I am about to start toilet train my cat using the citikitty system (it should be here end of this week) I wanted to know if anyone had any advice about training.
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I have used citikitty since July. I followed their instructions step by step. Half a ring only after kitty has had no accidents for an entire week. Things citikitty doesn't tell you: kitty can hate the toilet so much that she holds it until she absolutely has to go, and this behavior can cause cystitis (a generic term for inflammation of the bladder) that lead to the formation of struvite crystals in her urine. If you see her squatting over the toilet but not peeing, you should get her checked out by a vet. It's extra serious for boy cats since they have long narrow urethrae that can get totally blocked by crystals.
My vet says a normal kitten should pee twice a day and poop once or twice a day. You can check for toilet avoidance behavior against this schedule.
Now kitty is on a prescription food for a month, and I get to take her in another urine lab test. Total vet bill for this whole mess: $200.
I'm not giving up though. I'll try again, super super slow after she gets better. Just a warning that the schedule advertised by citikitty may be too fast for your kitty.
I hope you have better luck than I have. I'm so jealous of those who have been successful. %26lt;sigh>
i remember the days when cats used a litter box..
are gonna also try to teach them to talk?
Use a litter box.
Use it yourself first, then put the cat in it
Hi there.the most important thing in training is to have an enormous amount of patience as kitties sometimes will have setbacks while learning toilet training. Every cat learns at a different pace so if you are training them on the same toilet go at the pace of the cat who's slower to catch on before graduating onto the next level. Toilet training takes anywhere between 2 - 12 months on average to learn depending on the cat's inclination. Kittens learn easier than a cat who's been used to a litterbox for a couple years or longer.
Consider joining the free Yahoo Group Feline Toilet Training: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/felin. . There are 240 members here and everyone helps one another with support as well as suggestions. Here's the group description:
This group is for people who are trying to train their cat(s) to use the toilet. This group is not moderated for content and people are free to post what they may. You enter this group at your own risk and there may be some graphic descriptions that are not suitable for young children.
Never consider doing it.My sister told me there was a cat that was and wanted to use it the same time she was in there.
It's not a good thing to do.Just use a litterbox,it will use the outdoor one too.
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