Purina Tidy Cats Litter System, Non-Clumping, Breeze XL All-in-One Odor Control & Easy Clean Multi Cat Box - 18 lb. Box

Update 9/4/25: while I still love this litter box, my cats will no longer use any pellet litter. They prefer clay and ultimately, the litter should be what they prefer. /////////////////////////////////////////// The box size is fantastic. I love the concept and will be keeping this system long term. I decided to try the wood pellets with this box and purchased them from TSC. The combination of this box with reasonably priced wood pellets got me so excited to have found this new system. No dust clouds, not tracked through my house, wood pellets don’t make my cats sneeze, easier to clean up a few pellets rather than with clay is when it gets tracked out of the box everywhere. I like how the pee goes down to the pad below and I even use large puppy pads once the tidy cats breeze pee pads were used up. I love this concept so much that I purchased 4 Tidy Cats breeze boxes. If you can wait until Black Friday or cyber Monday, the price dropped in 2024 to $38.95, which is an amazing deal for this large box. We currently have two older kittens and they transitioned over to pellet style litter very quickly. Odor control is where things are iffy for cat poop. No matter if you use the pellets it comes with or pine pellets. My two cats will poop and until you stop what you are doing to clean it up, the entire house will start to smell a little. The smell will waft through the air from the farthest side of our finished basement up to the main level where everyone can smell it. I am the sole person to clean everything up, so for me, it’s a reminder that one of the two cats has gone and the litter boxes need attention asap. For the rest of my family, they all start complaining about the poop smell and it is very noticeable. Once the poop has been placed in the litter genie, the smell dissipates quickly. Also, my kittens are older and as they become adults hopefully they will poop slightly less, making the smell issue not as bad. Speaking of litter genies, I especially love this system with the wood pellets and the litter genie. Since you are only scooping poop, the genie refills don’t get used up as quickly. The combination of pine pellets and having a litter genie make this litter box system so much easier and it is the best litter box system out there, in my opinion. I would highly recommend it and also to use this box with the wood pellets from TSC. The two together are amazing and have made things so much easier, especially when used with a litter genie.

The Purina Tidy Cats Breeze XL Litter System is a fantastic upgrade from the smaller version. It controls odor really well and stays much cleaner than traditional litter boxes. There’s no dust, minimal tracking, and it keeps my cat’s paws clean. The XL size is perfect for multi-cat households—tidy, low-maintenance, and truly hassle-free.

This is the best litterbox I've ever used. It's really big and roomy, which, in my opinion is essential for cats of any size to be able to move around comfortably. Ever since switching to larger litter boxes, it has completely eliminated accidents outside of the box. Initially I was using the XL high sided Scatter Shield litterbox, which I liked. However, I use paper pellet litter, and I was having to waste litter every week because the wet litter kind of disintegrates into "dust" and holds onto odor. Though I scoop the solids and as much wet litter as possible daily, I would still have to dump the whole thing every week because it's impossible to separate the dusty stuff from the pellets and scoop out, so I really wanted to try a litterbox with the the holes in the bottom for the dust and excess urine to fall through. The breeze system is perfect for that. I was hesitant to try this litterbox for a while because the sides of the litterbox rest on top of the base. I have a male cat who is a high pee-er, and I was worried that the urine would trickle down into the cracks between and leak. But when I finally decided to give it a try, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the edge of the sides that rests on the base has a groove, so the edge of the base sits between the groove, so it does not leak! I was also pleasantly surprised that the sides of the litterbox are not straight, but curve inward slightly, and so this seems to have eliminated my cat from peeing up over the side like he would sometimes do with our other high sided litterbox. So the Breeze system has eliminated all our problems, and I go through so much less litter. I still scoop solids and wet litter daily because I just like a clean litterbox, and feel it's more sanitary. I never have to dump my litter anymore, I just scoop what is dirty out, and the rest falls through the holes in the bottom. The remaining litter is clean and has no odor. I do not add more litter until its time to sanitize the box itself. To sanitize the box, I wait until the litter is low, move it all to one side, spray a paper towel and wipe down that side. Dry it, and move the litter to that side and clean the other side. Then I I add more litter to fill it. I'm never wasting ANY litter this way. I find this litterbox fairly easy to clean, too. There are some cons, but the pros by far out way them for me. The cons are 1. You do have the extra expense of buying the pee pads for the bottom. However, the Amazon ones are cheaper and good quality, and they the size fits pefectly. And I only have to change the pads once a week, so in the long run, the cost of pads is far far less than what litter was costing me every month. I bought the pack of 40 and only using 1 a week, I will not have to buy more of them for quite some time. (Make sure to buy the unscented pee pads as scent may deter them) 2. If you're using pellet litter, wet litter does sometimes gunk up in the bottom holes. Not a ton. And sometimes small pieces of broken litter get caught. This is easy to clean, I just take toothpick and punch everything through- simple, but can be time consuming so I stay on top of it every time I clean so that it doesn't get bad. 3. My senior cat had stones in his bladder causing UTIs, and his urine was smelling insanely strong of ammonia. I was having to change the pads every other day to keep the odor down until his UTI was treated and gone. So I obviously had to buy pee pads much more often at the time- still worth it. BUT, normally, as long as your cat has normal urine, there is no odor until a week when the pee pad is full. There may be the slightest smell of urine, of course, but only when you're taking it out. It does not make the room smell. Multiple cats will obviously mean changing much more frequently. 4. It is quite large so it does take up space. It's still worth it to me to have my cat be able to go comfortably and not have accidents. There are smaller versions, but they are not suitable for large cat breeds, and I personally still feel that it those are not enough space for average sized cats to comfortably move and eliminate.

I absolutely cannot stand any smell of a litter box so when certain circumstances forced me to move it from downstairs, my only placement option unfortunately was in between my back door & my kitchen. I know, gross was my first thought & let's just say I wasn't a happy camper! Instantly, that is all I could smell all the time no matter what I used or did, including scooping it out twice a day. I took a chance on this setup and it was the best decision EVER! I no longer smell it the second I open my door (unless one of them literally just left a nasty #2). Cleanup is easy. The litter itself doesn't have a smell, I don't get dusted out refilling it like all your regular litters & my girls aren't sneezing anymore! It seems to last longer, and doesn't track nearly as much as traditional litter. My fur babies looked at me with confusion at first but it didn't take them long to realize they liked being able to step in instead of jumping (which is nice for the older one). They weren't sure what to make of the new litter at first but they seem to like it...maybe too much for my younger one as she apparently feels the need to go in & "check things out"?? even when she doesn't have to do any "business" LOL. I got the XL & it's plenty big enough. My daughter set it up initially so I didn't realize she'd only used 1 bag (3.5 lbs) of the regular pellets it came with instead of the 2 bags as the site stated but it lasted the whole month just fine & didn't have any messes on the bottom or walls or any leakage out of the box so that's awesome! It came with the regular Ion pads & stated to change out weekly for 1 cat. I have 2 using it & was curious how long it would last before I smelled it...2 weeks! The pad was maxed out for absorbency so I change it out weekly, but I honestly didn't smell urine for 2 whole weeks. I rarely do reviews but I was too impressed with this system not to.

Best I have found to date. I won’t give it 5 stars, but it is close. I have used regular litter boxes and also the Whiskers Litter robot. This system was recommended because I was struggling with dust and odors. I have three cats; one started using it right away, the other two took a little time to get accustomed to the different litter. Now all three are using it nicely. It is easy to clean: just dump the soiled pad in the trash, and pick out the poo with the handy scooper. There is poo odor right after a cat does its business, but if you get in there right away and clean it, the smell is gone again. There really is no better option for odor that I have found. Now, the reason for 4 stars and not 5: it is overpriced for 3 pieces of plastic, that are rather flimsy. However, since it works the best yet, I will relent and pay it.

I have been using the Breeze XL System for one month. I share my home with five cats, so bear in mind that my review is for a multi-cat household. I have one Breeze XL System for all of my cats and it's working amazingly well. I will give you Pros and Cons. Pros: *All of my cats took to the Breeze litter system right away. They checked it out (sniffed, touched), then walk right in and used the box. They slipped around a bit on the pellets, but soon got used to that. *I purchased one XL System and will use it for two months. At that time I'll buy another system. The reason I'd buy a new system is because the plastic gest so scratched up, and I'm concerned that tends to hold bacteria. This is a big $$ savings because I won't have to buy 2 new regular litter boxes, a new scoop, a new mat, and several jugs of litter each month. *The Breeze System is so clean! At first, I used Breeze pads but I find that the pads made by Amazon work exactly as well and are much less expensive. Since I have 5 cats I do have to change the pads twice/day. * I am saving money and space because the only mat I need is a small one in front of the entryway into the box. And the only reason I have a mat at all is because a few pellets do get kicked out and the mat catches most of them. *Cleaning the box is easy. I keep disinfectant wipes on hand and when poop gets on the plastic I wipe it off. Once every 10 days I take the box apart, use the disinfectant wipes to wipe off the entire system except the actual litter (pellet) pan. I wash that in the bath tub with antibacterial dish soap and paper towels. Refill with pellets and the whole box is nice and clean! * I do not notice any smell from the box, with the exception of fresh poop, of course. I scoop out poop as soon as I see it. *The pads really are very absorbent. *The little scoop that hangs on the box is really convenient. *The system is so much easier on my back, it's much less time-consuming than regular boxes. *HUGE: there is NO dust! I'm not breathing dust when I scoop and neither are my cats when they use the box. So important! Cons: *For some reason the pee tends to go on only the left side of the pee pad. I wish the grill was centered, rather than set to the right of the pellet pan. *Any kind of poop except VERY solid does get on the pellets, and often smears a bit on the plastic. It definitely tends to get on the scoop that comes with the system. I have to keep disinfectant wipes handy to wipe the poop off a few times/day. It's impossible not to have to throw some pellets away when I scoop out the poop. *I know a lot of people claim that pine pellets work with Breeze. Well, I tried pine (horse bedding) pellets and they did not work at all. I cannot see how they'd work with a multi-cat household. The peed-on pine dust does fall through to the pad underneath, but it also falls through to the tray and makes a mess. There were pine shavings all over the inside of the system, and that stuff was difficult to wash off. And the pine pellets simply are not as effective as the Breeze pellets are. Also, the scent of pine is strong! I live in an apartment and the scent was so powerful it made me feel nauseous. Now I'm stuck with a huge bag of pine pellets that I have to dispose of. *The MAJOR CON with the Breeze System is that I have one cat who likes to play with stray pellets that end up on the floor. No big deal, BUT he tends to put pellets in his mouth and bite down on them. I can understand why a cat would do that because the pellets are the size of kibble. Whenever I see him playing with a pellet I immediately pick it up. That he might swallow a pellet is a scary thought. I don't think he will, but it does cause me some stress. That's about it from me! Overall, I am delighted with the Breeze System and will continue to use it. Buying Amazon pads and pellets costs something, yes- but really, I don't think I'm spending quite as much as I would be using traditional litter boxes. And the convenience of the Breeze System is exceptional.

So, I put off writing this review for several months because I wanted to give my cat a chance to put it to the test...I think I am at the point now where I can give this litter box system my heartiest endorsement (two paws up)--with the caveat that EVERY CAT IS AN INDIVIDUAL and so your experience may vary. However, having said that, I will give you some background and the specifics. I am a retired veterinarian, and in my years in practice dealt with *many* inappropriate elimination cases. I dealt with so many, in fact, that I made a point of going to lectures on feline urinary health and behavior at every conference I went to, just to stay on top of things so I could make the best recommendations I could to my clients. Inappropriate urination in cats is a frustrating subject to say the least, and the steps I would cover with a client were often not things a client wanted to or even could do. Luckily all of this experience came in very handy over the summer when I realized my cat--who had a history of lower urinary tract inflammation in the past--was no longer peeing in his litter box. To add to the standard frustration, this cat 'o mine is a highly anxious cat who is fearful of everyone but a very select few, of every noise, of any change in his world. I knew getting to the bottom of why he stopped using his box and fixing the problem was going to be a challenge... "The Baby", as he has become known (despite being 11), is our only cat, as he was the youngest of four and the only one still surviving. He inherited a very large litter box that we cleaned at least once a day, hidden in a little alcove off our kitchen. He spends the majority of his day on the top floor of our three level townhouse, but space up there is limited as far as fitting in a second box, and as a long-haired cat he tends to track litter everywhere. It was easy enough to sweep up litter from the kitchen floor but I *hated* getting into bed and finding grains of cat litter on my sheets, or trying to vacuum all the litter that was stuck in the carpet fibers on the stairs. The rule of thumb when it comes to cat litter boxes is you should have one more box than you have cats--so ideally we should have two boxes for him. It's the first thing I would tell a client who had a cat peeing out of the box. I *knew* this, but I absolutely dreaded the thought of adding another box upstairs. I started asking google about alternatives to clumping litter, in hopes that I could find a trackless litter that my crazy cat might accept. I found an article that referred me to this box and right away I become hopeful--to be honest, it sounded too good to be true. I tend to be a skeptic, and I know that behaviorists in general do not recommend a lot of the litter boxes that *people* find the most agreeable, because, believe it or not, cats do not share our preferences when it comes to boxes that: hide the sight and smell with a cover, make cleaning "easier" with automated scooping, or have most of the other gadgets and gizmos marketed to make cat litter boxes more people-friendly. The unfortunate truth is, the box needs to be *cat* friendly if you have any hope of getting your cat back in the box and not peeing on your under-the-bed storage for your swimwear (ask me how I know that). Alright, so this box seemed to check the right boxes--no cover, no noises, nothing to spook a fraidy-cat away. We got the XL box since The Baby is a large cat and he is used to a big box. I wasn't sure how he would take to the new substrate (the litter is made up of little cylinders significantly larger than clumping litter grains, though smaller than recycled newsprint litter if you are familiar with that). I followed the instructions on introducing your cat to the box TO THE LETTER. I had added a small litter box with clumping litter to our guest bathroom tub about a week before that he thankfully began using again, so I put the new box just outside the tub and added a couple little poops and a small clump of urine to it to show him its purpose--no good. I lured him into the new box with treats and praised and pet him while he was in it. I put treats in the furthest corners to force him to step into it but he did every sort of cat acrobatics to avoid putting his body all the way in to reach them. I stopped cleaning the box in the tub. I added some of the new litter into the old box so he would get used to the feel of them. One thing I think helped was that I purchased some inexpensive cat-attract--sort of a crushed herbal mix that probably has some catnip in it--and I sprinkled it liberally into the new box. That was a little more tempting than the treats in getting him to stand in the box. I also took off the high-sided rim that goes around the XL box, so he would feel like it was more open. Finally, after more than a week without him even once using the new box I made a drastic move--I got rid of the old box altogether, put this new one into the tub, and crossed my fingers. Downside to this--it could freak him out and cause him to go back to those nice soft under-the-bed storage bags our clothes are in. Thank the heavens for us it worked--that day we found the first poop in the box. Success! But would it last?? About a week later we moved the box (sides still off) to the landing of our stairs between our main and upper levels because a neighbor would be cat sitting and it was an easier location to clean it. The good news is, The Baby likes it there, and he has continued to use the box ever since. I will note that The Baby has never been a digger in the box, and rarely if ever buried his poops. I was taught that a cat that likes his litter will spend a good amount of time digging and kicking. Well, since we changed him over, he has become a hearty digger/kicker, even going so far as to completely bury his poops about half of the time. So as far as the cat is concerned, this box is an A+. But, you ask, how well does it please his family? Well, after working out a system for the pee pads, I am continually amazed by how EASY this box is to maintain. Do the litter bits get tracked around the house? Well, to a very small degree, but I can usually just pick up the offending bits and toss them back in the box. I also set the box on one of those honeycomb sorts of cat mats, and it does most of the work of collecting the stray bits that he enthusiastically kicks out. Does it smell? It can--but that has forced us to stay on top of it, which for us simply means switching out the pads twice a week instead of once a week as advertised for one cat homes. The pads are *incredibly* absorbent--more than I ever would've guessed, and we buy the generic pads that are 40 in a box. So long as we change the pad twice a week, the only time we smell it is when we are actually changing it. We do it on trash night, and dump it in the trash bag right as it is going outside. I have yet to have one leak any urine, and The Baby is a copious pee-er. I bought one additional 3.5# bag of litter after adding some of the first two to his old box, but after about four months of use I think I've only gone through about half of that bag. We used to go through SO MUCH clumping litter and getting rid of it was a pain. Every time I open the old litter tub we use to hold his scooped poops and see how little stuff is in there I have to chuckle. As I write this, I just asked my husband if he could think of any downsides with this litter system and he thought for a sec or two and then gave me a firm no. Maybe the only one is the initial investment, considering that it may not work for every cat. But in the long run, this box has cut down substantially on litter costs, since we use so little of it. So to wrap this up: 1. Little to no litter tracking, which has eliminated my #1 pet peeve about having a cat. For real--I am a veterinarian who HATES litter boxes and I'd probably not get another cat for that reason. Unfortunately I am married to a cat lover, so you might say this system has been good for our marriage! 2. No more back-busting boxes of litter (yes, even the lightweight stuff strains my back) or especially bags of used, clumped cat litter going out on a regular basis. 3. No "Litter Box Smell"--no ammonia smells around the box. We keep it on the landing now and never notice odors in the living room or the bedrooms unless he JUST took a poop. The little scoop that comes with it is great for letting unstuck bits of litter fall back into the box (don't try to use a regular scoop, this works fine). 4. NO MORE URINATING OUT OF THE LITTER BOX...knock on wood, The Baby--with some time and a lot of patience--eventually came around to using this system, and in truth actually seems to prefer it over his old stuff. Why may this NOT be the right box for you? Well, there are a few reasons I can guess. One would be if you have more than one cat. The pads are absorbent but only to a point. If you have two or more cats using it you are definitely going to be changing out the pads more than twice a week, and this could become a cost issue. Also, unless you are bringing the bag right outside, you don't want these pads just sitting in your trash bag because it WILL smell to high heaven. We tried keeping the used ones in the poop tub (we use one of the old plastic, resealable litter tubs to make scooping easy) and it ended up being very gross--the urine would actually condense on the lid of the tub when it was sealed and would start to leak out into the tub; it was a total mess. Finally, as a veterinarian I feel compelled to make a few points. The first is important--every cat really is an individual with very specific likes and dislikes. Just because my scaredy, neurotic, FLUTD cat took to it eventually, not every cat will. Unfortunately there is not a good way to know that without trying it out. If your cat doesn't like it, it's not his or her fault, and it's not the box's fault. It just is. Go slow and be patient and observant. The second is even more important--if your cat is peeing out of the litter box, *take your cat to the vet before going any further*. Cats rarely stop using the box without a justifiable reason, and there are numerous medical reasons that MUST be ruled out, for your cat's health and because you are not going to stop inappropriate urination with litter box changes alone. Anything from lower urinary tract inflammation, to diabetes, to kidney disease, to your new kitten, to your new sofa, to a malfunctioning washing machine making noise next to the litter box could be to blame and you will need a vet to help you to figure that out. Thirdly, I just want to give props to the Purina company for this system and for ALL of their products (I stress ALL because as a vet I feed all of my pets Purina diets as well). Companies like Purina have been given a very bad rap in the the media in recent years, and by unproven pet food companies that play on your guilt and love for your pet to get you to spend unnecessary dollars on expensive diets. I have seen firsthand the type of research that goes into every Purina product, whether it is a new litter box or a prescription veterinary diet, and I always feel confident when I recommend their products that my client will be getting a quality, thoughtfully designed, *thoroughly vetted* one. I do not work for Purina, and I get NO financial recompense for recommending their goods over any other company. I simply speak as a pet owner, an animal lover, and as someone who has had the opportunity to get a close-up view of them and their competitors. I like to give credit where credit is due, and so I say that Purina gets my business.

My cat switched easily from regular clumping litter in a regular litter box to the Breeze pellet system. I’m so happy that we no longer have litter tracking all over the house. It’s easy to scoop the poops from the pellets. BUT, I don’t know if my cat just urinates more than other cats, but the pee-pads need to be changed at least every 2 days, and they are really smelly by the second day but not completely soppy . The urine smell is really bad; so bad that the giant air purifier that is in the room where the box is goes into overdrive at day 2 of the pee-pad. I used this box for a month (just past its returnable date) so happy that we had no more tracked cat-box litter, that I continued to try everything possible to tone-down the awful urine-pad smell. Charcoal did not work (in pads, it litter, in the room) , also TidyCats special litter for smells, special pads, etc. I finally gave up and ordered a stainless steel cat-box that works with pellets. Right now I’m still using the Tidy Cats pellets, and the pads and plastic liner bags that came with the steel box. Just trying to see if pads last longer. It’s day 4, and we are not smelling urine. I think that one reason for this might be that the bottom part of the set of 2 stainless steel boxes is deep. The urine pads are not as open to the outside . Tidy Cats drawer where urine-soaked pads go is shallow and very open. Some users have also named plastic vs. steel as a possible issue. Changed the pad this morning . The pee-pad is quite full, but the liner bag is not wet. We still were not smelling the urine . If you have no isdues with urine smells, the Tudy Cats Breeze box is great !

Me encanta, ya van a ser 2 años que mis gatos lo han estado usando y todo bien hasta el momento. Tanto las pads y los pellets son fantásticos, así como el arenero, aunque el precio si es elevado, pero hay alternativas más económicas. Los pads que he estado usando son de Amazon y los pellets a base de madera, eso si su duración no será la misma, igual ayuda bastante n.n

Fantastic product for my big 20+lb boy who pretty much stands tall while peeing and needs a big deep litter box.

Love this product. I have gone through so many litter systems and love this one due to being large enough to fit my large cats.

There are competing zeolite refill brands on Amazon to ship to Canada. IMMCUTE for example, but just look up "zeolite litter pellets" and hunt for the cheapest price per KG/LBS. Install Keepa browser extension to track Amazon price fluctuations. The zeolite pellets don't really "wear out." Despite what the packaging says, you really shouldn't change them out so often. You're wasting your money. The urine smell is from the pads below (and the design doesn't have a gasketed pad tray so, it'll always smell a little bit with the air gaps), so buy Amazon Basics version instead they're way cheaper and just as absorbent. Change them out more often. Sprinkle some baking soda and mix into the pellets in the litter box now and then. Now, some of the pellets eventually do get some tiny bits of dried feces stuck to them, so after a month I put them in a garbage can and rinse them a couple times with hot water with some bleach, then a final rinse with just water and leave them to dry out. Then back into the can to stir fresh baking soda into. That's all they're doing at the factory, zeolite is porous and it doesn't break down at all from what I've seen so far. Bought this back in January 2024. You also lose some pellets over time to the garbage can no matter what, they just get stuck to feces sometimes. I refill with new pellets twice a year so far. It's been perfectly fine. You can make this insanely cheap and good lord it's way way way more hygienic than clay.

Tengo un gatito muy viejito, diabético y prácticamente ciego, toma mucha agua por lo que hace gran cantidad de orina y su arenero quedaba encharcado en un solo uso, así que se orinaba en otros lados, quise probar este producto por sus arenero de adecuadas dimensiones y la entrada estratégica, además del proceso de recolección de orina que prometía mantener la caja seca. Ha sido una gran compra, realmente lo recomendaría por el sistema de filtrado que mantiene seco el arenero y la recolección de la humedad con el tapete, cero olores, práctico e higiénico.