Top 10 Best Cat Litter Boxes of 2021 (We Tested Them All)

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0:00 Introduction
0:16 How We Tested

2:05 Overall Best: iPrimio Ultimate Stainless Steel Litter Box

4:07 Runner Up: Catit Cat Litter Pan with Rim

6:10 Best Budget: Frisco High Sided Litter Box

7:45 Premium Pick: tuft + paw Cove Litter Box

9:39 Best Covered: Petphabet Jumbo Covered Litter Box

11:22 Best Top Entry: Modkat Top Entry Litter Box

13:23 Best For People Who Hate Cleaning The Litter Box: Kitty Sift Disposable Sifting Litter Box

17:00 Best for Pine Litter: Arm & Hammer Large Sifting Litter Pan

18:45 Best for Kittens and Geriatric Cats: Lucky Champ Cat Litter Pan

20:00 Best Automatic: Litter-Robot III with Connect
22:17 Conclusion

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[kittysift]

Kitty Sift is made from 100% post-consumer waste recycled cardboard (FSC certified/responsibly sourced), is recyclable if clean and dry and/or compostable in correct conditions. Please check with your local municipality.

[Dimmer]

My 14.7 lbs cat uses the litter robot with only one issue, when he's done doing his business he launches himself out like a rocket. Then comes back to watch it cycle. By far the best money I ever spent in 51 years. I truly believe it has paid for itself it money saved on litter and the time I save every week!!!

[BitCounter]

Never thought I'd find myself searching YouTube for litter box reviews. You did a great job.

[lauraArual]

Purchased a xl stainless steel pan because of this video. I love the box. No smell gets trapped in it. I’ve had zero issues with sticking. Cleaning is easy peasy. As soon as I set it up my cat jumped right in to use it. I won’t have to purchase a new one yearly. The only negative is when she covers her mess the claws against the pan is like nails on a chalkboard 😵‍💫 but I’ll never go back to a plastic box.

[flacadiabla]

We have 2 of the stainless steel box with the extra high walls that is optional. The box is incredible and forever lasting. Unfortunately, one of our female cats loves to see how high she can toss litter everywhere, so unfortunately litter escapes. If they had it completely closed in, it would be a 10 out of 10. Worth the $.

[normadejesus]

I bought a storage box for 5 dollars in the dollar general and it works for all my 4 cats. And is easy to clean. And it's long and comfortable.My cats love it. No problem.

[ChrisCrond]

Love the jump cuts to "B-roll shots"! It really adds a bit more of your personality to it ☺️

[jneidorff]

Hello, I just wanted to say that I've been a subscriber and watching your videos for probably a year or so now and they have been SO informative and helpful when finding items to match my cats' quirks. Thank you so much for creating them, and for all of the work you do that goes into them and your work on All About Cats.

[NegativeROG]

Many years ago, we bought cement mixing tubs at Home Depot for around $7 each. They're huge, so they're great for multi-cat households. 20+ years later, and they're still going strong.

[rachel_bay]

what an amazing shot of you outside cleaning all the litter boxes 😆 so much went into this video!!

[ML-rkcx]

Agree completely about the stainless steel choice. However, I didn't like the price. I use a buffet food tray (the technical name is Hotel Pan), and it's been great for the past year that I've had it.

[barhernan]

Tip for using a shifting litter box: hold both boxes together, making a separation between the two of them with your fingers, and then shake! That way there will be (almost) no scatter. The trays need to be quite light, though
Thank you for the in depth reviews, Mallory! I use pine pellets and I have two top entry boxes and a regular open one, and then I have two shifting trays for cleaning

[rachel_bay]

it's SO cute how Wessie loved the disposable box! I think my cat would do the same thing. he loves cardboard 🥰

[extremelydave]

As far as sites dealing with living with a cat, All About Cats/Mallory is THE best place to go. Good, solid, well presented information. You rock Mallory!!

[aanner]

Thanks for doing these! All the litter-related videos are really helpful as it can trigger a lot of problems if cats are not comfortable using them. I see many surrendered cats at shelters from not using their litter box. There’s always a solution after a bit of research. And this channel definitely helps.

[alyahamzah]

I have 2 indoor cats and what I do for smell, scatter control and easy cleaning are feeding them a raw diet, use recycled clumping paper litter with a covered jumbo catit litter box. Ive used the litter box for about 3.5 yrs now and do a total wash every 3 to 4 weeks. The box still looks new and works well.
Raw fed cats have an almost odourless poo and pee. Their stool is also firm and dry which does not stick to the litter box and almost never stain.

[Aw_tig]

Just wanted to say that I was previously using pine litter and found the PeeWee EcoMinor litter box works great, it was the best one I found and is made specifically for the pine litter. You don’t have to take the trays apart to do the sifting, you can just shake it a bit of run a scoop through and the sawdust just drops into the bottom section. You just scoop the poop out of like you would with a regular tray and then empty the bottom tray about every 5 days depending. It also had a removable lip to stop litter flying out when digging and I barely had and scatter. The tray it easy to clean With a hose or shower. They also make a larger size which I think is called Peewee EcoGrade, and some covered versions. Also if you end up changing the type of litter you use in the future, you can still use the tray and just remove the sifting part. (I have recently switched switched to a corn based litter as my cat seemed to be getting unhappy with the pine, I think because it’s quite chunky under the paws)

[FedFanFL]

Thanks for the no fluff presentation. All info was super helpful. Lots of work - much appreciated! :)

[emilythechef]

Holy cow, that's a lot of work, Mallory! Thank you for this review!

[andyham]

The omega paw easy fill n roll is by far the best litter box we’ve ever had. Having 4 cats, it starts to really be a pain to scoop everything 2 times a day. With the omega paw roll litter box you just roll it upside down and all the waste and clumps go inside a skinny pull out drawer which also conveniently fits right into any bag even if it’s a very small poop bag made for dogs. It takes literally 10 seconds to do. Sometimes there will still be some stuff in the main litter if it is more fresh pee or poop that isn’t clumped up all the way yet but then you just scoop that one piece out or just roll it one more time. We have two of these in our house and it has made cleaning and emptying the waste in the litter box a breeze. I highly recommend this litter box! It’s basically a simpler more affordable take on the automatic cleaning litter boxes but those can be too engineered and complicated and malfunction or cats won’t feel comfortable in them and be scared of them and not go to the bathroom as often as they should. This one takes any electronics out of the equation. Also it’s very light even with the litter filled to the max line and it’s super easy to roll since they rounded the edges where you are supposed to roll it upside down. No point in getting these old design litter boxes that you have to scoop and shovel and dig and empty and do that numerous times just to clean one litter box one time. It’s also pretty affordable, got ours for 60 bucks each on Amazon. There’s different sizes but we got the large size.