automatic cat box udpate

automatic cat box
Originally uploaded by bluepupae.

the last cat litter we tried was the scoop away multi-cat formula, and we are moving on to arm & hammer's high performance clumping cat litter.

Results so far:

Tidy Cats Scoop® Long Lasting Odor Control Formula
This litter didn't stay clumped and seemed to break apart, depending on where the clump was as it was raked. if it was too close to the center, and the clump wasn't very big or somewhat submerged. the rake smooshed the litter to the bottom. this seems to happen with all the litters we have tried so far, but this one was particularly problematic. the box started to retain the cat urine, rather than it getting dumped into the plastic bin, causing it to reek. it was pretty horrible by the time we changed out the whole box with completely fresh litter, and used up all the tidy cat litter 2 weeks later.

Scoop Away Multi-Cat
this litter was the least stinky. it clumped well, and though there were stray small pieces, most of the clumped litter got raked up and into the plastic bin. it lasted two weeks, and did not start to smell until the very last day when it all the litter was soaked.

Arm & Hammer High Performance
so it has been about 4 days, and this litter is starting to reek. i'm trying not to be impartial. i wasn't sure about the color. it's suppose to be a more natural litter ( as opposed to the other clay litters ). i wasn't crazy about the smell of the litter to begin with, and it seems to be having some trouble absorbing stinky cat odors. dumping contents of the plastic bin was pretty bad last night. they all stink to some degree, but this one seemed particularly stinky, so i changed out the liner completely.

i guess we'll see how it holds up. stay tuned...