Most cat owners take up most of their time cleaning litter boxes everyday.
Since cats love to scratch or dig in litter, the tendency is to fling the litter out of the box and onto the floor.
In addition, cats can have litter stuck in their paws, which can mess up the entire house.
As such, owners should have the patience for toilet training cats.
Toilet training cats is possible as long as cat owners follow a few simple methods.
One of the most efficient ways to toilet train cats is to move their boxes into the toilet or next to the bathroom.
The pet owner should see to it that the toilet seat is kept down while the lid is up so that their cats can get accustomed being next to an open toilet.
Cat owners can also raise the litter boxes to a higher level in the bathroom.
The boxes can be raised in a stack of magazines or newspapers or other stable items.
It is important that the litter boxes be placed in areas that are not slippery so as not to scare the cats.
Cat owners can do these steps gradually for a few weeks.
Owners would notice that their cats would first climb into the box and gradually climb higher.
The cats would most likely jump on the toilet seat prior to stepping in their litter boxes.
These are signs of progress.
When the boxes have already been raised, it is time to get a metal bowl, which would fit inside the toilet bowl and under the toilet seat.
It is important that the bowl does not slide around as the cat jumps on the seat.
It is best to use a tape or anything that would keep the bowl in place.
Next is to fill the bowl halfway with litter just like cats see in their litter boxes.
You can remove the actual litter box from the toilet.
When the cat jumps on the toilet bowl, it would see the litter bowl and probably use it for elimination.
For more efficiency in toilet training cats, the owner should reduce the amount of litter gradually and encourage their pet to stand on the toilet seat.
Cat owners can do this by moving the cat's paws onto the seat.