“The boxes themselves are so wonderfully designed and have nice high walls, some cats might not even need the hood but they are wonderful additions for anyone. I HAVE to have a hood on my boxes cuz my cats think they are Olympic synchronized swimmers or something- without box enclosure of some sort I'd have more litter on the floor than in the box. They also give the boxes a more "finished" look and since cats generally like "privacy" for their business, even if they don't need it for litter control, they make a nice enclosed area without restricting movement. They are also very sturdy- 2 of my cats have always scratched at the tops of the litter box while they are "covering", clawing up the edges, they even manage to tear up heavy duty plastic litter boxes- these boxes and the hood have stood up to them with no problems and I think they're even "edge clawing" less now.”
“I haven’t tried the box without the dome but prior to joining this club my cats have always used a dome liter box so I’m really glad the dome is an option. Super simple to set up and the cats haven’t figured out how to take it off. Very happy with everything!”