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kimbutgar

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1. My sister got one of those $600 litter robots and it broke after a year of use

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Sun Feb 26, 2023, 04:22 PM

Feb 2023

When my cat was still alive I was tempted to buy one but stuck with an old fashioned one.

I did buy one previously that raked the litter and I wasted my money. It took longer to clean it then if I used the old fashioned litter box.

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Automatic Litter Boxes: Do They Freak Cats Out? An Unscientific Test. [View all] question everything Feb 2023 OP

My sister got one of those $600 litter robots and it broke after a year of use kimbutgar Feb 2023 #1

My daughter's cat has an advanced self-cleaning litter box Backseat Driver Feb 2023 #5

I noticed they are offering a three-year warranty for an additional $100 hlthe2b Feb 2023 #11

I don't have that much money and I'm not that lazy! Archae Feb 2023 #2

Here's a first-cat report PSPS Feb 2023 #3

Thanks for posting. Clearly relying on the cats' natural curiousity question everything Feb 2023 #4

Our 2 boys would look at, and promptly pee next to it...not in it. PortTack Feb 2023 #6

My girls would freak out rogerballard Feb 2023 #7

I have never had one Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 #8

$700, why? AltairIV Feb 2023 #9

I find the commercial for Litter Robot fascinating. This well-to-do woman with this massive thing hlthe2b Feb 2023 #10

After testing several brands I found a litter that works... TygrBright Feb 2023 #12

Per my Vet Chicagogrl1 Feb 2023 #13

I scoop daily and the contents of the box are clues to the health of my cats. Midnight Writer Feb 2023 #14

+1! tblue37 Feb 2023 #15

Exactly. niyad Feb 2023 #17

HOURS of scooping? It only takes me a couple of minutes, morning and night. niyad Feb 2023 #16

Miss Nona came to live with me in December. peacefreak2.0 Feb 2023 #18