Comments on: Omega Self Cleaning Litter Box

By: elbe8ball

elbe8ball — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:46:26 +0000

I agree with all the bad reviewers and can’t believe the amount of good reviews — they must work for the company — this liter box is terrible! It is too small and even if I clean it daily my cats urine makes its way out of the box because the opening dips down too low and if there but is near the opening they pee outside the box and when you rock and roll it the clean liter spills out due to the poor construction — the lid is secured only by 3 plastic clips — I purchased 2 of these for my small cats and I want my money back! I sent an email to the place and they would not stand by their product and said they had never heard of cats peeing outside of the box — I bought this item based on good reviews I read over the internet which are lies! My cats have never urniated outside of their litter pan before the Omega rock and roll!

By: Corey Salois

Corey Salois — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:39:03 +0000

What a waste of money. Cat will not use with cover on. Does not clean itself. Only used for a couple days.

By: Brian J. Holmes

Brian J. Holmes — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:38:44 +0000

Don’t do it. This kitty box is a great idea but extremely poorly executed. It spills litter all over the place when you rotate it (the clips don’t hold the top on tight enough) and if you overfill it you end up with a scoop full of perfectly good litter that you have to dispose of. In addition, the box is small so cats generally will track more litter onto the floor than they would with smaller boxes. Even if you use a kitty rug, as suggested by some other readers, your bathroom will soon look like a disaster zone.

Not worth the money or effort.

By: Amber Collier

Amber Collier — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:38:18 +0000

I thought this was going to be a great litter box, however, I found out that it is not. The box is small and you have to tip the whole box over and bang on the bottom, which is now the top in order to get all the waste unstuck. This is cumbersome and a pain in the neck to use. I find that this litter box is more work than the old fashioned sift it yourself kind of litter box. I got rid of this litter box after only 2 weeks of using it and went back to their old box.

By: TERI BJORNRUD

TERI BJORNRUD — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:37:55 +0000

I had high hopes for this item. There are three cats in my household and I thought this would be a better way of cleaning up behind them, but unfortunately, it is not. The time it takes to turn the box on its side to shift the loose litter into the holding tray at the bottom in order for the larger clumps to fall into the pull out tray is time consuming and too much effort. It was much easier scooping it out in a regular litter box tray without the hassle. Also, the side clamps are not secure enough to keep litter from oozing out the sides onto the floor for additional clean up. This is not what I expected it would be better to get an automatic litter box cleaner.

By: Marilyn Connor

Marilyn Connor — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:37:38 +0000

It sits in my garage as its worthless. My cat is small and has a hard time making it in the box and the mess is more than a regular cat box and you best wear a mask when you roll it or the cat litter dust goes all over the place. Was very disappointed in this product

By: Bruce Swinney

Bruce Swinney — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:37:08 +0000

My cats hated the tiny entryway. The scoop always spilled. We wound up taking the top off and never using it. Don’t waste the $$.

By: Bonnie Crawford

Bonnie Crawford — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:36:51 +0000

Great concept, but as others have pointed out, the execution is flawed. The item is huge but usable space for the cats is cramped so our two weren’t very fond of it (and these aren’t fussy cats). Unless you roll it several times a day, the scoop drawer overflows and spills litter all over as you pull it out, so you have to hold a garbage bag under it when emptying. The plastic fasteners holding the unit together were weak and easily slid into the unlocked position, so we narrowly avoided a few disasters until we learned to double check them each time we rolled it. We’d read numerous glowing reviews of this product and ended up being so disappointed that we went back to a conventional litter box after a few weeks. Less hassle for us, and the cats were happier. No wonder the price keeps dropping…. I’d love to see them (or someone else) improve on it – perhaps I’d try “Version 2.0″.

By: Rita D Ayres

Rita D Ayres — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:36:33 +0000

After reading the wonderful reviews and all the stars this product received, I too purchased this. I wanted my cat to have a litter box with a dome for privacy and loved the idea of not having to scoop the litter pan each day.

First, when I received it, it was, ofcourse, cheaply made. It does not look like it will last very long with all the turning you have to do each day. Second, the mesh that allows the clumps to go into the pull out drawer is so small that my cat’s huge clumps will not go through.

The first try, I noticed that the only thing that got collected in the pull out drawer was the litter itself. The clumps stayed behind. The more I tried, the more litter was collecting and the clumps would not go through. I inspected and came to realize that the small vent holes are just to small for even a small clump. Her stoll will not even fit so how can it go through for collecting and disposing?

Bottom line, the reviewers are either on something, or permanently insane. I am returning this item and suggest that NO ONE THROW THEIR MONEY AWAY ON THIS PRODUCT. This is false advertisement and no one should stand for it. Unless you have a miniature cat the size of a hamster, then this product is okay because the stoll will definitely fit. But cats are not that tiny and their stools are not going to fit through the tiny vented holes. Look at it carefully; it doesn’t take an engineering degree to figure that one out

DON’T BE STUPID IN BUYING THIS PRODUCT AND DON’T BELIEVE THESE REVIEWERS. Most of the reviewers say they still have to scoop the litter box yet they rate it a four or five star. Very smart you guys!!! If you have to scoop the litter box, then get a regular litter box and don’t pay extra for something that does not work. Let’s have some common sense here.

If I could give it a 0 star, I would, but I had to give it one star. It deserves no star.

By: SHARON DEDMON

SHARON DEDMON — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:36:10 +0000

All I have to say is that after a few weeks, one of the clips broke and when we rotated the box to empty the litter… litter POURED out onto the floor. Huge mess. And the drawer and surrounding part got poop covered pretty quick. Waste of money. Sorry. Concept sunded nice.