Let’s just say this right off the bat — THIS BOX IS AWESOME!  It will be the last cat litter box I will ever buy.  I decided to buy a second one only because even tho it says it can suit up to three cats it’s better to have two of them.  Sometimes one of my cats wants to go while the CatGenie is cleaning but can’t so they go pee in the shower drain or sink or something.

Now on to the product review…

I’ve had cats all my life and have always dreaded going down to clean the litter box.  The strong amonia smell and the stinky poos wreaked havoc on my nose (I have an overly sensitive sniffer my docs tell me so everything is magnified) and I wanted a better solution because for sure I wasn’t going to get rid of my kitties!

Enter the CatGenie!

This litter bowl (not box, haha) does exactly what it says it will do.  I don’t remember the last time I’ve had to clean their litter box!  The only time I’ve had to do anything with the litterbox is a)when we had to set it up, duh! and b)when we had to rinse off the water sensor a couple of times.  That’s it!

We have also had to add some more pellets to the bowl as our kitties paws do tend to track the lil things around the house…altho it’s a lot less than I thought it would be and it helps that they are teeny tiny pellets, too.  Since we bought the first one almost a year ago I’ve only bought one box of pellets and there’s still half a box left.  It may just depend on how big your cats paws are or if they are stickier than other cats’ paws so who knows…I’m just telling you mine track the pellets very little.

I would like to note that I do have the SaniSolution cartridges on auto delivery and this makes it a lot easier since I don’t have to remember to buy the cartridges.  For three cats I have my auto delivery scheduled at one cartridge every two months which I think is awesome, I thought for sure the cartridges would only last a week or two given how many times the CatGenie runs a day!  Altho every time it does run it is music to my ears 🙂

The CatGenie works as follow:

1.  Your cat goes to the bathroom in it.
2.  The CatGenie waits ten minutes and then starts running (if another cat goes in after the first cat the timer resets and waits another ten minutes).
3.  First stage of cleaning it scoops out the solid waste (checks 3 times).
4.  Second stage of cleaning it fills the bowl with the SaniSolution and scrubs the little pellets clean then drains (does this 3 times).
5.  Third stage of cleaning it dries the pellets and the bowl (does this 3 times) — this is also the stage where the “fresh scent” is predominently noticed.
6.  CatGenie is ready to go for another round!

The fresh scent is pretty strong so if flowery-scented stuff makes you sick I would defnitely go with the unscented SaniSolution cartridges.  I will say I don’t like flowery-scented stuff but I don’t mind this fresh scent, weird right?

If you’re looking for a solution to your cat litter problems then the CatGenie is going to be your new best friend 🙂  I’ve bought both of mine from Petco and if I ever have to buy another one (I’ve come to the realization that everything breaks eventually) I will buy it again from there because it was cheaper.  Perhaps if it were on Prime on Amazon and a bit cheaper I would buy it here.

For the people who say it clogs all the time…maybe your cats excessively shed or it’s not put together properly?  All I can say is it hasn’t clogged for me — only the water sensor has needed a quick rinse.

Hope this review helps you make your choice!