After talking about it for quite some time, our little family recently decided to add another member to our family. One of the reasons we’d been excited to buy an acreage was the fact we’d finally have to room to add a pet to our family. And when we saw an adorable Bengal kitten available in our area, we couldn’t resist him!
Having a kitten in the house is a lot of fun, but if there’s one thing about cats that’s no fun at all, it’s cleaning a litter box. So, when PetSafe Canada gave me the chance to review its innovative ScoopFree litter box, I was delighted.
This litter box is designed to make dealing with cat waste as pleasant of an experience as it can possibly be. First, we put the disposable cardboard box in place under the litter box top. Then we added the included Blue Crystal Litter and plugged in the device.
Just like that, we were done dealing with kitty litter for the next month or so! The PetSafe ScoopFree Litter Box uses a motion-activated raking system to scoop litter into a back compartment and hide it away. When the compartment is full, the entire disposable cardboard box is replaced with a new one.
Our new kitten Hamlet was already litter-trained, so we were curious to see if he would take to the PetSafe ScoopFree quickly. His first night, we introduced him to the litter box a few times to get him used to its look and place in the house. By the next day, he had used it successfully.
One of my biggest worries about the system had been that the automatic rake might frighten Hamlet away from the box, but PetSafe was one step ahead of me. The litter box has sensors to detect when the box is being used. At those times, the rake will not activate.
After the box is empty, however, the litter box kicks into gear and sweeps cat waste into the compartment at the end of the box. When the compartment is full, the entire cardboard base, litter, cat poop and all, just get tossed in the trash.
Using a system that involved throwing away the entire litter box was new for me, but I really enjoyed how much cleaner it made the experience. Since I always have my hands on my baby, I want as little contact with cat waste as possible and the ScoopFree makes that easy.
Of course, as one would suspect, the cost of the ScoopFree litter box system is a little higher than a traditional litter box. The trays and litter for the system come in a package that retails for about $25. The box lasts approximately a month, depending on the cat. Personally, I find that the time I save dealing with cat poop makes the system worth the extra cost.
Want to see how the ScoopFree litter box works for you and your cat? PetSafe is very generously offering one lucky Mommy Kat and Kids reader their own ScoopFree Original Litter Box, a $200 value! To enter to win, just leave a blog comment about your own special kitty.
While some people may not mind getting up close and personal with their cat’s litter box, it’s something that I definitely appreciate not having to worry about. And the time and hassle I save make the slightly higher cost worth every penny for me! Visit the PetSafe website to learn more about this innovative system and see if it may be the litter box you’ve always dreamed of.
My sweet cat started as my sons cat, but he brought him to us to watch for a week. That was 10 years ago. Ha ha. We love him to pieces.
My kitties are really sweet but one is a bit geriatric lol wonder if this would be better for both of us
We have 2 special kitties. We got Destiny, a long haired orange beauty, at an Amish auction. I had been looking for a kitten to adopt and while at the auction found someone looking for homes for a whole litter of them. A month later a friend called and asked if we would consider taking another kitten. Her neighbor was moving the next day and planned on leaving two kittens and their mom to fend for themselves in the woods. We said yes and ended up with a beautiful Maine Coon who is the most affectionate cat ever!
I have 3 cats, all rescues. Snicky is a beautiful Himalayan who was rescued by my daughter when a couple broke up, the guy said he wanted to shoot this poor cat as revenge. Mini was left behind in our neighborhood when his family moved. Boss was also left behind when his family moved. We’ve rescued many other cats and rehomed them, as well as some dogs.
My own special kitty is Desi, an adorable tabby cat we adopted from a shelter almost 2 years ago. He is curled up on my lap purring as I type this. He is an awesome cat – great with the kids, and so funny because he loves to play fetch like a dog. Maybe it was the influence of the dogs in the shelter before we adopted him? Don’t know for sure, but it is so cute!!
mom cleaned kitty litter twice daily, I’m lucky to have time every other day,,, so this would be great,…. if its works as good as you say,, I could get another kitten,,, great idea s sliced bread
I have 3 very special kitties. I found two of them in the ditch on my first long walk after having cancer surgery. I found one and then when I got home, I got questioned about whether or not I had checked to see if he was the only one. It turns out that his sister was also there, but she is much shyer than he is. She is definitely my daughter’s cat. Milo is more my big baby of a cat. About two years ago, I came home from a luncheon and there by the mailbox was a tiny little kitten. I have never heard such a loud meow from such a small kitty. She was purring when I picked her up. It was very hot that day and she was quite dehydrated. I brought her home and took her to the vet. She had a very bad ear infection And walks with a tilt to this very day, although it is not as noticeable as it once was. My grandson named her Taffy since she stuck to him like taffy. She has been nicknamed Tilty Taffy. She is a very smart, affectionate kitty. She is probably everyone’s favourite because of her endearing personality (even when she is being very annoying and sitting in the middle of the newspaper.)
We have Lucy who is big, black and white and fluffy and we also have Muki who is tiny. She is four months old and looks like the kitty in the picture of this review. Both of them have been adopted and given a home they have come to love and trust. We love both of them and would love to spoil them with this scoopfree litter box system! :)
I have two rescue kitties, Mouse and Minnie, who grew up together, but came from different mothers. They are an absolute delight!
I have 4 cats and boy i bet this litter box is a blessing, i clean mine once or twice a day. Rocky is 13 and I’ve had her since the day she was born, Sir Kitty and Napoleon are rescues that is a little over one now and my last baby is Hoshi and she is a little over 2 now and she is a special needs cat. Both of her back legs are deformed, twisted leg sydrome but she do almost everything the other cats do, she’s awesome!