, trust me it would be in there in a heartbeat. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-66397 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:02:19 +0000 ailuromaniac 66397@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>I must admit that the Cat Genie is a fascinating concept and I would like to try one but do not have a floorplan that lends itself to the setup and for the present the money to experiment.</p> <p>I do have a Littermaid and while it works quite well, I have found that you still need some tools for additional maintenance. 4in paintbrush and dustpan for scattered litter cleanup and a 3-4 in putty knife to scrap encrusted clumps from the bottom where kitty tends to concentrate urinating and the scooper for a final cleanup after scraping. Overall I find it less work than a standard litter pan and as I work, the automatic scooping makes the litter last longer. I think the cleaner and well raked litter is appreciated by the cat as well.</p> <p>My first Littermaid was purchased for Baby. I felt a high-tech mom's kitty should have a high-tech litterbox. I remember my nervous first introduction of Baby to the new arrangement. She sniffed it over and approved the litter by promply using the quiescent device. I counted the minutes for the cycle to run and feared the noise would elicit a rejection of the "INFERNAL DEVICE".</p> <p>Instead, Baby raced over to the source of the noise and very intently watched the rake make it's pass and deposit the clump in the receptical and return, then repass to redistribute and smooth the remaining litter. As soon as the noise subsided she delicately hopped in the box and signaled her delite by reusing the freshly groomed toilet.</p> <p>So if a cat likes it it is great. If not then it is like many other electronic toys...religated to the storage until the garage sale. </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-66039 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:44:06 +0000 williamsweyr 66039@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>MeezerMama . . . just checked out your kids. What sweethearts! Love their names. Where does the name Ferrule come from (fur rules?)</p> <p>2BPurring . . . Just looked at Mr. Bug. Losing a fur friend is so sad. I choose to believe they've just gone to "the great sandbox in the sky." </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-66038 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:41:28 +0000 williamsweyr 66038@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>MeezerMama . . . just checked out your kids. What sweethearts! Love their names. Where does the name Ferrule come from (fur rules?) </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-66035 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:34:06 +0000 williamsweyr 66035@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>2BPurring: I also have a LARGE male cat and he refused to used the Littermaid which has been packed away ever the week after it was purchased. Don't think he'd use the Genie either but then it would be in a bathroom and NOT the usual "litter room."</p> <p>MeezerMama: toilet trained cats??? Lucky you. How did you manage that? I've only known two other people who had cats that used a toilet. They were both one cat homes and one of the cats taught himself! I have a friend that tried to toilet train her first cat. After he accidentally fell in, he'd never go near the toilet again! Maybe I should just resign myself to the continuous task of being a super duper pooper scooper! </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-65272 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:52:36 +0000 MeezerMama in OK; 10/23 65272@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Mine are toilet trained. There are pictures on their Catster pages<br /> <a href="http://www.catster.com/cats/538964" rel="nofollow">http://www.catster.com/cats/538964</a><br /> <a href="http://www.catster.com/cats/538954" rel="nofollow">http://www.catster.com/cats/538954</a></p> <p>The genie does look cool though </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-65266 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:39:11 +0000 2bpurring 65266@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Never tried it..I think it would freak out my old kitty and kitten would only play and attack..Also..it doesn't look like it gives kitty much room to sit..Mr. Bug (RIP) was a rather claustrophobic...I know he wouldn't have liked such a small area...Sorry I'm not really helpful..but I also can't really afford one..so scooping I go... </p> http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/topic/2474#post-65251 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:11:51 +0000 williamsweyr 65251@http://www.dailykitten.com/chat/ <p>Does anybody have a Cat Genie litter system? What are the pros and cons? I've been thinking about getting one. </p>