The Task of Toilet Training a Cat is not Different From That of a Toddler

Training a toddler to use the toilet is hard enough think about toilet training your cat! There are many books that have been written on this particular subject. Earlier times when people actually lived in houses that had gardens you would find that cats go into the garden and do their potty right in the garden soil and then cover it up with more soil. However, times have changed now and more people are living in apartments where there are no gardens for the cats to use and it is very difficult toilet training a cat.

Now that you have a cat in your apartment and would like to toilet train it. Just imagine how you would go about it. You could buy books where they teach you how to toilet train your cat. But most of the advice that is given in those books simply do not work on all cats.

Each cat has its own unique personality and what works for one cat need not work for another. Normally in homes we have what is called the litter box where the cat goes and eases it self. But the litter box can get smelly too and the whole smell can pervade the house causing an unpleasant experience especially to guests.

But to toilet train your cat you must first make your cat use the litter box. Slowly as time goes by you can get your cat toilet trained easily with a little bit of patience. Begin by keeping the litter box all over the room and slowly move the litter box to the toilet area.

Once the cat is aware that it has to use the litter box it will begin to look for the litter box to ease itself, so in a matter of time it will also come to the toilet. This is a good way of toilet training a cat.

As you move the litter box close to the toilet seat make sure that you also trim the sides of the litter box. Next place the litter box on the toilet seat and allow the cat to go up to the litter box. Allow the cat to be comfortable with the box on the toilet seat.

Next make a small hole in the center of the litter box and allow the cat to get used to this also. Slowly the cat will get used to the hole in the litter box. The last step is to cut out the brims of the litter box fully, leave only the flat cardboard on the toilet seat, and watch your cat.

Once the cat has learnt to balance it self nicely on the toilet seat you will find that he has learnt to use the toilet all by itself and you can pride yourself that you have been successful in toilet training a cat.

You can read books written by many people on toilet training a cat and also look up the internet for articles written by many people who have toilet trained their cats successfully.