Monday, January 26, 2009

Toilet Training the Cats - Day One

Well today's the day. I love cats but hate cat boxes. I have 4 cats and I don't plan on spending the rest of my life cleaning out boxes. Caspian has been doing it all this time, but he isn't going to live here all his life.

So I watched a few YouTube videos (I love the Internet) and think I can do this my own way. We shall see. Ariadne really needs to go, she is trying to get back to where we used to keep the cat box, but she can't (I've taped it all up) They have all seen where the box is at, (inside the toilet). I've cleaned everything really good so now it is a matter of wills.

They have to go sometime, at the moment they are all holding it, they keep drinking water though. Who will be the first?

This may be a nightmare or the smartest thing I have ever done, we shall see. Do you wanna take bets?

1 comment:

sgerbic said...

Today it has been 4 weeks and a day. So far they all pee in the toilet every time. No litter box just right into the bowl. Now we just have to be consistent with the other.

This isn't for the light-hearted, you have to be consistent. And you can't be angry when they make mistakes, as is common at this stage. I spend nearly all my spare time living with them in the kitchen/bathroom/breezeway that we are enclosed in. Thankfully my computer is here and so are all my school books.

From the videos I've watched, this can take 5 to 8 weeks, we have made real progress and are almost done. 3 cats will be quite an achievement. I purchased one more litter bag but I haven't opened it up yet. I hope to donate the entire bag to the shelter in a few weeks.