CatGenie A.I. Self-Cleaning, Fully-Flushing,

The media could not be loaded.  I suck at scooping! I’ve wanted this litter box forever. Oct 2022 I finally paid the almost $500 for the Cat Genie A.I. I call it my Bougie Litter Box.I have two cats. One deaf & one hearing. The Cat Genie is loud when it runs it’s cycle. My deaf cat thought this machine was her new BFF full of water, movement, and shaking! It is the best toy ever for her! She knows if she gets in, it will start moving 5 min later. She waits. Eager for it to start moving. My hearing cat on the other hand, was kind of freaked out with this machine at first. He’s still not fully sold on it. He pees in it, but doesn’t want to poop in it for some reason. My other cat loves it. Uses it with zero problems.TIPS AND TRICKS1. Do not use cat activation at first – do manual – and close the door so the cat(s) can’t see the machine run at first. Let them get used to the noise behind a closed door. I did this for a few weeks before I let the machine run a cycle in front of the cats. Minus the first day I set it up and my curious deaf cat accidentally started a cycle. See next tip…2. Lock the buttons on the machine. I didn’t realize u could lock it. My cat climbed on top and pressed the “start cycle” button w her cute little toe beans right after I hooked it up. (Video attached) Whoopsie! Found the lock options in the app after this.3. My cats both finally began peeing in the box regularly, but nobody was pooping in it. They pooped in my regular litter box (out next to the cat genie). One day, a cat pooped on the floor. I took the poop from the floor and put it in the box. I let it cycle. Hoping the scent of poop in the box (even washed) attracted them to poop in the box. It did! That got at least one cat to poop in the litter box.4. Read the acclimation directions and follow them. Go slowly. I’m using cat activation now (3 months later), but literally just switched from manual this month. My hearing cat needed a decent amount of time due to the loud noises of the cycle. He’s still not a big fan of the noises.5. Keep the old litter box for as long as u feel u need to. I just shut off access to my old litter box to see what would happen. Not sure if it’ll be permanent or not. My older kitty poops in clay litter or sometimes on the floor but not in this box for some reason. Thankful he is peeing in the cat genie though. For this reason, I may always have one clay litter box w/the cat genie. Not sure yet.Easy to set up. I did it by myself fairly quickly.Smell: Yes, the smell of the scented solution is distinct. It’s not horrible. Kind of smells like port-a-potty juice, ha! I ended up moving my litter box to the basement bathroom, so it’s far enough away that the scent isn’t something that bothers me. Smells so much better than my unscooped litter boxes.Value for the $: Still not thrilled about the price. Only 3 stars for value. I don’t love that we have to use only cat genie solution, etc.Overall, even w/one kitty not pooping in this box, I’m happy w/ this purchase. The house smells better. I’m not scooping. It’s lovely!

We went from the older model to this new one when the old one finally died, after quite a few years. (Mum killed it with regular litter while feeding the cats while we were on vacation. Eep.)Ours is in the basement, hooked to the utility sink. It’s pretty much an ideal situation. (I’d probably end up buying a ‘smart toilet’ if I had to worry about manually flushing every so often, if I had to use the toilet hookup.) Husband was the one to put it together, but I don’t think he had to do much since we were replacing an old model. It’s been so long since we first installed our original.Anyway, it’s pricy but it’s worth it. It takes care of everything once it’s set up, and it’s pretty much worry free. Just replace cartridges, run a maintenance now and then, and refill granules as needed. A note on the granules – do yourself a favor and get one of the mats that collects granules that fall out. We got a big one and cut it sort of like a toilet contour rug. Even with that, though, they track a bit. (The CatGenie brand mat doesn’t give a lot of coverage to the sides, which is why we did our own thing.)Also, yes, the app is pretty neat. It tells you when your cat uses it and when it goes through a cleaning cycle. The only downside is that it’s easy to accidentally switch from “cat activation” to “manual.” I did that once without noticing and didn’t realize for three days. Yeah, my cats were not amused.We haven’t had to deal with customer service or tech support in a few years, but when we did, they were super helpful. Also, we live in western Pennsylvania, and everything we order from the company through Amazon comes super quickly. In fact, the AI came in only a day or so after I ordered, and it was on ground shipping!So, if you’ve got the cats and the means, (and the means to continue to buy cartridges) the CatGenie is basically the best thing ever.

I share my home with 7 fur babies that own me 24/7 and a neighbor’s cat that visits for company, food, and (now) to use the Cat Genie.I waited 15 YEARS to buy one of these because $400 FOR A LITTER BOX? After a week, I ordered a second unit. After 2 weeks, I ordered a third. The cats were lined up waiting for a turn and one of the more impatient girls opted to use the floor of the office instead of going out through an open door.This machine is awesome. It truly does eliminate cleaning the litter box and lugging kitty litter into the house (and used kitten nuggets out of the house) which is considerable for 7 cats, and I live ‘remotely’ and up a hill. No matter how diligent you are, when you’ve got a lot of cats and come home after a day away, the litter boxes are used and the house smells like animal. Now my house does not smell of cat waste, neither does it smell like flavored kitty litter.The reduction in dust has been remarkable.I have one unit attached to a toilet and one using the washing machine drain. The machine machine was an easier set up for me because the toilet also has a bidet connection and I had to figure out a manifold system to use both. Which, in retrospect, was still pretty easy but I’m a great gramma and time spent on my knees behind a toilet comes at great physical expense.I had 3 cats start using the unit immediately and 3 were a little hesitant, but within a week, I had 6 conversions. I still have a reluctant component, but I suspect it’s a location issue that will be resolved when I get the 3rd unit installed near where her old litter box was.What could be improved? The washable litter that comes with the unit tracks everywhere, and it’s not a critical issue but it is annoying. I’ve done some research and there are independent litter manufacturers that make heavier, rounder, pellets and I’m ordering some of them.All in all, an amazing improvement to my home. Every kitten should come with one.

We have had the the Catgenie A.I. for a week or so. It works great. It took us a litter time to get it setup correctly and the way we like it. We put to much litter in it at first and it did not like that at all. We have three cats and they took to it right way. No issues with the cats. At first they were very curious and played in it. So at first set it to manual so you will have to activate the wash each time they use it, then when the cats get used to it set it to cat activated. Any trouble we had with it was because we did not know what we were doing. There customer service is very good and helpful. This thing does work. Be patent with it and learn how it works. If you get frustrated call customer service, they will help you. Its not hard. Some people talk able the smell. When it runs a cycle it sends the waste to the toilet but may not pump enough water to make the toilet flush. When the waste is setting in the toilet bowl it will have a strong smell so just flush the toilet and the smell will go away. If you use the scented cartages you may not smell the waste at all. If you decide to get toilet please get the hood because it will keep the litter in the bowl and off the floor. I also high recommend getting the Pieviev Cat Litter Mat-Super Size. This mat has a honeycomb surface and it helps clean the litter off the cats feet. I t work great to. If you don’t use something like this an the hood you will get litter on the floor every time they use it. Hood and mat is a easy fix. Hope this helps. Give it a try and you won’t have to touch litter again.

The best litterbox invention.You will love never cleaning a litter box again.It is well worth the money and for the litter and sanitizer you have to replenish.It rarely has a malfunction but if it does it is easy to fix and replacement parts are affordable if out of warranty. Every with cat genie product support is wonderful to work with.You will not regret this purchase.My life is so much better bc of cat genie!NO LIE!!!!BUY IT!!!Best set up is with a washing machine line but you can also use the toilet.