Potty Train Your Cat
October 24, 2009 by
Filed under Cat Care
On hearing about it, training your cat to use the toilet may seem to be an impossible task. Believe it or not cat potty training is actually a reality. Although it can take time, you can successfully train your cat to use the toilet.
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. Cats generally follow the instinct of scratching and covering the urine and feces; so an essential part of cat potty training is to stop this instinct.
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. This has the effect of the cat thinking it is still using a litter box, until it is familiar with the toilet.
Therefore your cat will also get used to the toilet seat while using this new litter box. If you want to further facilitate training, you could fit a small pail under the toilet seat.
For those with an extra bathroom, the water here could be switched off and this room dedicated to training the cat. As the cat