Purina Tidy Cats Breeze Litter Box System

The basic set up is: the 'litter' part of the litter box has a slotted floor. Urine filters through the non-absorbant litter and falls onto the kitty pad below. (Like a puppy pad or a flat diaper.) I have two big (15 lb) cats and just one litter box, so I change the pad every two or three days. It's very absorbant and really keeps in the odor. The tray that the pad sits in does smell urine-y, but I can only smell it when I pull the tray out to change the pad, so I don't care.To me the best thing bout this set up is that there are no litter-tracking issues. Even when I was using a very deep storage container for a litter box, my cats somehow managed to toss litter everywhere and track it on their feet. It drove me crazy! With this litter they still toss a couple pellets out of the box every time they "go", but the pellets are big enough that I just throw them back in. Big improvement over tiny granules everywhere, constantly needing to be vacuumed up. BTW, the pellets ARE very hard, so don't use them if you have a dog, toddler, or cat who would ingest them. I think the litter box might work with other types of "large pellet" litter, though, like the ones made of newspaper.The only downside is that the pellets don't really cover poop smells. My solution to this is to swoop in and dispose of poop immediately. (I baggie it and toss it in the dumpster, or flush it if none of the pellets are clinging to it.) Works pretty well.The cats themselves seem okay with the litter box--not thrilled but not unhappy. I think they like the fact that their pee magically disappears rather than clumping. If you have picky cats, the big pellets might be a hard sell at first. My cats got used to them pretty quickly, but they'll use any type of litter. Overall I'm very happy with this system.

This product changed my life. I have an elderly cat with some health issues who was making daily choices outside the approved box of conventional litter. I completely changed the litter twice a week with a wash out but no good. Aside from the expense and inconvenience of constant clean up (the conventional box and elsewhere), the spousal dissatisfaction was an additional source of stress. As mentioned, there were health issues that were simultaneously addressed, but this system was definitely part of the successful solution.The pad system is brilliant. I expected some leakage into the tray, but that has never happened. Regarding the expense: I have not felt the need to change the pellets every thirty days. In fact, 6 months seems perfectly fine in my case. The pads can be purchased economically if you buy in bulk: search for the 10 box of 4 packs. Considering how much conventional litter I was going through, plus cleaning products, plus marital discord, this system is a bargain.On a related, but non-product note, feeding your cat a high-quality protein diet will significantly cut down on solid waste and odor. Most commercial cat food is mostly filler product that no cat would eat in the wild and only serves to bulk up waste and cheapen the price. If you are willing to spring for a commercial grinder ($450) and the time to make your own cat food, you will not only have a healthier cat and less litter scooping, you'll also save money. My cat was on a "prescription" veterinary diet that was costing $90 per month. I now feed her an all natural, organic, whole-meat diet for $15 per month. Search "Making Cat Food by Lisa A. Pierson, DVM" for instructions. The web page could certainly be more concise, but once I waded through it and wrote the recipe down in an easier to follow format, it was a snap. If you decide to do this, go for the Weston 08-1201-W Number 12 Commercial Meat Grinder, 3/4-HP. And then you can also make sausage and other excellent ground meats!

We've been using this for 4 months now, and it's a good idea but doesn't work for us. We have 6 cats and 4 litter pans including this one - an old Littermate, a covered box, and a plain open box. The cats use the other 3 and rarely use this one. The concept is good and I was prepared to love it - but the cats don't use it.

We have 5 of these in our house. We have 6 cats and 6 litter boxes.After trying about a half dozen types of litter boxes, this one is the one I'm most happy with.One suggestion is to ditch the pee pads and the litter it comes with. We use pine pellets and the litter box works great with them! It's much cheaper and less stinky in the long run. The pads are a waste of time and money and get really gross. You would likely not have this issue if you only had 1 or 2 cats, but when you get 6 going in and out, you just don't have enough time to change the pad whenever it's dirty. With the pine litter, it absorbs the pee instead of letting it drip down, and as the cats dig, the small pieces go down through the grate. When you do a full cleaning, you just move the pellets around until all the little pieces that have trapped the pee go down through the grate and put it in a trash bag.The high sides mean less litter on the floor, though you'll get some kicking out of the front. It's good for big cats. Sometimes though, they don't go all the way to the back of the box to do their business and miss out the front...so make sure you have hard floors or a suitable litter mat to catch any misfires.

An expensive mis-purchase. Unfortunately I have a 2 year old kitten who thought these were fantastic little replacements for hockey pucks. I never got my cats to use it. The little one would carry them in her teeth to whatever skate-able area in the house suited her fancy and then would bat them all over the place. Usually at 2AM. I put poop clumps in the box to give her the correct idea. It did not work.So if you have a playful kitten type, you may want to think about this. I am still finding the little pellets (and so is she) months later.