Customer Reviews

Merry Pet Cat Washroom / Night Stand Pet House

5 star:		(69)
4 star:		(46)
3 star:		(22)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(20)

 

 

I never write reviews, but I was so impressed by this product I wanted to encourage more people to purchase it. I have put together dozens of pieces of furniture before, but this cat washroom was one of the best designed and highest quality pieces of furniture, in the do-it-yourself assembly category. The materials are well made, all the pieces fit perfectly, the door aligns great to close properly (usually a nightmare with self-assembly products). Not to mention that my cats adjusted in no time to it, having never used an enclosed litter box before. It has amazing head room for them, they can turn around completely inside, cover everything and leave no litter tracks outside. I have a 16 pound cat and he fits just fine. My cats appear to prefer this box since it's provides privacy. Reduces odor by 90+% too. They knock litter around inside the cabinet, and it gets a little messsy, but it beats it being all over your floor. Excellent product. A cat lover must have invented this.

I've had this item for about a year. If you get this itme use a covered litter box inside it unless you are absolutely certain your cat will never miss the box. The material the bottom is made of is not waterproof and will bubble, expand, and hold odor if it gets wet. I also recommend lining it with plastic contact paper before the first use to ensure it lasts longer. Other than that it is a good product that conceals litter boxes well

I moved from a large house in the country to an apartment in the city - meaning closer quarters for my kitties, their litter box, and me. So I ordered this for my bathroom to make things prettier and tidier.

I've always used hooded litter boxes since the kitties love to throw litter across the floor by the way.


This was pretty easy to assemble, does a GREAT job keeping the thrown litter off the floor (probably twice as good as any hooded litter box I've used), and handles the traffic really well. One of my cats is 17lbs, and he fits just fine too. I also think it is so much better and cleaner looking than an exposed plastic litter box.

One thing about any hooded litter box: you MUST clean out the litter frequently. It is just like a port-a-potty in that there is very little air circulation, and you're cats don't want to be grossed out :)

I'd buy another one if I had the room!

What a great litter box house! I'm very happy with this purchase. It was a little difficult to put together, took about 45min and some pre-drilled holes were not lining up correctly. But once put together, looks and feels expensive. Wish they made other colors! (Black or wood-colored, please). I use Cats Rule litter pans, and they fit perfectly inside, no more than 1/2 inch clearance on all sides.

This is a good product with fairly good quality. I put it together in about 30 minutes; the instructions are fairly straight forward. Be aware that it is closer to a black color than brown (the photo looks more brown than black, but that is not the case when you actually see it).

My only complaint is the fact that if it were only about two inches deeper, it would be able to contain most of the plastic cat litter boxes on the market; you could simply insert them and close the door. For example, I would love to be able to put the Tidy Cat Breeze Cat Litter Box System inside, then I could still use this practical system but it would be hidden from view. However, it won't fit in this cabinet, albeit barely: it is about two inches short; the door won't close with it inside. Same holds true for the litter box we were using prior to ordering this cabinet; I was hoping it would also fit inside, but it is also too deep for the cabinet door to close.

We ended up getting a fairly small plastic tub to go inside, with low sides and not a lot of room, thus the litter goes all over the floor of the cabinet and needs to be constantly cleaned. If it weren't for this shortcoming, for the sake of about two inches in depth of the design, it would warrant a five star rating.

I saw this in the Sky Mall catalog and bought them from Amazon because the price was lower ($99 + shipping). I chose them over other options because these had solid walls and would fit better in a colonial style house (i.e. looks like furniture, not like cat box covers). Dust is now more manageable and the houses made the litter boxes more appealing. Even my jumbo sized cat used it.

One problem is that the house DOES NOT fit jumbo (wide) low-walled litter boxes. So bought three standard size litter pans as replacements - as shown in the original promotional photo. BIG MISTAKE. As shown in the picture, the pans fit - but the cat spray goes all over the inner walls and down the gaps in the construction (i.e. pooled on my hardwood floors beneath the box). Worse - the construction is particle board and bottom of the "house" began to swell and deteriorate. They look horrible.

However - I discovered, too late, that buying a high-walled litterbox with a shield at the pet store stopped the problem. They were originally hard to find. I note that Amazon is NOW showing the same photo with the high walled litter pan. They need to delete the second photo since that shallower box doesn't work.

Regrettably, I just gave in and bought two additional pet houses to use as replacements because no other options on the market have the same aesthetics. The price of $75 with free shipping is significantly better than the original price I paid. And the construction is better (holes line up, took minutes to assemble versus tearing my hair out the first time). So perhaps the company was listening.

My advice - it's pretty but don't even THINK about using this without a Iris CLH-12 Open-Top Litter Box with Shield and Scoop. You'll regret it. With the inner box, the system works well.

I would give 4.5 stars for the 2 new "houses" I just purchased because the construction and assembly are much better and they work with the high-walled litter box. But I'm downgrading my original rating from 5 stars to 2 stars because I'm also stuck with 3 useless, ruined litter houses that I used in keeping with the original instructions several years ago.

This was a great purchase. I have it in my laundry room and you can't even tell there's a litter box in it! I've had several guests comment on it wanting one like it. It was very easy to put together. I had it put together in less than 15 minutes. The only complaint is that does not use a standard size litter box - I had to buy 2 litter boxes before I could find one that would fit - I should have measured the space before shopping.

I'm sorry to say I didn't like it because I keep finding cat pee underneath the litter pan which means I have to keep washing the inside of the cat washroom. I'm not sure if it was my cat but I went back to the Boodadome because it's easy and contains the cat waste.

Update, I found a Petmate covered litterbox that fits inside the washroom and solved the problem.

After looking for a solution to a litter box out in the open and constantly cleaning up litter from the floor where the cats kicked it out, this is the ultimate looking and most functional thing I could find.
I wish it was bigger to hold a larger litter pan but I have a 20 pound cat who uses it just fine.
Easy assembly and great looking.

Very disappointing after readking other reviews. I'll make this to the point.
1) Several pieces came scrathed, dented, and chipped
2) Some pieces did not fit into the pre-drilled holes
3) Price is too expensive for the poor quality
4) Most alarming!...There is a strong unpleasant fume that is generated by this product. Either the paint or stain lacquering is generating a fume that I feel is unsafe to be inhaled by anyone in the house. I do not want my pet breathing in these fumes. I'm sure anyone concerned about their pet would not either.

Fortunetly, Amazon is being cooperative about replacing it. But I'm afraid that I going to get another defected product.