Is there some sort of magic trick to changing litter tray filters?

[Thurlow]

Maybe I'm just really cackhanded at this sort of thing

The old filter pad just slid out, but the new one? It took me ages using tweezers to try and pull it through, and even then I gave up and it's not threaded through every slat.

Is there a trick?

Yep. Get better cat litter that does t smell so no filter needed. I never used the filter in my old tray coz I didn't know how to put it in in the first place!!

Goes off to Google what a litter tray filter is.

It's this charcoal filter pad you fit into the top of a closed litter tray.

Its bloody impossible to replace!

I agree! They're so fiddly.

I've found that sivocat litter helps mask smells. But not completely.

Little M removes and shreds them. I have to put a heavy object on top to prevent this happening.