Petmate 42101 Sifting Corner Litter Pan, Standard

So I changed from a oval shaped litter box to this one, but I also changed to feline pine litter (or the cheaper brand at a tractor supply store), and this has made a big difference in my life. I depised cleaning the litter box bc there was always those big clumps of pee as they always peed in the same spots. It stunk up my little condo. So I tried this box with the new litter and it has worked wonderfully! I have one 20 pound beauty who fits just fine, and a sassy 11-ish pound boy that had a hard time keeping his pee in the box at first but I got a rubber, washable mat (also a great idea!), and it was easy to wipe up and then run a wipe over. He has had no accidents for over a week now so I think he just had to get used to it. I also have this in a small half bath, and it saves a lot of room so I am really happy with that!

This litter box is quite large yet compact (see picture). I have eight indoor cats and one is an overweight rescue who weighs 20 pounds! He is able to comfortably enter the box and turn around while doing his business. Works great with pine pellets if you put the sifting tray on the top allowing for the sawdust to fall to the pan below. Any sawdust that hasn't fallen through can easily be raked back and forth with the pooper-scooper and it will fall to the pan below (no need to lift and sift). Any pine pellets that get caught between the sifter slits will turn to sawdust once they are wet, so it's a non-issue for me. Scoop solids out as you would normally do. When it comes time to dispose of the sawdust, do the following:1. Lift out the first pan (keeping the sifter on top);2. Then, lift the sifter and place it on top of the second (empty) pan;3. *Dump the sawdust from the first pan into a bag or bucket;4. Place the now empty pan that's in your hands, underneath the pan that now has the sifter on top.5. Continue on with your day!*NOTE: The sawdust slides right out of the pan so, in my opinion, using a puppy pad to line the pan to catch the sawdust (like some people choose to do) is unnecessary.EASY, EASY, EASY!Since I have eight cats, I have nine of these corner sifting litter boxes (one per cat + 1), and there is absolutely NO CAT BOX ODOR IN MY HOUSE because I use the pine pellets and I scoop each litter box daily (let's be real, regardless of the type of litter being used, if your cat's litter box stinks to high heaven, it's because YOU, THE HUMAN are not cleaning it on a daily basis - but i digress). I purchased one at PetSmart, four from Amazon, and asked a friend to order me another four from Amazon due to the 4-purchase-limit.There is less tracking with the pine pellets and this litter box compared to clay litter (it's not 100% eliminated, but it is significantly reduced), and that makes it easier on your feet. The side walls of the litter pan are nice and high so this should help out if you have a cat that squirts while urinating or has a rectal blowout (hey, it happens)! Regardless of what litter pan you use, if you go the pine pellet route, save yourself A TON of money by purchasing Equine Pine Bedding from Tractor Supply company (ONLY USE PINE PELLETS THAT HAVE BEEN KILN DRIED - I learned this from a YouTube video). In my region, it's $6.92 for a 40-pound bag. On Amazon 40 pounds of Feline Pine will run anywhere between $27.00 - $39.00 as of the writing of this review.

Full disclosure- I had to return this item prior to using as it was larger than I expected. However, reading the directions and understanding the product I would definitely give it 5 stars for quality, ease of use and ability to clean.

The concept for the product is great. It increases the surface area of the litter box without increasing the footprint. However, the sifting plastic is too flimsy and flexes in the middle due to the weight of litter. This causes the plastic to... oscillate during shaking, and lose horizontal momentum, making sifting inefficient and unwieldy. I have to sift Vigorously side to side which makes keeping litter falling in the catch box difficult.I tried to find a good large sifting litter box with no avail and gave up on sifting boxes period. I ended up getting Petmate Giant Litter Box instead which is working out well, though I can’t use pine pellet or similar environmentally more friendly litter anymore.

Ordered this for our 10lb dogs who are litter trained using pine pellets. It works wonderfully for sifting out the dust of the pellets! It would not work to sift out the poop with the pine pellets, but that's no issue for us as we pick it up and discard it in the toilet. Trying to sift the pellets from the dust has been difficult, and we often just ditch the whole container instead of trying to deal with it. This is great as it's going to save us money on pellets and it helps to keep our floor clean by eliminating the dust that gets stuck on their paws.

We first tried this with pine litter put the slots were too big, so this does not work with pine. We then tried it with normal litter, as the box is intended, and the openings got clogged with wet litter, which then dried., This box became much dirtier than a normal box, much faster. We really tried to make it work, but I was easily spending twice as long cleaning this litter box compared to a standard box. I ended up throwing it away after a week or so, so it ended up being a waste of $40.

High walls help contain litter for cats that scratch and fling after finishing their business. Sifter makes cleaning quick and easy.

Like other reviewers mentioned, there is such a tiny gap between the sifting box and the bottom pan that it's impossible for the waste to fall completely down away from the top. We use pine pellets, and even with a modification, it was such a pain to keep stable that we ended up giving it away. The slits in the sifting box cause pellet waste to pile up in the corners as well. I love the idea of a corner sifting box, but this design is just too flawed.