Automatic Litterbox Central

Hope you start to feel better. ^_^ I say we make this post a sticky. It would probably answer a lot of questions before people post.

Made sticky as requested.

Thanks for the help, my only question- won't the urine leak down the sides of the coroplast and still eventually penetrate the cardboard? I will definitely attempt to try this though. Thanks again!

nikita and lilli's mommy wrote:Thanks for the help, my only question- won't the urine leak down the sides of the coroplast and still eventually penetrate the cardboard? I will definitely attempt to try this though. Thanks again!

I haven't had that problem. Both of my cats are major diggers and destroyed the cardboard in no time. I cut the coroplast to fit exactly (maybe even a bit tight) in the tray. I keep checking for wet spots, unable to believe that this fix can be so easy, and haven't found a wet spot yet. It will make the tray last a whole lot longer than without it, but it isn't a permanant solution. Working on that now....

Is there a picture of this completed?

jpinard wrote:Is there a picture of this completed?

A picture of what?

My two little guys seem to pee more than any cat I've known, so I was looking for something to fix this.

I got one of the "forever" permanent replacement cartridges off of Ebay. Made of PVC.

No more leaks.

And it's paid for itself already just being able to clean and refill instead of buying cartridges all the time

Jack 'n Stans Dad wrote:My two little guys seem to pee more than any cat I've known, so I was looking for something to fix this.

I got one of the "forever" permanent replacement cartridges off of Ebay. Made of PVC.

No more leaks.

And it's paid for itself already just being able to clean and refill instead of buying cartridges all the time

self promoting spam! this belongs in classified. You are the seller of these things on ebay!

I'm posting this on all four of the places I screwed up.

In my enthusiasm for this cool item, I did a stupid thing by putting it on here in an inappropriate way. I'm an engineer by background and so sometimes focus on the wrong things -- in this instance the cool tray for the cool SF.

I'm sorry for having done this -- and promise that it won't happen again. I honestly don't know what the heck I was thinking.

How do you do this without getting the bag all tangled up in the rake?

I like this idea though.

cool, thanks!

I realized that I don't want a forever tray, necessarily. I just want my disposable ones to last the two weeks they were supposed to last for two cats. after one week, it REEKS!

I now have TWO litter boxes, my scoop free and an old omega paws without the lid (my cat's fat butts wouldn't fit in it with the lid, so I'm still scooping.)

Box accidents are way down and I get decent cartridge life with two boxes. I'd like to go to two scoopfrees but I couldn't afford it until I figure out how to get cartridges without going broke.

I just thought of something else you might try. You could get a roll of that stuff that protects carpets. Its sticky on one side. Clear like saran wrap but thicker. line the cardboard tray before putting in the coroplast piece. make it go up the sides and wrap around. and of course, the bottom. that should make it useable for quite a while. I got a roll of it at home depot and was using it on the sides of the furniture when Mr Milo the spraying beast was here. Its worth a try.

I got busy and didnt get to do the bag thing yet. I made a note to myself and stuck it on the monitor so I will see it first thing in the morning. I'll do it then. Sorry bout that.