Ok to me it's impossible to potty train a cat as much as finding unicorns! I admire those who master it!
So tell me how do you potty train your cat so it'd poop and pee in the litter box without going anywhere else? Can you teach an older cat that? Very specific tips and how you did it please! Very much appreciated!
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Believe it or not - cats CAN be taught to use the toilet.
It takes TIME and PATIENCE - usually more than the average person can devote to such a task. It also will often require the use of a special fitted seat that fits over the larger seat - while kitty trains. Also - keep in mind that without special rigging, or additional training - kitty won't likely flush.
And - cats have a natural instinct to root and dig, in order to bury what they have left behind. A special rug with higher pile, set down on the floor next to the toilet may satisfy this urge.
Because of the rooting and digging, it is much simpler to train a cat to use the litter box. The box should be filled approximately 2 inches deep with litter. Place kitty in the box, gently grasp his paw, and guide it through the litter in a 'digging' motion. Let him get a feel for the litter. Do this a few times - but don't force him to stay in the box. It helps if kitty is left alone in a smaller room with the litter box until he learns to use it. The bathroom often works best for this.
Keep the box clean by scooping it daily. Cats do not like to use a box that is overloaded with pee and poo. Not to mention the smell in your home from accumulated use.
Younger cats (primarily weaned kittens) have a better chance of being trained - as older cats are harder to deviate from what they are used to.
If your cat is accepting of change like that and smart enough, he'll do it. We actually bought a kit that fit over the toilet and eased the cat into going in the potty. It's just a plastic cover with a bit of a dip in it to hold a little litter. Start with litter in it so he knows where to go. Then, you cut a small hole in the middle so the litter and the waste goes into the water. Make the hole bigger after a few days. Not too long after that, the cat will get the message that he needs to go in the potty and stand on the seat. And then, all you need to do is teach him how to flush!
I'm actually in the middle of potty training my two cats. We bought a kit called "Citi Kitty" on the internet. (I think some pet stores have it too) It's a tray that sits on the toilet. You put litter in it and then after a while you cut a hole in it, and then that hole gradually gets bigger and bigger until it's just the opening to the toilet. Our cats have had some accidents, but who doesn't when they're potty training? We have two more levels of opening the gap to go. I haven't had to scoop a litter box in months! I highly recommend it.
Establish your cats digestive time lapse between bowel movements then place the cat in the litter box when you are pretty sure that the cat is ready to go. Be sure that the litter box is cleaned after each use and that it is of a large size to accommodate the cat. If the box is too small the cat will not use it. If the box is really dirty the cat will not use it.
I used a large black plastic cement mixing tub that you can find at Home Depot and filled it half way to the top with litter. Each time my cat used it I would use a large slotted spoon to removed the clumps of bad stuff.
you have to keep taking it to the litter box every couple of hours dont move box from room to room you will only confuse them do not keep litter box by food or water dishes or they will go on floor better to keep in seperate rooms
Put your litter box in a place thats queit and easy to get to. Then show them where the litter box is and put them in it. Take their paw and make them dig in it. Turn them around and make them swat in the hole they just dug. and make poop sounds I know it sounds crazy but it always worked on the first try with me. and I just keep placing them in the litter box several times a day and see if they use it. I watch them too to see if try to go somewhere else if they look like their going too I run them to the litter box. Once they use the first time they always go back. My mom trained her cat to use the toilet I don't how she did it but she got the pictures to prove it.
Everyone I know who owns a cat has had different ways to get their cat to use the box one is training pads if you have a kitten next to the litter box and you don't really have train older cats since they get set in their ways so training them is rather difficult it's easier to nip that in the bud when you have kittens because you can instill in them things they'll carry into adulthood.
Is the litter you are using scented. Maybe trying a different type or brand of litter. Pick uip your cat several times a day and place him in the litter box so the cat will get used to the litter box. Also, give your cat a treat and some extra attention when he/she does use the litter box and no treat when he/she does not.
I never trained my cats they just knew to go to the box. I got one of my cats when he was only a baby and he knew to go to the litter box.
If you go to www.littlebigcat.com Dr. Jean Hovfe has four articles on "Litterbox Secret". That should cover about everything you might need to know.
Good luck!
You need to scratch their feet in the littler box. Anytime you get up and think about it you need to do it. It will get your cat use to scratching there. It worked with all of my cats.
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