The urine has not been clumping into balls. I found it all solidified on the bottom of the litter box pan. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
350877
Maybe you need to have a deeper litter layer, if it's hitting the bottom it's a sign there is not enough litter in the box.
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I mix it half and half with World's Best. I do this because I have de-clawed indoor cats and the World's Best is finer and not so hard on their paws. This mixture will last 2 weeks with no problems and no odor.
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I do find that it clumps into large pieces. However, I can still manage to get it out and leave the rest. One suggestion is to get a better scooper. I've found that when there is too much space between it's harder to clean. The other suggestion is to pour more litter in, so that it doesn't reach the bottom quickly. Good luck. Litter boxes are not the most fun thing to do.
350880
Hmm, weird. Mine is clumping really well. I wonder if you're using enough litter? If not, your cat might be pushing litter out of the way, peeing on the bottom of the litter pan, then covering it back up with litter. I recommend putting more in the litter in the pan and seeing if that makes a difference. I personally put several inches high of litter in my cats' pan. There's no smell & it clumps really well.
350881
I think it depends on your cats peeing style I have a girl and a boy and have similar action in the box on occasion
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My 16 year old cat pees outside the box. I think she was trying to tell me something about she not liking it. I had been using her old cheap Costco litter first. Thinking that that was the problem I switched to Tidy Cat Multiple Cat something. I even purchased a new mat.I had to wash the mat yesterday and found she was peeing in front of her litter box regardless of the litter type. Since she can't tell me why she doesn't like it it seems I'm back to the store to find a regular style litter box. But oh, how I hate the back breaking scooping of the litter...
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I check today, it does still has some urine odor on the pad, I might try to add some bleach in it next time.
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This a well constructed box & can't imagine it won't be around for many, many years. As for stains, how could urine & feces stain plastic? Unless you're an absolute pig who doesn't clean a litter box for years on end, I don't understand your question? You should probably contact the manufacturer.
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My female also pees standing up. I have a sageking catty corner litter box. We use it without the cover,(she wasn't fond of). She was constantly getting pee stains on the wall. After several weeks of wiping walls down, I decided it was time for "drastic" measures. Put a piece of folded cardboard behind litter box-goes behind 2 sides and is three times as high as box. From this I hang thick plastic, just enough to go over edge of box. Now her pee runs back into box, not on wall. I scoop the litter box, don't use the tray that lifts out. (I purchase the plastic at home depot. It's the same stuff that I cover my good tablecloths with). My female also pees standing up. I have a sageking catty corner litter box. We use it without the cover,(she wasn't fond of). She was constantly getting pee stains on the wall. After several weeks of wiping walls down, I decided it was time for "drastic" measures. Put a piece of folded cardboard behind litter box-goes behind 2 sides and is three times as high as box. From this I hang thick plastic, just enough to go over edge of box. Now her pee runs back into box, not on wall. I scoop the litter box, don't use the tray that lifts out. (I purchase the plastic at home depot. It's... » Read More My female also pees standing up. I have a sageking catty corner litter box. We use it without the cover,(she wasn't fond of). She was constantly getting pee stains on the wall. After several weeks of wiping walls down, I decided it was time for "drastic" measures. Put a piece of folded cardboard behind litter box-goes behind 2 sides and is three times as high as box. From this I hang thick plastic, just enough to go over edge of box. Now her pee runs back into box, not on wall. I scoop the litter box, don't use the tray that lifts out. (I purchase the plastic at home depot. It's the same stuff that I cover my good tablecloths with). « Show Less
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Mine did not take to it immediately. I tried the mixing of the granules with the regular litter and still they were not keen on using the Genie. I finally made them go "cold turkey" and took away their regular boxes. They did use the Genie but one of my cats is large and doesn't squat completely so urine was going into the mechanical areas that were not washed. The smell soon became apparent and with the effort it took to completely take it apart to clean it, I sent it back and went back to a traditional box. It is a nice concept but it just isn't worth the money and the difficulty with using it. Mine did not take to it immediately. I tried the mixing of the granules with the regular litter and still they were not keen on using the Genie. I finally made them go "cold turkey" and took away their regular boxes. They did use the Genie but one of my cats is large and doesn't squat completely so urine was going into the mechanical areas that were not washed. The smell soon became apparent and with the effort it took to completely take it apart to clean it, I sent it back and went back to a traditional box. It is a nice concept but it just isn't worth the money and the... » Read More Mine did not take to it immediately. I tried the mixing of the granules with the regular litter and still they were not keen on using the Genie. I finally made them go "cold turkey" and took away their regular boxes. They did use the Genie but one of my cats is large and doesn't squat completely so urine was going into the mechanical areas that were not washed. The smell soon became apparent and with the effort it took to completely take it apart to clean it, I sent it back and went back to a traditional box. It is a nice concept but it just isn't worth the money and the difficulty with using it. « Show Less
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It's not that easy to clean because of the texture. Easiest way I found is to take it outside and spray it off with a garden hose and to use some kind of neutralizing agent (Nature's Miracle or something like that) to neutralize the urine so that the cats don't keep just urinating on the mat instead of going into the litter box.
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I haven't been using it that long so not sure I know what you mean. Mine flushes fine so far. Yes, the poop is in a clump, but thought that was normal. I have only one cat and it's working for me.
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I love this litter but have noticed urine sticking to the bottom in a flat shape rather than a ball since the weather got humid. Has anyone found this to be true? Maybe adding more will help.
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I have this cage and I purchased a corner scatter-proof litter box. I only put the hay inside of the litter box . Before I did this she would pee outside of the cage and the hay would be everywhere! Now I clean her cage out every other week and her litter box is cleaned every-other day. The bulk hay that makes it out of the litter box is pushed into the tray at the bottom of the cage.
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No, you are not missing something. I couldnt keep the liner in place either. It is too small, and like you said needs a clip or 3 to keep it in place due to the unusual shape of the litter box. I think i used the liner for 2 days and gave up. I found it harder to scoop than without a liner anyway. I decided i would rather wash my litter box out completely every 3 weeks too a month when the litter needed to be changed then deal with the liner twice a day.
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That can be a problem especially when the litter is fresh. You may be inclined to contact the manufacturer in case they have a compatible scooper. I just shake the pellets of the scoop as best I can and sometimes (I know this sounds gross) I use bathroom tissue to pick it up with my hand and put it down the toilet as my litter box is in a spare bathroom. Good luck:)
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I haven't tried anything but the chrystal litter but my guess would be no because the collection container is too small for the clumps. The crystal litter absorbs the urine and only the feces is scooped. It doesn't work as well on the odor either so it needs to be changed more often.
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I haven't. If it is any help, I use a litter box lined with a garbage bag, and then filled with the litter. I guess it is because my cat urinates so much at a time, but it soaks all the way through the fairly thick litter, and while clumped together, the clumps stick to the plastic at the bottom of the litter box.
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One of our cats does the same thing - we tried covered boxes but the urine just ran down from the side of the top and gathered in the capilary space between the lid and bottom part of the box. The only we have found to work is 18 GAL Roughneck Totes by Rubbermaid. They are 24 x 16 (like a regular litter box) but even on her best tail pumping days, our female cat can only get to within a half inch of top the the 16.5" tall side walls. I am considering this box but am concerned that the pee will run down the wall and collect where the lid and bottom come together. Did you have any luck with this product and your cat?
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I got the Crystal litter because of the urine clumps getting stuck in the grid. I have mixed it with the other litter and it seems to help my problem. hope this helps
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I think it's supposed to be the scent - what is in it I don't know. My cat liked the scent, but she didn't gravitate to the kitty box the way the other commenters described. I think the litter was coarser than she likes. She'll reluctantly use the kitty pan when she's unable to get outside, but otherwise she's not interested. Based on the other comments, I think it must be my picky cat rather than any defect in the litter.