If on Family Feud 100 cat owners were asked what are the problems with their litter box, the top 2 responses I bet would be “The Look” and “The Smell.”
Thoughts on Cat Litter Box Furniture
Luxury Cat Litter Box Furniture
A litter box is a necessity and you make the sacrifice because you love your feline. Have you thought about cat litter box furniture? If you live in a studio apartment, or just prefer to keep the litter box in the main part of the house, you’d probably prefer not to see it. You may think you just have to put up with how it looks but you don’t anymore. The Refined Feline has designed cat furniture that works around this problem.
Cat Litter Box Furniture Options
There’s more than one option for cat litter box furniture, depending on your space limitations and furniture needs. Not only is it functional but it meets what modern taste demands.
If you’re looking for something that’s medium-sized and multifunctional, there is one piece of cat litter box furniture for you. It’s made of pine wood and ply, is stained to match your decor, and will blend right in with your other furniture pieces. It offers side access to your cat, which can be changed to the right or left, and convenient front access for you when it’s time to clean or change out the tray. Two hinged doors and a sliding tray make it even easier. You’ll have a top drawer for extra storage and a flat top surface to set a lamp, photos of family (or your cat), or a vase. At first glance, no one will ever know there’s a litter tray inside.
If you’re a fan of automatic litter boxes, then a slightly larger version of this cat litter box furniture is for you. Except for the drawer, it features the same great luxury look and functional style. If you also have a dog, you may want the dog-proof model. Again, it’s the same terrific functional and chic cabinet but with a top entry for your cat.
Interested in something smaller? For apartment or studio dwellers, there is an attractive cover-up for your litter box. A small cabinet that resembles a nightstand holds a large litter tray. A hole in the front allows your cat to enter and exit with ease, and a hinged door allows easy access for you. The design allows for more airflow preventing odor buildup. There’s even a small shelf inside for the litter scoop. The sleek design and odor reduction makes this cat litter box furniture
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Kitt-In Box wins the 2008 Cat Fancy Editor Choice Award
Once again The Refined Feline is a recipient of an Editor’s Choice Award from Cat Fancy for its innovation in cat furniture design. This year it’s for the Kitt-In Box desktop pet bed.
This product came about after interviewing cat owners in their home and realizing that cats on the keyboard wasn’t just a problem I had. Others were like me; we loved our cat, but constantly had to pick them up off the desk and put them on our laps or the floor while we worked on the computer. It’s frustrating. We wanted them with us… but wished they could stay to the right or the left of the monitor… not right it front!! After observing one cat owner put a large cat bed on their desk, I had the idea to make a comfortable but stylish cat bed that can clamp on a desktop so it didn’t take up as much valuable desk space. So now you are happy you can work in peace and the cat is happy she has her own place to snuggle up in that’s still near by you.
Looks like the people at Cat Fancy liked it and I hope you will too.
Previous years winners of the Cat Fancy Editor’s Choice award were The Lotus Cat Tower and the Refined Litter Box.
Princess Chunk- Highlights a “Growing” issue for Cats
Seems “Princess Chunk” is quite a celebrity. Cat owners and non-cat owners alike know all about this fat cat’s story. While the media has been taking the weird/funny angle to this story (which is partly), it appears many are ignoring the larger problem; Cats are getting unhealthily big. Princess Chunk (or is it Prince? I heard someone forgot to check) is just an example of a growing problem. As a cat furniture manufacturer, I hear about this issue more and more directly from cat owners. I get many inquires into the size of my products because of the concerns that their cat is just too big to fit. And I’m not talking about Maine Coons. These are average size breeds at an unaverage weight. This is leading me to make our products larger to accommodate these expanding cats.
We have some tips to keep your cat fit and trim in an old issue of our Veterinarian Questions & Answers. Please take a look here for some ideas to keep your Prince or Princess light on their paws, and healthy.
Kitt-In Box 2008 Pet Product News Editor’s Choice Winner
I am happy to announce that the Kitt-In Box desktop cat bed is a 2008 Pet Product News Editor’s choice winner.
After 1.5 Years in development, working with customers and their cats, the hard work has paid off.
The Kitt-In Box is a great gift to cat owners who “have everything.” There isn’t a cat owner I know that doesn’t know what’s its like having their cat all over the computer when they type. It’s something I went through with my cat, and after I started this business and spoke to cat owners, seems they had the same frustration. Not that we didn’t appreciate our cats interest in what we were doing, it’s just we’re a tad better typists. ( Well for me.. barely!)
Check out the Kitt-In Box from The Refined Feline
New Web Site. New Features.
As a busy owner of a business, you get wrapped up in so many things and you sometimes don’t take a step back to see what you got. One day I looked over our web site and realized, wow we have a pretty ugly web site. It started out pretty nice. Nice clean design, simple to understand pages. However, after two years it appeared pictures were slapped on, text ran all over the place, and images were old. We needed a make-over.
We had a three prong strategy 1) Take better pictures 2) Clean up the site design and navigation 3) Add features consumers wanted.
So we hired a top photographer, a set designer, a pretty model, and recruited some friendly cats to reshoot all of our old cat products as well as our new products. We’re very happy how they came out. They definitely portray our products in a more luxurious light.
Our new site is easier to navigate, separating our product line from our other site’s features. Finally, we added an “Ask Our Vet” section. Our resident veterinarian Dr. Julie Pomerantz, takes questions from site visitors. Feel free to ask her questions of your own!
If you have suggestions on what else you’d like to see on our site, please let us know.
New Parent Company-Sub Brands Established
RefinedKind Pet Products is now the parent company of our four brands, including our new brands The Refined Feather and The Refined Fin.
Product Review – Electronic Deodorizer for Cat Litter Box
If on Family Feud 100 cat owners were asked what are the problems with their litter box, the top 2 responses I bet would be “The Look” and “The Smell.”
Well with the Refined Cat Litter Box we did something about the look. Hiding the litter tray in a cat accessible cabinet. However, what about the smell? So we tested a variety of plug-in deodorizers and found one that really works!
It’s amazing how many products are out there, all with different technologies. UV, Ionizing, etc. We were specifically looking for a product that could be plugged in, safe for pets, small enough to fit in a bath room, and didn’t mask odor with fragrance and instead removed it from the air.
After tests on the smelly litter boxes, we finally found a winner. The manufacturer didn’t allow us to post the name of the product on our blog (some sort of liability issue), however they did allow us to sell their product. So, well, now we do. 
Pros – It works. It really does. Not only near litter boxes but the air smells fresher bathrooms too – It’s small and offered in two colors – It doesn’t use a lot of electricity Cons – We wish the fan was quieter. It’s not that bad, a slight hum, but slightly louder than others we tested. But of course, the others didn’t work as well. – Need to place it near the litter box. But not too close. Urine crystals can form around the intake if placed right next to the litter box. Place it say about a yard away.
Overall we think it’s a very good product. If you are interested, visit our site to make a purchase and test it your self for 2 weeks.. Don’t like it? Return it for a full refund.
Click here to be sent to our order page for the Litter Box Deodorizer
Pros
- It works. It really does. Not only near litter boxes but the air smells fresher bathrooms too
- It’s small and offered in two colors
- It doesn’t use a lot of electricity
Cons
- We wish the fan was quieter. It’s not that bad, a slight hum, but slightly louder than others we tested. But of course, the others didn’t work as well.
- Need to place it near the litter box. But not too close. Urine crystals can form around the intake if placed right next to the litter box. Place it say about 1 to 3 feet away.
Donations to Animal Shelters Have Been Made!
We recently sent out a survey to current customers and in return for their time we offered to make a donation to various animal shelters. We are happy to announce that $500 will be divided up among a select few local and national shelters. This is on top of the nearly $1,000 of cat furniture we have donated to shelters nationwide this year.
A big thank you to our patrons and happy holidays!