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June 1st, 2009 by Justin Mann

It’s not difficult to learn how to toilet train your cat if you have the patience to go through every single step. Actually, it’s rather simple. It can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. The more slowly you go through each of the requisite steps, the better the chances are that your kitty will master this new accomplishment.

You should give some serious thought to attempting cat toilet training. Toilet training your cat will save you much money, will get rid of unacceptable odors arising from the litter box, and is among the most environmentally friendly decisions you can come to. The following are a few simple steps for those who would like to give this a try.

The first thing you must do is to shift the litter box gradually so that the cat learns to do its business in a new room. Thus, you want to shift the litter box in increments. This may take you a fair bit of time, but it’s essential for your cat to figure out that the bathroom is where it now has to go to relieve itself. You can move the box an inch at a time or you can do it in smaller or bigger increments, whatever works best for your cat.

Now that the box is positioned alongside the toilet, the next move is to increase the height. Slowly build up the base so that the litter box is eventually the same height as the toilet. Before you do so, make sure that the box is tightly attached to the base. You cat will have to leap up to use it, and you don’t want it to tip over. Phonebooks and cement bricks are good options for this foundation. Once the base is level with the toilet and your kitty is used to the new arrangement, it’s time to start sliding it over nearer to the toilet, and eventually resting right on it. The entire time, you should be reducing the quantity of litter progressively so that there’s only about an inch of it remaining.

You’re now ready to move to the last step of this operation. Substitute the litter box with an aluminum pan that you fasten to the toilet. Next you’ll want to remove the litter from the tray and cut a hole in it. Gradually increase the size of the hole until all the cat is using is the toilet itself!