Petmate Top Entry Litter Pan

I waited to do this review to make sure of the results. My male cat was having a very hard time all of a sudden with “typical” litter boxes. He was crying and talking so much all of a sudden from his litter box. He would not use it except in front of where he would enter it unless it had been cleaned within 1-2 hours. Our other cat we had before we got him almost 8 years old and she is 8 years and a couple of months. They have both been fixed - done same date when we got our male. We’ve had a dog smaller than him who is his playmate and friend for over 1 1/2 yrs (also a male). I saw this litter box on sale and thought I had nothing to lose with one he would enter and exit from the top. This I waited to do this review to make sure of the results. My male cat was having a very hard time all of a sudden with “typical” litter boxes. He was crying and talking so much all of a sudden from his litter box. He would not use it except in front of where he would enter it unless it had been cleaned within 1-2 hours. Our other cat we had before we got him almost 8 years old and she is 8 years and a couple of months. They have both been fixed - done same date when we got our male. We’ve had a dog smaller than him who is his playmate and friend for over 1 1/2 yrs (also a male). I saw this litter box on sale and thought I had nothing to lose with one he would enter and exit from the top. This has been a life saver. My husband also doesn’t mind cleaning the litter box either. It’s normally my job but with the flip top it’s easy. Also less litter on the floor to clean. I would recommend this type and definitely this one to anybody with a cat! Also our dog can’t jump in there - he’s a extra small breed so it’s too high. Our male cat is overweight and has no problems getting in and out. Our shy female rescue uses it now when we’re in the same room. This product is all positive for us. Not to mention all animals! … more

I got this box in hopes of keeping my bathroom floor free of kitty litter. This box doesn't stop litter from scattering exactly; since there is no low entrance, your cat won't be able to sling it out but somehow there is still litter around. Maybe it's on their feet, I'm not sure. Any litter on the top can be swept back in thru all the little holes on the top. Will your cat fit? The box is tall which is nice but it's not exactly wide. I have a big boy cat and he can make it work but it's a tight fit when he is inside and decides to turn around. He's young and makes it work. Also, if you have a short dog who eats pooh, this will make your life easier.

I've got a pretty large cat who has always been a little too gungho about covering up his litter box messes. At first I tried to go bigger but always ended up with the same problem and less floor space. This thing has made my life so much easier. It took a few days of coaxing and leaving the lid off to get him to use it but our other (braver) cat hopped in immediately. He's not a fan of the landing area so there's still some tracking but nothing too bad.

We recently switched from another, more expensive, top entry litter box to this one and absolutely love it! My favorite feature has to be the little holes in the top that allow litter to fall through, back into the box. Our old box just trapped the litter on top which allowed it to be tracked outside of the box, all over the area. We will probably buy a second one of these for the other bathroom.

I bought this because my cat would kick litter all over the floor and I was sick and tired of sweeping everyday. Since purchasing I have not have any litter problems! I still use a litter mat but honestly there isn't a need for it. One of the reviewers complained about how littler gets trapped in the top... that's kind of the point! I'd rather have litter on the top than on my floor? All I do is everyday I take the lid off and dump the excess that's on the top back into the box. Now, do you have to do that everyday? No. I'm just a clean freak. But honestly, I recommend this whole heartedly! Best litter box ever!

My cat had this bad habit of kicking cat litter all over my bathroom floor. I couldn't get out of the showering without getting cat litter on my feet. I bought this litter box and I am amazed! No more litter on the bathroom floor! She took right to it with no issues what so ever and there's no smell of cat litter when I walk in the bathroom now! I will never buy a regular litter box again!

We were noticing our basement get dusty and had litter tracked all over it. To help with the problem I purchased this box and I have noticed the difference! We have three cats so two boxes, one being a regular box you get at any store. Our older cat (10) hesitates when she uses this. She doesn’t love it, mostly hates the getting in part, so we haven’t replaced the other box. Our other cats love this box and haven’t had an issue using it. We are starting to use the pine pellet litter as well and I am thrilled with how much it reduces smell and how there is no dust or tracking. Cats are still getting used to it though.

I originally purchased the Clevercat top-entry litter box about 5 years ago to try to solve my cat's habit of throwing cat litter everywhere outside of her box and also urinating over the sides. That box worked well, but it was time to replace it as it was no longer possible to fully eliminate odor from the box itself when scrubbing it. I decided to purchase the Petmate model because it is almost half the price of the Clevercat and the dimensions are almost exactly the same, so my cat would have no problem jumping onto the top and fitting through the entry. There has been no issue with my cat transitioning to the new box, and I like the small holes included in the box lid to allow litter to fall I originally purchased the Clevercat top-entry litter box about 5 years ago to try to solve my cat's habit of throwing cat litter everywhere outside of her box and also urinating over the sides. That box worked well, but it was time to replace it as it was no longer possible to fully eliminate odor from the box itself when scrubbing it. I decided to purchase the Petmate model because it is almost half the price of the Clevercat and the dimensions are almost exactly the same, so my cat would have no problem jumping onto the top and fitting through the entry. There has been no issue with my cat transitioning to the new box, and I like the small holes included in the box lid to allow litter to fall back into the box. … more

Absolutely love this pan! Works well to keep the litter off the floor and in the pan. My kitty has large paws with long fur on the bottom so I was dubious that this would help much but the difference between the amount of little that escapes from a normal high wall pan and this top entry one is kinda like magic. I would highly recommend for anyone who has messy cats like my baby.

I bought this to keep my new puppy out of the cat box after doing a search for dog proof cat boxes. I bought it with the hope that my 5 cats would accept it with no issues and it would keep the puppy away from the cat poop. It is perfect! It's too deep for the puppy to get at anything and the cats use it with no problems essentially you have helped me solve my problem.