Customer Reviews

LitterMaid Kitty Kabana Universal Litter Box Privacy Tent

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

First off, let me state I am a LitterMaid junkie. I am currently using my third unit which is the Mega Elite #5000 model. Since my two Siamese go in and out of their litter box many times a day, the machine gets a real workout on a daily basis.

My first two LitterMaids were smaller units, as the Mega Elite is designed for multi-cat homes such as mine. My first "Privacy Tent" last about a year and a half, before having the bottom beign to rip from constantly pulling and pushing the earlier units in and out of tent to clean. After searching through Amazon (and serviced by a third-party vendor) I choose this #200 tent as a replacement.

The new replacement tent is rounded with a similar appearance to a old-time covered wagon, rather than the simple squared one I had before. After assembling and squeezing the unit into the tent, I discovered the owner cannot push the LitterMaid all the way back into the tent. The waste container door will not clear the top of the tent flaps, thus preventing the unit from operating correctly. I would have though this would be a problem for the designers of the tent. I guess not. Now I have to keep the unit upfront in the tent so the ramp, as well as the container chamber clear the flaps.

Also the fabric of the tent is stretched so tightly about the frame, that there is already a small seam rip where the zipper connects. But at least, my boyz have their privacy (somewhat!)

It's basically a vinyl cover with plastic rods to support it. The littermaid just fits inside. Kinda nice that it fits inside it, because my cat likes to kick the litter around, and at least this contains it rather than before having little bits of litter spraying all over the place.
My cat loves it, and it's keeps his litter area clean too.

Only thing, i wish the little ramp to the litterbox was longer and easier to clean. What I end up doing is placing an even larger mat underneath it to collect excess litter that my cat kicks out.

All the Littermaid products I have owned are cheaply made & break easily. This is no exception. I decided to give them another try- the item looked improved from the original big square version of their litter cover. The plastic is cheap and breaks easily. The material is flimsy. My cat peed on it and I washed it, but didn't dry it- it shrunk!!! and wouldn't fit in the frame anymore- I had to throw the whole thing out after MUCH MUCH frustration trying to get the thing back together. Definitely don't waste your money on ANY Littermaid products.

The reason it's NOT about privacy is -if your cat (like ours) decides to leave the Litter Maid by going from the middle of the box off the side of the box, litter gets onto the floor...this thing keeps the cat headed in the right direction to avoid excess mess. Assuming of course, that you've placed the carpet or mat in front of/under the box exit ramp...

After reading mixed reviews, I reluctantly ordered the kabana for my LM elite model. It is great! Keeps cats going into the machine at the right direction and keeps litter mostly in litter box - exactly what I hoping for. Pricey for plastic and fabric but fits fine and looks neat and tidy.

This thing would have been 100% better if the top had a zipper to unzip it. As it is constructed, you have to take the entire box out to get to the back controls, manually scoop, or do any kind of cleaning. It made everything harder - I gave it away.

I got the kabana to control litter and odor, which it did do somewhat. However, in order to add litter or scoop the smaller bits of cat stuff, you have to pull the box out. The zipper only works from one side and should be a two way. very difficult to get the box in and out of the kabana for cleaning, negating any positives about the product. The plastic frame is flimsy and easily broke on one of the attempts to get to the box to add litter. also, my cats are big and did not seem to like climbing into it.

This thing would be nice if it wasn't made out of cheap material.
It needs to be a little longer. I could see if it were half the price, but it's not worth $30.

it's a cool little tent... it's cute. keeps the area clean of litter sand and the it doesnt make it smell as bad anymore because there's the door that covers it. Except that the door only close half way. yes, i recommend you to get it...

Not worth the money at all.

This product will only have you frustrated in about two seconds into assembly - The direction are very poor. The quality is very poor. The construction is very poor, and doesn't allow for easy access to the controls in the back of the machine. It's also too small for cats to do their business. It also broke within the first day.