| Cat toilet training in easy steps:Toilet | | | | paws are. The goal is teaching him to squat |
| training your cat is an easier task than you | | | | with all four paws on the toilet seat rim. |
| might think. Several techniques can be used | | | | You can move the cat while it is using the |
| for training your cat to use the toilet, and | | | | toilet and praise it (or reward it) when it |
| you can even buy products that will assist | | | | is sitting in the correct position. Normally |
| you in toilet training a cat.The advantages | | | | the cat will first sit entirely inside the |
| of cat toilet training: | | | | metal bowl, then with front paws on the |
| | | | toilet seat, and finally it should sit with |
| Teaching your cat to use the toilet can hold | | | | all four paws on the toilet. |
| several advantages for any cat owner. The | | | | |
| biggest advantage of having your cat use a | | | | 6. Start using less and less cat litter. |
| toilet is that eliminates most of the | | | | This can get smelly, so be sure to clean the |
| disadvantages that using cat litter holds. | | | | bowl after every time your cat uses it. Cats |
| Cat litter is expensive. After toilet | | | | scratch in sand or cat litter to cover up the |
| training your cat, you won't ever need to buy | | | | smell (this is out of instinct), so if the |
| cat litter again. Cat litter boxes needs to | | | | bowl becomes too smelly your cat won't be |
| be cleaned regularly or they will become | | | | comfortable using it (and you probably |
| smelly. With cat toilet training, the water | | | | wouldn't be comfortable with using your |
| in the toilet masks most of the offending | | | | toilet either). Using flushable cat litter |
| smell and all you need to do is flush | | | | makes cleaning the bowl very easy - just |
| regularly - much simpler and easier than | | | | throw out the contents in the toilet and |
| cleaning a litter box. Going away for | | | | flush down, rinse out the bowl, refill with |
| weekends or holidays also becomes easier for | | | | correct amount of cat litter and replace. A |
| your neighbor - instead of asking someone to | | | | handy tip is to place newspaper on the floor |
| clean out the litter box, all they need to | | | | around the toilet to help keep the room clean |
| do is flush your toilet once in a while (when | | | | should your cat scratch in the cat litter. |
| they come around to water your plants and | | | | Decrease the amount of cat litter in a pace |
| feed your cat).How to toilet train a cat (do | | | | that your cat feels comfortable with. |
| it yourself): | | | | |
| | | | 7. When you basically don't use any cat |
| Toilet training your cat depends entirely on | | | | litter inside the bowl anymore, start |
| the cat's personality. Toilet training | | | | gradually filling the bowl with water. The |
| sociable cats that love being praised make | | | | water will also help mask the smell so your |
| the training task much easier. You might | | | | cat will be more comfortable using the |
| want to adapt the toilet training technique | | | | toilet. Be attentive to your cat's behavior |
| described below to fit your cat's | | | | through this whole process - if your cat |
| personality. Training your cat to use the | | | | stops using the bowl inside the toilet, you |
| toilet can take anything between 2 weeks up | | | | may be moving on too fast and might need to |
| to 3 months, depending on the individual | | | | go back a couple of steps. |
| cat's personality.Cat toilet training | | | | |
| basically consists of a simple procedure: | | | | 8. When the water level in the bowl has |
| gradually moving your cat's litter box closer | | | | reached about 4cm and your cat has no problem |
| and closer to the toilet, finally placing a | | | | using it, it is time to remove the bowl |
| bowl with cat litter inside the toilet, and | | | | entirely. Your cat should now be toilet |
| removing it altogether when your cat is | | | | trained. Remember to always leave the toilet |
| comfortable and used to it. Toilet training | | | | seat up and flush regularly!Products to |
| a cat is a gradual, step-by-step process, | | | | assist you in toilet training your cat: |
| consisting of making small changes to the | | | | |
| location of the litter box and only | | | | There are several cat toilet training kits |
| continuing to the next step when your cat is | | | | available on the market. They basically |
| entirely comfortable with its current | | | | consist of a tray that fits inside the |
| situation. You might have to wait anything | | | | toilet, and with a hole in the middle that |
| between 2 days or 3 weeks before moving on a | | | | you can gradually make bigger. When choosing |
| next step in cat toilet training. You might | | | | a cat toilet training kit, ensure that you |
| even have to go back a step once or twice | | | | buy quality. The cat training kit should not |
| when it turns out that your cat wasn't ready | | | | be flimsy and should be able to support your |
| to move on to the next toilet training step. | | | | cat's weight even when the hole becomes |
| Beware - cat toilet training takes a lot of | | | | large. Be aware of cheap, flimsy products |
| patience!Cat toilet training steps: | | | | you buy at toy stores or pet stores, because |
| | | | if your cat falls in, it might loose interest |
| 1. Start gradually moving your cat's litter | | | | in toilet training completely.The |
| box nearer to the toilet until finally it | | | | disadvantages in toilet training your cat: |
| should be next to the toilet. Ensure that | | | | |
| your cat is always comfortable and sure of | | | | Not everyone agrees that cat toilet training |
| its litter box's location. | | | | is such a great idea. They argue that it is |
| | | | unnatural for a cat to use a toilet, as it |
| 2. Now start elevating the cat's litter box. | | | | goes against their natural instincts to cover |
| Put something non-slippery like newspapers | | | | up their smell. Toilet seats can also be |
| or cardboard underneath the litter box. A | | | | slippery and there might be the risk of your |
| normal rate to increase the height of the | | | | cat injuring itself. Even if your cat |
| litter box would be about 5cm a day, but be | | | | doesn't fall in at all, he may become anxious |
| very attentive to signs that your cat is not | | | | whenever he uses the toilet and going to the |
| comfortable with the current height, and | | | | toilet can become an unpleasant task.A litter |
| adjust the pace of raising the litter box | | | | box also has the health benefit in that you |
| accordingly. The cat litter box should be | | | | can easier monitor your cat's urine for signs |
| raised until it is at a level height with the | | | | of infections or sickness.Moving locations |
| toilet bowl. Throughout this process it is | | | | will also be harder for the cat, because a |
| very important to keep the toilet lid open | | | | litter box can be moved easily but the cat |
| and the seat down, because your cat will get | | | | will first need to get used to using the new |
| used to it and might even start climbing on | | | | toilet. With some cats this is no problem |
| the toilet seat in order to reach its litter | | | | and they can become comfortable with the new |
| box. | | | | toilet very fast, while other cats might be |
| | | | less adaptable.Things to remember when toilet |
| 3. Move the litter box to rest on the open | | | | training a cat: |
| toilet seat. Keep it there until your cat | | | | |
| seems comfortable with this arrangement. | | | | The most important thing to remember is that |
| | | | the toilet training should be done gradually. |
| 4. Buy a metal bowl or tray that will fit | | | | Be very patient and never rush to the next |
| snugly inside the toilet bowl. It would be | | | | step until you are sure that you cat is |
| advisable for the metal bowl to have small | | | | completely comfortable with the current |
| draining holes. Fill the bowl with cat | | | | setup. |
| litter (preferably the flushable type). Now | | | | |
| remove your cat's litter box entirely. If | | | | Make using the toilet as easy as you can for |
| you have reached this step successfully you | | | | the cat. Always remember to keep the toilet |
| are very close to having a toilet trained | | | | seat up and the bathroom door open. When you |
| cat! | | | | have guests, ensure that they also know about |
| | | | considering your cat. Flush the toilet |
| 5. While your cat is using the metal bowl | | | | regularly as cats do not like using smelly |
| inside the toilet, be attentive to where its | | | | toilets. |