Arm & Hammer Cat Boxes for Indoor Cats with Microban, Sifting Litter Box, Scoop Free Cat Litter Tray, USA Made

For many years I felt like I was waisting the pellet litter I have. Then this pan along with metal screw on lifts to keep the top high enough for the sawdust powder, a product the turn to sawdust when the cat urinates. In the solid pan below I put a small dog piddle pad to soak up and cat liquid that falls through. Yes sometimes the force of her urine stream goes right through onto the pad. I fully recommend this cat litter box especially if you use any type of stall pellet bedding. Feline pellets are over $25 for a 5lb bag. I go to the farm store and get 40 lb bag of pellet stall bedding. Each bag cost $6

We are a cat loving family, and have 3. I bought this litter box after being incredibly frustrated with the horrible ongoing litter box smell in our home, plus the fact that we spend so much money every month on cat litter. We tried many sprays, powders, and scented scoopable litters, but nothing got rid of the smell. We were also tired of stepping on litter around the litter box constantly regardless of the fact that we had a fully enclosed litter box and would sweep around it more than once a day.How to:Purchase "Pine Pellet Bedding". We got a 40lb bag from Tractor Supply for $5.99. Line the bottom tray with a garbage bag (our normal drawstring tall kitchen bags work for this). Fill the top tray with the pine pellets. In order to make this work, you have to put some wood chunks or something similar, on the bottom tray under the plastic bag liner (see pic). Just make sure the wood is thick enough to ensure there is a couple of inches between the two trays.Each time you scoop the box (for poop), you shake the top tray around and all of the "urine dust" falls and is collected in the bottom tray. When the cat/s urinate in the box, it causes the pellets to immediately reduce to a dust. We have been using this set up for over a week and still not had to change out the plastic bag liner in the bottom tray, there is zero urine scent.The best part of this set up, in my opinion, is the fact that you never have to change out all of the pellets. You just keep adding new pellets in as needed. With our old traditional litter box set up, I would have to dump all of the litter at least once a week and refill due to the odor.We have been using this set up for over a week and I have not smelled any cat urine smell whatsoever! When the cat/s poop, that has to be scooped out and tossed like in a normal litter box- because the poop does not get covered in litter, it does smell a little worse than a traditional litter box.There is a light pine smell due to the pellets, and overall the box smells so much better than our old traditional box (but when the cat/s poop, you want to get it out as soon as you can due to smell). I occasionally find some pellets that have been kicked out of the box but nothing compared to the amount of litter that would be kicked out throughout each day- and this is an open box as opposed to our old enclosed box.My experience with this set up has been GREAT. I wouldn't even think about going back to our old litter box set up. We will also be saving so much money every month it's ridiculous.Maybe now we can get a couple more cats? LOL.

UPDATE: I still think this is a good system; however, I bought this six months ago when my kitties were KITTENS and much smaller, but full grown there are some issues. I have boy and girl twinnies… my baby girl is still very petite and slim, so she fits in the box fine; but, her brother has grown much bigger, so Charley doesn’t fit in their anymore. A few months ago he was kicking half the litter out of the box while covering his poop, it made a SUCH a mess. He no longer does that because he can’t fit in the box and shovel the litter anymore, so he does the motion outside the box. He’s not kicking litter everywhere BUT he’s also not covering his poop’s; which are very smelly. This is my second boy kitty, and I’ve also had four girls, and the boy’s feces SMELLS AWFUL! Maybe it’s a coincidence, but if I’m not home when he poops the house smells horrible. Even if I’m here I have to cover it and then scoop it out, and it still takes a while for the smell to go away in the area near the box. I have chronic migraines so I can’t spray air freshener, so my only option is to open all the windows. I live in the northeast so sometimes this isn’t an option!If your cats are petite like my Edie, then this is a great system but if you have a big, burly baby like Charley then you need something bigger. I’m ordering a extra large box but I’ll still use the sifting tray. I actually pre-scoop the larger waste because trying to pour it into a bag from the sift tray never ends well; but, the sift tray is great for trapping the smaller waste you may miss while scooping. This keeps the litter cleaner, so I don’t have to empty out all the litter and refill it as often. Cat litter, (like everything else!), has become very expensive so the sifting tray saves some money. Good luck!The only thing that could make cleaning the cat litter box not a chore is hiring someone else to do it for you; if like me you can’t afford a maid then I recommend this litter box. It is the best I’ve used in almost 30 years of having kitty companions. I agree it’s a bit shallow but if you keep the amount of litter low and clean it daily then it’s not too bad. The length and width seem comparable to other boxes I’ve had. I have two kittens four months old and sometimes they use it together so I think an adult cat up to 12 pounds should fit okay.I use it differently then some other reviewers. It has TWO boxes and ONE sifter, so every morning I use a scooper to scrape the bottom of the dirty box, no matter what new fangled litter they come up with some clumps always stick! I place the sifting tray in the clean box then poor the dirty litter box on top, slowly so the clumps don’t break up. I pick up the sifting tray give it a little shake then place it into the dirty box. I add a bit of baking soda and add a SMALL amount of fresh litter. I rinse out the dirty box and sifter wipe them down with a bleach spray cleaner. Easy, peasy! Every two weeks I dump all the litter and start fresh. I think the sifter in the box while they use it would make it uncomfortable for the kitty to stand on, especially if they like to dig; all my cats have been and are diggers! It also makes it less shallow. I’ve used just about every litter box contraption invented in the last 30 years. I spent $200 on one of those electric gizmos and it’s was junk. I found that a lot if the dirty litter broke up and got left behind and it turned on while my kitty was in there and that was it for me. I didn’t even donate it to The Salvation Army because it S****D and traumatized my already timid kitty.Whatever litter box you choose the most important thing is to CLEAN IT ONCE A DAY! Cats are very clean animals; would you want to have to relieve yourself in a dirty box? It can also lead to your cat peeing outside the box because they don’t want to go in the dirty box. Your house will smell much better too! Best of luck…. Cheers!