What about when your cat poops? Does it just get left in the seeds until you scoop it out? I'm concerned about poopy-smelling odor and not having any sort of deodorizer.
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The poop gets scooped out and disposed of either in the toilet or garbage. The urine goes into a reservoir which you have to empty every day. I have 2 cats so I empty it every day and rinse it out so it stays fresh. You can take the tray with the seeds off and put the tray with the hole in it over the toilet and just pour water which drains out thru the hole into the toilet and then just put the seed tray back. Every couple of days I spray seeds with some mild bleach mixture (instructions included in kit). Once you scoop out the poop, you never smell anything at all. The cats track the seeds which is the only down side. This is really the absolute best litter system I have ever used. I don't have to buy litter all the time, no muddy, stinky litter that never completely clumps. I love, love, love this and will never use anything else.
76004
You do have to scoop it out daily. If your cat buries it odor is minimal as long as you scoop it on a regular basis. I just scoop it everytime I hear them scratching in it.
76005
The smell lingers no longer than it does for the humans who tend to stink up the bathroom quite regularly in my house. In either case, a little air freshener does wonders.
76006
Yes the poop is left until you scoop. However the smell remains for only about 10 minutes; with my cats it is only a few minutes but they eat a very healthy grain free diet. Honestly the smell of having litter (even unscented) is worse to me than a few minutes of poo smell. I have 1 box for 2 cats and I'd never go back to litter. I am actually going to buy a second one because I just took in a foster cat so she has a regular litter box and I have to say the only thing I smell in my house is her unscented litter.
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Yes the poop gets left you need to scoop it out as soon as possible. But I won't go back to kitty litter. My house smells better with the safflower seeds. Except when he poops I scoop it out right away.
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Yes, it just stays there until you scoop it out. You could add baking soda to the seeds I suppose to help with odor. I just try to scoop shortly after I hear the covering noises.
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I just sprinkle it over the litter - just a dusting - after I remove the droppings. Even with litter that promises to control the odor, there is always that lingering smell, and this deodorizer kills that smell. I also sprinkle it in my kitchen trash. Its not for cleaning...just neutralizing odors.
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I've tried only the red package. We have five cats and, every time someone comes over, I ask if they can smell cats. The answer is always "no."I sift out four litter boxes twice a day, getting about two and a half pounds of poop/pee every 24 hours.
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Is the smell from the pad or the pellets? I don't notice anything...but only 1 cat, change the pad 1x a week, and change the pellets 1x month. With more cats, need to change everything more often, or have more than one box (w/ 2 cats, I had two boxes, but maintained the 1x week/1x month schedule).
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When I first used this litter I used it by itself through the first changing of the litter to get the full effect of the product and to get my cat used to the smell and going back to the litter box. After the next litter changing I mixed the litter with a little bit of the litter that I previously used. My cat still continued to use the litter box. I kept mixing my previous litter with the cat attract litter until it was gone. My cat continued to use the litterbox and started using regular litter. I hope it works for you.
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there is a 7 min period between when your cat uses & when cycle runs for robot to dump poop in waste drawer (they do this so litter can absorb moisture) so it will smell during that period - if waste is really wet it can stick to interior of of robot as it turns so eventually you will have to wipe down interior to clean off. If poop is pretty dry/solid will not be a problem. For me, it is worthwhile regardless of these issues - you will have to clean (wipe down inside) no matter what periodically but for me I only have to clean it 1 every 3 weeks (other than removing poop bag from waste drawer every 4 days) so alot less work than standard litterbox and definitely alot less smell - I also use odor removing air filter unit Hamilton Beach True Air - between those two things - litter robot and air filter - smell issues are gone & we live in small apartment - hope this helps
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Throw it away in the trash. I know your next question, "isn't that as bad as using disposable diapers?" to which I'd answer, "yes." However, the amount of urine that each pad soaks up is quite impressive, and even with two cats I throw out the used pad maybe every three days, so that's not too bad. When I scoop the poops daily, I turn the pad tray from front to back and only throw it out when it's really ready. There's no odor. Hope this helps!
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We've been using ours for over a month, and today was the first time. There were 3-4 small pieces of feces that fell through the scoop. I fished them out with the old litter scoop, and problem solved. We've run it roughly 4 times a day for 35 days...140 times with no smell. Once in a blue moon it'll happen, I can live with that. -I just turned on the exhaust fan and closed the door.
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I ran out of kitty litter and found a bag of this on the discount table at my local grocery store, so I snatched it up. I see other people gradually transitioned their cats to this product, unfortunately I did not. She did use the crystals for her bowel movements, but did not bury them, however a few days later I discovered that my cat chose to use the dog bed as her new "litter box" to urinate in. Not happy with that, wish I would have read the recommendations first. But I am too apprehensive to try the crystals again, even if mixing. When using for the first time, I'd suggest keeping a close eye on the box and kitties to make sure they are using the litter box instead of an alternate area. Good Luck! I ran out of kitty litter and found a bag of this on the discount table at my local grocery store, so I snatched it up. I see other people gradually transitioned their cats to this product, unfortunately I did not. She did use the crystals for her bowel movements, but did not bury them, however a few days later I discovered that my cat chose to use the dog bed as her new "litter box" to urinate in. Not happy with that, wish I would have read the recommendations first. But I am too apprehensive to try the crystals again, even if mixing. When using for the first time, I'd suggest... » Read More I ran out of kitty litter and found a bag of this on the discount table at my local grocery store, so I snatched it up. I see other people gradually transitioned their cats to this product, unfortunately I did not. She did use the crystals for her bowel movements, but did not bury them, however a few days later I discovered that my cat chose to use the dog bed as her new "litter box" to urinate in. Not happy with that, wish I would have read the recommendations first. But I am too apprehensive to try the crystals again, even if mixing. When using for the first time, I'd suggest keeping a close eye on the box and kitties to make sure they are using the litter box instead of an alternate area. Good Luck! « Show Less
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I'm seeing a number of products that address urine, but my cats are defecating under a bed, on the carpet, but use their boxes for urination. Will this product help with the defecation odor? Shoot, I meant this as a question, not an answer!
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Sorry to hear about your cat, Paige! I had the opposite problem - my dog was eating out of the cat box when I had regular cat litter but fortunately wasn't interested in the clay pellets of Breeze. I'm having to change back from Breeze because my cat is 19 and big boned, and can no longer squat to fit the box, so she's just missing the front or back side. Now I'm on the hunt for a bigger box and litter my dog won't eat or won't hurt her, at least. Thanks for sharing your story!
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I don't notice any lingering odor and actually think the odor initially smelled upon application not anywhere near the odor noticed fom many others i've tried. This seems to have a fresher odor than others. I was quite suprised, as I've tried so many over the years. I believe this is the only one I will purchase if needed in the future and i have 6 indoor cats.
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The powder does have a distinctive odor (kind of fishy), but I only notice it when I sprinkle it on wet food. Of course a cat's sense of smell is better than mine. I think she will probably eat it since she won't really know it's there.
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I just ordered a case - same exact kind as before (which my cats loved). My older cat won't touch this new batch. - My kitten ate some of it and has had the 'runs' for two days. Does anyone know - will Amazon take the unopened cans back?
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After some trial and error I found the BEST litter to use is Ultra/LitterPearls microcrystals! (I have 5 cats using this litter box and my visitors can't smell it!!). It absorbs great and they dont get scraped into the disposal hole by the scraper.
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None of my cats will eat the lysine chews either. I know some people have tried on dry food with success but I've only tried it on wet food. When I was was just sprinkling it on top of the wet food and not mixing it in I noticed they were not eating all of their food. I'm not sure if it was the smell though. I just switched to Tomlyn which is less stinky & cheaper and it doesn't seem to bother them when I don't mix it quite as well as I should when I'm in a hurry.
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You do need to hose it out really well. Look for those nooks and crannies. There always seems to be that little more to get. I use Simple Green during the hose down and follow up with Nature's Miracle. If you let it get caked on the sides before cleaning, it will be a problem. If cleaning before it gets chunky or changing the drawer a few times a week is not the issue, then perhaps it is the litter? The only smell issue I have had in 2 years is right after my cats drop a gift. They have a talent.