Toilet Training Your Cat in Two Quick Steps

Nearly anybody who possessed an indoor cat knows how much of a chore it is, to take care of a kitty litterbox and sanitize it every day. And so many owners of indoor cats have experienced what an even greater chore it is when the cat doesn’t use the litter box! For sure there are many among us who dream of more important things and do not care to learn more about litter box cleaning. For these kitty owners, there is good news now. Yes, believe it or not, cats can be trained, to use a real toilet. When you do the toilet training with your kitty, you will teach it in the process to go ahead and use the toilet instead of the litter box. While this sounds too good to be true, moderate your imagination a little bit with the realization that you still have to flush the toilet for your kitty.

1. Relocating Your Cat’s Litter Box

Just in case that your cat’s litter box is not already in the bathroom, you have to place it there. The box should be by the toilet on the ground for some days. After a few days you will raise your litter box up several inches using something very stable to sit under it. If you have no furniture to secure the box, you can use books if they are stacked in a stable fashion. The goal is, to reach the point where the edge of the cat litter box and the toilet bowl are even. Only then you should put a sturdy aluminum pan over the toilet bowl in a way that will support your cat without wobbling as you start the toilet training. You should put less than an inch of cat litter over the bottom of the pan.

2. Get your Kitty Accustomed to the new Toilet Seat

When you have taken away the litter box and have the cat using only the pan, you are now 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. Of course, you should cut back on the cat litter so that it doesn’t leave through the toilet. Plus, you should consider using flushable cat litter at this time. The holes are supposed to direct the kitty to put its front paws on the toilet seat when it needs to potty. After your cat has been doing this for some days, you can put holes on the opposite side of the pan so that the cat can stand completely on the toilet seat. The difficult part of the toilet training is that you have to take away the pan after your kitty has been doing this successfully for quite some time. If you have been successful with the cat toilet training, your kitty will from now on take the bathroom toilet!

One Last Info on Toilet Training your Cat

These two lessons could take as long as two or three months time with a stubborn, senior cat. So be patient with your little friend. Always remember water isn’t exactly what felines are naturally comfortable with. Don’t stop if your cat doesn’t use the toilet a couple of times in a row. Just keep your pan in case your feline friend is not willing or is momentarily not in the mood using this toilet. Put the pan back on the toilet seat and the cat can be re-trained to use the toilet again pretty quickly. The advantages of toilet training your cat are many.

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