LitterMaid Cat Privacy Tent

by LitterMaid

Product Features

• Fits LitterMaid self-cleaning cat boxes and most other cat boxes
• Provides roomy privacy for cat with or without litter box
• Six sides keep litter confined to box area; unzips for easy access
• Made of waterproof vinyl; cleans with soapy water
• 29 inches long, 18-1/2 inches wide, 16-3/4 inches high

Product Details

Product Manual [169kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 6.8 x 3.1 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005MF9V
• Item model number: LMT100
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,520 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Designed to fit around LitterMaid's self-cleaning litter boxes (or any litter box), this roomy tent provides tabby with privacy and can be set up as a den for play and sleep even without a litter box inside. It's made of waterproof vinyl and can be wiped out with a damp cloth or washed in warm, soapy water. Used around a litter box, the six-sided tent confines litter to the box and keeps it from being scattered around. It unzips all the way around to provide easy access for a litter box to be refilled or cleaned. The tent measures 29 inches long, 18-1/2 inches wide, and 16-3/4 inches high and assembles easily without tools (instructions included). --Fred Brack

Product Description

Littermaid Cat Privacy Tent (for the Classic model)

Six covered sides: Keeps litter confined to litter box area.

Privacy: Provides complete, roomy privacy for your cat.

Durable: Washable cover unzips for easy access for litter refills and cleaning.

Convenience: Door flaps snap open for convenience.

Fit: Fits the Littermaid Self-Cleaning Cat Box and most other litter boxes.

Easy to assemble: Easy to assemble plastic frame.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

103 of 109 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Review of tent, *not* Litterbox, May 17, 2002

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chris bond (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LitterMaid Cat Privacy Tent (Kitchen)

I agree completely with the other reviewers regarding the flimsy quality of the support posts for the tent. In addition, our zipper broke, and as the tent itself is plastic there was no easy way to simply replace the zipper without tearing up the tent itself.

I do disagree with those who say the tent is useless. Once you've gotten a feel for how much litter is "too much", you rarely have to actually see into the tent itself for anything other than adding litter. The only problems I've ever encountered were that our cat had decided to "prefer" one side over the other, resulting in a mountain of litter in one half of the box that the motor for the scoop just couldn't handle. After 3 or 4 retries, it just stops and waits for the next cycle. Such problems are easily resolved by taking our "old-fashoned" litter scoop and shoving the litter around, then switching the unit off and on again and seeing if the rake makes it through the cycle. None of this is impaired by the presence of the tent. Adding litter is a bit of a pain - it would help if there was a snapping flap of some sort on the top.

Meanwhile, the tent really does signifigantly improve the odor situation. But the most important thing, at least for our cat, is that without the tent she tends to ignore the ramp and jump out of the box directly, leading to litter all over the vicinity. The tent prevents this, and the carpeted ramp does a pretty good job of preventing litter from going everywhere.

We haven't found a good replacement for the tent yet, and I'm loathe to spend 30 bucks for such poor quality. But as I noted in my title, this is not a review of the actual littermaid system - We got ours almost 3 years ago and (tent issues aside) it's worked great! I'd hate to go back to scooping. One recomendation - use a plastic grocery store bag as a liner for the little plastic container, then just throw away the liner and stop buying new containers!

68 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars ...don't waste your money, August 16, 2002

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RK (N Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LitterMaid Cat Privacy Tent (Kitchen)

We love the LitterMaid litterbox but the tent is beyond bad. Everything about it is of poor quality. The zipper breaks easily and is difficult to zip up because the plastic tent is slightly undersized for the tent structure formed by cheap plastic rods... Flimsy to the core, the plastic rods met their death when our average sized 10 lb cat decided to explore the universe from the top of the tent.

The concept is great -- privacy for the cats, spares us of seeing them do their thing, and it helps with the odor. ...

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money (even when it's free), July 24, 2003

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Karen Honeycutt (Keene, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: LitterMaid Cat Privacy Tent (Kitchen)

OK, I know that's a non sequitur, but that should give you an idea of how useless this product is. I got this tent free when I bought the mega Littermaid litter box (which, despite some problems, I love). The tent comes with no instructions but the plastic pieces that support the tent fit together like Tinker Toys. (I'm not mechanical at all, but figured it out.) Once you get the plastic frame together, though, getting the tent over it is no easy task; the tent seems to be just a tad too small to fit well over the frame. I was frustrated enough at this, but once I figured I would have to remove the tent every time I wanted to change the plastic waste container in the Littermaid, I gave up entirely. The tent is currently taking up space in my garage. I ended up buying a custom-built plywood carpet-covered container that's big enough for both the Littermaid and the ramp. It has a lift-off lid and an opening for my two kitties, and it keeps virtually everything (including odor) contained -- I would recommend a unit like that over this flimsy tent.