We’ve had the Litter-Robot for three weeks now and it has been fantastic. Our kittens took to using it very quickly. We followed the recommended transition steps – introducing clay clumping litter before the robot arrived, leaving their old litter tray out but no longer cleaning it, and keeping the robot switched off for the first week (doing manual cycles only when there was no risk of them seeing it move).
Eventually, when their old tray became very dirty, I noticed one kitten clearly reluctant to use it. I picked him up and showed him the clean litter in the robot, placing him at the entrance. He walked in, recognised the familiar clumping clay, realised it was clean, and happily switched over – never going back to the old tray. His brother immediately followed suit, and we were able to ditch the dirty tray soon after. They both got their favourite treats and plenty of pats after using the robot the first few times.
Once they were using it regularly, we let them see it cycle. They were a bit freaked out at first, then mostly just curious – jumping in mid-clean, watching it stop, waiting for it to start again, and inspecting it like a little science experiment. After a while, the novelty wore off and now it’s just their standard toilet.
The biggest win is not having to scoop. Waking up, coming home, and going to bed – the litter is always clean. The cats clearly prefer this too. One of ours is very finicky and used to get visibly grossed out if the tray hadn’t been cleaned quickly enough.
I’m quite sensitive to smells, so I change the waste bag every two or three days. Usually I do it as soon as I notice even a slight odour (though the weather is really hot at the moment, so I think that is making odour quicker to notice). The process is very easy – just pull the bag out from the bottom, tie it up, and put a new one in. It’s far easier than scooping multiple trays morning, midday, and night.
The unit is also very quiet – which is great for us as it never wakes us or anything like that. It’s also great for the cats, as it’s more an object of curiosity than a loud, scary thing, which I think really helped with the transition.
I’m also glad I purchased through Cat Evolution. Before buying, I called with a few questions and got through to someone straight away. They were friendly, helpful, and clearly knew their product well.
Overall, it’s been a brilliant purchase, I feel very grateful to have it.