I have an elderly cat who only pees on pee pads.. has anyone used this tray with a cat? I am tired of the run off and cleaning the floor.
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I don't know about cats but I do have a new litter of puppies who are using it and the only run off that occurs is when they don't get over the border guards onto the pads themselves in time. Otherwise it holds it all without any runoff whatsoever.. I think you would find that this item will do the same for your cat. There is no run off if they do it inside the tray
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Have never used it for a cat, but if he/she goes on pads I would think this would help keep your floor protected. There is a "Housebreaking Spray" to spray to attract a dog. I wonder if it would help let your cat adjust to the pad being on the tray if needed. Not sure the spray is for cats. Hope it works for you!
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I have a puppy and its great.there's no run off unless he misses.I just put a small rug underneath it in case he does miss.you can just throw in wash.should be great for cat.
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It will not protect the floor. I'm trying to decide if I should send mine back, because it works well for catching the litter, but my cat has decided to use his box for pooping only, and has been peeing on the mat. I've tried cleaning it, even spraying it down with vinegar, because vinegar is supposed to be an odor eliminator, but it's not helping. I have afolded towel under the mat for now, so that my wood floor doesn't get ruined. Not happy at all.
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Karl, my cat does not like walking on it much but she is finicky with her feet, which is why she doesn't like the feel of the litter in the box. But she does use the mat, rather than the box, so I would think most cats would be comfortable "wiping" their feet on it. It's soft.
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My cat easily went back to using his litter box. He preferred it. I never successfully trained him to use the toilet. We made it to green and he was to large to sit on the edge of the toilet at that stage. If you have a small, thin cat, it might all work. My cat was more than willing, but the setup didn't work for him. So we are back to litter.
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The dome is too low for my male cat, he wouldn't go anywhere near it when it had the dome top. Just the side walls catch anything that he pees when standing up, occasionally he pees on the back of the genie, but I just wipe it off with litter box wipes every week.
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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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If you have more than one causing the litter tray, you will need to empty if sooner than usual or get another tray. I have 2 cats and 2 litter trays and with that I have to change the litter after the 45th or 50th use of the tray. You can keep track of the use with the number of times the litter is used. With multiple cats/kittens, you will certainly have to change the litter often. One tray does not make it with more that one cat unless you keep track of the number of uses.
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This is definitely a question I should have considered before buying mine. My one cat likes to pee in the corner directly above the grate so it does require regular maintenance to clean out that spot or else it will build up where the scoop can't reach. I wouldn't call it a huge dealbreaker, though, just a minor inconvenience and still better than scooping out a normal litter box every day. (Also, I've noticed this problem gets worse if I don't occasionally even out the litter, since the grate tends to push it all forward and leaves those back corners a little low.)
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I highly recommend a good clumping litter. I personally use Tidy Cats. Just getting the solid waste into the tray defeats the purpose because the strong ordor of the urine will remain in the non clumping litter...
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I don't use it anymore because my cat died after 18 yrs. but I also looked for alternatives and I think anything that doesn't drop through the holes would work. I will be looking for an alternative when I get another cat. Love the system, but the pellets are too rough on their paws. I say try it!!
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Hello M.Bb. Pets don't usually mark or pee because they are mad at us. My best advice is to watch the show, 'My Cat from Hell". Jackson Galaxy is an amazing Cat expert and goes over marking and aggression and is truly a gift to Cat owners. I knew a lot about cats before but after watching that show--my eyes were opened even more. Please watch his show--solutions are simple. It's on Animal Planet. Good luck.
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I agree w/ the other reviewer. I have two cats, and we change the pad 1x/wk, and probably change the pellets every 1-2m. Not a problem.
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The urine definitely will stay in the box my only concern with an old cat would be the cat's ability (and comfort level) with stepping in and out of the box. If the entry point is a little too high for kitty maybe you could create a makeshift step into the box. Also make sure to fill the box with plenty of litter so the kitty does have a big jump to exit the box. If anything is too hard for an older cat they make go outside the box.
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So, I was able to finally get my cat to use the red stage only for pooping. I found out in the process that she stands when she pees and doesn't squat. I should have known that from seeing the inside markings of her litter box. She continued with that same habit with the Litter Kwitter, so I had to just stop using it.
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My older cat took to it really well. I put a little litter in the center at first, and she quickly converted over to the holder. Clean up is easy, and once I switched to just the pad (no litter with it), there was no litter mess tracked through the room. I changed it once a day.
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The pads are really not that thick. It does not control ordor that well , my female cat will not use the litter box if she can smell the urine so I have to change the pad and litter often. I will be going back to the Purina tidy cat Breeze cat litter pellets and litter box. You might find that might work very well for your cat.
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hmmm. i'm no professional, but since it's hardwood, you might have to sand it out. I'm thinking it's pretty soaked in there. and to "unsoak' it with more liquid will probably trash it. Is the pee in a super visible place? I was thinking maybe you could spray some Fizzion on, then sprinkle it with baking soda or borax, maybe, to suck up the Fizzion and with luck, the cat pee also. But, I have NO IDEA if this will do something crazy to the floor. I'm curious now, I think I'll have to go online and see if someone has come up with a solution! Good luck!