The inside of an old bowler smells quite interesting.

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Why bother? They just waste it.

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Lord help me.
My wife has taken upon herself to informally adopt another cat,
albeit an outdoor cat that has been visiting our backyard deck.
She has begun feeding it, (she calls him Gary)
so he has been visiting and scratching on our back door on a more regular basis.
Its an older grey male; actually probably one of the neighbors cats.
We had not seen much of this "new" cat previously.
Most likely due to another semi-feral cat that had adopted our backyard as his territory
for the past 4-5 yrs, a one eyed orange tabby, that
is no longer around since our neighbor took it with them when they moved, about 6 months ago.
The old cat while friendly to humans and our dog, was very jealous of all other cats and
was constantly in fights with other neighborhood cats.
Fortunately all our 9 cats are indoor only.
But now that he (Kevin) is gone,
other cats from the neighborhood have slowly been coming
into our yard to explore and visit.
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Wow. I'd love to do that, but I'm terrified that we'd have litter box issues. We encountered that years ago, with just two cats and it was a nightmare.

There are no real litter box issues as we have 8 boxes on 3 different floors throughout the house.
We do have one cat that regularly shits on the floor,
(that has been happening even before we got to nine cats)
Though she is very good about using the litter boxes to pee.
As long as she poos on the wood or cement floors (not rugs or carpeting)
and in her normal spots and the poo piles are firm tootsie rolls, easy to clean up,
its not a real problem. And she seems to shit only once every 36 to 48 hrs.
I think it is more a long hair thing and using a box at one point in time must had
had a bad reaction to some poo sticking to her long hair fur, so we try to keep her trimmed back there.
The only problem is the workload on me,
with having to climb all those stairs (up&Down)
and deep knee bends to clean all boxes at least 3 times a day,
which I think helps cut down on the litter box problems.

not cheap...but i've had one of these for 10 years and it's performed flawlessly, being used daily by 3 cats.

i change the drawer once every few days. you have to use high quality clumping litter but it works great.

https://www.litter-robot.com/

Holy crap! that is expensive. Looks cool and space age, though.
Wish I could have a guarantee that it would work for my cats, before buying.
I figure I would need at least 4 of them. One upstairs, one on main floor with probably 2 in the basement.
Likely still need a couple regular litter boxes as back up for those that might not take to it.

Litter itself is expensive for 9 cats.
We use Arm&Hammer Clump & Seal mainly because it is 100% dust free,
as other cheaper clay clumping litter left rooms covered in dust.
Always looking for those $3&4 off coupons.

I've had the litter robot 3 connect for a little over a year now, and it's the best cat-related purchase I've ever made. I despise scooping litter and this thing just dumps nice clumps into a kitchen trash bag to remove maybe once a week with one cat. I get the 40lb bags of Dr Elsey's delivered from Amazon, and me and Franklin have never been happier.

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Was there much trepidation when it first came into the house?

I was worried about that, but he took right to it. I let his old box get a little more full than usual, then tossed the entire thing and replaced it with the brand new robo-litterbox after cleaning the area thoroughly. Apparently some cats can be skittish at first, and it's recommended to keep the robot turned off to start, but I didn't end up having to at all. His old litter box was a simple open-air thing, so I was concerned about him taking to the form factor of the new one, but that wasn't an issue either.

I know you didn't ask me, but zero hesitancy from my 3 cats...one a tuxedo, one a tortie and one a norwegian forest cat, all with very different temperaments.

How often do you replace the litter in the litter robot
or do you just keep adding more litter to remaining every few days?

With one cat, I just top it off weekly-ish (whenever the app tells me the drawer is full... yes it has WiFi) and fully replace the litter maybe once every 2 months. The litter stays very clean if you use a nice clumping brand, since it cycles about 15 minutes after every use, but it's still good to replace it all when it gets old.

I might bite the bullet and order one ( since it says 90 day money back guarantee)
I am assuming that covers dissatisfaction for whatever reason. (i.e. cats do not use it).
If just 3or4 of our cats use it regularly, it would cut down on my workload.
And if it works as well as I would hope, might get a 2nd or 3rd one eventually.
I was never impressed by the other auto litter boxes.
How roomy in the potty area?
Most of our current litter boxes are purposely huge (20x28").
My wife is skeptical, but then again she is not the one cleaning the boxes on a regular basis.

I believe you can return it for whatever reason, but you probably have to pay shipping, and the thing is pretty huge.

It's hard to describe the size, but it's at least human-toilet sized, maybe subtracting a large water tank. It has a big footprint, but I think that's better for cats to be more comfortable with.

There's some specs from the website I attached, and also if you use this link you can save $25 (I also get $25 from their referral program, which I've never used, feel free to get a referral link chain going!)

http://share.litter-robot.com/vBlMP

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To answer my own question
it appears to be about 14x14in at litter bed level.
Which is a little smaller that standard litter pan.

Litter-Robot 3 Dimensions:
Height: 29.5" (74.9cm)
Width: 24.25" (68.6cm)
Depth: 27" (68.6cm)
Entryway: 16"H x 10.25"W
Inside Globe: 15"-17"H (depending on litter level) x 20"W x 20"D
Litter Bed: 14" wide at maximum
Waste Drawer: 16"H x 12.5"W x 5"D
Weight: 24 pounds

Just watched a few testimonials, looks good to me!

Just a couple more questions about litter robot.
Could not find answer online at FAQ.
What kind of plug does it use, 3 Prong or 2 prong,
as my house is old and some rooms do not have 3 prong outlets.

They also promote it as being less tracking of litter.
How true is that or your experience with tracking?

It comes with a wall wart 2-prong AC adapter, which plugs into the robot via standard DC barrel thing.
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I never had much of a problem with tracking before I got it, and the rubber mat that sits at the entrance does a good job of trapping any stray litter that does get tracked out of the globe.

I have one too - we have 2 cats. The only thing that kind of sucks about it is you have to deep clean the thing and take it apart every 6-9 months. But we had it for our 2 older cats before they passed, and our 2 new ones have used it since they were big enough to use it. Cleaning is REALLY simple. You take a bag out of a little drawer. Done.

My cat Scout taking a selfie

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You don’t find cats, they find you

Holy Shit! That's expensive, Cadillac of litter boxes!

My cat mittens stalking me....

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Set up a portable command post for Mario so he can work at home for the next little while...
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lol !

i hope you let him sometimes win the game ?

My boy Clyde still checking for quarters even though the machine is on free play.

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No pinball, but I've got a little yellow stray tabby that's becoming a regular visitor: Snake Jazz (resized).jpeg

He's very talkative, and friendly and will try to stand up on his hind legs for you when you go to pet him.

It doesn't show up well in the picture, but he has grey eyes.

The odd thing about him is when he arrives, he greets you with a hiss. He's not mean at all, he just welcomes you with a hiss.

I call him "Snake Jazz"*.

*Rick and Morty fans should get this.

You’ve finally been found. Snake Jazz has been looking for you

Mom is a snowbird (spends winter in FL and summer in NY) and is riding out the pandemic at my house with her cats. Jubilee has claimed Stars.

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Try putting some kitty treats in the coin return. See how long it takes for Clyde to find them.

Huxley enjoys the classics.

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Hopefully the cat does not use the wood legs as scratching posts!

She has her own chair tucked away in a corner that she uses to get that out of her system. She climbs around that thing like a squirrel on a tree, but doesn’t scratch or hang from anything else.

Her problem is that she can’t resist investigating any box or opening, so I can’t leave playfields up / backboxes open if I step away while working on them. I’ll come back and she’ll be balanced on a stepper unit or hanging from a relay.

New Scout picture.

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All these people with shelter in place orders, where is the proof? More festive feline photos required folks, come one.

Need more cat pictures with pinball!!

Well these WERE the clean clothes.

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She decided to start gutting her toy. I guess to show off?!

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I tried putting Scout on my pin but she's scared shitless of it.

Yeah my cat used to love laundry day. Couldn’t even get them folded before she added some highlights to them

What's most unusual, this is NOT the one that typically prevents me from folding it. I typically take one towel and set it aside as a decoy but did not even have time to that in this case. Meh.

With nine cats, all our clothes and furniture and rugs are covered in cat fur and dust bunnies,
So my wife will use a lint roller on most everything (especially black clothing)
before putting it in the wash.
The key is getting the "lint rollered" clothes in laundry basket into the washing machine
before the cats take their naps. Then folded and hung up immediately once out of the dryer.

Dorito extorting me for food before he will leave Elvira alone

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Cat version of ironing and folding

No cat on Pinball pics, however cat on solarium glass roof pics

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Hover Cat

Yesterday the solarium, today white water rafting

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Great looking cat