Petmate Basic Hooded Cat Litter Pan

We ordered 3 of these for our cats, since we cat for a lot of them. (6 of our own + 3 we care for.) I thought they would love the privacy, but while showing our oldest cat, we had to help her in and then take off the door so she could get out. In the picture, you can see that she is crouching in the box. Its definitely way too small. The quality is that great either. We we first pulled it out of the packaging and put it together, the door fell off. We put it back, but as previously stated we had to take it off anyway. We were hoping that the door would keep them from kicking the litter out so much, but without the door, there's just a huge opening, so it doesn't help. It is not very sturdy and We ordered 3 of these for our cats, since we cat for a lot of them. (6 of our own + 3 we care for.) I thought they would love the privacy, but while showing our oldest cat, we had to help her in and then take off the door so she could get out. In the picture, you can see that she is crouching in the box. Its definitely way too small. The quality is that great either. We we first pulled it out of the packaging and put it together, the door fell off. We put it back, but as previously stated we had to take it off anyway. We were hoping that the door would keep them from kicking the litter out so much, but without the door, there's just a huge opening, so it doesn't help. It is not very sturdy and it keeps falling apart. We're going to have duct tape it or something. The kittens should be able to use this fine, but not for long. They all still prefer the older litter boxes over the new. Its too small, and the quality is not great, at least they can still use it I guess. I'm pretty disappointed that I bought 3 of them. … more

Bought this despite the reviews because I needed a cheap one quick for the kittens we are rescuing. Received it and the edges are super sharp and the door will not stay on. The pegs are too small for the opening and it just falls off if opened. On mine the top does latch to the tray but like I said, the pieces are extremely sharp. I might just keep the door off because otherwise it will serve its purpose (I will melt the edges so they dont poke the kittys)Plenty big for itty bitty kittens. Wouldn't be big enough for a big full grown cat

Don't know about the door because I always take them off (my cats don't like them). Absolutely could not get the 2 pieces to stay together. Also the top had several small pieces that could cut a pet or child. Threw that part out and used the bottom while awaiting new litterbox. THAT piece got all gross in less than 3 days. WORST LITTERBOX EVER.

I decided to buy this litterbox because I'm a first-time cat owner and thought "hmm how bad could it really be?" After about 2 months of use, I am ready to let this thing go from my life! There's no way to secure the lid, which results in litter coming out the sides and the lid wasn't made very well so it doesn't sit on the pan correctly... but what's worse is that the door is awful and gets STUCK!!! (i compromised and completely removed the door but that means I have to deal with tons of litter coming out of this box which defeats the purpose of the hood and door) Additionally, it is a lot smaller than I expected. It was fine for a kitten but as he's gotten bigger I need to purchase a new litter I decided to buy this litterbox because I'm a first-time cat owner and thought "hmm how bad could it really be?" After about 2 months of use, I am ready to let this thing go from my life! There's no way to secure the lid, which results in litter coming out the sides and the lid wasn't made very well so it doesn't sit on the pan correctly... but what's worse is that the door is awful and gets STUCK!!! (i compromised and completely removed the door but that means I have to deal with tons of litter coming out of this box which defeats the purpose of the hood and door) Additionally, it is a lot smaller than I expected. It was fine for a kitten but as he's gotten bigger I need to purchase a new litter box because he can hardly turn around in it!. … more

Idk if the litter box was broken or if it’s better to describe it as it was moulded wrong in the plastic moulder? The side flaps to snap the top in place to the bottom will not click, it’s like the flaps wasn’t formed all the way, I can’t pick up the litter box due to the top not clicking in place to the bottom. Another thing, the piece to hold one side of the door in didn’t form either, so neither am I able to install! Very disappointed!

I was very disappointed with this litter box because it looks nice in the picture. It is very cheap, one side of the litter box won’t even lock in place. I personally don’t like it and i find the smell seeping out because the flap is crappy too. Look into another litter box because this one is a pain in the butt and not worth the money.

Can’t use it for fear the flap will fall on her head. Just touching it as if she would go through it..it comes loose and falls. The clips on the side don’t stay in place. If it was just the clips that were the issue I would just use double sided Velcro to fix that, but not being able to safely use the flap isn’t going to work.

The price was good but quality of litter box not so much. I definately got what I paid for. It will meet our kitty's needs but I would have preferred something a little more sturdy. Door is flimsy and does not swing open and close freely. Cute design and color.

Chewy, where is your quality control on products you sell? I took a chance on this even though the reviews weren’t great. The door won’t swing open/close. It gets stuck on the lid so cats can’t use it. The pan is the worst shape ever. It is more of a bowl shape. You have to put a ton of litter in to get flat surface for a cat to use. And forget about using a scoop effectively. The shape of the pan is so rounded up the side, you don’t have a flat surface to even scoop.

Said large and for the price I figured I can't go wrong. Lol. It might be large to a 1 week old kitten.. My 1 year old cat can't even get in and turn around. The lid just sits on it. It doesn't really click on. The window gets stuck. And the flat part where they get into do their actual business is about the size of a large dinner plate. The rest is all slanted walls.