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CatGenie 120 Self-Washing Self-Flushing Cat Box |  | Brand: CatGenie
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $329.00
Buy New: $249.33
as of 9/7/2010 10:49 CDT details
You Save: $79.67 (24%)
New (3) Used (1) from $219.99
Seller: Smarthome
Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 3378
Color: white
Media: Misc.
Shipping Weight (lbs): 40
Dimensions (in): 25.8 x 22.4 x 13.8
MPN: 8.91329E+11
Model: 891329001256
UPC: 891329001263
EAN: 0891329001263
ASIN: B002KRAQXM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Automatic cat box flushes waste away and washes itself clean | | • | Uses litter-like Washable Granules to satisfy cat?s need to dig and cover | | • | Ideal for cats of average size and 6 months or older | | • | Requires hookup to cold water and electrical outlet | | • | Includes biodegradable, recyclable SaniSolution cartridge |
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Product Description
The Worlds Only Self-Flushing, Self-Washing Cat Box. With CatGenie 120, you?ll never touch litter again. It automatically flushes all cat waste out of the home then washes itself completely clean. The new 120 SaniSolution Cartridge is biodegradable and recyclable (unlike cat litter which is neither). Holds 120 washes and when set on Cat Activation provides 240 washes (and one Cartridge is smaller and uses less plastic than the lid of one plastic litter jug). IMPORTANT NOTE: The 120 Cartridge only works in the CatGenie 120 Model. The 120 Cartridge (clear) will NOT work in the original CatGenie, which only uses the 60 Cartridge (green) The 60 Cartridge will NOT work in the CatGenie 120.
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 So far, so good! September 1, 2010
Sam
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had the Genie operational for about a week now. The first Genie arrived with a dead motor but Customer Service quickly identified the problem and got me a replacement in the mail in just a few days. Because it was "down" for about a week or so, my cat got a chance to get used to it. When I got it up and running, I just keep putting it through its cycles and noticed the cat watching it and getting curious. I then would sit in the bathroom and gently place him in the box all the while praising him. Finally, I forced the issue by sealing his old box. He held it in for about 24hours and then relented, so to speak, in the new box. Now he appears to love this machine; loves to watch it do its thing. Adoption of the new box was pretty easy, but I have to tell you, my cat is laid back and not nervous.
Pro's:
1) Clean and fresh box, no fuss.
2) Cat is entertained by cleaning cycle.
3) Responsive Customer Service.
Con's:
1) Noisy!
2) Those granules get tracked all over the place.
3) It arrived broken.
4) Set up is a bit of a pain.
 Not worth the money August 24, 2010
Sally Hubbard (Westfield, IN United States)
I had heard great things about the Cat Genie, but my cat would simply NOT use it. I tried all the tricks in the manual. I even bough a separate basic cat litter pan and filled it with the Cat Genie granules. He did use that, but then I'd have to dump the cat genie granules into the cat genie and clean it. After several "washings," the granules started to smell like cat urine. After only five washes, the Cat Genie clogged. I'm not very handy, so I had to have a friend come over and disassemble the unit. All in all, it was a huge waste of money, and now I'm going back to the old-fashioned cat litter pan. Don't waste your money!
junk! August 14, 2010
gzmo55_jo
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is the worst product ive ever purchased. it does not do what it says it will do. the catriges work sometimes and other times they will not! it smells so bad no matter how much you clean it. it clogs up and you constantly have to clean it by hand. do not waste your money.
 Best gizmo in the world... once you convince the cats to use it August 10, 2010
Esther Schindler (Scottsdale, AZ USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I love my cats. Cleaning up after them... not so much. It's not that I'm reluctant to do it; I just never _did_ do it, so the cat litter box was a sorry example of my bad housekeeping. The poor kitties! An automated solution was the only way they'd ever be able to excavate enough to find a place to, shall we say, do their business.
We went through two of the LitterMaid boxes. Those work great (and are much cheaper) -- right until they quit. The LitterMaids have a basic flaw in the design, which is that their electronics can be (and eventually is) destroyed by urine. Eventually your cat will have an enthusiastic experience that shorts out the unit, and you'll find yourself with a stash of its expensive plastic boxes that do absolutely nothing.
The CatGenie isn't cheap, but I'm very glad we spent the money on it. We have had it for 4-5 months now, so I feel like I can give you a realistic report.
The setup isn't quite trivial, but it isn't a big deal. Our litter box was already in the shower stall of a guest bathroom, so it wasn't difficult to connect the CatGenie to the toilet. No problems there.
Friends who have come over to see how the CatGenie works (oh okay, they came over for dinner, but everyone wants a peek) are always interested in how the thing operates. Basically, the gizmo uses a motion detector to recognize when the cat has been hoofing around in the litter box. Ten minutes later (or manually, if you prefer) the CatGenie starts up. The bottom spins inside the container (slowly, we aren't talking about a blender here) as the rake comes down to scoop up any solid waste (oh heck, we'll just say "cat poop"). The poop is ground up (out of site) with a lot of water and the cleaning solution, and water is also swished through the litter area for quite a while. All the yucky stuff is pumped out, into the toilet; this process is repeated a few times. Eventually that much water makes the toilet flush itself. The unit also dries the litter, so the cats don't get that "eeew, wet feet!" look on their faces (for which they are sure to blame YOU).
The process takes 20-30 minutes, which is longer than I expected. But the result really IS a clean litter box that you don't have to think about. EVER.
Did I mention that it's a great gizmo?
I have only one nit related to the hardware. Sometimes, if the cats have deposited a big stinky load, it doesn't do quite so perfectly at cleaning everything up. It seems to do a slightly more thorough cleaning if you run it manually in that case.
The big issue is getting the cats to recognize and use it. That may involve more drama than you had in mind. Apparently, some cats take to it right away. With our two cats, we needed to refer to the (well written) instructions on how to cajole the beasts into using the device. The older cat fell right in with the advice to leave the smelly old box for a while but *don't clean it*; a few days later he had made the switch.
The younger cat (she is sweet but as dumb as a box of rocks and scared of EVERYthing) had a much harder transition. She used the old box for weeks until it reeked, but rather than adopt the new device she made her opinion known... on the couch. This did not go over well. She was used as her own personal towel and locked in the bathroom with only the CatGenie until she figured out what it was meant for. She had some "mistakes" after that until I figured out that, if she decided to use the box but it was in its cleaning cycle, she couldn't/wouldn't wait and would head back to the couch (now covered with aluminum foil, but she managed). End result: I recognize her morning schedule and distract her when the gizmo is running. It's been 6 weeks since she had an incident. I hope you don't need to devote as much time as I did to convincing the cat to use it -- but at least I can tell you that a happy ending is possible.
Incidentally, we got the CatGenie with both the side walls and the hood. The side walls do keep the cats from making a mess when they get enthusiastic about digging, so I'm glad of that. We haven't bothered with the hood, as we think the scaredy-cat would find it even more intimidating.
Overall, I'm extremely happy with the CatGenie. It might take a bit of work to convince your cats to use it, but once you do -- well, I'm glad that I can spend more time petting the cats than cleaning up after them.
 Great not to have to clean, but has a major stupid design flaw! August 6, 2010
E. Miller (Los Angeles)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
OK, updating the review below because of a mind-numblingly STUPID design flaw and dropping down to 3 stars (tho 2.5 is more how I feel). All the below I wrote is true, but I discovered this recently and it has made me lower the rating. The back wall connects to the basin with the seam on the OUTSIDE of the basin, which means if your cat pees against the back wall, it drips down and OUT the box onto your floor. This is such an easy fix, it should be designed with the overlap on the INSIDE of the basin, then it would drip down inside the box. This is such an obvious and easy fix. Right now I'm using duct tape to try to solve this problem, but obviously that will get nasty very quickly...
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I was very nervous getting this because of the negative reviews tied to the mechanics. I've only been using it for 3 weeks, so the jury is still out on how it holds up, but so far it has been worth every penny. I LOVE never cleaning the box and there always being a clean box for my cat to use. The only caveats I would offer are what lots of others have written:
I have a very UNFUSSY cat (thankfully!), but he is a "horizontal pee-er" so MUST have side walls. He is around 14lbs and I know he finds the space cramped with the dome, but fortunately he uses it. If you have a fussy cat or a cat who doesn't like smallish spaces, this might not work for you.
The box overall is large (you need to have the floorspace for it) but the internal space for the cat is not so big.
The box is definitely noisy when it cleans -- it is as equally loud as my washing machine. Fortuantely you can set it so it doesn't go off in the middle of the night, but when it does go off, you'll hear it.
The granuels do get everywhere. My laundry room is barely big enough for the box and not big enough for a trapping carpet in front of it, so the granules do spread out on the floor, but its not a big deal to sweep up.
I'll update this review again if/when I run into mechanical problems...
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