Well, I figured it might be useful to show that this can actually be done. I’m posting a link to the video I uploaded of my cat Monster Gizmo (Gizmo for short) using the potty. It is very graphic and not for the faint of heart. SO if you can forgive the poor video quality (I filmed it with my phone camera) and you don’t mind seeing a cat taking a poo in action, this video is for you! Enjoy!

http://youtu.be/TNaNtIzEYDg 14 months ago

My cats are on a two week hiatus at my in-laws—we asked that they take them in and look after them while we are away on holidays. My neighbor did not want the responsibility of cleaning up litter and nor do I think she had the patience to watch them as they did their business and flush after them every 2-3 hours. I can`t blame them, its a lot of work, and my in-laws won`t put in the work either. However, they’re willing to clean up the litter and so my cats’ training will have to be on hold until we get them back. I hope using the litter won’t set them back too much and that they’ll be able to return to the toilet bowl happily and with minimum fussiness. 15 months ago

I love training animals and was bored and trying to think of something else to train either the dogs or my cat. A former classmate posted on facebook about his getting being taught how to use the toilet with a training kit he bought. I definitely want to do this especially since I just moved into an apartment where my cat can’t be going outside (it’s in the city). Should be a fun process :) 15 months ago

Why Gizmo, why!??

Despite plenty of enciuragement last night, Gizmo left me a surprise by the sida of the toilet this morning. Oh well, there’s more work to be done! 16 months ago

Both cats seem to be on board! No nasty surprises in nearly two weeks and Gizmo used the toilet to #2 all by himself today, while we were all up and about!! I’ll give this one two more weeks, and then, I dare say it’ll have been accomplished! Oh yeah!! 16 months ago

My eldest decided he would do a protest poo, upstairs in the middle of the hallway.

His first ever miss, and it was so deliberate. So I showed it to him (he was so transparently guilty) let him know I was upset. Then I did the worse thing I could ever do to him

I ignored him. For the whole day. And I told everyone in the house to do the same thing. Until he used the bathroom.

All day he kept trying to get me to acknowledge him, so ignoring was extremely difficult.

And I was overly cheerful when the two kittens kept up their new routine of using the bathrooms loo.

After his dinner I pickup him up (for once he did not try to wriggle out of my arms) and placed him on the loo. He acted like he was going to get down, then finally he did his business.

And so far, he is back on track. Boy was he glad to have his mother back to giving him love.

I was shocked at how well doing nothing works. 19 months ago

I have known about but never gave any real credit. No doubt due to the annoyance of being the only one who looks after the cats, (at least they do recognize this and I am their human looking momma) keeping the litter clean for 3 cats has proved to be a chore I loath doing.

So for me the natural progression is looking for a solution, and I have decided to give toilet training a try.

It is just way more hygienic, and I can’t wait for the final goal day to come.

I have been a good girl, I researched it up the wazoo. So I will go at their pace, not mine. I will wait till the slowest gets the groove for at the last 2 weeks to a month before I progress to the next baby step.

I am using the Litter Kwitter, as it is quality thick plastic, and with the extension kit has 5 phases. I have also learned a few tricks. Like when progressing to the next stage put the next stage on top of the last stage to progress as steady and slow as possible.

Mainly to avoid hitting a brick wall of stubborn cat.
I also got some cat yummies of fish bites, as I don’t allow them to have any fish as it lacks proper nutrition, but as cats love them i feel it would serve as a great treat for good behavior.
Also I got some enzyme cleaner both to clean the litter tray that fits on the toilet, but to also put some in the water to kill any bathroom smell what so ever.

When we got the 2 new kittens they were in the bathroom to get adjusted to the current cat, and also to get over their cold. Then after a week they were well enough, and Dar (the eldest) adjusted enough to accept them I kept the litter in the bathroom till they were old enough to use the one upstairs. I also upgraded the litter to a much larger one, with a dome for privacy. So they are already used to sharing a litter.

On saturday we hunted and bought the Litter Kwitter (petco is the only one who sells it at their physical stores, petsmart only sells them online. They don’t have the extension kit but that is fine, we ordered that online, as it will be a while before they progress past the first closed red disc.

I started first by putting the closed tray on the floor to get the cats used to it, and also to using the bathroom again. With their clay litter, I use Dr. Ensleys, and to help with the switch I did get the kitten attract.

I also took away their other litter box. It is cleaned and in the garage.

They were fine with the switch to the downstairs bathroom. Dar was overly pleased as he has been asking for a litter downstairs since it got removed. However I did get the look as to how small and shallow it was.

for half of the day it was just their clay litter, then I added the flushable litter. We got the yesterday news one, but the kittens started playing with it as it is rollable.

The next day I moved the tray to the toilet, placed the container with the litter in front of the toilet to make it more conveniant for them to access the toilet. Still with half and half, clay/paper.

That night I upped the paper, and that morning it was all paper. Always keeping an eye on them. I did notice a smell, due to the litter just being paper

I followed some advice from other users of the system to modify the red disc insert, I noticed that after I removed the clay I was getting a tad bit of pooling, yeah gross. but I did read that some people drilled holes. So I did as well, not a lot. the inner grooved got 4 holes on each corner and 4 staggered in the middle. The outer grove also received 4 holes in the corner but all near the center as I did not want a mess when I had to lift the tray to clean.

It worked it now drains to the toilet underneath, does not pool, and does not stink, As much. Paper still being paper, it did still smell. Just not as offensively.

I started to look into other flushable litters, and found crystals. figured I would give it a try, as i think it would help keep everything cleaner to assist in the training. For both the cats and I.

I did half and half news paper and crystals. They dig more with the crystals, Maybe I should put less.

So now, no odor, I just make sure to clean out immed. their other business.

So now I am progressing smoothly, still at the red closed toilet phase. But that is fine, they are getting into a new groove. Everyone still sometimes does the mad dash upstairs, announces it is potty time, I call up that it is down stairs, they rush downstairs and use the bathroom.

So far no accidents, And I make sure to clean it morning and night. I also now keep the toilet water with a bit of enzyme cleaner.

Besides the usual kitten antics, it is just fine. I figure I will be a month at this stage. I hope.

They are very tolerant of my playing with the litter ratios, in my small quest to find the right ratio.

We shall see, it is only day 4. 19 months ago

My cats had been doing everything right for the last two weeks, well, almost everything right: they21 months ago

I am proud to say that Albus now uses the toilet bowl for all of his bodily needs, although sometimes he likes to be encouraged when he unsure. Gizmo, on the other, understands that he must urinate in the bowl, and has, on occasion defecated in the bowl while we were in the bathroom with him, but at nights, when we’re not around to watch, he will still leave us unwelcome surprises either in front or by the side of the toilet bowl, and we just don’t know how to fix it. Any tips? 22 months ago

It’s been 4 days since any of the cats have had a toilet accident. Yesterday, they booth pooped with no coercion and lots if encouragement. Things are looking up and I think the cats are ready to accept this training stage 23 months ago

Oh Albus! This week had been going so well! The cats had been using the toilet (although with some encouragement) all week. But I know that Albus still would rather poop on my bed than in the toilet. I don’t understand why. I’d been good about keep the door to my bedroom closed all week, but I forget it open just a smidge today and Albus seized the opportunity. I don’t know how to make him understand that this is bad behaviour. It’s very frustrating. 23 months ago

I’ve been simultaneously trying to train both my cats to use the toilet instead of the litterbox but have had setback after setback. When one starts to get the point, the other regresses. I’m not giving up, but I’m taking a new approach and moving back nearly to the beginning steps. We’ll work this out together, I can be patient 2 years ago