Puppy Care

Practically anyone who possessed a house cat is aware what a pain it is, to take care of a cat litterbox and sanitize it frequently. And so many owners of indoor cats do know what an even bigger task it is when the cat doesn’t take the litter box! Well, there are many among us always dreaming of more important achievments and do not wish to learn more about litter box cleaning. For these cat owners, there is good news now. Indeed, believe it or not, your cat can be trained, to use an actual toilet. When you are toilet Training your kitty, you will teach it in the process to move from using a litter box to using a toilet. In case this sounds too good to be true, don’t be disappointed when you realize that you still have to flush the toilet for your kitty.

1. Changing the Place of Your Kitty’s Litter Box

Just in case that your cat’s litter box is not already in the bathroom, you will have to move it there. The cat box should be close to the toilet on the floor for several days. After a few days you should put the litter box up a few inches making sure that it is sitting very stable. If you have no appropriate furniture fitting this description, you could use books if they are arranged in a balanced manner. Of course, to arrive at the point where the edge of the cat box and the toilet bowl are even. Only then you want to put a sturdy aluminum pan over the toilet bowl in a way that will allow it to support your cat without wobbling as you begin the toilet Training. Limit the amount of cat litter at this time to less than an inch across the bottom of the pan.

2. Making your Cat feel Comfortable when using its new Toilet

When you have taken away the litter box and have the kitty using only the pan, you are prepared to start the last part of toilet Training of your cat. You should begin the Training by putting some holes in the surface of one side of the pan. Yes, you should cut back on the cat litter so that it doesn’t go down the toilet. In addition to that, you should think on using flushable cat litter at this time. The holes will force your kitty to stand with its front paws on the toilet seat as it needs to potty. Once your kitty has been doing this for several days, you can make holes on the other side of the pan so that the kitty will be standing entirely on the toilet seat. The difficult step of the toilet Training is that after your kitty has been doing this with success for a a while, you have to completely take away the pan. If you have been successful with the cat toilet Training, your cat will from now on use the bathroom toilet!

A Final Word on Toilet Training your Cat

These 2 steps may last as long as two to three months with a stubborn, older cat. So be patient with your feline companion. Try to remember that water isn’t something felines are innately 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 not willing or is just not in the mood using the toilet. You can simply put the pan back again on the toilet seat and the cat can re-learn to take the toilet again pretty quickly. The advantages of toilet Training your cat are plentiful.