Oh Bertie. Every self cleaning litter box company's worst nightmare.

Harriet isn't a fatty, she is a beautiful fluffy queen!

Yes, very useful. You're saving me hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. Because otherwise, I'd have to try to do something similar, only with fewer cats, and probably a lot less rigor. Not to mention the fact that your cinematography is GORGEOUS! Thank you again!

This series is amazing. It’s like a kitty documentary 😂. Thanks for making them!

as an owner of a pura X, i'm suddenly grateful for how my cat pees. never knew this is an issue. hahaha

I was so stressed about looking up all this information and you’ve made it all so easy to digest along with positives and negatives of almost every possible situation. This is the best product review I’ve ever seen of any product line

So informative. Thank you for these litter box review videos.

Your channel is so so so helpful, thank you! I’m leaning towards the new litter robot and it’s such a large purchase, so good to see how it compares and know it’s worth. Btw, Bertie is ruthless, no f’s given when he’s gotta go.

Literally screamed when I saw the notification!

This series was so informative! Sending all my thanks to you and the beautiful cats

Thanks for the series! Loved seeing your cats' experience with them

For the money, these machines should be waterproof sealed.

Great job on another informative video. The production is top notch.

Ive been trying to find a good review on most of the branded available litter robot machines but yours are so exte sive! Thanks for all the hard work amd dedicatio

These companies are lucky to have you doing such thorough reviews and testing. There is so much valuable feedback here.

Great series! Very interesting! Thank you!

You make really great videos, and the content is presented in such a unique and fun way

I am super glad for these reviews. Hubby and I are considering self-cleaning boxes but our senior is a wall pee-er like Bertie. These videos have given me many things to consider before choosing a box.

Thanks for spending money on all these for reviewing really appreciate it! 😁

So detailed, funny, perfectly edited with music, voice-over and top graphics… unbelievable! This is a pro production, I guess it’s in your line of work 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Thank you! I've been really wanting a self-cleaning litter box and have been waiting for this last installment.

Thank you for the series! That catbula looks like it’ll either beat the others by a mile or be a complete nightmare to work with haha. Either way I can’t wait to see more!

Thanks for doing such a long term review!

This is such a thorough review and is extremely helpful as I was curious about all of these brands. Thank you!

The timing is eerie, I JUST checked the channel early this morning during a bout of sleeplessness, trying to find something to watch and hoping a follow-up video hadn't been missed to this series. And now, a new video is out 😅.

Thank you so much for all the work you put in (and your panel offcourse)! Cant wait for the catio series as I want to make something similair

I love this series! You are amazing!

I loved this series even though I’m cat-free atm, so thank you! And I cannot wait for the catio series, I’ve been looking forward to that for a while 😊

Darn it! I heard Part 3 was out, only to discover I had already watched Part 3, and it was Part 4 I was waiting for (or the individual reviews that will take its place). Good thing this were the first of your videos I watched. There are many, many more to go! And more to come! Many thanks!

Eagerly awaiting your thoughts on Pet Snowy. Thanks for all you do!

Very helpful and thorough. Thank you!

Thanks a lot! I'm sure a lot of us were waiting for the last part to go for LR4 when it's on stock.

Another great one. Thanks for the effort.

Double thumb up for the whole series of the review! Unfortunately we still need to wait for the Litter Robot 4 available in my place

I think I'll go for litter robot 4. Thank you for the un depth review! It answered all of my questions and worries and gave me some things to think on.

Loved this alot!

Thank you for an informative, detailed video

I love your channel, you are hilarious! Also your reviews are super helpful and the quality of your videos is top notch!

Your reviews are just WONDERFUL, and cats truly ARE top notch testers; all your kitties are beautiful! Thanks so much for being so thorough, you have saved me hundreds of dollars let alone so much aggravation. Much love from me and my 3 kitties from New Mexico USA ❤❤

Phillip, Thank you for this video. I have followed you for YEARS on your other channel and didn't realize you had this one until I was watching reviews. Cheers!

Thanks so much for this video. Very informative and also got a few chuckles out of me.

Thanks for the extensive review. I've determined the way my cats use the litter box, self cleaning boxes are not for me 😢 lol. Looking forward to your catio series.

this is great! im moving and going to upgrade and seeing these reviews is really helpful!

Very thorough reviews. Thank you so much for doing this. I guess this is yet another example of getting what you pay for.

Thanks! I love your super informative reviews!

Thanks! Your reviews have been astoundingly exhaustive and beautifully produced. Buying one of these is a big decision and I feel like I know what I'd be getting into thanks to your hard work.

I’ve absolutely loved this video series, I never thought I’d enjoy watching videos about litter boxes but I have to say, you pulled it off! 😊 I was surprised you had the leaking issues with the Pura X, I guess it goes to show how different everyone’s needs are We’ve got the Pura X and two Burmese and we love ours, we even had a great experience with the PETKIT customer service who sent us a replacement outer shell/robot when ours encountered a fault well outside of the one year warranty

Thank you so much for these informative and entertaining videos! I appreciate your thorough explanations and your cat's varied and comical testing. Looking forward to the future testing and any updates. As a geriatric cat owner of six myself I can say that for the most part I've been down the same road though not as numerous with my list. My choice of settling on the Popurx5 stems as much from a monetary decision any other but I am very happy with it. BUT I must add that I understand after receiving it that there could be severe dangers to kittens...and it's not the only one. It's concerning that there are not more warnings against letting kittens near many of these. For the record all of my cats are fully grown and by fully I mean mostly over 2 years old and over 15 pounds. Please , I know I should run them around the block more but alas I am unable to move about much myself. One thing I will say is the Popur is much heavier than expected and therefore a bit of a stretch for me to clean and it does indeed take a large space to be able to get behind and all around it. But after 2 months of using I am so happy with it. The odor is practically non-existent and it's pretty quiet. I cannot use the app at all but the settings it came with are perfect. I can understand why it would not be the best choice for everyone but I can't wait to see if they decide to upgrade it and fix a few issues. And I can't wait til you review the two new choices and for you to put out your catio video! What an amazing looking refuge for your family. Stay happy!

Incredible quality, thank you for such a detailed review! Your cats are adorable btw! Keep these videos coming, you are really talented! Would love to see cat toy reviews or scratch posts reviews, for example☺️☺️

Great review. I did extensive research before settling on Whisker’s litter robot 3. A huge factor for me was the ability to purchase replacement parts for the unit which others didn’t offer. Also, it has the largest interior for my very large and tall kitty. She loves it and took to it right away. While no unit is perfect, I do find the Litter Robot is tried and true being the original automatic litter box.

Hi Jimmy, thank you so much for making this video. It is incredibly helpful and I believe a lot of the pain-points on the products you pointed out are very relatable to other cat owners across the globe.

Thanks so much for the very detailed reviews for these machines! Subbed for the effort!

I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate the effort you put into this, I was considering several of these brands since the Litter Robot is insanely expensive In Canada ($1,000 for the base model 4 with no accessories or extended warranty) but frankly, after watching these it seems like that's the best purchase since there's the least amount of issues.

For Rupert 💖

I love all the music you used in this!

Thank you thank you from the US. You are amazing, creative and funny movie maker😂. I really enjoy your presentation. Lots of wisdom. Thanks

Спасибо большое, это самые правдоподобные, подробные, лучшие обзоры автоматических туалетов для кошек! Удачи Вам и вашим хвостатым друзьям!

i love your videos i was looking for reviews and now im watching these for fun

I’m struggling with this as we all are, but I’m also reminded of the distant past. My neighbor had a huge pile of sand which served the kids *and* the cats of the area. It was the site of huge artillery campaigns and spreading ranch/farmland, and the play continued over many days. We and the cats coexisted peacefully, and the kids were expert at scooping and tossing the clumps of sand. Nobody got sick, as I recall. Simpler times.

I came here just for the reviews but they are so well made, I subbed.

I appreciate your detailed review. I have the litter robot 4 ordered for our new kitten!

This was so helpful!

Can’t wait to see you cover the new Pet Snowy! Especially because I cannot use clay litter. So would love to use tofu litter but couldn’t do it for LR!

Sooooo glad with your video omg

Thanks

Mr. Bloom love your work, been watching since the GH days! Had no idea you were so into cat's, how awesome is that!

Thank you for the time and effort you put into these in-depth reviews! So very helpful. Do you have an ETA for the Pet Snowy SNOW+ review video?

Great video as always. Your cat's quality assurance work should be the standard. Our new cat is against covered litter boxes at this time so we need to work on that first.

I have the two pura models, and prefer the original! So very grateful to have found your channel, as I need to add a third!

I don't have a cat but i like the litter box videos :D

I so appreciate these videos! I am still undecided on a robotic litter box after watching your reviews. I am currently using 3 large storage bins as litter boxes, and it works very well. Extra room, deep litter, and I only need to scoop once a day. I do want the convenience of a robotic litter box, but not if they have so many flaws that require constant care and attention.

감사합니다. I had no idea you paid for all of these machines for KZfaq except Leo!!!!!!! It/s not much but i hope this helps. I loved loved spending my last 3 hrs watching all of your self cleaning litter box review videos as they were so humorous and cinematic are very beautiful to watch! I have litter robot 3 and i think i am not going to change to anything else yet 😅! I think anyone looking to buy automatic litter boxes should watch your reviews videos😮

Thanks!

Pure delight this has been! I laughed and was greatly appreciative of the well done information! Bravo my friend! Indeed, Litter Robot 4 is likely the best on the market, but she is spendy. I have remarked on several sites, that unless you have 3 or more cats, it's simply not worth the price. People who have 4 or more cats, likely NEED this thing, at least one. I have 2 LR3's and 1 LR4, plus a nice big covered old fashion deep pan litter box. All get used, but the robots have saved my back from all the scooping on the daily required for 6 feline furr-babies. The LR4 has improved on the product and for now still has the best customer service. Yet like the good man says: it's a machine and it will break down/ have issues. So invest wisely I say. Out the door LR is an ouch, but I've found over time it pays for itself in back breaking scooping and litter waste. I use less litter and the machine makes the most of it. Now, if only we could find a dust free safe great clumping litter...sigh... that doesn't break the bank. Note: I know it may seem extremely crazy but I will say that over 30 years I've found ironically, cats are allergic to humans...lol. You know...90% of our "dust" is our skin... well turns out that dust is not agreeable to our feline friends any more than theirs is to us. I have 3 terribly allergic cats to this problem... it's truly mind boggling that it never occurs to anyone. Since we focus on our allergies to things or animals. Turns out, cats bodies filter and deal with fine actual dirt dust particles than that of the human fluff. Small world...lol. thanks again one guy and six cats... smiles and blessings...

Thanks Phillip. I (likely) have another kitteh coming next month and had been seriously considering getting a self cleaning litter tray. But I think I’ll just wait until your own OneManSixCat’s Poopmaster Pro hits Kickstarter. At least then I’ll know it’ll work properly ;-)

popur x5 looks really good and checks many boxes but the safety issue is really sad wish it was safe

Loved this series, super excited to see the catio episodes. I’ve had cats all my life and now have 2 new kittens who we want to be indoor cats so we need a catio

Thank you so much, I just nearly going to buy Popur, but luckily I watched your series, then changed my mind. It seems non of the machines are suitable for my cat so I will continue to follow you for any other recommendation 👍

After watching all your videos about the self-cleaning litter box, I found I was wrong. Because I like the design of Popur x 5 at the beginning. But it does exit the BIG problem, so I may consider other types. Thanks a lot. BTW I like your cats, especially Jimmy! Thanks again for making this awesome video!

Thanks for the thorough and thoughtful comparisons. It's quelled a lot of my uncertainty over whether another litter machine would have been better. I started with a Litter Robot 3 (the Litter Robot 4 was not yet announced at this time). My first impression was soured, because I received one with a dead-on-arrival Wi-Fi chip. Customer Service was good, and I was sent an entire replacement base quite quickly. The noise was annoying but not a deal breaker. After about 30 days of use, the machine just started smelling absolutely putrid, and no amount of cleaning would make it go away. I believe this issue is due to the waste drawer not having any sealing. I returned it without issue. I've had the PetKit Pura Max for almost a year now, with two cats that have surprisingly good aim. (They both stick their head out the front when peeing and pooping.) The machine requires very little effort to maintain, aside from regular wipe downs and the occasional deep clean, and most importantly it contains the smell. Even so, I feel your review perfectly captures my concerns with the machine breaking down. All-in-all, my impression is that Whisker is a good company with phenomenal customer service policies, but lacks the product development and manufacturing expertise to make truly reliable products. On the other hand, PetKit has solid product engineering and manufacturing, but basically no customer support. Having to make the choice between reliable and fixable is a dreadful dilemma, and feels a lot like buying a car. When the Max eventually does break down, I will likely switch to the Litter Robot 4 (or Litter Robot 5 if the Max lasts long enough for that, hah). The dread of potentially being left with a $500 paperweight is quite powerful, and I was quite happy with the Litter Robot 3 aside from the noise and smell, which Whisker has addressed in the Litter Robot 4.

Just ran across your channel tonight and loved this video! I plan to do a deep dive into the rest of your channel after some sleep. I'm particularly interested in the video you do where you take a look at the Snowy+ because I was just looking into that one but was stunned at the price-point. You are a very brave man to take on all those automated cat boxes on your own! It really looks like so much work! And after seeing your photos of the catio you built, I can't wait to see those videos! Thanks for sharing your entertaining work here. 😃

Thank you and your kitties so much. I spent hours trying to find info on the models they had on sale for Prime Deals. Your wonderful videos and actual experience by Jimmy, Berta, and the rest helped me immensely. Instead of ordering the Pur Max Amazon had on sale for $409, I decided to get the Litter Robot 4. Best Buy actually had a starter bundle on sale with the LR4, litter mat, extra refills for bags and the filters for $799 and with my BB reward points u got it for $754. Thank you so much for your help. As a teacher I always try to do extensive research before making costly purchases. Hard to know anymore if reviews are honest, fake, or paid for. Knowing I could trust your reviews and the products were cat tested made this so much easier for me. I appreciate you so much. My oldest son has the LR 4 and has raved about it for the last 3 months, but it is a lot of money for me to spend on my cats. I have 4 in total, 3 senior boys and a brand new little girl kitty named Lily. Someone dumped Lily at our school and the vet said she was between 5 and 6 weeks old. I have become very attached to the little cutie. 4 cats is a lot of litter to scoop each day. The kitten is now only 8 weeks and is too small for the LR 4, but it will be amazing to get rid of the 3 litter boxes for my mail cats I scoop daily. We have a litter kicker here, so I will be looking for the extra guard like you designed. I am looking forward to watching your other content and I signed up to join the FB group. Again thank you for helping me. Your content is not only informative but it is humorous and so useful 😁

Thank you

Thank you Sooo much for sharing these videos !!!! I can't tell you how much this has meant to me! 🥰 I have just now learned about self cleaning boxes and I have 6 cats; so I am eager to get 1 as I'm so tired of cleaning & changing the 1 huge box I have every other day. Seeing what can happen to a cat with some of these robot boxes and their unsafe features is a nightmare! 😱 I am appalled. Again, thank you for all your hard work with these helpful videos. 💜 you've saved me money and saved my cats from danger. Bless you! 🥰🙏

Man you are pro. Please create the litterbox that works!

Super thorough, helpful and funny, thanks! I think my solution for now is to try and fix my 4+ year old LR3 that keeps getting stuck upside down, and eventually probably buy an LR4. I was interested in the Popur as I was sick of ours not even being a dumb tray when it was stuck but no tray at all forcing toileting happening in all sorts of places! But now I think learning how to replace bits myself is definitely preferable! Thanks again.

Still very seriously thinking about each but will happily use your affiliate link to whichever I choose as thanks for this exhaustive series!

Great video! As a Pura Max (and former LR 3) owner, I've been looking forward to this one ever since the first one with the LR 4. As mentioned in a previous comment, for some reason we haven't had any leaks from inside but I'm chalking that up to dumb luck with the manufacturing tolerances on our particular liner. It's the same current fabric one with the hard plastic ring. I'll request the new drum from them for comparison as suggested (thanks for that info!). My hardware complaints: The first issue we ran into was our cat likes to pee facing inside with her tail sticking out of the entrance. Some urine was landing on the lower lip and dripping down the front of the drum into the basin below. I made a fence out of ~3cm vinyl weather stripping and velcro tape which goes across the inside of the drum just above the lip of the entrance. It's been completely effective at resolving that pee issue and I haven't seen any urine outside the drum for months. I plan to make a 3D printable version to clip onto the lower lip and will post the design once it's completed. There's a recently introduced "Continuous rotation" setting in the app that toggles whether the proximity sensor at the front is ignored during cleaning and leveling. I'm not sure if the sensor stays active during leveling when that setting is off. That setting helps in our case, because we have fabric curtains over the outside of the entrance (not the official ones that attach to the inside) to encourage the cat to stay inside when using it. The curtains tend to drape over the sensors when the entrance is facing down for leveling so the setting prevents the cycle from being interrupted by this. We haven't been as lucky with the waste drawer design. The waste seems to pile up more quickly than in our LR 3. We only have one cat, but within the first 4 to 5 days after putting in a fresh waste bag, I get a dreaded bin full notification and have to pull the drawer out and shake it to get a particularly wide and flat clump to settle so the lid can close. Sometimes I have to shake the drawer before I can pull it out, to keep a clump from smashing into the front wall of the compartment. The other main complaint is with the app: The app only allows one mobile device to be signed into an account, which is mostly fine because you can share access to a litter box with other users who have their own accounts. Or it would be, except that the other accounts can't receive notifications from the litter box. I thought this was a bug at first, but after a long email exchange with support troubleshooting the issue, they finally confirmed with the technical team that notifications to other users sharing a device weren't yet supported. I had hoped this would be addressed in an update but it's been several months since then and the app has gone through one significant refresh without any changes to this functionality. The other, more minor complaint with the app is that while the weight tracking in the litter box usage records seems pretty accurate, and it consistently recognises our cat by comparing the sensed weight to the weight we input in her profile, it doesn't automatically update our cat's profile for these small fluctuations. This is a shame because the profile can display a nice graph of weight changes over time, but these are all manually updated values.

omg YESSS ive been waiting hehehe!!

Been using the pura x for about a year now and it’s working wonders for me personally! Initially it was a bit of a struggle to find litter that worked well but once I did it was incredible.

Thank you so much for this review! I got my pura max last year and I absolutely love it, I've had no problems with leaking, but that might be because of the way my cats do their buisness haha. If i ever need a second litterbox I´ll def try the litter robot 4 out, it was my first choice last year, but unfortunatly they didnt ship to europe at the time

This was so good! Finally someone did this. Commenting so the algorithm gods are in your favour

You do have the cats paw prints on the talent release forms? Very informative and entertaining video. I plan to share it with my cats. They are somewhat old fashioned and prefer to GO outside.

Thanks! Informative, well organized, and nicely filmed and edited video series. Thank you to your lovely lovely tester cats

I LOVED this series! So useful as I was completely overwhelmed by all the choices. I was wondering if you’d be willing to do a similar comparison with different cat litters to go in the automatic litter boxes. I know you say clay has worked best so far, but I’m curious if ones like “Sustainably Yours Multi-Cat Plus Extra Odor Control” and “World's Best Multiple Cat Unscented Litter” would work too as they’re very fine and more sustainable options. Also, I would be very interested in a breakdown of the facts about what makes a good cat food and which ones you would recommend. Thank you and your beautiful testers for all your hard work ❤

I have loved this series! I started while I was searching for a automatic litter box. I have the little Leo’s loo too but I’m contemplating getting the litter robot 4 as well. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication 😄 can’t wait for the Catio Series!

Switched to the pura max from the litter box 3 last year. It’s been great so far. I especially like the smaller form factor. Definitely can be better - but overall good.

Thanks! Very helpful. I own a LR3 and a Petree which i ordered in china. Its ok for a fraction of the LR price.

I've always scoffed when I saw the prices of the self cleaning litter boxes. But seeing your (very thurough) reviews, I am now thinking of saving up to buy one for my two hellions

How do I find myself... Yet again... Watching and *enjoying* a 40 min video on cat poop 😅