Someone can not even admit the thought that they will have to share with the kitten such an intimate subject as a toilet bowl. However, most cat lovers will be very pleased with this "neighborhood", because if a kitten goes to the toilet on the toilet, the owner automatically eliminates the problem of daily cleaning of the tray, buying filler, and the problem of unpleasant odor. Therefore, for sure, the idea of how to accustom the cat to the toilet, came to the mind of many masters.
In order to accustom the kitten to the toilet, it can take an average of 10 days to a whole month. However, here everything depends on the personal characteristics of the animal. Some cats are accustomed to the toilet only a week, while another animal can learn new ways of managing the need for several months. However, the method of accustoming the kitten to the toilet is really there and is very effective. Only one hundred owners managed to accustom their pets to such a very convenient way of managing the need.
Teaching to the toilet: the main requirements
First of all, please note that it is impossible to accustom a too small kitten to the toilet, since it is not yet able to master the entire "program". The ideal age for training is 3-12 months. It is quite real to teach to go to the toilet on the toilet and already an adult animal, but this may require a little more time and patience.
Before you start to learn the kitten to the toilet, you must be sure that it is already fully accustomed to the tray. To this, the dwell time must be the obligatory and the only place of necessity. Therefore, if your pet is not yet accustomed to it, begin teaching to the toilet bowl of nonsense.
The tray must be located very close to the cunitazu. If he is in another place, then you need to move it as close as possible. If the animal is hard at getting used to any changes, then it is necessary to move the litter to the toilet, gradually, so that the kitten does not begin to foul in the corners. In any case, you can start training only when the tray is next to the sounatase and the kitten always goes to the toilet exactly there. All training can be divided into three main stages.
Stage number 1. Raise the tray to the level of the toilet
The duration of this stage will directly depend on the anthropic one. The average duration of the first period of study is 7-20 days, sometimes the period may be longer. During this period, you need to gradually raise the lining to the level of the toilet, so that the kitten is used to correcting the need for height. Gradually put logs and newspapers under the tray so that it rises higher.
It is necessary that the day the height increased by an average of 2-3 cm. This will be virtually unnoticeable for the kitten. Your goal - to raise the tray to the level of the toilet seat, and do it so that the kitten continues to walk into it in need and not be frightened of such changes. If the pet begins to protest, then slow down and slow the "lifting" of the tray a bit.
In this period it is important to be patient and not to try to get the kitten to get used to jump into the tray standing on the dais with force. Remember that the animal should do everything only voluntarily, otherwise there will not be any sense of going away.
Stage number 2. Acquaintance of a cat with a toilet bowl
Once you lift the tray to the level of the toilet, you can proceed to the second stage. It's the simplest and shortest - you just need to make sure that the kitten is used to the kind of toilet bowl. All this action usually takes no more than 3-4 days. Give at this time your pet to satisfy the curiosity and fully explore a new unfamiliar subject. Do not drive it and do not limit it in movements.
During this period it is very important that the kitten does not frighten anything, so remove all that can fall or rumble away from the toilet. It is desirable to even remove the lid from the toilet bowl, or open it so that it does not accidentally fall and frighten the little researcher . The toilet bowl should always stand with the lid lifted during the study so that the animal can better familiarize with it. Also, do not let the water in the toilet bowl with the kitten, otherwise it can scare him. Remember that if the kitten is frightened, then it is unlikely that later he will want to study this subject and even more so go there later on need. When your favorite is used to the kind of toilet, you can proceed to the final and most relevant third stage.
Stage number 3. Accustoming the cat to the toilet
So, now your kitten is not afraid of a toilet bowl and can quietly jump over it when it pleases. It's time to start moving the toilet bowl. All this is also done gradually. First move the tray so that 1/3 of it is on the toilet, and the remaining 2/3 on the newspapers. Let the cub get used to this situation. After a couple of days, move the tray so that already half of it is above the toilet, and the remaining half - on the gas.
If all this cat reacts quite calmly and continues to be guided in the proper place, then finally move the tray completely nauchnitaz. At the same time, fix it so that it does not swing or rattling. For this, you can use an ordinary double-sided tape. Do not forget to remove the newspapers, otherwise the pet can easily use them as a toilet.
Now you need to wean the kitten from the tray and make it start to go to the toilet on the toilet. To do this, seal the tray with adhesive tape or tape so that the cat can not climb into it. At the same time, it is not necessary to remove it yet. Simply push the tray so that there is a small gap between the rim of the toilet bowl, where the animal could have recovered in need. Having become accustomed to going to the toilet in this place, a cat that will not have access to the tray, will certainly use the toilet.
You can go and a little different way. Tray in this case is taken for good, and hide it as far as possible, so that the kitten can not detect it. Then, having jumped on the toilet bowl as usual and without finding a tamper tray, your pet will probably make the right decision and will do his own tasks where necessary.
What problems can arise?
Sometimes it happens that already at the last final stage, when there is an accustoming to the toilet and excommunication from the tray, problems may arise. Of course, the enthusiastic master often does not wait for this, and when the cat suddenly refuses to use the toilet for the intended purposes, a feeling of panic appears. Really, so many days of training have passed in vain? You should not worry, you just need to change tactics.
Return the cat tray to the toilet, but cut a hole in its bottom. First it must be a small hole, then gradually the hole needs to be made more and more, and so on until the tray is not left alone. All this time the tray should be fixed on the toilet. This method, of course, longer than the previous ones, but it always works. Therefore, before you accustom your cat to the toilet, we advise you to stock up on patience. But your work will be rewarded, because you no longer have to regularly clean the tray and buy a filler for it. And the problem of an unpleasant smell in the apartment will be solved.