IRIS Top Entry Cat Litter Box

This was a good litter box. Gave a lot of room for my cat, but it wasn't the best choice for him personally. This litter box may work best with younger cats. My cat kept urinating along the wall right under the opening, so when he would jump out, he would step right in his wet litter. That would lead to him tracking dirty litter all over the apartment. Besides a bad personal choice for my cat, this litter box was really nice. Holds a whole bag of litter at once, and is very easy to clean in between litter changes. I did not prefer the tiny scoop that came with it since he was urinating along the wall of the box making it difficult to scoop out. I would recommend it still to someone looking for This was a good litter box. Gave a lot of room for my cat, but it wasn't the best choice for him personally. This litter box may work best with younger cats. My cat kept urinating along the wall right under the opening, so when he would jump out, he would step right in his wet litter. That would lead to him tracking dirty litter all over the apartment. Besides a bad personal choice for my cat, this litter box was really nice. Holds a whole bag of litter at once, and is very easy to clean in between litter changes. I did not prefer the tiny scoop that came with it since he was urinating along the wall of the box making it difficult to scoop out. I would recommend it still to someone looking for a top entry litter box. … more

I have had cats for the last 35 years consistently and tried every litter box type and brand imaginable. We have 5 cats and I decided to order two of these to give this a shot. Previously the litter ended up on the carpet constantly. Now that problem is practically completely solved! VERY little, if any, litter gets on the floor because when they jump out there is grooves in the part they stand on to get in and out of this box. It is working beautifully. We gave away even our more expensive litter boxes after receiving these. This is more effective for us even than the automatic litter sifting box. I will never get a different box now that I have found perfection. It is very important I have had cats for the last 35 years consistently and tried every litter box type and brand imaginable. We have 5 cats and I decided to order two of these to give this a shot. Previously the litter ended up on the carpet constantly. Now that problem is practically completely solved! VERY little, if any, litter gets on the floor because when they jump out there is grooves in the part they stand on to get in and out of this box. It is working beautifully. We gave away even our more expensive litter boxes after receiving these. This is more effective for us even than the automatic litter sifting box. I will never get a different box now that I have found perfection. It is very important to us as we do litter three times a day. This has not cut down on amount of litter of course, but even the shape makes it easier to scoop. Would give it ten stars if I could. … more

My cat loves to throw her litter everywhere, especially after I just cleaned it. We had a basic litter tray and it was a mess. Decided I needed to find something closed so it would contain the mess when she goes nuts. It's doing a much better job at keeping the litter in but of course not 100%. The grooves in the top lid help trap some litter when she gets out but she still somehow manages to get litter on the floor even though we got a litter mat for under the litter box too. The design is nice and modern compared to other litter boxes I've seen. The only downsides I've noticed are that it still let's out some litter from my cat jumping out of it when she's done and that it can get pretty heavy My cat loves to throw her litter everywhere, especially after I just cleaned it. We had a basic litter tray and it was a mess. Decided I needed to find something closed so it would contain the mess when she goes nuts. It's doing a much better job at keeping the litter in but of course not 100%. The grooves in the top lid help trap some litter when she gets out but she still somehow manages to get litter on the floor even though we got a litter mat for under the litter box too. The design is nice and modern compared to other litter boxes I've seen. The only downsides I've noticed are that it still let's out some litter from my cat jumping out of it when she's done and that it can get pretty heavy from how much litter you need to use to fill it. Other than that it's definitely worth the money for me. … more

I have owned two orange IRIS top entry litter boxes for the last 3 years and loved them. I was moving and decided to replace them with two black ones. The quality is just not the same. The scooper is WAY flimsier and the tops are much looser and harder to put/keep in place. I don’t know if it was a change of quality over time or if it’s just how the black ones have always been. Either way, I regret replacing my old ones!

I really love this litter box. I was having a problem with my new car laying in the litter box and this was the solution. Also it keep the dogs out of the litter box and reduces the litter trail. It’s easy enough for my 11 year old to take the top off and clean the little box independently.

I rescued a kitty who was 4 mos old. I needed a litter box my dog would stay out of. I had purchased a different litter box with a sifter pan in the beginning. I just dump the entire thing every day in the sifter pan! Super easy. I also have 3 mats for it. One that it sits on and one on the side and the end as it is up against the wall. He is over a year now and weighs 14 pounds and loves it. The top does catch litter as well. I have little if any mess and super easy clean up! He went to it right away.

I bought this thinking it looked nice and I read the reviews. I have one cat and she is only 8 months old. The litter got everywhere. It was a mess. I was constantly cleaning and vacuuming around the box. I ended up switching to The Breeze litter system and it is amazing!! No less, no clean up and no horrible smell. Do not buy this. It just looks pretty.

Our dog recently took to wanting to snack out of the litter box so we looked into drop in ones. This one was nice and deep, had good reviews, we tried to give it a go. I’ve never picked up so much litter around the house. It’s like having a regular litter box with no cover over the top. When the cats jump in and out, they pull dirty litter up with them. The lid offers no traction or grip to help keep the litter on it. I did really like how deep it is, until I had to clean it. You’re essentially leaning into the box to clean it breathing in all the lovely scents of your fluffy kids excrements. Yaaay? I really wanted to like this litter box but it’s just too messy for my house, although it Our dog recently took to wanting to snack out of the litter box so we looked into drop in ones. This one was nice and deep, had good reviews, we tried to give it a go. I’ve never picked up so much litter around the house. It’s like having a regular litter box with no cover over the top. When the cats jump in and out, they pull dirty litter up with them. The lid offers no traction or grip to help keep the litter on it. I did really like how deep it is, until I had to clean it. You’re essentially leaning into the box to clean it breathing in all the lovely scents of your fluffy kids excrements. Yaaay? I really wanted to like this litter box but it’s just too messy for my house, although it did keep my dog out of it! … more

I'm slowly swapping out all the litterboxes in the house to these. It took my cat a few days to investigate and start using this after having it out alongside his normal litterbox. The large is an ideal size. I don't think a medium would be big enough for most cats. These work great for keeping my dog out of the litterbox which was my reason for purchasing! Litter still tracks out on my cat's paws but most falls on the lid. I do like how my cat who is an aggressive digger can no longer fling litter outside the box. The lid pops off easy enough for scooping and is sturdy as long as it's put back correctly the scoop that comes with it isn't the best though.

I thought this would be great bc there is no way a cat can scrape the litter out with a top opening. I ordered the Medium size bc I have a small apt and limited space for a litter box. Unfortunately there isn't quite enough room for the cat to fully push the litter inside the box on top of her pee or poop when she's done (and this is a small, barely one-year-old cat). I found her trying to do this motion on top of the lid, thus tracking litter outside the box. The grooves on the lid caught most of it, which is good. But I don't see how any adult cat can use a box of this design unless you try the LARGE size. (I switched her to a standard litter box, and she had no problem covering her messes) I thought this would be great bc there is no way a cat can scrape the litter out with a top opening. I ordered the Medium size bc I have a small apt and limited space for a litter box. Unfortunately there isn't quite enough room for the cat to fully push the litter inside the box on top of her pee or poop when she's done (and this is a small, barely one-year-old cat). I found her trying to do this motion on top of the lid, thus tracking litter outside the box. The grooves on the lid caught most of it, which is good. But I don't see how any adult cat can use a box of this design unless you try the LARGE size. (I switched her to a standard litter box, and she had no problem covering her messes) I did find it pretty simple to remove the lid, as I scoop my cat's box out 1-2x/day: you just push in the two buttons on the sides and lift the lift upwards. And the added litter scoop and hook were a nice addition. I liked this box a lot but it wasn't easy for my small cat to use. I'd only recommend the LARGE version, tho it won't work for me as it's an in too tall for the space where it needs to go. … more