Has anyone tried this litter in Electric LitterMaid Boxes? Does it work in those boxes?
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We used Arm & Hammer, which was okay, and then Cat Attract for two years after some litter use problems caused by recurrent UTI's, and now we've switched it over to Tidy Cat (Cat Attract being rather more expensive). We've had no problems with those three litters. The rake mechanism can get burnt out on clumps, but that really comes with any litter. Id say overall it worked fine with ours as long as i maintained cleaning put the waste compartment. Hope that helps. Test it put for a week or so and see how its working with yours, as every system can have its own issues.
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If you don't use clumping litter, some of the pee gets absorbed into the crystals and the rest kinda sticks to the bottom of the litter box, which can get quite stinky...my sister-in-law uses clumping litter and I'm thinking of switching since her auto box works just fine with the clumping kind...
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My cats had no problem, Mix the two litters together at first(a little used litter too, so it smells like "bathroom"). Then try using all crystals. If you make the switch gradual they should adapt.
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If you are using the scoopfree do not use the clumping. It can jam the mechanism and burn out the motor. Walmart carries an inexpensive crystal litter that works great.
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I don't know since I don't an electric litter box, but if other clumping litters work, I would think that this one would, too.
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It is not recommended to use other litter. The only litter I'd recommend besides the included crystals would be maybe another brand of crystals. But, I don't think that would help you because I think all crystal litters are basically the same. Clumping litter probably won't be good for the litter box since it will clump urine, filling your box even faster and non clumping litter may cause an issue with smell since it doesn't absorb odors nearly as well as the crystal litter.
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I don't know about crystal cat litter. However, I can tell you, from our experience that this litter box was a total waste of money & aggravation. In less than a week, the sifter began to stick and, not long after, got stuck open. Cats wouldn't use it. We tossed in the trash and went back to plain old covered cat litter boxes. I have nothing good to say about the Catit SmartSift.
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No, I have found it to work with different brands of litter too. Good luck!
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Yes, it does not work out.. I wanted to too, but the arm that goes thru the litter to clean out the poop, just gets clogged.. then it got stuck, not good... I found that the crystal litter made the urine turn to powder, kind of and sift to the bottom of the litter tray!Hope this helps
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Here's my take... World's Best clumps better... I used the Cat Attract because I have a cat who will not pee in the box. She was treated for a kidney stone and it has since dissolved and passed... BUT the behavior hasn't changed. Cat Attract must have worked because I switched back to the World's best and she is peeing outside of the box again. I was hoping it clumped well, but it does not. I have a litter maid, and it constantly breaks up and/or gets stuck in the rake. Unfortunately, at this point, it's my only option for my sanity. I wish it clumped better.
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Yes it does, it seems like it would work with almost any type of litter. I think that litter not scooping well is more a function of the litter than the scoop. If it is good quality clumping litter it will be much easier to remove liquid and solid waste. If it is non clumping or poorly clumping it will be nearly impossible to scoop the soggy mess in the bottom of the pan.
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I don't know if this will help but I bought a jar of the Cat Attract herbs and have used it in the past on the regular Precious Cat litter. I was using it to train two feral kittens to use a litter box and it was highly successful. I just took a goodly pinch of the Cat Attract herbs and sprinkled it over the top of the regular litter. Doing this might save you some dough--instead of buying the Cat Attract litter.
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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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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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Hi Amy. I just added some on top of my cats other litter. But it really did not seem to do anything. Maybe it is just my cat but since it is so expensive, I would not buy it again. Good luck.
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No, I tried it and it was awful. It gets very gooey and sticks to the rake and the bottom of the box. By the time I got new litter it had already screwed up the motor and now it makes a bunch of noise when it rakes and does some weird bouncing thing that it never did before.
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I use the non-clumping crystal litter and it works great in this box! Understand that the crystal litter needs time to absorb the liquid and it needs to be stirred. This box is perfect for crystal litter! I was so amazed. I used to hate the crystal type because all of the manufacturers tell you to stir the crystals daily to mix the wet and dry ones evenly. This box does it does this for me with no problems. The solids get sifted from the crystals and the crystals get stirred at the same time.