Toilet Training Your Cat in 2 Quick Lessons

Almost anyone who possessed a house cat is aware how much of a tough job it is, to take care of a cat litterbox and clean it whenever it has to be or when the cat demands it. And so many owners of indoor kittys have experienced what an even bigger chore it is if the cat doesn't take the litter box! Of course there are many among us always dreaming of higher things and do not want to settle for litter box cleaning. For these cat owners, we have good news now. Indeed, believe it or not, it is not a big thing to train cats, to use an actual toilet. When you are toilet training your kitty, you will teach it in the process to to do business on the toilet instead of using the litter box. In case this sounds too good to be true, moderate your imagination a little with the realization that you may still have to flush the toilet for your kitty.

1. Changing the Place of Your Cat's Litter Box

In case your cat's litter box is not already in the bathroom, you have to move it there. The cat litter box should be near the toilet on the ground for some time. Every few days you can put the litter box up a few inches using something very stable to sit under it. In case you have no appropriate furniture fitting this description, you could use books if they are arranged in a stable pattern. The goal is, to arrive at the point where the rim of the litter box and the toilet bowl are even. Only then you want to install a sturdy aluminum pan over the toilet bowl in a manner that will support your cat steadyly as you begin the toilet training. You should put less than an inch of cat litter across the surface of the pan.

2. Getting the Kitty Used to the new Toilet

Once you have removed the litter box and have the cat using the pan only, you are ready to start with the last part of toilet training of your cat. You will begin the training by putting some holes in the surface of one side of the pan. Yes, you should reduce the cat litter so it doesn't go down the toilet. In addition to that, you should consider using flushable cat litter at this point. The holes should force the cat to stand with its front paws on the toilet seat when it needs to potty. When your cat has been doing this for some days, you should put holes on the opposite side of the pan and that the cat will stand completely on the toilet seat. The difficult part of the toilet training is that after your cat has been doing this with success for a some time, you have to completely remove the pan. If you have been successful with toilet training your cat, your cat should from now on take the toilet you are using, too!

A Last Word on Cat Toilet Training

These 2 lessons take maybe as long as two or three months with a stubborn, senior cat. So be patient with your little friend. Remember water isn't exactly what cats are usually comfortable around. Don't give up if your kitty does not want to use the toilet a couple of times in a row. Just keep your pan in case your cat is against it or at times down the road prefers to not using the toilet. Put the pan back again on the toilet and the cat can be re-trained to take the toilet again pretty quickly. The advantages of toilet training your feline companion are many.