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Cat Forum / General Topics / March 2004Toilet training cats: Equipment needed?
My kitties are 7 months old and I would like to toilet train them so that they use our commode. They are well trained in using the litter box. My question is "what are some of the things I should purchase to facilitate this training?". I understand the process, but I would like to know if there are some "ready made" items that would make this process possible. Also, I am interested in hearing the experiences of some of you who have tried this. Thanks, Al Kondo Don't do it. http://community.webtv.net/zuzu22/toilettraining Megan  Signature"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray > Don't do it. > http://community.webtv.net/zuzu22/toilettraining > > Megan I've seen some type of contraption that is similar to one of those rings they have for small children. Heaven help the kitty if someone forgets to put it back on the seat after they use it though. I had to rescue one of my cats. I found her panic stricken, spread eagle, slowly sliding down the porcelain toward the water. She was in there for a drink and slipped. We keep the lid shut all the time now. W >>Don't do it. >>http://community.webtv.net/zuzu22/toilettraining [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > W has anybody tried simply cutting a hole in the toilet seat top ? (<g> or a toilet seat top with an itty-bitty toilet seat top in the middle which the cat can open <g>)[1]. I have a cat that pees down the house drain in the basement, I don't think there's any built-in "has to be sand/gravel" compunction in the cat, more a "just ditch it". Pat [1] I've been on the internet *far* too long today > My kitties are 7 months old and I would like to toilet train them so > that they use our commode. They are well trained in using the litter [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks, Al Kondo Please don't do this. It simply isn't "natural" for a cat. They can't get in the correct position, there is always the danger that the cat could slip and fall down into the commode, and you will not be able to properly monitor urine output (and thus may fail to detect health problems). (Note: This same message appeared in health+behav, but it was posted separately instead of cross-posting. It is usually better to cross-post in cases like this so that all replies will be listed together.) MaryL > My kitties are 7 months old and I would like to toilet train them so > that they use our commode. Cats don't do the "train" thing. Seriously. It's a union thing. >They are well trained in using the litter > box. That's *not* training; even baby kittens new to solid food will (after a couple days which you spend wandering around the house with a mop) start using a litterbox (or the kids' sandbox, or a large flowerpot, etc.), naturally; it's an instinctual behaviour. >My question is "what are some of the things I should purchase > to facilitate this training?". I understand the process, but I > would like to know if there are some "ready made" items that would > make this process possible. It's a cute parlor trick, it really is, but: -Why do you want to make your cat try to balance on the seat rim while answering the call of nature? -Are you going to wait in line behind the cats? -Do you expect the cats to wait til your done? -Do you actually want to sit there after kitty's finished? -You have two cats; cats like to play; how much of your time do you want to spend washing your cat after his buddy has pushed/scared him into the toilet bowl. -How much time each day do you want to spend cleaning the bathroom. Last but far from least in my books: if you wander into the bathroom in the middle of the night, not quite awake ... (this scenario plays differently for men and women, but the results are not something you want to deal with at all, much less at 2am) >Also, I am interested in hearing the > experiences of some of you who have tried this. > > Thanks, Al Kondo I was honestly considering trying this with my cats by just cutting a hole in the toilet lid (and arranging a mechanism so the lid stays down), but MaryL brings up a very good point: you can't tell if the cat's peeing too much (a symptom of some common diseases) Pat you'd never get them to flush anyways, and if you did, you'd never get them to stop >> My kitties are 7 months old and I would like to toilet train them so >> that they use our commode. > >Cats don't do the "train" thing. Seriously. It's a union thing. I beg to differ on the 'cats don't do the train thing'. While I don't think the OP should try and toilet train his cats for reasons of health and safety, cats most certainly do train. My cats are clicker trained, and have ~20 behaviours, including classic obedience (come, sit, down, stay, etc), stupid tricks (speak, high-five, etc), and ICAT agility behaviours ( over hurdles, catwalks, through hoops, etc). Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid > Orchid > See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage > Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid Very pretty, indeed! Is their fur coarse ? Pat >> Orchid >> See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage >> Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid > >Very pretty, indeed! Is their fur coarse ? Nope -- it's very soft and silky. Actually, more satiny feeling because they have very tight coats. Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid > I was honestly considering trying this with my cats by just cutting a > hole in the toilet lid (and arranging a mechanism so the lid stays > down), but MaryL brings up a very good point: you can't tell if the > cat's peeing too much (a symptom of some common diseases) OR: you also can't tell if the cat's peeing too *little* (very dangerous). MaryL > Pat | Pat | you'd never get them to flush anyways, I beg your pardon, Micky flushes the toilet so often that I had to put something there to stop him. | and if you did, you'd never get | them to stop Yes, exactly LOL Carola |
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