If someone told you that you could train a cat to use the toilet, you wouldn’t believe it. Shocking as it may seem, potty training a cat can be done. Don’t expect anything to happen overnight; you need time and patience, wherein you will be successful in training your cat.
The reason it is possible to train cats is because they are intelligent animals. While humans behavior is based more on habit, a cat depends on instinct. A cat’s normal instinct is to scratch and cover the feces and urine so it is important to get them to stop this behavior for successful training..
You can choose from a number of different products available for potty training your cat. In order for cats to continue using litter, most of these products are supplied with inserts which you can place in the toilet. The insert will seem like a litter box to the cat while it is training and becoming familiar with this new method.
Consequently, your cat has to get used to using the toilet seat while defecating. If you want to further facilitate training, you could fit a small pail under the toilet seat.
If you wanted, you could turn off the water in your spare bathroom and then you could train your cat solely in this room. As the cat’s training improves, the water can be turned back on. When the cat becomes accustomed to the new insert, the next step is to put a hole in the bottom of it.
The next step is to then make the hole bigger and bigger as training advances and to reduce the amount of litter used. Eventually, it will get used to doing its business without the use of cat litter, and this is when you have completed your toilet training your cat.
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