MeoWant Self Cleaning Cat Litter Tray, Integrated Safety Protection Automatic Cat Litter Tray for Multiple Cats, Extra Large/Odor Removal/APP Control Smart Robot Tray with Mat & LinerGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled StandardGlobal Recycled Standard

Received our machine beginning of December, its currently the middle of January, and I'm already planning on buying a second. I really wish I'd taken the plunge and bought one sooner!Dealing with the elephant in the room - safety - first. A lot of people have heard about the videos questioning the safety of automatic litter boxes, THIS IS ONE OF THE SAFE ONES! The emptying mechanism is side-to-side, so there is no door for a cat to be caught in.The pinch and weight sensors work - ours sometimes takes a few goes to get through a full cycle because some of our nosier cats are fascinated with their poop being stolen, and keep sticking their heads in the box to see what it's doing, which interrupts the cleaning cycle, which, to be fair, is exactly what's supposed to happen.Its very easy to set up, and very easy to use. Most of our cats (we have 9) took to it straight away, we do have one kitty who still prefers open top trays, (she's a tripod) but even she's used it on occasion.One of our cats is a *good* 16lb/7 kilos, and she can get in, move round inside, and pee without it coming out the front. Another 2 are 14-15lb/around 6kg, and they can actually both fit in the box at the same time - they've tried.The app is also pretty good at keeping track of which cat is using it at a time, although the only downside is you can only "allocate" 6 cats, and if 2 are similar enough weights, it'll record as the same cat - *slightly* concerning when it looks like your elderly male cat is peeing twice as much as any of the others until you realise one of the others weighs exactly the same as he does, so the box thinks they're one cat. (Even the boxes with a camera wouldn't necessarily fix this issue in my case, as they're both very similar looking black cats!)It is *so* much easier than constantly scooping poop! We change the bag every other day, but that's due to the number of cats - one bag could easily last a week if you have 2 or 3 cats.For the most part, it keeps smells in quite well - I've only noticed a bit of a smell when the bag is full, and a cleaning cycle runs.It came with everything you need, apart from litter, straight out the box, including the litter bags, two deodorising blocks, and a very large litter mat. It also comes with a clip-on pee guard for the front entrance. Your mileage may vary as to whether you need this; as, whilst it *does* stop most spraying out the front, it raises the entrance height, which may make it more difficult for older or arthritic cars to get in.The litter you use *must* be clumping for the box to work - I'd personally recommend corn or Tofu litter, and to introduce your cats to the litter first. I've found clay litters make more mess, and necessitate a full cleaning of the drum more often - with the Tofu and corn litters, there's very little stuck so you can just give it a quick wipe down with a cloth and pet-safe disinfectant every week or so. Clay needed scrubbing after about 2 days!

I was initially dubious of purchasing an automatic litter tray, as whilst the idea of them sounded brilliant (especially with 4 cats) I had heard one too many horror stories. However after a lot of research into which trays are the safest I finally decided to give one a go and I am so glad I did! We’ve only been using this tray for a week but it has already made such a difference. My cats took to using it straight away, and although they weren’t so sure of it when it went through its first clean cycle that hasn’t put them off, and now they just ignore it when it’s cleaning. I will definitely be getting a second one for upstairs.As I said, safety was my main concern and even after ordering I still wasn’t 100% sure as I had not seen it in person. But now having used it myself I am happy to confirm that this tray is safe. The sensors stop the cleaning cycle as soon as the cats get close, and if for any reason the sensors were to fail and a cat was able to get in during the cycle the tray remains completely open throughout so there is no way for them to get trapped. The same goes for the waist bin, this is covered by a flap that opens and closes with gravity as the tray rotates, so even if a cat were to stick their paw in they would be able to pull it back out no problem.The other deciding factor for me was size, which is why I chose this tray over the other ones I was considering. Whilst it is still significantly larger than a regular tray, it is the smallest automatic tray I could find and after a little rearranging it works really well in my space.I only have two criticisms. The first would be that it is a little awkward to put litter in. Though this is not the end of the world as I just use a scoop to add the litter to the tray now as opposed to pouring it directly from the bag like I used to. The second critique is that the power cord could do with being slightly longer, again this is not that big of a deal as I have made it work, just something to note.Overall I am really happy with this litter tray so far and I definitely recommend it.