Holly-Kay, say what?!! Snacks, chewies, pellets? For humans or Yorkies? Kosher? Cat litter?

LOL, Linelle, too funny. The Breeze cat littler system uses pellets instead of the clumping litter. I figured without the dust my KoKo (dog) who loves eating nasty kitty droppings wouldn't get her paws dusty when she searches for treasure. I try to keep an eye on the litter so I can remove solids before she can get to it but she still noses for treasure. I can't tell you how many times I've found her IN the litter box. If only I could train her to use the litter box as her potty instead of her personal treat cupboard I'd be ahead of the game!!!

Leave the "s" off that .com....lol! I put on 10 lbs in the 30 seconds on that site!!

Oh jeez, two different sites. But how coincidental. While trying to minimize little cat-poop nuggets of doggy delight, instead we have Kosher! human chewies.

btw, Amazon has boxes of six 10 count packs of the pads, ends up being 99 cents each. Says "usually ships in 2-5 weeks" but when I ordered 1-20, they arrived 1-25.

What is it with dogs and cat poop?

One of my cats rolls in the litter box, but I've always thought it was because she was mentally challenged.

ugh! dogs and cat poop!! i feel like a crazy, dysfunctional wife or mother of an alcoholic husb or child saying to my shep, 'have you been in the litterbox- let me smell your breath'!!

we finally put a gate up in front of the room the litterbox is in... our cat can fit between a couple of bars so she doesn't always have to jump, but our dogs certainly can't!! that's what works best for us!!

Busybee, I know right? How in the world could that be good? Not only is it poop mind you but covered in a litter wrapper double yuck!

Allison, thanks for the tip on Amazon for the pads. I went a bit crazy on the chewy website because I also ordered cat and dog food but it is a bit cheaper than our local supplier. I like using our local shop but I have to always stop by and place a special order as they don't carry the type of Blue Buffalo wet that I give the pupsters.

Springroz, i swear I must be looped. I meant chewy but now I'm thinking I may have to go to the other site to see what trouble I can get into there!

Can't you SEE the disclaimer at the top of the page??

"Please wait 30 minutes after last drink before posting"

LOL!

For those with the Breeze system, have you tried the horse pellets from Tractor supply at around $5 per 40 lb bag. Not sure if the size is ok for your systems or not.

My cat needs some clay litter and doesn't like the clumping kind, but I use the horse pellets mixed in to cut down on how much clay litter she need and to reduce smells. Works really well for that.

Lydia, the Breeze pellets do not absorb and don't have to be changed often. As little as once a month.

So far the kitties think the pellets are a snack. They keep sniffing around it but don't get that they are supposed to potty there. It is killing me to not clean the other box, as I scoop it a lot during the day.

I had three or four cats when I switched. Only one had used it before, my Chicago transplant (DS's cat). None of them refused to use.

I'm hanging in there. It looks so much tidier than their old box. I scooped some solid out of their old box and put it in the Breeze. I hope that gives them the idea. The instructions said to keep it beside the old box and stop cleaning the old one, is that what you did? I am wondering if I should go against the instructional and remove the old box altogether, maybe having them both there confuses them.

I'm not familiar with the breeze system, but is it possible to mix some of the pellets in the old box with their old litter and gradually reduce the amount of their old litter until you have just pellets? That's how I've always done it when I switched litter on my kitties.

No, I just took up the old one and left two new ones in its place.

Oly, I think mixing in another litter would gunk up the system.

You could put some of the clumped litter (with urine) underneath on the pad so they smell the urine and associate going with the new box.

Great idea!

OK, you enablers...I went to PetSmart, where they had these $10 off...so I got one to try. Amber does not " flush " well, and it annoys Little Gal. Little Gal then uses the edge of her box, but stands up almost at the the end, and dribbles out of the box. I don't think this is an accident.....I am anxious to see how it works!

If they like to dig and cover, they can get it somewhat covered. Most of the time, my two cats scratch around then poop, leaving it on top. If I hear them, I go scoop and put in plastic bag, knot the bag and toss in laundry trash (which is their trashcan). Mainly so the dogs won't get it and to stop any stink from floating into adjacent rooms.

Springroz, one of my cats that is no longer with us used to stand right next to the front entrance and sometimes pee on the floor, so I started putting a pad between the two boxes. I would rotate it to use in the litter box the next time I changed one out, just to keep the one on the floor clean. If/when he got it wet between the boxes, I would go ahead and toss the wettest pad in the boxes.

I was thinking my cats wouldn't like it, especially Gracie, who scratches for about five minutes. The funny thing is she scratches the edge of the box and the wall, then gets out and leaves it sitting there. Her little brother sometimes goes in after her and he covers it for her. Maybe he's repaying her for the baths she gives him. They are so weird.

Allison, good idea, thanks! I am going to set it up today...

Mayflowers, that is what LG does! Amber just leaves it.... I usually cover it for a few minutes, to dry it out a bit. Thes two calicos are rivals...they are not about to help each other out!

So far the Breeze system is a bust. Both boys refuse to use it. I think I am going to have to get tough and remove all other litter boxes so thy don't have a choice.

Good idea. They are going to keep using the old one they are used to until it's gone. Good luck!

Thanks Allison. I moved the old one downstairs but they can still get to it. As soon as the floor is finished in the bathroom I am going to put the breeze in there and take the other one away. I am convinced that this is the answer to a cleaner litter experience as the scoopable stuff is so darn dusty!

If that doesn't work, try World's Best Cat Litter. It's corn-based so there's very little dust. It clumps well too.

Mayflowers, that's what Zephyr does! First he covers his poop, then he paws the inside walls of the box forever.

For those whose cats are in the box but the pee goes outside, have you tried the jumbo boxes with high sides? The have a lower front entry, but even if they stand up next to the edge, the walls are high enough to contain it.

Last week I was out of town overnight and my neighbor took care of my cats. When I got back, there was a note that there had been a "poop incident" in my guest bedroom that he'd done his best to clean up. There were about 6 dark spots on the rug. I was heartsick because my guys are champs using the litterbox and I couldn't imagine what could have happened to cause this episode just across the hall from their boxes.

I got out the Folex and paper towels to finish the clean up and was amazed that the smell was not awful. In fact, there was no smell at all. Hmmm. I saw my neighbor the next day and asked, are you sure it was poop? Well, no, and neither of us could manage a rug sniff. It was barf!!! Never have I been so relieved to deal with cat barf.

Hate hairballs!

These boxes have high sides. The male cat I had that went outside the box would literally get in the box but stand at the entrance. His fanny never crossed the edge or the angle of the pee went outside the box. I saw him do it several times. It was talent. ;)

Just a little update on the Breeze...

I call it a FAIL.

1.My two calicos love to pee in it....I have to change the pad EVERY day, or the tray FILLS.

2.They have pooped in it twice.

3.The boxes are in my master bath...the cats wake me up rattling the pellets around on the plastic.

4. Those pellets HURT when they escape, and get stepped on in bare feet!!

5. I do not think that gel is very environmentally friendly. I know from previous experience that it does NOT break down.

Dogs love cat poop.....it's just reprocessed cat food, so (to them) what's not to like? Our eldest son was horrified when one of our dogs ate cat poop, so he bought beef flavored dog toothpaste and a brush and the next time he caught our old Bichon Frise rummaging in the litter box he seized the dog from behind and gave him a,good tooth brushing. The poor dog was so traumatized he never went near the cat box again. I don't recommend that method, but it sure worked! The cat died the next year and we replaced it with another dog.

DD2 has two calicos and I have two tabby cats. If either pair of them filled up a pad in a day, I would be taking them to the vet to see if they were diabetic. That's not normal. One of my previous cats became diabetic due to steroid use, and that is a sign. Luckily, after changing his diet and treating with insulin for a month, he was no longer diabetic.

The pellets do hurt if you step on them, but ours seem to stay in the laundry room. One of my cats will bring a pellet in the living room to play with sometimes. I just take it away from him... he doesn't do it often. Yes, they are loud but our laundry room is at other end of house.

Sorry the system did not work for your kitties.

Maybe more like two days....lol! I suppose it just seems like everyday.....

Just an FYI, but when this occurs, PLEASE have your dog checked for worms.

I meant to finish by saying eating their own poop isn't as bad as you might think, but eating anothers' can eventually make them quite sick. I used to add a bit of cooked carrots or sweet potatoes to my dogs' food, but after I caught him eating it, stopped that.

The Breeze system failed for me too. Or I failed the Breeze system. I do think if I had one cat who could teach them the ropes they would use it but all they do is climb in, look it over, and take a pellet with them to play with. I really wanted it to work but I just could not let their other litter box get dirty enough to encourage eliminating in the breeze.

Did you ever remove the other litter box completely? Given a choice, they would keep using their old system.

Allison, I didn't because I was so paranoid that they would start going on the carpet downstairs where I now have their litter box with the Breeze system beside it. I did try putting a clump of their litter in the pan hoping to encourage them to use it.