Customer Reviews

CatGenie Washable Granules

5 star:		(37)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I love the CatGenie. The washable, plastic granules are one of the best things about the CatGenie. You'll never have to buy litter again! It doesn't make any dust! Zero! The granules are big enough to pick up off the floor. They're big enough to sit on top of a carpet or rug, and not get ground in. They look kind of like someone took a big piece of plastic spaghetti and chopped it up - it's kind of oval-shaped, so it won't roll around on the floor, and the sides are flat. They are much easier to clean up off any type of floor than regular cat litter. It's wonderful!

At first, the cats didn't know quite what to make of it. So, you have to be patient. Set up your catgenie in the bathroom or the laundry room, but keep their litterbox nearby. I let the old litterbox get a little "dirty" and my cat who is extremely tidy began using the catgenie. The old litterbox has gone away with the garbage truck. Now, the cats seem to enjoy watching the catgenie go through its cleaning cycle. Definitely worth the money as it has saved me time and my sanity.

I run our genie twice a day and get about a month out of one of these boxes. The product works great, and if it gets tracked out of the genie, its easy to clean up. The worst thing about these has to be the packaging. Every box I have received has been leaking granules as the ups guy drops it off. There is probably one quarter of each package gone by the time it gets to my door. A plastic liner like cereal boxes would go a long way. The only reason for four stars is the poor packaging.

You can't really thoroughly consider the CatGenie granules in isolation from the CatGenie or vice versa, but I'll give it a shot vs. clay-based standard litter in a regular litter box.

These granules are about millet size, plastic, and they don't clump and they don't break, grind or decompose into fine clay. As such, they're easier to clean up after getting kicked out. Also, I don't feel quite as yucky to find them around the house as I did for the clay, since I know they've been washed several times today and they haven't absorbed anything.

I have two cats, and neither of them had a problem adjusting to the change in texture from standard litter. As a plus, it doesn't stick between pads as much either.

You definitely want a box on hand at all times for the CatGenie, since too few in the pan will potentially put off the cat and also possibly result in a basin-filling error on the cat genie -- they displace a certain amount of the wash water, and the Genie will think it's taking too long to fill if they aren't there taking up room.

A certain amount will be consumed during each wash -- some will stick to "solids" and a few others will cling to the scooper despite the shaking action it uses.

A good product to consider for subscription shipment to prevent an emergency next-day-air situation.

And great free shipping.
Costs about as much as regualr cat litter.
It does get all over, even with the dome.
Keep a dust eater/dirt devil small portable vacuum nearby.

I ordered 4 boxes of litter and they all shipped in one larger box. Each of the 4 boxes leaked some of the litter during shipping. I think the litter packaging needs to be improved, especially considering the high cost of the litter. Adding an inner bag sealed with a twist-tie would resolve the issue.

The new box of granules that I recently received looked a little bit different from previous boxes. The granules were darker in color and I keep having issues with "clogging". The "clogged" error has come up 3 times since I started using the new box and the only thing I see is granules in the hose.

It is a required consumable of the cat genie - you will loose more graduals from being tracked around the house then lost down the toilet - the cost of the little plastic pellets is actually ridiculous - but what cha going to do - if anyone has found a generic substitute please post it!. The cost is still a bit less than scoopable litter.

The box of granules is very over priced. But you need it for the catgenie so you don't have any other choices.

Since this is the only litter you can use with the CatGenie, it has to be OK. It does get all over the place, but works as advertised. The CatGenie people say that the granules are bio-degradeable and I certainly hope so. At least two tablespoons of the things end up getting flushed.

Amazon had the best price, plus a great deal where you buy 3 and get an additional one free. The only way to go.