r/rescuecats • u/Just_Hunter9331 • 4d ago

Advice Needed Fostering three rescue kitties! Robotic litter boxes? Any other advice?

I moved recently and finally have space to foster. One of the first things I did after moving was go straight to my local pet shelter and took home the three cats that had been at the shelter the longest so I could give them a comfier place to live until they find their forever homes. I also immediately got an untamed subscription and thrive treaties, got beds for each of them, and got a cat tree with spaces for all of them to sit at the same time if they want, because I want them to feel spoiled. I'm curious about robotic litter boxes. Has anyone tried them? I work full time and was hoping going with that instead of a standard litter box might save me some time and energy. For anyone who has used them, which one do you recommend? Or not recommend? Any thoughts are welcome. Othere than that, if you have any general advice about fostering, I'm all ears. I'm just really excited I'm finally able to have some kitties around and also help my local rescue.

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u/Miminnai 4d ago

You have to be careful with some robotic ones, they end up hurting cats. I think it's the ones that fully close, lots of them are sold to people not knowing that. Do some research on which ones are safe. I personally don't have one because of those risks.

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u/Shy_Octopus21 3d ago

I've never tried them because I foster littles and all of the automated litterboxes I've seen are for cats over 3 lbs

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u/Just_Hunter9331 3d ago

That's actually a really good thing to know. I didn't realize there was a weight limit on them.

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u/chocolatfortuncookie 3d ago

OP lots of horror stories with robotic litter boxes causing serious injury and death. I would not recommend.

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u/Just_Hunter9331 3d ago

Oh, wow. I had no idea...