those of you owned by cats I have a question

[greenbriar]

I use the new Tidy cat breeze system


with the pellets and the pad.

IT is very cool. You change the pellets once a month and the pad weekly. A lot less messy (except if the dog gets to the days deposits before I do)

you scoop the deposits out, the pellets don't cling too bad



BUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

this last week it smelled really bad. We have two cats, and it has never been a problem before, got me wondering if maybe one of my cats needed more water or something


have you ever experienced that?

[hippywife]

1. Besides the fact that your cats should always

have access to lotsa water, how long have you had the system? I don't have one but have looked at it. Maybe you need to change the pellets and pads a little more frequently than recommended. :shrug:

[greenbriar]

2. I think we have had it about 7 months

and I always change it on the same day. Just this week it smelled a bit more strongly than usual

I have 3 water tins and each animal gets their own...2 cats and 1 dog



It is a really cool system.


like I said, the only draw back is the dog...uggg... she apparently likes the presents the cats leave


I hate the dog, but we have had her 12 years she is my daughter's dog. Wish she would have taken it when she moved...

[hippywife]

3. Are there instructions for

periodically taking it all apart and washing it really well? Have the cats had any change in food this week?

I refuse to buy any system that requires me to keep purchasing components for it.

[greenbriar]

4. I wash it out each month when I change the pellets

to me the convenience of just changing the pad weekly is worth it


the cost is no more than when I used the regular clump able litter...I was changing it twice a week when we acquired the 2nd cat

I just do not want people to "smell" that we have cats