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TOILET TRAINING KITTENS
Cats are relatively easy to toilet train - most of the time. However, there is always the exception to the rule, the little kitty rebel who refuses to conform to the structure of society, albeit it is a severely limited society consisting of you, the rest of the family, other pets and the house that you share with your cat. A battle of stubbornness with your cat is possible to win, but it takes time and work. The upside of the hard headed, independent nature, though, it that cats are also fastidious and are driven by nature to eliminate their wastes in a particular area. This instinct is what makes toilet training so appealing to cat owners. When a toilet is where the cat learns to go to eliminate his or her waste there is (gasp!) no litter box to clean! No more litter box becoming too full or smelly. It also cuts down on the possibility of the cat seeking out alternative areas for elimination. Cats can be very creative. They may turn your couch into a litter box, your dirty laundry or even your basket of clean laundry. Once that bad habit starts it is very difficult to undo it and retrain the cat to go in his or her own litter box, but with a cat that is toilet trained, you have very little risk of this backsliding happening.
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Ideally, you should toilet train your cat when it is a kitten, but it is possible to train an adult cat. You can keep it in a kennel at night and, upon taking it out of the kennel each morning, you should place it in its litter box. Other times to place it in its litter box should be just after eating, after a nap and anytime that you notice it sniffing around as if searching for a place to go. Once Kitty uses the litter box once, it will be drawn to the scent and realize that it has a purpose. Yes, start with the litter box, but keep the litter box next to the toilet. Begin slipping phone books or other items to raise it about two inches each day until it is level with the toilet. Now, it is crucial when toilet training that you as the owner stick to a few habits yourself. You have to leave the toilet lid up, the toilet seat down, and make sure to leave the bathroom door open. This makes moving around the toilet easy and accessible. When the day comes that the litter box is level with the toilet, kitty will probably be using the toilet to get to their litter box. It is important to remember to stay at a pace that your cat is comfortable with. Move the litter box over the toilet for a few days until the cat gets used to this then remove the litter box altogether. Some cats go straight to the toilet from there, but you may need to add a stage. Use a metal mixing bowl with a little litter and place it under the toilet seat. As the cat uses the "bowl" keep an eye on her. Begin placing her feet in the proper places (outside of the bowl and on the seat area) and praise her when she does it properly. Soon they will be using the toilet on their own.
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