Neakasa M1 Open-Top Self-Cleaning Cat Litter Box
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I bought this just a short time ago and am actually majorly impressed with the Neakasa, there is major reasons why I bought this and hopefully this kitty tray lasts a very long time I do recommend this item as I stated am impressed, however I do believe everyone should invest in a auto cleaning tray as its majorly more healthier for little furballs in everyway and this is the main reason why I bought it. If you have cats please do not allow any type of kitty litter tray not to be well circulated as this does cause respiratory issues (regardless if automatic or not, as urine does actually have long term impacts in not maintained and not ventilated trays. This is why I bought the Neakasa for my little furballs health
As having just a short time i cannot comment on long use, I am not affiliated with Neakasa and just a review on the product itself. It works, everytime my little fluffball does their business the Neakasa cleans the tray, relevals the kitty litter and makes it the cleanest possible experience for the kitty to have, am researching now types of kitty litter for better health. The sensors work well and prevents the kitty from being harmed, its quiet so there is literally no noises to speak off and the odour control is reasonable and realistically to be expected but its not overbearing I would state all trays regardless would have odour to some degree. Cleaning out the used portions is a bin with a plastic bag, can use the bags it comes with and buy more or find alternative bags which is good
There is an App and can have a profile for each cat, it weighs the cat and lets you know each time the litter tray is in use, its easy to use but one thing that is really helpful is that it will send you out notifications if there is an issue, such as the bin tray being full and needing to be emptied and this is really good thing to have, fair amount of space and having to empty it for the first time I could possibly gotten more in but thats a whim of individuals - possibly could re-use the plastic bags cause really the kitty litter one uses is self clumping so not really an issue
Yes tracking happens - this would happen with all kitty trays I do believe am going to make a tray soon to place this kitty tray in so that when the furball jumps out then all the tracking remains in the tray
It is very easy to set up - in fact the only assembly required is connecting the legs - i haven't done a deep clean yet but its easy to take apart and put back together
As I given 5 out of 5 stars for the Neakasa I do think its a worthwhile buy and - bought it from amazon when it was on sale for roughly 550 dollars - this is the first time owning a automatic kitty litter tray
Follow-up · This is a follow up the app keeps track of your cats weight, am still yet to do a deep clean and it will be a while before i do, emptying it is simplistic as the litter is stored in a bin in a plastic bag, it notifies you when the bin is full and if its low in litter for the tray or if anything out of the norm The sensors are great, so protect the little fluffball from being harmed and there is hardly any smell - there is slight tracking but any kitty litter tray will have this - with removing the bin when its full about every 2wks and depends upon how much your kitty will use the device. Am really pleased with this kitty tray as it really gives a cleaner experience for my little purrball and that is the main reason why I bought it so everytime they do their business they do not have to experience their previous
Purchased in at Amazon for $550.
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Works exceptionally well - but expensive and sophisticated – Up until the start of 2023 we have become the custodians of five rescue kittens/ cats – it’s a long story but basically, we were new cat owners and needed to navigate everything that was necessary. We had been relying on manually maintaining their litter boxes but that was a challenge so the option to automate the process was inviting. In November 2023 I signed-up as a backer for this product on Indiegogo for USD$334 (around AUD$500). We paid that in December and received our device in February 2024. While this was later than indicated at least it arrived! I can see now that RRP is USD$599, so almost AUD$1,000. At that current price I wouldn't buy one.
This is quite a large product. It shipped from China and came well-packed for the journey so arrived without any damage. It's very well built and seems sturdy. There was lots of cardboard packing and so a lot of waste to dispose.
Set-up was pretty easy and really just involved downloading the Neakasa app. Once the M1 was set-up and plugged-in there was a firmware update to download and install. That step just took a couple of minutes.
Our cats were used to enclosed litter bins so I wondered how they would react to an open-top one. I needn't have worried as the mostly took to it within a few days. We removed their old litter box about a week later.
I am currently using Aldi San-i-pet Clumping Cat Litter (bentonite) and this seems to work fine in the ScoopFree. There are proprietary waste bin liners that can be purchased (ours came with some included) but I find that K-Mart ones are almost the same size and work fine.
The device’s sensors pick-up when a cat has used it. It automatically runs a cleaning cycle and the delay can be set or adjusted in the app. You can force a clean by pressing the relevant button on front.
After three months it is still in regular use. Our five cats have access to it for up to 12 hours each day and it seems to be equally preferred to our other automatic litter box (a ScoopFree Clumping Self-Cleaning Litter Box valued at under AUD$400).
We generally clear the waste bin a once or twice a week and if it was the only device in use that would probably need to be every two to three days. If we had a single cat I imagine that it could easily last for a week. Both the device and the app alert you when the waste bin is full and it needs to be cleared.
Cleaning of the device is pretty easy and the instructions are clear and helpful. The waste screen can become clogged if the ‘business’ is messy.
The app is really useful and gives great information about the device and its status. You can check and calibrate the litter level, initiate a clean, or level the litter.
I'm not sure how well this will last. It's very high-tech (to the point of weighing each cat when they get in!) and I assume that repairs and parts may be impossible here in Australia. I'll wait and see.
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