Toilet Training Kittens

Toilet training your cat is easily done. There are a few exceptions. There are cats who just won’t, because they don’t want to. Cats are relatively easy to toilet train – most of the time.

However, there is always the exception to the rule, the little kitty rebel who refuses to conform to the structure of society, albeit it is a severely limited society consisting of you, the rest of the family, other pets and the house that you share with your cat.

A battle of stubbornness with your cat is possible to win, but it takes time and work.

There is a positive side to a stubborn cat. Cats are naturally driven to eliminate in the same area all the time. So, as a smart cat owner you will be able to use this fact to make them litter box free, and toilet trained. That’s right no more litter box cleaning, or smell. This also makes it so your cat is less likely to venture elsewhere.

Cats can be very creative. They may turn your couch into a litter box, your dirty laundry or even your basket of clean laundry. Once that bad habit starts it is very difficult to undo it and retrain the cat to go in his or her own litter box, but with a cat that is toilet trained, you have very little risk of this backsliding happening.

It is recommended that you toilet train your cat when it is a kitten, however, it is very possible to train an adult cat. You start by putting kitty in a kennel while sleeping at night, and right when they are able to leave the kennel in the morning, take them directly to the litter box, and place them in it.

Then, do this every time they eat a meal, nap, or you can see them sniffing for a place to do their business.

After your cat uses the litter box even one time, they are drawn to the idea of using it again. This is because they are drawn to the scent. You must start with the litter box training first, then you are able to move to toilet training. Now begin propping up the litter box two inches a day, until it is the same height as the toilet.

You will also have to be trained as well because from now on you will need to keep the toilet lid up and the toilet seat down as well as leaving the door open. This way the cat grows accustomed to maneuvering around the open toilet. By the time the litter box has been raised to the level of the toilet, the cat is probably jumping onto the toilet to access the litter box. How quickly you go through this stage and get through toilet training them is highly dependent upon the cat.

Move the litter box over the toilet for a few days until the cat gets used to this then remove the litter box altogether. Some cats go straight to the toilet from there, but you may need to add a stage.

Use a metal mixing bowl with a little litter and place it under the toilet seat. As the cat uses the “bowl” keep an eye on her. Begin placing her feet in the proper places (outside of the bowl and on the seat area) and praise her when she does it properly. Soon they will be using the toilet on their own.