Comments on: toilet training kitty: silly or ingenious? http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/ where people who love their homes click Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:37:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jenny http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-256148 jenny Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:56:26 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-256148 i'm currently toilet training my cat using the litter kwitter. take a look at my blog. i post entries almost daily and i have photos and videos too. so far we are doing very well. http://www.freewebs.com/myhellokitten i’m currently toilet training my cat using the litter kwitter. take a look at my blog. i post entries almost daily and i have photos and videos too. so far we are doing very well.

http://www.freewebs.com/myhellokitten

]]> By: Ernie http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-184318 Ernie Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:49:17 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-184318 Apparently this is a doable thing, as there is books out about this. Apparently this is a doable thing, as there is books out about this.

]]> By: Chris http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-119388 Chris Fri, 17 Aug 2007 18:01:50 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-119388 I have trained my two cats to do this. It is worth all the effort. I have trained my two cats to do this.

It is worth all the effort.

]]> By: Daly http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-88135 Daly Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:00:28 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-88135 Years ago, I potty trained my cat with just plastic wrap (lift the seat, cover toilet with plastic wrap, place a small scoop (1 cup or less) of litter at the center of the plastic wrap, put down the seat). My cat used the toilet on the first try. He scratched at the litter, his nail broke the saran wrap, the litter fell into the toilet, he turned around on the seat and did #2. I have two young cats now (under a year old) and tried to train the older one using the same method. She sat ON the plastic wrap and broke through the plastic wrap. It was a mess and she was startled so I stopped the potty training immediately for fear that she would shy away from the toilet due to this experience. I decided to get the kit and it arrived in the mail today. We'll see if my cats have any success but I am willing to give it a try in hopes of never needing to scoop the toilet. Some things I've learned through my research on potty training a cat: Use flushable litter Gradually move the litter box closer to the toilet Potty training success seems to increase, the younger the cat is Wish me luck! Years ago, I potty trained my cat with just plastic wrap (lift the seat, cover toilet with plastic wrap, place a small scoop (1 cup or less) of litter at the center of the plastic wrap, put down the seat). My cat used the toilet on the first try. He scratched at the litter, his nail broke the saran wrap, the litter fell into the toilet, he turned around on the seat and did #2.

I have two young cats now (under a year old) and tried to train the older one using the same method. She sat ON the plastic wrap and broke through the plastic wrap. It was a mess and she was startled so I stopped the potty training immediately for fear that she would shy away from the toilet due to this experience.

I decided to get the kit and it arrived in the mail today. We’ll see if my cats have any success but I am willing to give it a try in hopes of never needing to scoop the toilet.

Some things I’ve learned through my research on potty training a cat:
Use flushable litter
Gradually move the litter box closer to the toilet
Potty training success seems to increase, the younger the cat is

Wish me luck!

]]> By: mod*mom http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-71129 mod*mom Tue, 22 May 2007 07:48:52 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-71129 i mean he trained our cat himself with a metal bowl he lined with a plastic grocer bag + he cut a hole in the center of the bowl + just kept making the hole bigger until it was a circle + then he removed it. the cat liked scratching at the noisy grocery bag in place of kitty litter. you don't need a store bought kit. i mean he trained our cat himself with a metal bowl he lined with a plastic grocer bag + he cut a hole in the center of the bowl + just kept making the hole bigger until it was a circle + then he removed it. the cat liked scratching at the noisy grocery bag in place of kitty litter. you don’t need a store bought kit.

]]> By: m http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-71126 m Tue, 22 May 2007 07:47:00 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-71126 my husband trained our cat + it's wonderful my husband trained our cat + it’s wonderful

]]> By: Chris Howard http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-70856 Chris Howard Mon, 21 May 2007 17:19:05 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-70856 My husband and I managed to toilet train two cats. Don't let the "there is no mess" party line fool ya. Cats are not people, they do not always directly center their business over the toilet itself. I spent a lot of time cleaning up the seat, the lid and sometimes even the side of the toilet. I most definitely would NOT recommend doing this if you have to share a toilet with the cat. It's just gross. After about two years of being toilet trained, one of our cats simply refused to use the toilet any more, and after about of month of having to clean up his mess on the carpet, I gave in and got them a litter box. I have never seen kitties so happy! They were so overjoyed to see their long lost litterbox that they quite literally dug all the litter out of it on it's first use. Long story short, it's just not worth it. The cat's don't really like using the toilet, and you more or less are going to have to give up that toilet to them. On the plus side, toilet trained cats do lead to a lot less odor. My husband and I managed to toilet train two cats. Don’t let the “there is no mess” party line fool ya. Cats are not people, they do not always directly center their business over the toilet itself. I spent a lot of time cleaning up the seat, the lid and sometimes even the side of the toilet. I most definitely would NOT recommend doing this if you have to share a toilet with the cat. It’s just gross.

After about two years of being toilet trained, one of our cats simply refused to use the toilet any more, and after about of month of having to clean up his mess on the carpet, I gave in and got them a litter box. I have never seen kitties so happy! They were so overjoyed to see their long lost litterbox that they quite literally dug all the litter out of it on it’s first use.

Long story short, it’s just not worth it. The cat’s don’t really like using the toilet, and you more or less are going to have to give up that toilet to them. On the plus side, toilet trained cats do lead to a lot less odor.

]]> By: eric http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-70179 eric Sat, 19 May 2007 18:59:46 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-70179 i tried this with my two cats and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. i have never had to clean so much and my cats were not pleased with the loss of their litter box. i tried this with my two cats and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. i have never had to clean so much and my cats were not pleased with the loss of their litter box.

]]> By: Kitty http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-69333 Kitty Thu, 17 May 2007 23:04:48 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-69333 I tried this with my kitty. It almost worked, but then I moved and he started using moving boxes as litter pans. I gave up, but always wished I stuck with it. I put a clear plastic bowl under the lid with litter in it and he got used to that for a while. Then I started decreasing the amount of litter in there until it was just the bowl with holes in the bottom so he could get used to the sound of his stuff hitting the water. I was days away from taking the bowl away, but then the move happened. Rats. I tried this with my kitty. It almost worked, but then I moved and he started using moving boxes as litter pans. I gave up, but always wished I stuck with it. I put a clear plastic bowl under the lid with litter in it and he got used to that for a while. Then I started decreasing the amount of litter in there until it was just the bowl with holes in the bottom so he could get used to the sound of his stuff hitting the water. I was days away from taking the bowl away, but then the move happened. Rats.

]]> By: kt http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-68968 kt Thu, 17 May 2007 06:07:49 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/16/toilet-training-kitty-silly-or-ingenius/#comment-68968 Unless the cat flushes, this seems like it would be even more gross than a litter box. Litter is designed to absorb smell. Standing water is not. Unless the cat flushes, this seems like it would be even more gross than a litter box. Litter is designed to absorb smell. Standing water is not.

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