Petmate Large Sifting Litter Box Tray with Microban

I use it with wooden pellets, easy to use makes pellets go further by sifting the powered pellets. Very well made.

WAS TOLD IT WAS EASY TO USE AND WORKED BEAUTIFULLY.

Nice sifting litter box. Sturdy and easy to clean. The set comes with little side locks that keep everything in a neat stack.
The only issue I have with it is that it’s pretty small for adult cats. I thought I was buying the same item I’d purchased locally a few years ago and didn’t realize it comes in two sizes. It’s fine with my kittens, but I’ll have to size up in a few months when they’re grown.

We hate the smell of cat litter. No matter how often I scooped, it stank. Only a complete change would remedy the smell. While searching for a solution I ran across a YouTube video made by a cat breeder that explained this system. She recommended another box, but it was pretty expensive. I read the reviews here and there were several that said this box would work with the pine pellets. I was nervous because the holes are pretty close to the same size as the pellets, but the pellets ended up being slightly larger, so they don’t fall through. It works. I don’t smell cat. You can be in the same room as the litter box and not know it is there as long as the poop is cleaned up quickly. It’s so easy to maintain, it’s revolutionary. It’s also cheap.
Here is what you do:
Buy Large puppy pads 30×28 and line the bottom pan
Get the sifter pan and hot glue about 2″ of foam or wood to the sides to create a larger gap underneath (keep them level so it’s sturdy)
Place the sifter pan on top of the lined bottom pan
Fill sifter pan with pine pellets (acquired from local feed store- about $6 for 50#)
How it works:
Kitty pees in the pellets, some pee runs past onto the saw dust and puppy pad below where the smell is neutralized, some soaks into the pine pellets also neutralizing the smell, but causing the pellets to disintegrate. Kitty can’t even smell where the pee went. You stir up the pellets and the used saw dust falls through the holes.
Kitty poops, you remove poop and flush down the potty ASAP. No need to carry outside. No clay to clog pipes. Smell goes flush with the poo.
Once a day you stir the saw dust down. Remove poo and flush once or twice a day. Once a week you remove the sifter (no need to remove intact pellets), fold up the puppy pad and all it’s sawdust contents below, replace the used pad with a new one and put the sifter back on top. You don’t need to change the pellets. Used ones pass through. You just add more as needed. You don’t need much.
Go to the YouTube video to see how it works. This lady has loads of cats and developed this to make her life easier.
It works. This pan is awesome for this system.
The only trick to it was getting the cats to use it. One of them was a self starter, no issues at all, like a fish to water. The other didn’t recognize it as a litter box. I thought, a few days to catch on, but no. After a few accidents, and the second cat not catching the gist, I added a small box next to the pellet box that contained both pellets and litter. Soon both cats were using the foul mixture. It was horrible. But it did help the second cat recognize the smell of the pellets as a place to potty. Two days later, I took away the little litter box and watched holding my breath… VICTORY! Both cats have now accepted the pellet box and I couldn’t be happier, unless they learn to use the toilet directly… they are babies still so it’s possible. A person can dream.