If the idea is to rid yourself forever of having to deal with feces,
this is not an ideal solution. My Litter Maid gave up the ghost after
about 9 months to a year of use. Even when it was working, it would get
stuck frequently or accumulate matter on the rake that needed to be
cleared out. It's a great idea in theory, but I don't think that the
machine is all that great in practice.

Sorry!

-Alison in OH

I had one but got rid of it. I had four cats and one littermaid just
couldn't keep up! I think it would have been okay if I only had one
or two cats.

If I could afford it, I'd go out and buy four of them and see if
that works.

It will also depend on your cat(s). If your cat digs down to the
bottom of the box and pees there, the rake will have trouble getting
that up. If, however, the cat pees on top and then burys, it'll work
better. During the short time I owned one, I had the problem with
the rake getting stuck. My cats would dig down, and the litter in the
littermaid is not very deep.

The person to whom I sold my Littermaid says he loves it and that it's
working great. He only has one cat.

If you decide to buy one, instead of buying bunches of the disposable
plastic boxes, just line the box with a small trash bag. (Make sure it's
tucked in well so it doesn't interfere with the process.) Also make sure
you use a premium-quality cat litter.

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I bought one and returned it a few weeks later.

It's disgusting. If the cat goes too close to the back or the site, it
won't get picked up properly or will stick to the rake. The rake also
breaks up clumps into pieces too small to be picked. It also kicks more
litter outside the box than the cats themselves do.

Emptying it is very messy. When you take out the waste container, it
usually spews some waste. It also fills up very quickly, so I still had
to empty it once a day (I reused the containers since it would get much
too expensive to replace them every day).

I finally got disgusted, returned it, and went back to a regular litter
box.