No more kitty litter: This blog follows the toilet-training saga of Gizmo, a 3.5-year-old Persian cat, among other stuff. If you're wondering if an old cat can learn new tricks, you can follow her progress here.
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It’s hard to tell who is being slow about this kitty toilet-training business: me or my cat. I started to raise her litter box off the ground right next to the toilet September 29. Since that time, there have been a few “oh no, what have I gotten myself into” moments. But all in all, it’s been a pretty amazing process.
I’ve proceeded very slowly from one stage to the next. Gizmo wasn’t litter-box perfect to begin with. Surprisingly enough, she was OK with her litter box being raised to a certain point. That point: exactly 6.5 inches.
After that, a laundry basket became an all-of-sudden desirable place to pee. That was a first in her house-cat career.
In a preemptive move, I broke open the CitiKitty toilet training kit box early. Obviously, she wanted other options, so I thought I’d offer her a more preferable one to me: the toilet.
The kit sets easily on the toilet under the lid. The plastic tray is made to hold a flushable brand litter, and the kit includes a bag of what looks like cat nip to lure them in. Just sprinkle it on.
After a few days of sniffing around to scope out the new situation, she had an epiphany: “Omg, this is a litter box.” Read more »
