NWR: cat using a toilet?

Kim84m · October 2009

hello ladies. I posted this on the nest but didn't get much a response. Fi and I are moving into a condo at the end of the month, and I want a kitten, but I've never had one before (just dogs) and have been looking online to get all the information i need to train a kitten, and to get all the supplies i will need, and I saw supplies to train a cat to use a human toilet. is this for real? do any of your cats use the toilet? is it safe?

meganjane86 · October 2009

If I ever left the bathroom door open my cats would play in the toilet water, eventually fall in, and then eat alllll the used qtips in the bathroom. They're really gross. I'm sure someone somewhere has done this before, but I couldn't imagine it... just use a litter box, they're not that bad. By the way, I hope you're getting your kitten from a shelter!!!! (check my bio!)

PharmJen · October 2009

Jinxy cat, Jinxy cat, where are you?? = )

Kim84m · October 2009

yea, falling in the toilet would be what I'm scared of. I work from home so I'd be around to watch it alot, but most saturdays FI and I are both gone at least 12 hours. (which is why I'm opting for a cat vs dog) I dont know where I want to get the cat from. I've been reading up on breeders hoping that way I'd know more about the cats personality?? I dont really know what's better. I just know I want a cuddly and affectionate cat. Is there something about cats in your bio? im cant find it.

LaRositaMonita · October 2009

PharmJen...took the words out of my mouth!

Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49jKeGyUCJE

Kim84m · October 2009

lol. Heather, thanks for sharing the video. thats hilarious.

QTsgirl522 · October 2009

Hi Kim. I actually tried this and it didn't work. I have 2 cats and they started out using it (basically it's this thing that sits over your toilet with flushable litter and you gradually make the hole in the center bigger. My one cat started going on the floor so we went back to the litter box.

jessicah628 · October 2009

First of all, I'm pretty sure that you didn't need to clarify NWR on this one. Just sayin'.You should probably try the pets board on The Nest. They're crazy, but if anyone has an answer, they will.[url]http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/4110115/ShowForum.aspx[/url]

bkallen · October 2009

I'm usre people do it- but since I only have one bathroom, just the idea of having cat hair all over the toilet seat- or if I walked into the bathroom to use it and walked in on the cat-- I don't know, somehow the idea creeped me out.If you look in the classifieds and try PetFinder.com (that's where I found mine) you should be able to find a kitten that is coming from a litter trained cat. The mother will train the kittens to use the litter box. I went to the person's house to pick up my kitten and was able to go inside and see that it was a very clean home with an obvioulsy trained mother. I never had to do anything to train my kitten to use the litter, I just showed her where it was and never had an issue.

Kim84m · October 2009

QTsgirl- does that mean you got one of the cats successfully to do it? I'm glad I'm not the only one that's thought about it. jessica- yes, as I stated, I tried thenest board, and I only got two responses, both of which told me it's not good for the waste processing plants. bkallen- thank you. I'm not too worried about litter training a kitten, I just found the toilet thing very odd, and wanted to know if anyone has tried it.

Lalanav · October 2009

I've never done it, but I've seen youtube videos that are supposedly tutorials for teaching your cat to do it. I imagine it's perfectly safe; even if a cat falls into the toilet, it's not going to drown, it'll jump out really quickly. And it won't get flushed down the toilet - unless you go over and flush it while the cat's in there, and unless it's a really, really young kitten, it'll be too small. I imagine it's too much of a hassle, though, and I'd hate to have to dedicate a toilet to the cat during the training process (because it's a matter of weaning it off the litter, and then slowly getting it used to just going on the toilet, so it can take a couple of weeks I think). As for getting a cuddly, affection kitten, reading up on breeds isn't really going to do much. Cats are by nature solitary creatures; affection is a learned trait, so your best bet is to get a really young kitten so that you can pet it and shower it with affection at an early age, so it'll come to love you and be really affectionate as it gets older. I highly, highly recommend adopting from a shelter rather than buying from a breeder; there are SO many kittens out there that are just abandoned in the streets and die from exposure. If you're anywhere near Center City, try going to the PAWS shelter on 2nd and Arch - that's where I got my 2 kittens at 6 weeks old. They were spayed/neutered and microchipped as part of the adoption fee ($45 for the 2 in a buy 1-get 1 free type deal, since they required us to take 2 as they were brother/sister and were so young). The people there are really great, and are doing great work.

thatmuseumbride · October 2009

One of my good friends did the cat toilet-training thing. It worked for a good while, until they went away for a week and the cat got used to the litter box again while staying with one of their friends. I'd say it may be worth a shot to try, but as long as the litter box is kept clean, I don't think you will have too much of a problem.

Kim84m · October 2009

lalanav- when i was reading up on the breeds they claim that certain breeds are naturally more affectionate, or more independent. i dont know how true it is, i know that with dogs it can be true to an extent, but at the end of the day each dog tends to have its own personality. which leans me more towards the shelter, but we also want to be sure to get a very healthy kitten. We definately want a very young kitten though, as my ex found three kittens in a dumpster a few years ago, and the shelter wouldnt even take them they were in such bad condition, two died immediately, and the survivor we bottle fed back to life. that was the best most affectionate cat ever, and i chalk that up to it thinking i was its mother. but I have no idea what happened to that cat now and it's not worth talking to my ex to find out. okay- i think you just convinced me to get a shelter kitten. its crazy the things some people do to animals.

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