How to toilet train your cat
Toilet training your cat can be very rewarding and most that are litter box trained are able to learn this. They learned to use the litter box so they can learn to use a toilet. If your cat can use the toilet like a human does, there will be no more smelly, dusty litter box to clean!
A cat’s instinct is to bury their waste under dirt or sand but also likes to please its owner and can learn new ways if taught correctly. Wait until your cat is six months old because younger kittens might lack the ability to balance properly.
The most important thing to bear in mind is that you have to teach the cat in a serious of logical steps, drawing his focus gradually from the litter box to the toilet.
Move the litter box next to the toilet to get him accustomed to associating the bathroom with doing his business. Put some thick books or phone directories under it, to get him used to having to jump up. Make sure the box is stable because if the cat jumps up and it spills, he isn’t going to want to jump up again. This process can take days or weeks, depending whether your cat seems happy about it.
When your cat can do this, you can place the litter tray directly on the toilet. Alternative find an aluminum mixing bowl which fits snugly into the toilet bowl. Don’t use a plastic bowl. It might not be sturdy enough and a bowl tipping over, spilling litter all over the place will scare your cat! Make sure you use flushable litter because some will have to go down the toilet.
Gradually reduce the amount of litter in the bowl and make a small hole in it. Increase the hole slightly every couple of days and reduce the amount of litter in there. After a while you will have a bowl with a large hole in it and no litter.
After a couple of weeks, remove the tray. The cat should now be able to use the toilet.
A few points to remember:
” You cannot rush this - depending on the cat, it might take weeks or months to get them comfortable with using the toilet.
” Remember to leave the toilet lid up and the seat down!
” If you have two toilets in your house, try to have one for the cat and one for the humans.
” While your cat is learning to use the toilet, give him cat treats when he does it right, so he knows you are pleased.
If all this is done correctly, the smell of cat litter will be a thing of the past and your cat will be fully toilet trained for years to come.
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