How To Toilet Train A Cat In A Few Easy Steps
Learning how to toilet train a cat isn’t hard as long as you know exactly what to do. Here are a few simple steps for your to follow so you can learn how to toilet train your cat fast.
- Your first step is to gradually move your cat’s litter box into the bathroom. You can move your cat’s litter box inch by inch until the litter box is directly up against the toilet.
- Next, gradually raise the litter box up by placing phone books (or something sturdier) under it. Repeat this daily until the litter box is of equal height to the toilet. You may need to secure the litter box to the phone books or whatever it’s sitting on so that it doesn’t move when the cat jumps on to it.
- Now you need to continue to move the box over inch by inch until the litter box is onto the seat. Continue gradually decreasing the amount of litter in the box until there is only a thin layer (less than 1 inch) of it left.
- Now, replace the litter box with a “training box”. You have a few different options here, but the important thing to remember is to make sure that the “training box” can hold your cat’s weight if they step or jump onto it. The Kitty Whiz trainer is very cheaply made of the thinnest plastic. Cats will tend to want to stand in the litter when they are first learning to transfer to toilet training. Here are our suggestions for making a kitty training box.
- Lift the toilet seat and tape a piece of wax paper over the hole so that the toilet looks like a drum. Lower the seat over the wax paper. Add flushable litter.
- Lift the toilet seat and tape a aluminum pan to the edges. Put the seat down so that it holds the bowl in place. Add flushable litter.
- Use a commercial training device, sold specifically for this purpose. We recommend CitiKitty Cat Toilet Training Kit
, CatGenie-Self Washing, Self Flushing Cat Box
is an effective and easy to use system.
If you’re using wax paper or an aluminum pan, cut a hole about one inch in diameter in the center and gradually increase the size of the hole until it is almost gone. If you’re using a training seat, remove the rings, one at time. This is done to gradually get the cat used to urinating or defecating into water. Simultaneously, no matter which method you’re using, reduce the amount of litter so that there is no litter when the paper, bowl, or device is removed.
Tips On How To Toilet Train A Cat
- If your cat refuses to use the toilet after you’ve cut the hole to reveal the water, try cutting the hole at the edge of the wax paper/aluminum pan instead. If you are using an aluminum pan, roll up the edge of the piece you just cut to create a wall (or “dam”) to prevent too much litter from falling into the hole.
- If when you remove the “training box” the cat seems confused, try sprinkling a little flushable litter into the water to spark his or her memory.
- Always wait until the cat is comfortable with a setup before changing it. If you rush the cat, this will not work, and you are more likely to have accidents. Don’t ever try to force a cat to do anything that it does not want to do. For example, you should never have to pick up the cat and put it in the litter box or on the “training box”. If you must show or force a cat to do something, you’ve moved too quickly from one stage to the next. Go back to square one.
- This will most likey not work with indoor/outdoor cats, as they will probably just learn to hold it rather than deal with this drama.
- This will work best if you are home full-time for the duration of the training time.
- Flush the toilet after your cat urinates as some cats are shy to defecate onto urine.
- Clean the litter in your training box after each use and sprinkle some catnip in the clean litter.
- Reward your cat with a treat after a successful toilet experience to reinforce a good job well done.
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