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Automatic Litter Boxes: Do They Freak Cats Out? An Unscientific Test. - WSJ

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Automatic Litter Boxes: Do They Freak Cats Out? An Unscientific Test. - WSJ

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CAT OWNERS love to crow over Shadow’s self-sufficiency and can’t wait to tell you how Tuna came pre-trained to use the litter box. Maybe true, but their poop won’t scoop itself.

A new breed of robotic litter boxes promises to change that, saving owners from hours of sifting, sorting and Febreze-spraying. The machines often include apps that track your cat’s litter box habits, and some even automatically flush waste out of sight (and smell) a few minutes after a cat hops out. 

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