{"id":11010,"date":"2024-05-15T08:05:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11010"},"modified":"2024-05-15T08:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:05:48","slug":"neakasa-m1-self-cleaning-litter-box-review-automated-no-scoop-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=11010","title":{"rendered":"Neakasa M1 Self-Cleaning Litter Box Review: Automated No-Scoop Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The biggest selling point to an automatic litter box is its ability to separate clumps and therefore contain odors until you’re ready to empty it. All of the ones I tried did this remarkably well, so much so that when you open the waste drawer, you are hit with a wall of intense stench. Neakasa created a unique drawer to help this a bit, as long as you use drawstring bags. When you put a new bag in, gently pull one end of the drawstring through a hook near the front of the drawer. When it’s time to empty, open it just slightly to reveal that hook and pull the string to tighten the bag before opening the drawer all the way. It doesn’t contain every bit of odor, but it reduces it a ton. One thing I could do without is the shrill beep the machine lets out when you open it.<\/p>\n

This bag system is inventive, but it does present one issue. Your cat’s bathroom habits need to be monitored (more on that below), but actually seeing<\/em> the pee and poo is helpful too. If there’s an issue you need to know: Is it runny, is there blood, are urine clumps too small? The Cat Daddy himself, Jackson Galaxy, explains that this is one reason<\/a> he does not recommend automatic boxes. It’s something to keep in mind. A few seconds of odor isn’t that bad if it means your cat gets help if necessary.<\/p>\n

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