The Automatic Cat Litter Box - A Real Time Saver

An automatic cat litter box is a little like those coin collectors I had when I was a kid.

There were a million different kinds of course. In mine, you would place the coin in a slot, and king kong would come out of a circus tent, grab the coin, and bring it back inside with him. These banks were popular in the 60's, and you can probably still find a bunch of them on eBay although you probably won't find them in stores anymore. Why am I telling you this? Because an automatic cat litter box uses the same principle today. And unlike those old coin banks, you can get one of these litter boxes just about anywhere in stores or delivered right to your door via the internet. Of course they're a lot more expensive than those old coin banks also.

Here's how it works. A sensor in the litter box notices when the cat enters. It also notices when the cat leaves. When he does exit, the automatic cat litter box goes to work, scraping his waste into a different compartment, where it sits in a bag and waits for you to collect it whenever you are good and ready. This is much like the coins were scooped into the bank where they sat until you wanted to buy a piece of candy. The beauty of this of course is that there is no need for you to worry about scooping the waste, and because it is scooped immediately, you won't have to change the litter as often either.

As cat owners, we're all for anything that will make caring for our pets easier. The automatic cat litter box simply means there is one less responsibility that we need to worry about. And since, like most people now we have really busy schedules, we certainly appreciate something that cuts down on our work time.