Van Ness Enclosed Sifting Cat Litter Pan

I had the same problem as others, when dumping the sifter it is very awkward and makes a mess. You have to have a full size garbage bag because the sifter is so big. You also have to have about 30 lbs of normal clumping litter in the box if your cats do any kind of burring, (mine do) which makes the box heavy and awkward to transfer the litter from one pan to the other. The size is amazing. I have 2 cats that are 11 lbs and one that is 16+ lbs and none of them have any trouble maneuvering in the box. The pans are very deep and the hood keeps most of the litter in it's place. If you are going to buy this just because you have large cats, I highly recommend it, but odds are you will end up I had the same problem as others, when dumping the sifter it is very awkward and makes a mess. You have to have a full size garbage bag because the sifter is so big. You also have to have about 30 lbs of normal clumping litter in the box if your cats do any kind of burring, (mine do) which makes the box heavy and awkward to transfer the litter from one pan to the other. The size is amazing. I have 2 cats that are 11 lbs and one that is 16+ lbs and none of them have any trouble maneuvering in the box. The pans are very deep and the hood keeps most of the litter in it's place. If you are going to buy this just because you have large cats, I highly recommend it, but odds are you will end up just scooping like I did. … more

My local big box store stopped carrying the sifting litter bags I was using, so I was looking at ordering them here. Then I saw this sifting litter box. After reading the reviews on this litter box, I decided to purchase 2 for my cats. The price point was excellent as they were on sale. When I received them (2 days later!) and put them together, I realized that the lids have to be on a certain way for the doors to open and close freely. I read many reviews that said the doors stuck, and they did if the lids weren't on correctly (I tested it). I decided to leave the doors off because my cats like to stick their heads out of the lid when they use the box. They are easy to clean and some My local big box store stopped carrying the sifting litter bags I was using, so I was looking at ordering them here. Then I saw this sifting litter box. After reading the reviews on this litter box, I decided to purchase 2 for my cats. The price point was excellent as they were on sale. When I received them (2 days later!) and put them together, I realized that the lids have to be on a certain way for the doors to open and close freely. I read many reviews that said the doors stuck, and they did if the lids weren't on correctly (I tested it). I decided to leave the doors off because my cats like to stick their heads out of the lid when they use the box. They are easy to clean and some wet litter does get stuck in the holes, but it comes out easily with the scoop. I use lightweight clumping litter so it is not heavy to change at all. I am so glad I bought them. The only regret I have is not ordering litter when I ordered the boxes. … more

PROS: ---------Great size, I have two 12lb+ cats and they have so much room to do their business in this litter box ---------The hood keeps litter and odor contained better than a traditional box ---------Sifting feature very nice to have as an option ----------Reasonable price for a sifting, hooded, giant litter box ----------------------------- CONS: -The flap falls off immediately. If it does stay on it gets stuck which leads to panicked cats trapped inside the box :P ----------My biggest complaint is that for this to do what it is mainly advertised for-sift and be scoop free- you have to have SO much room to do so and it's very inconvenient. There are three layers to this box- the PROS: ---------Great size, I have two 12lb+ cats and they have so much room to do their business in this litter box ---------The hood keeps litter and odor contained better than a traditional box ---------Sifting feature very nice to have as an option ----------Reasonable price for a sifting, hooded, giant litter box ----------------------------- CONS: -The flap falls off immediately. If it does stay on it gets stuck which leads to panicked cats trapped inside the box :P ----------My biggest complaint is that for this to do what it is mainly advertised for-sift and be scoop free- you have to have SO much room to do so and it's very inconvenient. There are three layers to this box- the black layer that sifts and two solid blue bottom portions. To scoop you remove the lid, pick up the black part to sift, empty the waste in the trash (usually throws litter everywhere), then set the black part down somewhere to pick up the blue bottom filled with litter out of the other blue bottom, put the black part inside the empty blue bottom, dump the litter into that, and then put the now empty blue bottom underneath the other two layers. PHEW. That's a lot and just not practical. ----------Sifting makes a giant mess as you shuffle all the layers of this box ------------------------- CONCLUSION: I will use this box, but wish I hadn't paid the money to get a sifting box, as I just scoop it daily because sifting is too much of a mess and hassle. I wouldn't recommend this box if you're looking for a convenient sifting box but makes a good large hooded box. … more

I've tried to figure out if I'm doing something wrong, maybe using the wrong kind of litter. Something. I use clumping litter, which said would work fine. Not for us. The sifter holes get so clogged up. And the litter is compacted in the holes. I've had to end up rinsing it in hot water, which creates a huge mess. It ends up being easier to just scoop it out, like I have been doing. Don't plan on throwing it out, like some reviewers said they did. It still works fine as a regular litter box. I'm going to put the sifter portion on the bottom, keep using it. Maybe I will find a litter that will work.

This is a pretty fancy litter box! GREAT price and I just noticed that the wet litter rose up, making it SO EASY scoop, if I'm too lazy to sift! I imagine this is because the sifter allows some air to dry the bottom of the wet litter. I didn't even have to dig or scrape! It just LIFTED RIGHT OUT! And the sleek design is a beautiful Bronze color! Very nice! Comes with a filter, or air vent if you prefer, a handle and the top clips nicely onto the bottom!

I love this cat box ( which is a weird thing to say about a litter box lol) I was looking at a similar model nearly three times the price when I came across this one and thought I'd give it a shot. It's easy to use, the sifter part works great, the filters make sure there is 0 smell and I have two sitting right next to each other in my laundry room which isn't very big. I am so satisfied with this litter box and the price!

Unfortunately, this pan is super high so makes it hard for smaller cats to jump into. It also made my deaf senior cat nervous about using it so she was holding it until she couldn't anymore and started making messes on the carpet. Also, the sifter just clumps with the used litter, so you make a bigger mess trying to clean it out. I am going to try a different pan for her and order a litter genie to help with containing the cat box smell.

For as large as this one is, it is flimsy should be more substantial when doing the filter/sift. One of the clips on the side was missing. I wouldn't buy this size again. I have the smaller one and that one is way better

My beef with this box isn't really a fault in the construction; I'm sure this works great with regular litter. If you're a user of pine litter, though, it's important to know that the holes in the sifter are so large that all the litter, used and unused, sifts right through. If you use pine litter with your kitties, take a pass on this box.

The idea sounded good but the bins are kind of flimsy and hard to get hold of to lift a heavy pan of litter and then when you have to dump the unused litter into the other pan with the cleaned out sifter, it is messy and dusty- litter goes everywhere and dust fills the air even with supposed dustless litter.