How to Toilet Train Your Cat

The first step is to have the cats regular litter box in the bathroom, this will help the cat understand what room it is suppose to go to for bathroom breaks.

Some lucky owners have reported their cat spontaneously learning this skill all on their own, but unless you are so lucky, there are training kits available for purchase. The kit consists of a shallow bowl you put in the toilet. Fill it with flushable litter (in case of spills you do not want a clumping litter in your toilet).

Pick your cat up and show it where the litter now is. Remove the regular litter box. If your cat is a small kitten you will have to make a step for it to get up, and always remember to keep the tray in the toilet bowl until he or she is big enough to stand on the rim of the toilet seat.

When your kitty is consistently using the tray you can use less and less litter in it, thus reducing the cats ability to dig in the litter itself. Finally remove the tray altogether, so the cat goes directly into the toilet bowl itself.

Photo from Wikipedia user: Reward, cats name Panther.

Advantages of having a Toilet trained cat

Less work on the owners behalf.

No risk of toxoplasmosis, a parasite that rarely effects unborn fetuses of pregnant woman.

Great savings on the expense of cat litter.

Because of no litter, it is more environmentally friendly.

No litter box odors.

Disadvantages of having a toilet trained cat

Might not be practical as an only solution in multiple cat households, as occasionally cats guard their litter area. Also if some cats do not know the system, you still need to rely on litter boxes.

Owners might miss early signs of health problems, which may show up as changes in the stool, or odor in urine.

In homes where the bathroom door is kept shut, or can be shut accidentally, it is not a good system.

Cats, for the most part, cannot flush.