I have three cats in my car. One is a small gray tuxedo (about 5 pounds) and the other two (technically my grandcats) are behemoth black beauties, coming in around 20 pounds each. Not only are they bigger cats, these two are diabetic. Like many diabetics, they drink a lot of water and pee - a lot! Before getting the Breeze system, keeping up with all three litter boxes was took up a lot of my time; “digging for treasure” had to be done twice a day, at minimum. After trying all the different types of litter and litter boxes, I decided to invest in two Breeze litter systems and I’m glad I did! My hardwood floors aren’t getting wrecked from grains of litter and clean up is a Breeze. As much as I love the Breeze system, with three cats, I went on the hunt for the most cost effective solution for maintaining this system, as the brand-name pads run about $15 for 10 pads. With two systems and three cats, it was costing about $90 a month. I tried regular disposable bed pads (“chucks”) but they are not effective at all for this purpose (see photos for comparison of thickness between bed pads and these pads). Each pad had to replaced anytime one of the cats peed. My next purchase were these Amazon Basics Cat Litter Pee Pads (20 ct) and I think I’ve found the winner! Not only are they a better value than the brand name (at the time of purchase, I paid $11.34 for a box of 20 pads) but I think they are even more absorbent than the original brand name. As many cat owners know, cats seem to favor a specific place in their litter box. These are absorbent enough that I am able to extend the use by simply turning the tray around so the opposite/dry end is in the spot where the cat prefers to do their business in the box. With the brand name, I was replacing two pads (one for each box) a day. With the Amazon basics brand, combined with the trick of rotating the pad, I’m now only replacing two pads every-other-day, making my maintenance costs for the pads around $17 a month. The Amazon Basics Cat Litter Pee Pads win all categories, hands down! Read more
I love this product! As a long time breeze box user I have tried many different options for cat pads. For me these are the best. I currently have one cat that uses these but in the past I have had 2 cats. I have these on subscription! * What works for me: The size of the pads, fit perfectly box tray. *They absorb well and do not spill over, they hold liquid waste well and I find I have to change the pad every 5 days ( my cat only uses two spots in the box so the pad has to take a lot in those two spots. * these are cost effective for me and I believe they are better quality then the brand name product. I purchased some *brand name* when I ran out of these and I was unhappy with the result of that product and put these on subscription. The brand pads are still in my garage for emergency back up. * Ingredients and thickness I feel that the ingredients of the pad are just right, the urine gels or absorbs I can pick up the pad without fear of spillage. The thickness is great for maintaining the absorption. * bulk packaging from Amazon is great I love the box they come in, it’s easy to store and keeps the pads clean. *What doesn’t work for me. Oder control, if I don’t change the pad after 5 days the odor can get strong, there is nothing added that neutralizes the Odor like some of the other pads I’ve tried. Other than that I can’t complain about this product at all. **General things have found that make a differnce with this system. * I use “Press and Seal” to line the tray I find that it keeps the tray from absorbing urine odor since the company doesn’t sell replacement parts. I change this once a month. * I use an extra large charcoal doggy pad cut in quarters under my pee pad for just in case to keep urine from absorbing in to the plastic tray. I have only had Amazon pads leak a few times and I’m sure it’s been because of my failure to stay on top of changing my pads and to be honest when I had 2 cats using the box I would have to change pads every 3-4 days but I still feel these pads held up as well or better than brand name pads. I will forever be a loyal user of these. Just with they had better odor control but I understand not everyone would be a fan of added chemicals. Read more
