Just so others know The litter robot people said that you don't have to have as many litter robots as you do traditional boxes. "We recommend up to 4 indoor cats per single Litter-Robot; however, we do have customers with more cats using a single unit. As a rule of thumb, one cat using Litter-Robot 3 requires that the drawer be emptied once per week; two cats, twice per week; three cats, every other day, and so on." You may not need so many boxes as they do, get 1 first and see how your kitty babies do
I had two litter robots the 3 and 4 and returned both of them. I just got the SnowyPet. All of that extra cleaning amd wiping that your doing will not be necessary. Minimal tracking too. I'd get poop outside of the LR bc my cat would try to go. I'm and re-bury it bc he'd see it tumbling during a cycle. Check it out. If you know how the LR works and what causes the mess, you'd see the SnowyPet solved it. Ohh and I almost forgot, when you remove the waste the bag self closes, you you literally never have to see poop again.
@@sikeyesiklmao cheap snowy pet is worse, try convincing a shy cat to go into that small opening and be contained. GTFOH you have to clean up daily no matter how much you try and sell that POS
Thanks for this honest review! My own personal concern is that I have 2 senior cats (one of them is geriatric, actually) aged 8 and 16, and they have used manual/standard litter boxes their whole lives and they likely won't use it. Both of the senior cats are also very skittish, so I can see something like this startling them. However, I have one kitten now, aged 7 months, and our old Breeze system that has worked for us for years is no longer cutting it because kitten is getting into the senior food and has frequent stinky poo because of it. Maybe this one can be for the kitten, since it seems more successful for kittens than older cats. And the old ladies can just use their manual boxes. I really appreciate this video :)
Love my LR4. Have had it for about a year now and the only issue I have had is... one of the seal-strips that goes around the waste drawer. Order the full replacement pack so I can check all the others while I'm fixing the one, to see if any others can use a change-out. Also... not sure if you've tried it or not, but the unscented So Phresh litter from PetCo is amazing. Dust is crazy like I've experienced with others and it's pretty inexpensive if you order the 40LB bags and even save a few more bucks setting up Repeat Deliveries.
Lots of litter gets caught on the seal strips for me. You cant really see it in the video but right at 8:39, you'll catch a glimpse of it right as the poo falls into the bin. The seals help act as friction buffer on the rotating drum but its really annoying to see that happen on this model.
I just got mine. Thanks for the advice…I also got mine with the 3yr warranty just for peace of mind as well. And yes the black “LR4” collects all the dust. Even with the most expensive “non-dusty” litter. This review is very very realistic.
If you go on the subreddit there are al to of people who hate this thing. I was going to buy one until i saw all of those complaints. My biggest concern is people say it will randomly error out in cycles and leave the cats with no litter and then they end up peeing in your house (which is the absolute worst thing to get started)
I can't deal with mine, it keeps going into the empty position and dumps all of the litter in the bin. I'm pretty sure there's an issue with the sensor and the firmware is up to date, but it sucks that support isn't available weekends. I bought the "Leo's loo too" and will be trying that but i turned off the litter robot 4 and will only cycle it manually until i get the other litter box.
I've been contemplating this for the last few months especially with how frequently and involved I am with my cats box..I find myself scooping 4x a day 🫠 my issue with one of my cat is he's often getting diarrhea so he's prone to accidents and you really have to know how to properly scoop it (my fiancé struggles...) otherwise it's a nightmare.
Ooh I will have to look in to that one more I remember some article I read had a health concern but honestly they all have something about them that someone on the internet finds a problem with so I"ll check it out again - thank you!
Thank you for this video, super informative. I wanted to ask a question to get your opinion. How do you think the litter robot would be with a larger cat. My cat is around 6 kilos and very tall so I am wondering if you could provide your thoughts on the size of the litter robert. Thanks a lot!
Ok, i want to buy one of these. For some unknown reason, i am not allowed access to the link where it is purchased. I am "not authorized to connect to this link". Tried to purchase from amazon as well, same thing happens. Any suggestions?? Please?
im wondering if its gonna smell? I bought one and me and my bf found out we can out it in the closet where we hang our jackets ans stuff bc its a lot of space there, but I’m scared our jackets are gonna smell like cat poop?
Two of the three used it straight away, the tortie took a few days (and we got the 2nd one for her because she was being bullied out of the first litter robot by the other two).
Hey Doc, thank you so much for this excellent review. So one of my gripes with with the Litter Robot is that it does make little urine and poop crumbs when skidding over the grill where the litter sifts through then the poop and pee clump falls into the main hole. Currently I do scoop manually and then have a few tiny pieces that break off drive me nuts and I end up getting a glove to pick all those tiny pieces out. Do you catch yourself needing to scoop those tiny crumbs with the clear salad spoon often or it’s not as crazy as it appears? I appreciate the response when you get a chance. Thank you.
I had a kitten with giardia and it was way worse to try and clean it in the traditional litterbox imo, it clumped pretty well and hardly smeared,. But i can see how it could be messy for some - but at least for me I much preferred the robot handling the bulk of the nasty cleanup and I just went and wiped any smudges with a clorox wipe.
Recently bought one and really wish i hadn't wasted the $700. First unit they sent us was assembled incorrectly and had huge crack down the side. Second unit didn't last more than 2 months. Customer service is based out of India and is absolutely terrible. They read from a script, and ignore your previous communications so you end up having to repeat yourself over and over. Calls get dropped and they don't call you back. One rep i spoke with tried to void our warranty because my wife's name was on the account and he accused me of buying the unit second hand, even though I had the order number. Ultimately you will get nowhere with customer service if you have a defective unit, and they will not honor the warranty.
And 100 bags for almost 50 bucks dude pay $14 at Walmart. You can get 140 bags for less than $15. Holy crap. I hope you got more money than brains if you’re spending that much money on those because I know lots of people that have Teslas, but they don’t have the brains to know how they work. They just got it just because it’s a Tesla, some people in the world I don’t know how you manage to life
Don't believe this paid for shill. Go to trust pilot and read reviews. Amazing how you don't find one video explaining how rubbish this litter robot is? 🤔
If they were that bad, the company would be out of business. Apparently they have a good product. I myself have owned two and they both are still working. Purchased the first one in 2015 and the second in 2018.
yikes, If I was your dental patient and you spoke about my options at that rapid pace with all those skattered thoughts, I might have a panic attack and zip out of your office as fast as I could run.
Difference is try and turn on a camera and talk to yourself. It’s hard. When you’re at work and Knowledgeable about what you’re talking about it’s different. You’re a real pr*ck for this comment you know
I bought the 4 and is my best purchase in a long time. I have 2 cats and both use it and used it from day one.
100% I love it so much we got two more kittens because it's soooo easy to have 5 kitties with a littler robot doin' the scoopin!
How??
bought mine 1 month ago, its a life saver! it definitely saves you litter. I have 2 cats and they got use to it day one.
Yes I am finding I just freshen up the littler I don't do a full empty nearly as often - saving so much litter!
Just so others know The litter robot people said that you don't have to have as many litter robots as you do traditional boxes. "We recommend up to 4 indoor cats per single Litter-Robot; however, we do have customers with more cats using a single unit. As a rule of thumb, one cat using Litter-Robot 3 requires that the drawer be emptied once per week; two cats, twice per week; three cats, every other day, and so on." You may not need so many boxes as they do, get 1 first and see how your kitty babies do
I had two litter robots the 3 and 4 and returned both of them. I just got the SnowyPet. All of that extra cleaning amd wiping that your doing will not be necessary. Minimal tracking too. I'd get poop outside of the LR bc my cat would try to go. I'm and re-bury it bc he'd see it tumbling during a cycle. Check it out. If you know how the LR works and what causes the mess, you'd see the SnowyPet solved it. Ohh and I almost forgot, when you remove the waste the bag self closes, you you literally never have to see poop again.
@@sikeyesiklmao cheap snowy pet is worse, try convincing a shy cat to go into that small opening and be contained. GTFOH you have to clean up daily no matter how much you try and sell that POS
Well, you should actually be monitoring your cats poop (just as your own) for health purposes...
THANK YOU for this video! Everything about it was so informative and entertaining ♥️ hope you and all fur babies are having a great day!
Thanks for the review update. It was good to know about after getting the YT ads for it & not knowing if it was worthwhile.
I luv your review on this! I never thought I’d be a cat Mom until I got my 2! Always been a dog person. I’m ready to get one.
Thanks for this video. I hope my one and two year old cats will use it.
I have the litter robot 4 as well, love it!
I now have 3. And five cats. I am a littler robot 4 and kitten addict.
Thanks for this honest review!
My own personal concern is that I have 2 senior cats (one of them is geriatric, actually) aged 8 and 16, and they have used manual/standard litter boxes their whole lives and they likely won't use it. Both of the senior cats are also very skittish, so I can see something like this startling them. However, I have one kitten now, aged 7 months, and our old Breeze system that has worked for us for years is no longer cutting it because kitten is getting into the senior food and has frequent stinky poo because of it. Maybe this one can be for the kitten, since it seems more successful for kittens than older cats. And the old ladies can just use their manual boxes. I really appreciate this video :)
Thank you for the update! I’m about to unbox mine now. I buy those spring toys and they disappear….lol.
Love my LR4. Have had it for about a year now and the only issue I have had is... one of the seal-strips that goes around the waste drawer. Order the full replacement pack so I can check all the others while I'm fixing the one, to see if any others can use a change-out. Also... not sure if you've tried it or not, but the unscented So Phresh litter from PetCo is amazing. Dust is crazy like I've experienced with others and it's pretty inexpensive if you order the 40LB bags and even save a few more bucks setting up Repeat Deliveries.
Lots of litter gets caught on the seal strips for me. You cant really see it in the video but right at 8:39, you'll catch a glimpse of it right as the poo falls into the bin. The seals help act as friction buffer on the rotating drum but its really annoying to see that happen on this model.
I just got mine. Thanks for the advice…I also got mine with the 3yr warranty just for peace of mind as well. And yes the black “LR4” collects all the dust. Even with the most expensive “non-dusty” litter. This review is very very realistic.
your video got me to buy one! Great video!!
If you go on the subreddit there are al to of people who hate this thing. I was going to buy one until i saw all of those complaints. My biggest concern is people say it will randomly error out in cycles and leave the cats with no litter and then they end up peeing in your house (which is the absolute worst thing to get started)
I’m planning on having one robot and utilizing two traditional litters for other parts of the house. Generally, is this ok to do?
Yes you can mix and match! I have an upstairs Modcat box that they still use in a pinch, it's kind of the 'backup' box!
Is it very safe as far as when it spins and knowing when one cat leaves and if another goes in right after.
I can't deal with mine, it keeps going into the empty position and dumps all of the litter in the bin. I'm pretty sure there's an issue with the sensor and the firmware is up to date, but it sucks that support isn't available weekends. I bought the "Leo's loo too" and will be trying that but i turned off the litter robot 4 and will only cycle it manually until i get the other litter box.
I just saw a video saying to take a qtip and clean the sensors. They get dusty.
What is recommended source for a long lasting water bowl and food bowl recommendation that is easy to clean
Thanks, i need this video. My cats dont “climb” up the litterbox, they are not used to high litterbox. Any suggestions from litter robot 4 users?
You are so entertaining,,, i like you catty talk to your babies,, i do the same and i even have lullaby songs for my dogs and cats.😹🐈🐈🤣cheers !❤
I've been contemplating this for the last few months especially with how frequently and involved I am with my cats box..I find myself scooping 4x a day 🫠 my issue with one of my cat is he's often getting diarrhea so he's prone to accidents and you really have to know how to properly scoop it (my fiancé struggles...) otherwise it's a nightmare.
Have you tried the litter robot’s brand of litter?
Dr Elsey's litter is a lot lower dust. super convenient and nice for litter robot.
Ooh I will have to look in to that one more I remember some article I read had a health concern but honestly they all have something about them that someone on the internet finds a problem with so I"ll check it out again - thank you!
“Are you my favourite kitten…” but don’t tell the other 2!!!!
Hi, I’ve got the number 4 version but cannot find UK stockists for the liners, do you have a link for the UK?
Onw step up would be if the robot could identify which cat it is. Like a special collar they would wear.
Thank you for this video, super informative. I wanted to ask a question to get your opinion. How do you think the litter robot would be with a larger cat. My cat is around 6 kilos and very tall so I am wondering if you could provide your thoughts on the size of the litter robert. Thanks a lot!
I purchased this just now and I don’t even have a cat yet.
😂😂😂
Can you link, the cat window sleepers, please?
There's no comparison between the 3 and the 4. The money difference is worth it. The improvements are to many to mention.
I use “Worlds Best cat litter”. Clumps great. Corn based litter so it’s compostable - I live in country with horses…
Ok, i want to buy one of these. For some unknown reason, i am not allowed access to the link where it is purchased. I am "not authorized to connect to this link". Tried to purchase from amazon as well, same thing happens. Any suggestions?? Please?
Which litter is the best to use for this machine
My orange tabby jumped in right away. Unfortunately it won’t connect to my Bluetooth so I have to use it without it
Oh man I wonder why! Their support is super helpful via the app - have you tried reaching out? Hope you can get it to work!
im wondering if its gonna smell? I bought one and me and my bf found out we can out it in the closet where we hang our jackets ans stuff bc its a lot of space there, but I’m scared our jackets are gonna smell like cat poop?
Did the kittens take time to use it or took to it straight away
Two of the three used it straight away, the tortie took a few days (and we got the 2nd one for her because she was being bullied out of the first litter robot by the other two).
“Brrr caution” LOL😊
Thank you for sharing!
Is it noisy… it would be by in my bedroom. Does it only make noise when it’s scooping? Or is it noisy period?
I heard the 4 is pretty quiet
Why more? I have 3 cats who all use one litter robot 4. I do have issues with stuck poop from one big cat.
Does little robot able to recognize cats in app? So I can track each of my 3 cats
Yes by weight, it associates the names you give to the weights of each.
Can you please provide a 1 year HONEST update.
Those wipes are really toxic. I recommend using vinegar and water.
Hey Doc, thank you so much for this excellent review. So one of my gripes with with the Litter Robot is that it does make little urine and poop crumbs when skidding over the grill where the litter sifts through then the poop and pee clump falls into the main hole. Currently I do scoop manually and then have a few tiny pieces that break off drive me nuts and I end up getting a glove to pick all those tiny pieces out. Do you catch yourself needing to scoop those tiny crumbs with the clear salad spoon often or it’s not as crazy as it appears? I appreciate the response when you get a chance. Thank you.
You should probably be wiping down the inside every few months... that's what I do bc there are poop stains that linger.
Sometimes my cats have diarrhea. Wouldn’t that make a disgusting mess in that robot?
I had a kitten with giardia and it was way worse to try and clean it in the traditional litterbox imo, it clumped pretty well and hardly smeared,. But i can see how it could be messy for some - but at least for me I much preferred the robot handling the bulk of the nasty cleanup and I just went and wiped any smudges with a clorox wipe.
Litter robot counts as 4 litter box’s and handles 4 cats . You got one over ur husband lol you just wanted another one ha
Just an idea: buy a bag of pipe cleaners and wrap around a pencil to make these.
A lot of begging to do lol 😅😏
Recently bought one and really wish i hadn't wasted the $700.
First unit they sent us was assembled incorrectly and had huge crack down the side. Second unit didn't last more than 2 months. Customer service is based out of India and is absolutely terrible. They read from a script, and ignore your previous communications so you end up having to repeat yourself over and over. Calls get dropped and they don't call you back.
One rep i spoke with tried to void our warranty because my wife's name was on the account and he accused me of buying the unit second hand, even though I had the order number.
Ultimately you will get nowhere with customer service if you have a defective unit, and they will not honor the warranty.
I agree. I have had so many problems. It makes me winder if these comments are true. I identify with your comment.
And 100 bags for almost 50 bucks dude pay $14 at Walmart. You can get 140 bags for less than $15. Holy crap. I hope you got more money than brains if you’re spending that much money on those because I know lots of people that have Teslas, but they don’t have the brains to know how they work. They just got it just because it’s a Tesla, some people in the world I don’t know how you manage to life
The favor cats do for us by going against their nature and shetting in a box and we are too damn lazy to scoop the litter box. Humans are losers.
Don't believe this paid for shill. Go to trust pilot and read reviews. Amazing how you don't find one video explaining how rubbish this litter robot is? 🤔
If they were that bad, the company would be out of business. Apparently they have a good product. I myself have owned two and they both are still working. Purchased the first one in 2015 and the second in 2018.
yikes, If I was your dental patient and you spoke about my options at that rapid pace with all those skattered thoughts, I might have a panic attack and zip out of your office as fast as I could run.
You only come here to be nasty?
Difference is try and turn on a camera and talk to yourself. It’s hard. When you’re at work and Knowledgeable about what you’re talking about it’s different. You’re a real pr*ck for this comment you know