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There is a litter box that is extremely popular, called the Litter Maid. It’s electronic and self cleaning. 10 minutes after a cat has been in the litter box, a sensor activates and a large rake scoops up the clumped litter, dropping it in a removable compartment that you can empty. Anyone with more than one cat knows this product is heaven sent. We bought out Litter Maid in 2003, and it was loyal servant until 2008. So when it stopped working, I went to Petsmart and picked up a new one, called the Litter Maid Elite. A lot has changed in 5 years. The new model had a stainless steel rake, which is removable for easy cleaning. It also has a built in ionic air neutralizer and digital clock in case the girls are running late for an appointment. Okay, I jest! The clock is there so I can schedule the box to turn off at night. So we were all very excited about the new shit box, and our girls were anxious to get in and take it for a spin. They had to sniff it out first, but eventually one of them was brave enough to grace it with some urine. That’s when the fun really began! The fancy-schmancy stainless steel rake is worthless. Litter slides right through the teeth of the rake, and it doesn’t pick up anything. It’s basically a $100 clock that holds litter. I went online and read reviews. The average rating was 1 star and everyone is having the same problem. How could this thing even stay on the market? Didn’t anyone at the company test it first? I went to 4 different stores, and none of them sold the old models anymore. They’re not even being made anymore. Thankfully Rodney was able to go to a Wal-Mart super center in the town he works in, and they had 4 of the old models left. So he got it home, put together, and it was defective. The rake just scooped back and forth continuously. I let it go for 20 minutes, thinking eventually it would stop. It never did. I emptied all the litter out of it, boxed it up, and he returned it. He got another one, and I was literally doing the sign of the cross in hopes that it work. It did. Woo-hoo! So we have a working Litter Maid, the old model, and I’m just hoping this one lasts 5 years too. Maybe by then, the company will have fixed their stupid new Elite model. The girls can now poop in peace, and we no longer have to manually scoop it up. All is happy in the household. 
That’s really the shits. Crap. Posted by Lewis on Thu, Jan 24, 2008 @ 2:00 pm I hope the girls appreciate your efforts. You’ve really gone through some shit for them. BTW, I hope Petsmart didn’t give you any shit about returning the Elite model. Posted by Mark on Thu, Jan 24, 2008 @ 5:01 pm I have wanted to try the Litter Maid for quite some time now, but I just cant bring myself to spending that kind of money. I am glad that you got a model that you are happy with and that the girls will be happy with too. Posted by Daniel on Thu, Jan 24, 2008 @ 8:10 pm go buy the other two, so with the new one, youll be set for 15 years. may need to get some new cats at some point but youll be set litter box wise! Posted by eliot on Thu, Jan 24, 2008 @ 9:08 pm We purchased the Elite last summer. It works pretty well for us, for the most part. It does get stuck if we put too much or too little litter in the box. As a whole, it is pretty worthless seeing that you have to clean it out ever other day anyways, pretty much like a regular litter box. It is cool though to see the cats prance up the cat walk Posted by Jason on Fri, Jan 25, 2008 @ 10:42 am You should try the Cat Genie. I love the commercials for it. Posted by Cody on Fri, Jan 25, 2008 @ 11:42 pm a “Rocket Scientist” invented the CatGenie, so it “must” be good! heh heh heh Posted by Dana on Tue, Jan 29, 2008 @ 3:07 am Leave a comment
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