HOPE FOR CAT LOVERS

When I went home for Christmas, I stayed with my youngest sister Jan (the Kindle giving sister), who graciously let me share a bedroom with her Himalayan cat. Now her cat had access to a king sized bed so there was a lot of room for the two of us and Mighty.

Also in the room however was the cat's litter box. At first, my main concern was Mighty Dog for he has kitty poop on his "last meal" menu, much like I have a pound of bacon. At home, I have to use a kiddie gate to block off the utility room and keep him from dipping after the treasures my two cats leave. Outside of the obvious that the clumping litter that sticks to the poop can't be good for him, this fetish gives him atrocious breath.

"Not to worry" Jan said. She assured me that it was an automatic litter box that would clean itself denying Mighty his treats. We will see, I thought.

Mighty had to stay locked in that room a lot to protect his fragile, bionic knees from a two year old who meant well and is very gentle, but couldn't tell a leg from a handle. Mighty is a bit of a wuss will bite when in pain so he shared the room with the cat to protect all. He got many walks but was immediately returned to the locked room. The first night I was delighted to realize his breath did not smell suspicious. This might work.

The litter box, ScoopFree, worked flawlessly and there was NO SMELL It does make a small sound which the first time I heard it, I thought there was someone creeping around my room. Actually, the cat made more noise as she buried her head in my neck and let loose a marvelous purr. That is a NICE cat folks. I was really impressed with the litter box. Jan has used it for a year with no problems.

I had researched them before but thought I was not quite so feeble yet that I couldn't empty a litter box twice a day. Then I started thinking about all those week end trips around Arkansas that I would be able to take with out worry or having to hire a poop remover. I already had an automatic feeder and waterer, why not an automatic pooper scooper?

My other sister Charlene (my favorite book critic) had given me some Christmas money and it was enough to get one of these magical boxes. So when I got home, I put made the purchase. All I can say is that it is WONDERFUL. Now some of you have outside cats, some may have the perfect cat (the inside cat that goes outside to use the toilet) and some happily have no cats at all. Those of you bending over a litter box daily like I did, all I can say is... think ScoopFree.

Every time I hear the soft buzz of the motor, I just grin. Yes, the litter is more expensive but there is no odor and frankly, with out the cover, it looks like a neat swimming pool with the blue litter. You MUST use special crystals but they can be purchased at most Walmarts or can be ordered shipping free from Amazon.

Now for the greatest part. No, not the new freedom, nor the lack of smell, but the fact that there is almost NO tracking of litter. I have dark floors and they were constantly speckled with nice white litter before even with three sets of throw rugs to supposedly catch it. I vacuumed every day and still, there was litter tracked around. This stuff just doesn't track. A simple mat in front of the box catches what little escapes. That alone made the purchase worth it. Now I vacuum for stuff I can't see.

It is not entirely maintenance free but darn near. I do periodically scoop out the captured poop but the urine is absorbed by the crystals. No it does not clump. It's magic. I can't speak for all brands of automatic litter boxes, only the Scoop Free. No, I am not getting paid by ScoopFree but if they wanted to send me some free litter, I would not mind.

Thank you big time Charlene for making this possible for me and thanks also for "The Loop". I really liked that book though parts made my skin crawl.