I’ve had quite a few cats in my day and I can say that the overall ModKat design — specifically its liner with handles — is probably one of the most simple, yet innovative ideas I’ve ever seen. It almost makes me think, “duh!” why didn’t anyone think of that before?
Mimi on 11.11.2009 at 08:24 AM
This is genius! I’ve tried several different styles of pet store litter boxes and all are inefficient (to making messes) and aesthetically lacking. Great design + function!
Melissa on 11.12.2009 at 14:45 PM
I have this and it’s great! My cats seem to like it too, and litter tracking is pretty much nonexistent now.
Jenava on 04.06.2010 at 15:30 PM
I have had a modkat for several months. Let me share some issues with this liner:
The liner is mis-advertised. It is, sadly, not waterproof. The stitching at the seams allows liquids to soak through (I know this b/c my cat has peed in the corners and urine soaks through the outside of the liner. Very gross to clean, and smells if not cleaned quickly). In addition, the liner cannot be sanitized. I think sanitization is one of the primary criteria for the liner being re-usable, and this one doesn’t meet that criteria.
Another reason the liner is less than ideal from a design perspective is that it is not rigid. The floppiness of the liner makes it very messy and gross to clean. Another thing that makes the “re-usable liner” difficult to clean is that litter gets stuck in the seams (in addition to cat urine, see my first point about the stitching).
Currently I do not use the liner and this makes the box very awkward to clean because the box is unwieldly, and also because of a small lip inside the bottom that feces gets stuck in. If the liner were rigid, sanitizable and seamless this would not be a problem. Please consider these issues before you purchase this product.
Sonia on 11.19.2011 at 11:50 AM
Awesome design, but very hard to clean! The tension in the litter liner is not a tight seal allowing urine to drip below and pool at the bottom! Since the box is so big finding a place to rinse it out in a small apt is hard! Though aesthetically, we love it…
D on 07.13.2012 at 10:07 AM
I also have this litter box and all I can say is it is amazing! My cat took to it right away and it has seriously stopped all the litter tracking. I don’t have any problems with the liner as stated above by other reviews, it stays up with the tension band and cleans right out. I noticed it says to replace the liner on the website every few months, maybe you need a new one…
Great design and function!