Cat owner warning: Automatic litter boxes that have killed cats.

[Gray2233]

I did a search on this but didn't find anything, I thought I'd give people a heads up:

These things are being sold on several online market places, and have unfortunately resulted in a number of cat deaths. Sometimes the designs or branding differs a little, but there's apparently multiple makes and models that can be dangerous for various reasons.

 

[Slam]

that's awful

 

[booyaka]

catastrophic stuff

 

[413x]

I would never use something electronic for a pet that relied on sensors for safety.
And I'd never buy it from a random seller on amazon.

 

[stuie]

I have a cat flap they poop outside

 

[Gray2233]

I think what's more worrying is that if they can harm/kill cats, they could potentially do the same to a young child.

Those motors are far more powerful than they should be.

 

[RevBillyG]

This popped up on my reddit feed last night. Horrible. Thankfully my 2 litter boxes are safe.

 

[Karl]

Wow, that's horrendous. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Diddums]

It's almost like China doesn't have any quality control standards.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Cats out the bag now.

 

[CapitalOne]

I suppose you could call these things "Springfield Lunchboxes" now?

Seriously though, animals an automation rarely work well together.

 

[danoliver1]

I thought they have 9 lives?

 

[danoliver1]

I think what's more worrying is that if they can harm/kill cats, they could potentially do the same to a young child.

Why's your child using a cat litter box to poop?
You need to Train them to use a human toilet.

 

[sidimmu]

If you get one of those boxes its down to laziness or being away from the home for very long extended periods of time, both reasons why you should not get a pet in the first place.

I dont see the need to electrify my cats litter tray, its not much effort to keep clean.

 

[FBi7]

Feline pretty disappointed that no one's cracked this joke yet.

Come on GD, up your game!

 

[Werewolf]

I guess this might cause some people to paws their purrchase of these devices, I would hope the retailers and manufacturers would take note of the issues but I suspect they have a claws in their fine print limiting their liability.

 

[JonRGV250]

Can mods be banned?
Waits for “no, but you can be”.

 

[ElliorR]

Are these litter boxes Haitian?

 

[Hades]

I have no need of one. My cat has a perfectly good litter box that she poo's and wee's next to.

 

[Fubsy]

I have no need of one. My cat has a perfectly good litter box that she poo's and wee's next to.

Ah, you have one of those common ***hole cats.

We have the Litter Robot 3 for over 4 years now, apart from breaking down multiple times and requiring being pulled apart and parts changing (mainly due to the pinch protect safety feature nonetheless) they have been great for no scoop waste management for 2 of our 3 cats. The other does his business outside, or on the walls/floor inside if it's raining or the batteries run out on his special cat flap.

I wish we just had dogs.