I just got my litter robot not too long ago and I’m having this same issue. My cat puts his head and front paws in the robot, but his back half is still outside of it and ends up peeing on the floor. Ive got the fence and it doesnt work. Anything else work for you yet?
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@MarkL
You could try hanging out something from the globe and force your cat to enter it properly. You could also try the Litter-Robot ramp, see if it would help your cat to enter the Litter-Robot.
Did you ever find a solution? My cat dies the same thing and it’s so frustrating! Thanks!
We’re have the exact same problem…from an original Litter Robot to the LR3. Frustrating. We also have a diabetic cat, with a high urine frequency which causes a lot of condensation in the drawer and throws of the full drawer sensors.
Very much wishing I could do back to the original unit. In a lot of ways there is smart design that went into this new unit, but I think some of the improvements also created new complexities…
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Hi Everyone,
I don’t have that issue but maybe you might want to try to use catnip spray inside the liter robot to assure them that that is their box.
My issue is my cat goes in all the way then she jumps right out of the box, I have bought her a ramp and a separate step stairs that is as high as the litter robot 's little black fence that came with the robot. It still doesn’t stop her from jumping out of the litter robot when she finishes and so by doing this she kicks off some poop from her paw and spreads it on the floor. Any suggestions on how to make her not jump out of the litter robot?
Julie
Anyone ever find a solution to this? I bought the fence and my cat goes in but when she pees she doesn’t turn around, this puts her peeing at the top of the fence, some goes in, some leaks down the front to the step, some goes on the carpet. I love the litter robot, but it’s so frustrating to clean urine ever day.
Hey @OpaOneKenobe,
Have you maybe tried to use catnip spray for inside the litter robot as @Chooliee suggested?
My male cat does the same thing. Not only does he have litter caked on his back paws, but the litter does not clump properly because the pee is sliding down under the litter. The clumps stick to the black tub portion and I have to scrape off. I have tried different litters and a couple non-sticking sprays and nothing helps. I also had to remove the stairs as he would also pee on those by leaving his back end out.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! .
Hi @Kscott319 !
As my colleague mentioned, you can try using the Litter-Robot Fence to force your cat to enter completely inside the Litter-Robot before doing his business.
We had a few customers trying it and having success.
Regarding litter types. Any clay based clumping litter should work. You can see some reviews here: https://www.catfooddispensersreviews.com/best-litter-for-the-litter-robot/
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Got our litter robot today and we are already having the same problem. I was already a skeptical and this does not help. We have the extra fence and steps. Also the cats jump out from the box and do not use the steps bringing litter ALL over the floor. Not off to a good start.
Hi @Didadel !
You have a 90 day money back guarantee, so you can use that time for trying out different things to solve it.
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Yea that’s the plan. They are starting to use it correctly, but now the issue is they can’t step down the steps and instead jump right out of the box tracking a lot of litter out with them all over the floor
My cat has been urinating on his feet too. It seems with the old bubble model, he could get his whole body inside. I guess he likes to keep his tail hanging out. The fence and hanging coins, or a string with a washer, didn’t work. He pees until his back paws get covered and then tracks it all over the floors and onto the furniture. It’s super expensive so I don’t want to throw it out. But I may have to go to some other box set up. The goal was to make my life easier, bit I’m spending more time cleaning now than if I just scooped litter.
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I have been dealing with the same issue. I have tried everything. My cat also is constantly knocking the fence off. This is causing me more stress than making my life easy. I am constantly cleaning up pee, poo and litter.
Hello @Rashelleriot,
Welcome to RobotShop community.
We are sorry to hear that you are having this issue with your Litter-Robot.
Please make sure that the fence is installed properly so that the cat wouldn’t be able to knock it off easily.
You can use this video to show you how it’s properly installed:
Let us know if you still need further assistance.
Sincerely,
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I find our issue to be a combo of a LOT of what everyone has experienced, and I would ask that we stifle any non-constructive responses suggesting purchase of the LR Fence/Gate, the purchase of the LR ramp/stairs, or that any clumping litter will perform satisfactorily. I have the gate, I have the stairs, and I have unhappily tried many different litters (which I really don’t like doing that to the cats).
I have now placed a webcam in the cat room to monitor and interdict, as needed, all voiding events…convenient enough during COVID, but not sustainable for the future…
We have three cats, one female, two males, all between 5-9 years of age using the LR3 wifi. The youngest male urinates “high”, exhibiting the symptom where “pee is sliding down under the litter” a la Kscott319. He will also tend to not want to fully enter, and if the gate is not properly installed, urine can seep onto the petite triangular rubber litter pad atop the faecal drawer.
The steps, when in place, make it easier for him to stand half-in/half-out when he urinates a la MarkL, making a worse mess. Thus, the steps have been relegated to the attic. They do not facilitate a gentle dismount at all.
The female will enter after the youngest male’s high urination event, and will periodically step into the high urine spot and get wet clay embedded in her back paw. Fun times, fun times on that cleanup. Otherwise, the older male and the female use the LR3 properly.
Further, the clay-wads created from the high-latitude-voiding tend to defy gravity, sticking to the plastic surfaces whenever it can, surviving upwards of 3-5 cycles before dropping half-successfully down the chute. Half-successful.
My absolute favorite part of this is where the pissberg decides to fall at the precise moment in the cycle where the chute has rotated beyond the poop-aperture (the pooperture?) and scrapes its way over the seals and up the inside the outer globe before it falls chunkily back onto the screen, where it will embed.
I envisioned a cleaning and coating of PAM or silicone spray, but noted the experiences of Kscott319.
We have found the litter mat from LR to be excellent for containing the leaping spray (a la Chooliee).
Otherwise, I perceive the issues are of architecture and materials. The “bag” holding the litter needs to be deeper and hold more litter, needs to be less cohesive of wet clay, perhaps more pliable, the gate/fence could be much higher, and perhaps a screen that permits entrance and egress but discourages leaping departures. I want to add more litter, but that is not necessarily the answer given the litter fill line.
So, I feel y’all’s pain…thoughts?
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thanks for giving me a good suggestion, i will implement this thank you…
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Hey folks, regarding the jumping out of the robot, I have had the same issue. I solved it by taping a folded piece of cardboard to create a bit of a tunnel that my cat has to go through in order to get in and out of the bot: https://imgur.com/JN8c0kL I’m planning to leave it like that for a few months and then seeing if i can remove it without her reverting back to jumping.
I am also having the dirty back paw issue. My cat just goes in and immediately squats, so the urine is always dribbled down the front of the rubber. She’ll often step in it as she’s maneuvering around. I’m thinking of putting a backwards pointing thing on the fence to encourage her to go farther in before she can actually squat down.
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Hello @JasonKinsey,
Thank you for sharing these solutions with us.
We hope everyone else with similar issue can use this.
Cheers,
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