Cat litter blues

Over the years I’ve had many litterboxes. But I’m not happy with any of them. I’m currently on my third LitterMaid electric cat-box. I hate them! But they’re the best litterbox I’ve come across. The first two lasted for years, except for the sensor which blew almost immediately. I’m waiting for the third one to go. Then I have to attach a timer to it and tell it to clean every other hour or so.

The latest Littermaid seems weaker than the other ones, and it won’t scoop. It tries three times then just sits there. I’ve tried different litters suggested by the pet store, but the problem persists. So I clean it manually after a couple of days and get pissed when I spill litter.

I tried the scoopfree litterbox for a little over a year, but the boxes would get soggy and stinky and fall apart. I put shelf paper lining on them at the end, but it was still a pain. And getting my fingers wet while I’m taking the box out to the trash really disturbed me.

Another thing that I bought was a litterlocker, where you’re supposed to put the litter, turn the dial, then throw away the bag. Well, you need to be a strong man with leverage to turn the dial, it only lasts for a couple of weeks, and the bags cost way too much. So that’s going by the curb, too.

I dream of catGeanie, the one that will attach to a faucet and drain and wash the cat litter. But I’m sure it sucks, too, and I don’t have room anywhere that I can use it. And at $400…

I’m starting to think I should get rid of the cats and get a baby!

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