How To Do Just About Everything
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Cats have a natural instinct to eliminate on dirt or sand, but you may have to experiment with different boxes and litter material to find the best match for your cat.
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Comments
lollipopkidz said
on 9/4/2007 I have always used this method in getting the cat to use the box consistantly, put fresh litter in the box, place the box of course in a quiet private area,then pick up the kitten/cat ,stand them in it, then take both front paws and rub them in the litter ,as if they were digging in it, do that for about 5 strocks and leave them in it , I have trained my cats that way forever and never had a mess ever (unless some clown closed the door by accident
Anonymous said
on 8/26/2006 Lucerne pellets are bio degradable, cheap and don't leave white paw prints. I also have for many years used some 10 layers of newspaper under the litter, which will make the litter last even longer!
Just try it and you'll be convinced!
Anonymous said
on 3/20/2006 Most of my cats have taken quite regularly to using a litter box. When they are brought home, the first thing to do is put them in the litter box, so they know where it is, and to let them play if that's what they want. The cat I have now, and her brother, when they were first put in the litter box, they were put in together, I still have the pictures of them sleeping in it. However, they took right to using it. Another cat however refused to use it. We found that she was half wild and was scared of people. So she would hide under the couch and couldn't go in the next room. So we put a litter box next to where she would hide; and success, she started using it.
Anonymous said
on 12/16/2005 Demonstrate. With a new kitty especially, but also with one who has strayed from the box, train her by placing her inside the litter box, holding her arms and rubbing her front paws in the litter. Even while she is looking around and squirming, she will recognize this sensation from thousands of years of evolution and know what is expected of her.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 With a lot of time and patience, a few phone books, and a metal mixing bowl sized to your toilet bowl), most cats can be trained to use the toilet. You want to start with the cat box located in the bathroom so the cat is accustomed to using this room. The whole trick is gradually moving the box closer to the toilet without disturbing the cat's patterns. If you try to rush the cat, you will most likely upset him and he will begin having accidents. When you have the box positioned next to the toilet, you are going to slowly being raising it with phone books. Again, this needs to be done slowly. I would recommend adding another phone book twice a week. If the cat shows resistance at any point, you will have to back up a step and move more slowly. Eventually, the box will be raise to the level of the toilet seat. Move the box to be halfway over the bowl (make sure it's steady, it would be quite unpleasant for the cat to get a nice cold bath). After a few days, position the box directly on top of the toilet bowl. You will next need to replace the litter box with a metal mixing bowl. The bowl needs to fit the toilet so that it will sit on the lip of the toilet bowl and drop down in (so that the seat can be put down). Place litter into the bowl and monitor your cat's toilet usage. You need to ensure that the cat is staying on the seat, not climbing down into the bowl. As the cat becomes more accustomed to positioning himself on the seat, begin reducing the amount of litter in the bowl. When your cat becomes accustomed to this, it's time to remove the bowl and sit back and relax. You'll never have to scoop the poop again! Remember to keep the lid up and the seat down (unfortunately it's harder to train men than it is to train cats).