Cat Training

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It’s not difficult to learn how to toilet train your cat if you have the patience to go through every single step. Really, it’s quite easy. It can take anywhere from a few weeks to 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.

You should give some serious thought to attempting cat toilet training. 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.

To start with, you need to begin slowly moving the litter box towards its new location so your cat doesn’t find it too much of a change. Thus, you want to shift the litter box in increments. It might take a while, but it’s the best way to teach your cat that there’s a new place where it will do its business. 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. Increase the height of the base over time until the litter box is at the same level as the toilet. Before you do so, make sure that the box is tightly attached to the base. You cat will have to leap up to use it, and you don’t want it to tip over. Heavy blocks or phonebooks work well for this purpose. Once the base is level with the toilet and your kitty is used to the new arrangement, it’s time to start sliding it over nearer to the toilet, and eventually resting right on it. The entire time, you should be reducing the quantity of litter progressively so that there’s only about an inch of it remaining.

Now it’s time to start the final phase of the process. Remove the litter box and replace it with an aluminum tray that is securely attached to the toilet. Next you’ll want to remove the litter from the tray and cut a hole in it. Slowly start to enlarge the hole, until eventually your cat is only using the toilet!