Chunks I have a cat that vomits quite a bit. I want a solution that will clean up the chunks of food that are in the vomit. Will this machine do that or do I need to look elsewhere?
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With ALL cleaning products, you should pick up as much "debris" as possible before cleaning. That decreases the likelihood of clogs occurring, and it also helps the machine clean better.
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I now it is gross to deal with, but when my cat coughs up a hairball, before I clean it with the machine, I use a paint/scraper spatula and scrape it up onto a paper plate to discard. Less cumbersome and yucky as paper towels and gets up more stuff. Try it.
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a paper plate cut in half can get chunks and thick stuff pretty good without wasting too many paper towels.
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LOL, if you want to pick up the chunks without picking up the chunks, just wet em down and use a wet/dry shop vac with a pickup attachment. You need a good sized shop vac anyhow, for emergencies, when my daughter's commode overflowed, if we hadn't had a 5 gallon shop vac handy, we'd have been up that famous creek. Literally. Great for all kinds of horrible cleaning.
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Yeah, definitely clean up as much of the solid waste as you can first. Otherwise, the machine sort of breaks it down into a "soup" that can get redistributed. If picking up the solid stuff gives you the heebies, just get yourself a dishwashing glove and keep it with your machine so you never have to come in actual contact with the "chunks". Just a basic paper towel pick up job should do the trick. The machine does a really good job of getting up the "paste" part of the stain without too much trouble.
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I would say don't try to use it for that. I buy tons of paper towels from Costco for that. I clean up the chunks, lay down a fresh bunch and step on it to get the really yucky stuff, then use my Spotbot. The manual actually says to pick up any residue 1st. I think it might clog if you try to pick up chunks. But if you don't mind the paper towel thing, this is a fabulous machine.
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My cat threw up in hers, also. I wash it by hand, dry it in the sun (dries very quickly). In fact, have washed it several times, you just have to be careful not to bend the "stays" in it too much.
340458
I have an 18 pound cat - no kidney disease but he does urinate quite a lot. The machine has no problem picking up everything he does. However - sometimes he does dig all the way to the tray bottom and go directly on the plastic, so every couple of days I manually scrape the bottom and clean any extra particles. Mostly it works really well though and I'm still happy with it - hope that helps!
747456
It's really hard finding dust free litter that works in these machines. They only work as well as the litter you put in it. If it doesn't clump enough, there's leftover dirty litter that broke apart small enough to go through the grate. Tidy Cats works best in my situation, not the best at clumping (that would be scoop free, which is like a sandstorm of dust) but also no where near as dusty as its competitors. Hope that helps.
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This worked great for me, with my pet spot Bissell machine, I had a red dye kitty dry food (vomited) stain. One time, with the set in stain option, took it right up-you'd never know it was there!
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No, I don't believe so. I never have and it is still doing the job. My cat hasn't thrown up since we started using it and she used to throw up constantly. Hope this helps.
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Liquids will sink in. This product is okay but not like a commercially applied product. My cats throw up sunk in. It is better than nothing though, and I would probably try it again.
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The one tank has a strong plastic bag separation which separates the clean and dirty. I'm very pleased with this machine as my cat is very sick and vomits everywhere. This machine is as easy as running a vacuum. The first 2 times may be cumbersome in learning to take off the tank and fill it right, but once you understand it, it's a sheer breeze, well worth the money. : )
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Cats' digestive systems are built to handle raw meat just fine, so I wouldn't worry about that. However they really are supposed to be treats so if there's still some left in the bowl when you get home from work, you're probably over-feeding.
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I have only indoor cats. I use it when I want to clean up a mess one of my cats made. Sincerely, Dr. Carole
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I think what it does is funnel the crunchy debris/dirt into the vacuum part - or somewhere that the vac can suck it up. Update on The Bailey (my name for the Neato) I can't imagine keeping up with the dogs/cats/dust/dirt without this guy. Even running it every day, I have to clean the filter in the middle of a run.
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Yes, the catmate is set up to handle small size cat food. We have both of them, the cat and dog one. We love having them both!!
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Hi KatDog, Not necessarily. It depends on your dog. My dog wasn't able to access the cat food before (I feed the cats on an elevated platform), but now if she's hungry (or even more if she's bored) she will now occasionally use her nose to push the egg around until some food falls out. She doesn't do it often, maybe because I have it dialed down to the smallest settings, so the cats have to really work to get food. BTW, its working, the chubby cat is gradually dropping weight. :)
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Another comment just to say that you should absolutely take your cat to the vet if s/he vomits frequently. Ours was puking nearly everyday and was always licking us, and it turned out she has hypothyroidism. It nauseates her, making her lick stuff and throw up. She's now on a daily medication, gets regular blood tests to check her thyroid, and vomits once a week, tops.
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I am unsure Nathan. I actually just wash everything, except for the motor and filters, with soap and water (the motor I take apart and just carefully clean that with a q-tip). All of that seems to work fine. Just make sure you clean the bowl about once a week like the directions recommend. The water filter should be changed once every two weeks, and the filter that goes around the motor gets changed once a month. The unit works fine for our cats. =)
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Some cats eat grass to help them vomit- so- no I don't think this would help: however you might consider buying Laxatone from Amazon to help your cat digest their food better. But being a cat owner for the past 40+ years - cats vomit- it just comes with being a cat. My cat eats too fast and she projectile vomits and the grass that she loves eating doesn't seem to help with this problem. Another one of my cats eats grass to help him vomit- wish I could tell you what would help with the vomiting- but you might try buying the grass and seeing if it helps- I hope so.
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Unfortunately, you'd have to buy a much pricier food dispenser to have those features! I pour my cat's food in one cup at a time, and once the food canister gets about 1/2 way full, the food quickly comes pouring into the bowl (and usually over the sides of the bowl, too). It's a very useful product for anyone who has pets that don't eat everything in their food bowls in a single sitting. This product is great for my cat since he stops eating when he's full. My dog, on the other hand, will eat every last bit of food he can get his paws on!