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Closed toilets for cats and cats: description, selection and use

Closed toilets for cats and cats: description, selection and use

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Content
  1. What it is?
  2. Advantages and disadvantages
  3. Varieties
  4. Manufacturers Rating
  5. How to choose?
  6. Terms of use
  7. Reviews

Deciding to have a kitty or a cat, it is important to purchase a good tray for them. Fortunately, in modern pet stores a range of cat litter allows you to choose the best option for any price. It is advisable to purchase such things immediately before making a mustache friend. Let's take a closer look at closed toilets for cats and find out how to pick them up.

What it is?

Every owner wants his pets to know a place where they can relieve themselves. To do this, most often buy special trays. In most cases, cats quickly get used to them. Today, closed toilets for cats are in great demand. Before considering what the features of such models are, and how they should be chosen, you need to understand what they are.

So, an indoor cat toilet is a kind of small house where a pet will surely feel comfortable. As a rule, in such cases of trays there are doors that open in both directions, which is very convenient for cats and cats. There are very simple models in which there is no door.

Inside this unusual house is present a separate place intended for laying filler. This can be an open insert tray with a grid or without it. The cover located in the upper part is easily removed so that the structure can be washed and cleaned unhindered. It is attached to the bottom pallet with special reliable clips.

Such models in most cases are equipped with a convenient handle that allows you to easily transfer them from one place to another, if necessary.

Advantages and disadvantages

Closed cat litter is in great demand today. They are quickly dismantled in pet stores. The demand for such structures due to the large number of positive qualities.

  • Some seals want to be alone during the departure of natural needs. Such pets want no one to see them at these moments, and no one bothers them. Closed toilets are ideal for animals with similar preferences and character traits.
  • Unpleasant odors remain inside the closed toilet, not spreading around it. It pleases many owners.
  • The walls of the closed toilets do not allow the animals to scatter filler. All of its granules will always remain within the tray. Permanent cleaning around such a toilet will not be necessary.
  • In such a toilet, the animal will definitely not miss and will not crouch by, as is often the case with cats and cats. Very often baleen pets sit on the very edge of the pot, because of which their excrement is on the floor, and not in the tray. With a closed toilet this does not happen.
  • The range of closed toilets today is very large. Consumers can choose designs of any color and size. The design features of these products may also vary. This hygiene item can be selected for any interior.
  • Such toilets look much nicer and more aesthetic than the classic open trays for cats.
  • Closed cat litter is safe compared to simple open options. This plus is especially important if there are small children in the house.
  • A modest area is not an obstacle in the placement of a closed toilet. There are small models or more interesting angular ones.It can be put in the corner of the room where it will not interfere with anyone and does not take up much useful space.

Yes, there are plenty of advantages for such models of toilets. Yes, and seals, they tend to like. However, it is necessary to take into account the disadvantages of such structures. Let's get acquainted with them.

  • The main disadvantage of indoor cat pots, which afflicts most consumers, is the high price. Not every owner can afford such a thing.
  • Despite the fact that these pots are presented in a large assortment, they still have more impressive dimensions than the classic open trays. Sometimes finding a small or angular model in a store is difficult, which is why owners have to clutter up a room with a large structure.
  • Unfortunately, not all cats would like these toilets. Some individuals categorically refuse to go into such a box. It is very important to consider not to throw money away.
  • Cleaning and washing such a toilet is more difficult than a simple tray. It has to be disassembled, and it takes some time.
  • In the closed tray, it will not be visually noticeable if the cat needs it or not. Many owners attribute this to the minuses of these models.

Varieties

Closed cat litter is divided into several varieties. Each of them has its own distinctive characteristics and design features. Let's get acquainted closer with different variants of such pots for baleen friends.

Simple plastic construction

There are simple plastic designs with tall covers. In them there is a pallet in which the filler is poured. Such models can be equipped with a door, and may not have it. The package usually includes a grille.

Plastic models in which there is no door, do not retain unpleasant odors too well. There are also such options of similar trays which are made in the form of a snail. Due to this form, bad aromas are better kept inside the structure. The pots are equipped with special ladders with a textured coating that cleans well the cat's paws from adhering crumbs of the filler.

However, it should be noted that snail trays are quite large and take up a lot of space.

With carbon filters

Advanced models are closed trays with carbon filters installed in the lid. Otherwise, such instances are called biotoilets. Their main difference is that They are equipped with built-in filters that perfectly absorb harsh and unpleasant odors. Carbon absorbent components need to be changed from time to time. Usually, no more than 1 time in 5-6 months.

Sometimes such models equip retractable compartment. Deodorizing antibacterial napkins are put on its bottom, which can absorb liquids that leave those very unpleasant odors.

Built

A more original version of the hidden cat toilet - built-in house. It is permissible to integrate it into any piece of furniture in the room. For example, it may be a chest of drawers, dresser, or even a sideboard. Indoor built-in toilets can be “hidden” so well that no one will guess their presence. Presenting such a model would be just a hole for entry.

Of course, such a thing will be convenient and invisible, but we must not forget that unpleasant smells can be absorbed into the surrounding things. In addition, to wash a similar toilet will not be very convenient. Inside the tray must necessarily be decorated with a special water-repellent material.

Auto

Automatic are modern models equipped with a mechanical cleaning system. Certain self-cleaning products work by connecting to the sewer system, water supply and electricity. Such trays are not necessary to clean. Replace the filler and wash the pan is not necessary. As soon as the kitty visits the toilet, a special motor starts, which leads to the activity of the carriage.The mechanism slowly rotates and sends down everything that is in the pan. At the same moment, a portion of the new filler is poured out.

Of course, such automatic models are expensive. Automatic cleaning in them is carried out exclusively in the absence of a pet. For this, there are motion sensors in these models. The time and number of cleanings during the day can be adjusted.

Manufacturers Rating

Consider a small rating of the most popular and high-quality closed-type cat litter from different manufacturers.

  • Petmate Booda Cleanstep. This inexpensive model from the Petmate brand has large sizes, a roomy tray, a ladder at the exit and a filter cover. In this model, it is necessary to change the filler and carbon filters in time. Enjoys great demand.
  • Nyan-tomo Seiketsu Toilet. This model from the Japanese manufacturer has high sides, deodorizing mat and coniferous filler with antibacterial properties. Does not exude unpleasant odors. It can be put even in the living room.
  • Litter Spinner. An interesting model with the original design of a well-known manufacturer. Differs fast cleaning, the presence of a separate compartment for waste. Made from environmentally friendly and safe materials.
  • Oster. This model has the function of forced air filtration, as well as indicator lights. The dashboard is electronic and easily controlled. The fan does not consume much power. You can fall asleep any filler.
  • Cat Genie. The cat Genie fully automatic toilet closes our rating. It has special washable granules - they do not need to be constantly changed. There is a cartridge with shampoo and economical consumption. In use, this model is simple and straightforward.

How to choose?

It is necessary to choose a closed toilet for a cat, starting from several criteria.

  • Age. For a small kitten, such a model is not suitable - a high threshold at the entrance will interfere. Older cats that are used to standard trays will also have a hard time getting used to such things.
  • The size of the cat. A favorite must be comfortable in the toilet. In it, the cat should calmly turn around - the house should not be too narrow. There is no place for large breeds in a tall and cramped closet. In general, closed copies are more suitable for pets of medium size.
  • Placement Select in advance for the toilet free space. Based on this, it will be possible to choose a suitable model that fits into the space allocated for it.
  • Design. It is not recommended to buy toilets that are similar to carrying. An animal may have bad associations and it will not defend there.
  • Design. The toilet must be collapsible so that it can be safely washed and cleaned. There must be air vents. Replaceable filters, it is desirable to immediately buy with a margin. In addition, we must pay attention to the complete set of the model. If the cat never went to such a toilet, it will be easier to tame it and accustom to this tray, if the door is not there - it will be more easy to enter the house.
  • Build quality. Before you buy, be sure to carefully inspect the selected closed toilet. It must be assembled "conscientiously." Loose or damaged parts should not be. He should be easy to understand and assemble. If the build quality seems to you not the highest, then it is better to refuse to buy in favor of another model.
  • Firm. It is advisable to buy branded indoor toilets for cats, made from safe materials. Similar constructions will last longer. In addition, many branded pots are covered by the manufacturer’s warranty.

Terms of use

To use the classic indoor toilet should be prepared as follows:

  • first release the clips;
  • clean the top;
  • a filler is poured into the bottom pan;
  • insert the carbon filter into a special hole on the lid;
  • the toilet is closed and cleaned to the place where it is usually located.

From time to time it is necessary to clean out hard stools and replace the filler. Usually it is necessary to do this no more than once a day. Every few days you will need to rinse the tray with soapy water. It is advisable to treat the indoor model once a month with suitable disinfectants (but not too aggressive).

Many breeders recommend laying a small rug under the covered toilet that is quickly washed. Instead, a hygienic absorbent film will do. It must be laid at the entrance to the tray. The cat will surely walk on it, leaving the toilet. Pet paws will always remain clean with such accessories.

Reviews

Today, many breeders, instead of classic open trays, buy modern closed toilets for their furry friends. Such designs collect a lot of feedback - both positive and negative.

Many owners are pleased that with such toilets in the house has become cleaner. There are no scattered granules around the pot, and it is not necessary to constantly sweep the floor, which pleases many housewives. Most pets quickly adapt to such structures, but the owners recommend At first, keep the door to the house open (if there is one). If you do not, the cat will get used to the new toilet longer.

The breeders did not like the fact that such toilets are very inconvenient to clean, especially in comparison with ordinary open trays. Unfortunately, not all cat users accepted such toilets, and did not go there. In addition, it distresses buyers and the high cost of such structures. This is especially true of fully automatic brand options.

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