You Can Toilet Train Your Cat!

By Justin Mann

It's not difficult to learn how to toilet train your cat if you have the patience to go through every single step. Actually, it's rather simple. It may take only a couple of weeks or at most a few months. The more slowly you go through each of the requisite steps, the better the chances are that your kitty will master this new accomplishment.

This is certainly something you ought to at least attempt. Toilet training your cat will save you much money, will get rid of unacceptable odors arising from the litter box, and is among the most environmentally friendly decisions you can come to. The following are a few simple steps for those who would like to give this a try.

The first thing you must do is to shift the litter box gradually so that the cat learns to do its business in a new room. Thus, you want to shift the litter box in increments. This may take you a fair bit of time, but it's essential for your cat to figure out that the bathroom is where it now has to go to relieve itself. You can move the box an inch at a time or you can do it in smaller or bigger increments, whatever works best for your cat.

After the litter box is located right beside the toilet, the next step is to elevate it. Slowly build up the base so that the litter box is eventually the same height as the toilet. Make certain that when you do this that you also securely fasten the box to the base because your kitty will now have to jump in order to do its business, and you don't want to have to clean up any accidents. Phonebooks and cement bricks are good options for this foundation. After the base is at the same height as the toilet and the cat is accustomed to utilizing the box at this height, you want to shift it nearer and nearer to the toilet, and then gradually slide it over until it's on top of the toilet. The entire time, you should be reducing the quantity of litter progressively so that there's only about an inch of it remaining.

You're now ready to move to the last step of this operation. Substitute the litter box with an aluminum pan that you fasten to the toilet. Eventually, you'll get rid of the litter entirely and cut a small hole in the bottom of the tray. Gradually increase the size of the hole until all the cat is using is the toilet itself!

There are lots of reasons why you should learn how to toilet train your cat. Visit Cat Toilet Training to find out why and how you can easily teach your cat to give up its litter box and use the toilet instead!