Review: Litter Box Designed for Feline Pine

I put off buying the Feline Pine Self-Cleaning Litter Box for a year or so, but I finally got tired of the used litter tracking I got with the Booda Dome. By the way, there’s no motor in this self-cleaning box, which I purchased online for about $20, plus shipping.

If you’ve never used Feline Pine litter before, let me explain. The natural, eco-friendly pine pellets are great for odor control, but once the pellets are exposed to urine, they break down into what looks like sawdust. If you don’t have a way to separate the dust from the unused pellets, you’ll likely end up changing the litter before you’ve used all the pellets just to cut down on tracking. Read my review on Feline Pine.

With the Feline Pine litter box, you put pellets in the top. After your cat goes, you shake or scrape (with scoop) the used pellets (sawdust) to make the dust fall through the holes to the area in the bottom. You simply empty the sawdust from the bottom a few times a week and refill the top with pellets when needed. You still scoop the solid waste off the top with the Feline Pine scoop that allows unused pellets to fall back into the box. Read more about how to use this litter box. It may not be safe to always flush your cat’s poop. Find out how it could affect sea otters.

Advantages of Using the Feline Pine Self-Cleaning Litter Box

• Before using the Feline Pine Litter Box, I would find pine dust on furniture. That problem is largely gone.
• Eliminates full litter box changes.
• Makes pellets last longer by avoiding waste.
• Scooping the solid waste is easier (less digging!) without the sawdust around.

Disadvantages of Using the Feline Pine Self-Cleaning Litter Box

• There’s no cover. If you cat doesn’t care about privacy, that’s not a big deal for him. However, for you it may mean extra messes to clean. I often find pellets kicked out of the box.
• Kitty may miss his aim more often. My cat rarely ever went outside of his litter box before, but he pees (and sometimes poops) just over the edge of the box around four or five times a month now. I think this is because he’s more used to the covered box.
• The bottom pan that holds the used litter gets full quickly. I have to empty it around three times a week. If the area were deeper, the box would need emptying less often.
• It’s only available online.

Even though I miss the covered box aspect, the disadvantages are worth it for the elimination of the tracking problem. These litter boxes aren’t produced by the makers of Feline Pine, but they’re made by a small partner company. Word is that they’re thinking about producing a covered litter box version in the future.

Have you tried the litter box designed for Feline Pine litter?

(Images via felinepinelitterbox.com)