Tidy Cats Breeze Hooded Litter Box System

This litter system is genuinely life changing, and that’s not even an exaggeration. It’s improved both our lives re: cleaning and Miss Kitty’s re: using it. All the essay-length, updated-multiple-times reviews on here aren’t lying. It’s been about a year since we got it and it’s been worth every penny. So here’s my essay length review. Miss Kitty likes to pee in the same corner every. single. time. Without fail. That meant that when we still used regular litter, that corner was always extra gross. Didn’t matter how well the litter was designed to clump. Also the older Miss Kitty gets, the less she cared about keeping her feet clean, so she was tracking grody footprints everywhere. She also had litter stuck in the fur between her paws which couldn’t have been comfortable. And she was kicking the litter out and then grippin’ it in her paws, so she was tracking litter everywhere, no matter what we did to clean. Since she likes to sleep on our bed all the time, we were getting desperate for a solution. So I went searching and came across this (I think from a Reddit suggestion iirc). I read a bunch of the reviews, the multiple updates, the photos, the hacks. It sounded too good to be true. Good news: it’s true. The major pros: • The lack of smell. Oh man, that right there is one of the biggest pluses. Cat ammonia permeates everything and I hate the idea that I could become nose blind to it and then have family or friends over who could smell it. Scented cat litter was never an option because then Miss Kitty would walk by all perfumed but all that did was make me think of the fact that she just got out of the litter box. Ew. And then later that turned into scented cat ammonia when cleaning it out. Ew. This system is - somehow - 98% scent free, even when it’s time to change a batch of pellets. Truly magical. • The near lack of “ew” factor when cleaning out the poop or pee pad. You know what I mean, re: regular litter. • The pellets are advertised to work for 4 weeks, but we usually get about 6 weeks out of each batch. Each batch uses 3.5lbs of pellets and that looks like it isn’t enough if you’re coming from regular litter, but since it doesn’t need to absorb liquid, it’s definitely sufficient. They also mask the poop smell impressively well. There’s a little odor while it’s fresh, but the zeolite pellets dry it out quickly. • The pee pads are magical. I’ve used “magical” a few times, but I really mean it. Absolutely ZERO cat urine smell, no matter how full or even over-full they get. I don’t know how they do it. Based on plenty of other reviews, I’m pretty sure every new Breeze system owner accidentally lets a pad go too long at least once until it’s swimming in urine (gross) and then has a mixed bag of emotions of “ew!” and “how is there no smell??” We have to change the pad on a schedule because there will be no odor to remind us. With one cat, we change it once a week (the night before trash day). • Both the pads and pellets are available locally in PetSmart and Petco. No generics though. • Clean paws! No more disgusting footprints in the hallway. Her toe beans have never looked so perfectly clean and pink. She’s 20yo, so anything to help her hygiene helps her out. • No more litter everywhere. The pellets are too big for her to grip in her paws, so she can’t track them beyond the immediate vicinity of the litter box. • It’s easier to keep an eye on her health. Looking at her poop and seeing the color of her pee are good insights into her health and if anything changes, especially as she gets older. Also it’s really easy to use a dip strip indicator by just pressing it into the pee pad right after she gets out of the box. • The cover that flips back is great, compared to having to unclip the entire top each time. Makes cleaning out the poops easy, but keeps things covered and out of sight. It’s a small detail but it’s helpful. • Since there’s no regular litter with clay to conceal, the dried poop can just be tossed down the toilet. Makes it easier to clean more often. • Since the pellets dry everything out quickly and the pee is absorbed by a pad in the lower tray, the box just needs to be washed in between each batch of pellets, so about every 6 weeks. • Even with buying brand name pads and pellets, the annual cost of litter stuff is way, way lower than having to buy litter frequently. • Miss Kitty adapted to the new system right away. Fortunately, she’s never been picky when I’ve changed litter brands. I did a couple things for the first week to encourage her transition. I mixed a little regular litter in with the pellets for the familiar smell and feel. That shuffled out to the pee pad below over the week and then she was just left with the pellets. I put a couple old poops from the used litter in the new box, again to bring a familiar scent to the new system. And I left her old box out too for a week, but I left the used litter in there to discourage use of it. She was a little unsure the first evening, but after the first use, she never went back in her old box. • For people who are disabled/limited by lifting weight, picking up a 7lbs bag of pellets is way more feasible than 20-40lbs of litter or a box of used litter. Cons: • The Tidy Cats pellets and pads are pricey. That said, they are worth it for how well and how long they work. Some reviews talk about washing the pellets to extend their lifespan. I tried it just once out of curiosity, using the pet enzyme cleaner and a thorough rinse. It’s just not worth the gross hassle so I never did it again. Tidy Cat must have a stranglehold on the pellets because I can’t find an off brand, and if I somehow do, they’re back ordered or “we don’t know if these will be available again.” I wouldn’t think zeolite (the mineral they’re made of) pellets would be hard to find a generic of, but I’ve yet to. Even the pet stores don’t have their own generic versions. I haven’t tried generic pee pads yet, but the Tidy Cat ones work so well I’m fine with paying a bit more. • The pellets can be noisy. Miss Kitty loves rustlin’ in the box and those hard pellets against hard plastic can be fairly loud. I think she paws at the litter more now because she’s trying to cover the poop but it pretty much sits on top of the pellets no matter what she does. We tried getting the equine pine pellets that are dirt cheap and supposed to break down once they’re wet. But Miss Kitty apparently loved shredding those so much she was spending extra time rustlin’. All we ended up with was a messy pile of pine powder that was too much to fit in the lower tray. We gave up after a week. So we’re back to the louder, more expensive Tidy Cat pellets, but the pros vastly outweigh the cons. We got used to the sound in about a week or two. • Stepping on a pellet with your heel can feel like stepping on a Lego. With all her rustlin’ Miss Kitty still kicks litter out of the box. We have a litter pad outside the box - the kind with sizable holes and two layers so it’s easy to clean up (got it on Amazon too) - and that really helps catch them, but there’s still usually a few in the vicinity. We just have to be on top of cleaning the loose ones up. Also pointing the box opening towards the wall instead of the walkway really helped. The tray can be flipped to open either way - same direction or opposite direction of the box opening. Never thought I’d be evangelizing cat litter, but here I am. TL;DR just get it. You won’t regret it.

WOW!!! I wish I had tried this years ago. I've had cats all my life, dealing with nasty litter of many types, boxes of many types, including sutomatic ones, and trying all sorts of hacks to make it easier, cleaner, and better smelling...for many decades. This box wins, by a long shot. I have 3 cats currently. Bought one Breeze box and put it near the others in the garage. At least one cat started peeing in it, so I bought three more. Then I stopped maintaining the old automatic boxes, and unplugged them. After about 3 weeks, I removed the old boxes and have only Breeze ones. The garage doesn't stink anymore, and I can walk barefoot without getting litter stuck to my feet. I love that the poops can just be scooped out and flushed down the toilet! Also, the few pellets that get out on the floor can be easily picked up and thrown back in the boxes. SOOoo much neater and cleaner than the old way!! I even moved one box inside to a bathroom, since it doesn't stink and get the floor all dirty! For poop scooping, I keep an old plastic ice cream pail by the boxes, put the turds in it every few days and carry that to the toilet and flush. EASY!!! Keep the litter pellets evenly distributed over the bottom grate by a quick shake to catch any odor from the urine pad down below. I've been changing the pads once a week. Give this system a try. Follow the directions to a T, at least at first. You will love saying goodbye to clumping cat litter!!! Update 3/2019 : i still love these litter boxes over others I've tried. One thing I started doing that makes things easier is this: Get a small, silicone tipped set of kitchen tongs to pick out the poop, drop the pieces onto the partially-opened tray, then roll up the poop in the pad, put it in a used plastic grocery bag, and toss it in the trash. I do this twice a week at least. My house is so much cleaner than it was in the days of other litters! An added bonus is that other family members are more willing to maintain the boxes now! Also, I tried the method of using stall bedding pellets from a farm supply store. It proved to be quite messy, smelly, and more work, so I nixed that snd stuck with the Tidy Cats pellets. I've had some success in re-using cleaned pellets in this manor: Soak in cool water in an old plastic tub outside. Stir or otherwise agitate to get stool residue off the pellets Transfer to another old tub or basket with small holes and rinse with garden hose. Leave in full sun to dry for a week. The pellets still have some odor after this, but not near as bad. This method is a lot of work if you have multiple boxes, so zi don't do it much. It's easier to work overtime and buy more pellets. My next update, Im going to try using pea gravel, or shall we call it Pee gravel. ;)

My 16 yr old cat took to this like she had been using it all her life. I switched over from regular clay litter to this about two months ago. It was hard to believe all the reviews but it really is a great system. I haven't done a cost comparison so I don't know if it's much more than clay litter. But it is worth every penny. The litter pellets have a fragrant pine smell to them that's not overpowering, but it certainly contains any odor from her poo. The pee pads have silver in them so there's no odor from that either.

I purchased this litter box after having purchased the multi-cat version several months ago. They are so easy to use --- pull out and change the pad once a week. Change the pebbles once a month. The feces are super easy and clean to scoop. Even diarrhea clumps nicely. Everything stays clean with no smells. The only negative is that active cats who cover their litter energetically can life pebbles out onto the floor, which is annoying. We have used litter robots for years, but, by comparison, the robots are clunky, hard to use (constantly breaking down, requiring frequent repair and trouble shooting, takes a few hours out of each week to do that, at least in our case), not clean (require frequent cleaning even when not breaking down), and one does have a constant smell of urine, and we do not know how to eliminate that. We have four litter robots, one in each room. We have five, but one twisted its wires and became unfixable. Maintaining these robots is costly. Bit by bit we are replacing them with the Fresh Breeze litter system. Fresh Breeze has the additional advantage of sitting on the floor, making it possible to be used by arthritic cats and cats with short legs and limited jumping ability.

I can't even count how many types and brands of litter I have tried, but it was getting ridiculous. I am pretty gullible, so anytime I saw an add for a litter that would "revolutionize" the way I lived with a litter box, I jumped on it. I tried PrettyLitter last, and HATED it. I saw an add for the Breeze and I convinced my husband to let me buy it to try. I am currently pregnant, and the smell of ammonia from pee will have me over the toilet right away. I got the Breeze and it changed our life instantly. The first thing I will say is that your cat might not love it right away. Especially if you have been using a clay or sand type litter, of the size of the pellets takes some time for them to adjust to. With that being said, don't give up because it is so worth it. I saw quite a few reviews recommending that people use airsoft pellets instead of the pellets provided, which I tried, and do not recommend. They will get EVERYWHERE. And because they are little balls, they are extremely difficult to sweep up since they roll everywhere. I have not used them in months and I am still finding them around the house. The pellets work just fine for me, and last over a month. One thing I LOVE about this that is unlike any other litter system is that you NEVER have to smell or scoop chunks of pee. I hate that with a passion, and I mentioned earlier, it makes me throw up. Our cat's litter box is in our bedroom (no other place to put it!) and I swear I have never once smelled an ammonia smell. The pee pad traps all the odor in it, and even when you have to change the pad, you can hardly smell it. On the topic of smells, the only downside is that the pellets do not coat the poop like other litters do, so the poop is a little extra smelly when you have to scoop it, but really, it's not bad at all. Overall, this is the best litter system on the market, unless you can afford one of those $1,000 self cleaning machines. Litter is never fun to scoop, and never fun to deal with. If only cats could go potty outside like dogs do, but alas, that is not reality. If you have been sucked into all the litter ads claiming they will change your life, don't listen to them. This is the only litter box you will ever want or need. Cheaper, less smelly, and easier to clean than anything else on the market. Get yourself a Breeze and stop wishing you don't have a cat any time you are forced to do litter duties.

Best system. Odorless. No dust. No tracking of clay everywhere. Easy to clean. Cats happy

Let me preface this review with stating there is absolutely nothing wrong with this box. Overall, I am very pleased. However, situations, circumstances, and experiences will vary. With that being said, I found myself having to constantly improvise and change some things up to train my cat to WANT to use this litter system. Initially, she didn't want ANYTHING to do with it. Their "training" instructions might work for a kitten learning to familiarize itself with this type of litter system, but for a senior cat who has always ever gone in a traditional litter box, this system was a HARD sell. BUT, my cat did end up buying it in the end and this is how I was able to sell it to her: The Tidy Cats BREEZE training instructions advise the pet owner to place the pellet litter box next to the cat's existing litter box with the idea in mind that if you simply stop scooping the old littler box, eventually, the pellet litter box will begin to look more and more appealing to them until they eventually begin to use the fresh and clean pellet litter box. They also suggest to place a urine clump or turd from the traditional litter box in the pellet litter box to affirm to the cat that the pellet litter box is a perfectly acceptable place for your cat to do its business. My cat was having none of it. She could care less. To her, this was not her litter box and quite frankly, she acted repulsed by the feel of the pellets on her paws the few times I set her in the pellet litter box to assure her that it was okay to go there. The traditional litter box she had always used just kept getting fuller and fuller until I could no longer chance her going on the floor. The box was literally beginning to overflow. She was missing the box and pooping over the side. This had gone on for nearly a month and I was beginning to feel very discouraged with her ability to adapt and transition to the pellet litter system. With their way not exactly working, I figured there wasn't much for me to lose by using my own instincts and observations to convince her to use the pellet system. Here's what I did and what worked for my cat: I cleaned her litter box! Terrible ordeal for the both of us, no doubt. For her having to step all over her doo doo for the past month and me having to smell it for an entire month. Lose/lose all around. I then took a large handful of pellets and sprinkled them in her litter box. She wasn't happy about it, but she was tolerant of having to step on a few here and there. After about a week, I put 2 handfuls of pellets. The next week, 3 handfuls of pellets until there really weren't too many pellets even left in the BREEZE box. Then, I poured her old litter box into the BREEZE litter box, pellets and litter alike, all mixed together in one giant mess that requires two different scoopers to maintain. I took her old box out of the equation entirely and prayed for the best. To my relief, she began using the BREEZE litter box with the pellets and litter mixture. So, she's dealing with pellets and she's going in the new box consistently. There's grating in the BREEZE box, so as she continued to use it and I continued to scoop out the clumps of pee, there was less and less litter in the box and more of just the pellets. Now, there's nothing wrong with using the overpriced pee pads and pellets provided with this system. However, if you do a little research on YouTube, you'll learn that equine (horse) pine pellets used for bedding can be substituted, with an associated cost of about $5/40lb bag. Pee pads can also be purchased in bulk. I intend to completely dump what's currently left in my cat's box, clean out all the traditional litter which has made a mess, and use the equine pine pellets, now that she's officially been transitioned from traditional litter to pellets. Search "The Easiest, Most Inexpensive, Natural Litter Box System" by VICTORIAN GARDENS CATTERY on YouTube. It is NOT my video, nor do I endorse or profit in any way shape or form from anything about or in the video. It's just a video that I watched that I thought more people considering this litter system could benefit from watching.

When a kitty takes a really stinky poo, it is BAD for a bit, so I have gone and scooped a really smelly poo immediately. But, most of the time I never know a kitty has pooped, and this system is a dream. There’s no more litter dust over an entire room. There’s no more litter tracked alllllllllllll over. They do kick a few pellets out, but it’s few. I just run the floor sweeper and am done with it, but you could sweep them up and throw them back in. I did feel that one bag wasn’t quite enough, so I use a bag and a half. I have enough pellets for two full batches and wash them, rotating them out every 3 or 4 weeks. I scoop the poo out daily. Now for the pee, with four cats using one box, I change the pad out every 3 or 4 days. I start checking it on the third day. Our house has NO MORE CAT BOX SMELL!!!!! When it starts to smell a bit, it’s time to swap pellets and wash the soiled batch. But, even when they smell, you only notice it when you’re near the box. With all clay litter I’ve tried, the whole house stinks and the only solution is to completely dump the entire mess and start fresh, but that only lasts a few days even when you scoop daily. As for the smell of the pads, they smell like a wet disposable diaper, which I don’t find pleasant since I prefer cloth diapers, but it’s way better than the ammonia smell you typically have to deal with when cleaning the litter box. And, you literally deal with the pad for two seconds. As for maintenance, with regular litter, we scooped daily, had a heavy bag of clumps to deal with, they stink so bad that the bag had to immediately go to the outside trash, and then threw a little new litter on top. With the Breeze system, we scoop one little bag of poo each day and open the drawer to check the pad. If it needs to be changed, I slide the pad directly into the grocery sack I’m using for the poo, never touching it. Then pop in a new pad. I tie off the grocery bag and toss it in the regular trash. The pellets really do dehydrate the poo so that it isn’t stinky and the pads of pee don’t smell too bad either, so the tied off grocery bag contains it until the trash is taken out. It really is so much cleaner, less smelly, and easier to clean. As for cost, I’ve read that people think it’s more expensive, but I spent an average of $8 per week on clay litter with four cats (and our house stunk). While this box was more of an upfront cost, once I had my two batches of pellets (3 bags), the pads are less than $6 for a four pack at my local store, and I use two per week, so about $3 per week. I just ordered some generic pads here on amazon that would drastically lower this price if they prove to work well. But, if not, the breeze ones are still saving me money over regular litter. The negative, I have one kitty that isn’t a fan of the pellets and will choose a fresh basket of laundry or a towel, blanket, or clothing left on the floor. If we make sure to keep things put away, he uses the box.

Interessantes Konzept, diese Cat Breeze, haben wir uns gedacht. Oben feste Pellets, Urin rinnt durch ein Gitter und wird von einer Matte aufgesaugt. Diese muss laut Hersteller nur ein Mal wöchentlich getauscht werden (pro Katze), Stuhl ist selbstverständlich trotzdem mit der Schaufel zu entfernen. Das interessante Konzept ist aber auch das einzige, was an der Toilette toll ist... Nun muss dazu gesagt werden, dass wir zwei Freigänger haben, die aber gerade im Winter gerne viel Zeit drinnen verbringen. Der Toilettengang wird überwiegend draußen erledigt (erfreulicherweise in Nachbars Garten und nicht in unserem). Unsere Kater bleiben jedoch nachts immer im Haus und nutzen die Toiletten dann, um uns großzügigerweise nicht zu wecken. Toilettengänge finden also nicht annähernd so oft statt, wie bei andere Katzen und daher müssen wir die Matten nicht so oft wechseln, wie vielleicht andere Katzenbesitzer. Länger als ein paar Tage habe ich mit dem Wechsel aber trotzdem nie gewartet, da unsere beiden Kater bereits nach einem Toilettengang keine Lust mehr auf die Toilette haben. Da gehen sie lieber aufs andere Klo (herkömmliche Bentonit-Streu), obwohl der Kollege schon ein Ei reingesetzt hat...Trotzdem entsteht viel mehr Müll als zuerst angenommen! Wir haben das Set im August 2023 gekauft, Wartezeit war länger als angegeben, da Import aus den USA. Die Streu gibt es in Europa auch nicht zu kaufen und muss jedes Mal aus den USA importiert werden. Und das ist mein Hauptgegenargument, denn nun stellen Sie sich Mal vor, Sie müssen jedes Mal, wenn Sie die Streu wechseln ein paar Wochen warten... Von den Matten gibt es günstigere Alternativen, aber für die Streu habe ich bisher keine Alternative gefunden. Ich habe es schon mit allen anderen Pellets auf dem Markt (Kanincheneinstreu, Tofu-Pellets, CatsBest etc.) probiert, aber alle verkleben das Gitter, sodass es die Reinigung noch aufwändiger werden lässt, als bei einem herkömmlichen Katzenklo (da hab ich gedacht, ich bin ein Sparfuchs und wurde eines besseren belehrt)... Nur eine Streu habe ich gefunden, die dem Original näher kommt (Zeolith), aber die kommt aus GB und seit die nicht mehr in der EU sind, sind alle Lieferungen mit Vorsicht zu genießen (eventuell Rücksendekosten etc.). Außerdem ist sie nicht wirklich günstiger (ein Paket 45€), der einzige Vorteil ist, dass sie schneller da ist, als die Pakete aus den USA. Dazu muss ich auch sagen, dass man beim Pelletskauf höllisch aufpassen muss und die Preise nur mit Mühe vergleichen kann, da manche Händler Liter angeben, manche Pfund und nur wenige Kilo. Ein weiterer Minuspunkt ist die Größe der Toilette. Unsere Kater sind alt (15+17) aber nicht groß. Sie passen gerade Mal so unter die Haube. Ja die Toilette ist kompakt, aber man muss halt auch eine kompakte Katze haben. Das einzige was ich an der Toilette gut finde ist: Sie hat ein tolles Design. Aber ich bin keine Toilettensammlerin und daher ist das auch kein Pluspunkt. Fazit: Alles in allem kann ich nur sagen, dass die Toilette der absolute Reinfall ist. Es gibt keine Vorteile. Hände weg! Machen Sie nicht den gleichen Fehler wie ich und denken, Sie sind ein schlauer Fuchs... Andere Streu funktioniert hier nämlich ganz einfach nicht. Wir kaufen jetzt eine automatische Toilette und hoffen, dass das besser klappt. PS: Wer will mir ein schickes Sammlerstück abkaufen? ;)

Excelente arenero.

I love, love, love this litter tray system. I have tried everything available over multiple cats - clumping clay, recycled paper pellets, crystals, and finally pine pellets. The pint pellets were the best out of that lot but still a pain to keep up with. Enter the Breeze system. Sooo easy to use. I remove the turds and rotate the liner tray once a day. Every 3 days I remove the just soaked liner pad and replace with a new one. No need to clean as nothing has seeped through to the tray. The pellets only need to be topped up periodically and replaced totally once a month or so. Plus NO SMELL! AT ALL!!! We live in an apartment and the litter box in in the laundry off the galley style kitchen. No urine smell EVER and minimal poo smell except when freshly done (no cure for that). But the pellets quickly dry them out to make it easy to turf. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

This is the best litter system we have ever used after trying many different types of litter. It’s very easy to clean, it doesn’t stink, and there’s no mess around it. However, this system might not work for all cats. Our young cat had no problem switching from regular clay litter to this system, but 16-year old cat refused to use it even when we removed her old stinky litter box. Another issue is when your cat has loose stool - it’s very hard to clean and pellets needs to be replaced which becomes expensive. Other than that I highly recommend this system. It is time and money saving for you.

This is a must have never had an issue odours to a minimum clean up is easy and the pellets may be costly but last a long time tip buy the suitable pellets not cheap and you will be very happy