Best Methods For Toilet Training Cats

If you have just got a new kitten or cat that it is important that they become house trained as you do not want to constantly be cleaning up after them. The most important aspect is where they will do their business. It is important to try to stop them from leaving litter around the house as early as you can as it can become habitual for them once their scent is ingrained into your carpet or floorboards. Cat faeces and urine can also create bacterial infections if it is left unnoticed. The solution is the process of litter training or toilet training cats.

Teaching your cat to use the toilet is a concept that has been popular for many years. As the number of people having cats has increased with more of us living an urban life so has the importance of good cat training.

The main principle involves starting the training slowly in incremental steps. If you try to push them too fast then you are less likely to be successful. It is not possible to simply stick your cat on the toilet and expect them to use it, this would probably traumatize the cat and have the opposite effect. It requires time and patience to train them.

It is usually best to first get your kitten or cat to use a litter tray. This is easier and will get them use to having a fixed place to relieve themselves. This should be placed somewhere out of the way where nobody will trip over it and the cat can have some privacy. It should not be in the same place as where you cat sleeps or eats or where the smells can cause attention.

Once they start using the litter try you can move it into the bathroom and keep it there for a while so they get used to the location. Remember that a cat will only use a place as a toilet if it is convenient and somewhere that they will not be disturbed. Sometimes it may be best to move the tray halfway between the old location and the bathroom if at first they do not take to the bathroom.

After they have started to use the tray in the bathroom on a regular basis you can then place it on a box or a pile of old newspapers so that it is the same height as the toilet seat. Again you can do this in stages if your cat is slow to respond.

The next step involves replacing the litter tray with a litter pan that can fit under the actual toilet seat. This should be filled with the same litter as was in the tray. At first your cat may not want to jump on top of this new object so they may need a little coaxing. After they have got accustomed to this new pan you can begin to remove it, making sure that your cat continues to use the toilet.

Remember that once the cat is toilet trained they will expect to have the seat down, try not to leave it up!