Typically when an indoor cat needs to do its business, a litter box is used. But, believe it or not cat owners, there is an alternative. That alternative is your toilet.
Now, why would you want to start toilet training cats ? First, consider that cats can be trained to use the toilet. They are pretty smart animals and receptive to learning new behaviors, including toilet training. Beside that however, there are some important advantages to toilet training your cat.
The first advantage to toilet training cats is the savings on cat litter. Cat litter averages about $15 for a 25 lb bag. The average life expectancy of a cat is about 14 years. So by toilet training your cat you save about $180 per year or $2520 over the lifetime of your cat.
Once you have toilet trained your cat, you can say goodbye to the smell of cat urine and feces forever. When cat urine mixes with the litter, it produces an ammonia smell that can be nauseating. Now mix that in with fecal matter and the smell is absolutely overpowering.
Toilet training cats is a more hygienic alternative. When a litter box sits with waste over a period of time, bacteria will grow. This is not only dangerous for the cat , it is also dangerous for every member of the household. Very often litter will lodge in between the cat’s toes. Before you know it your cat has left a trail of bacteria all through your house.
Toilet training cats is environmentally friendly. Over 2 million tons of traditional cat litter are dumped into landfills in the United States every year. Traditional cat litter is not biodegradable. Biodegradable cat litter is much more expensive.
Finally, once your cat is properly toilet trained, you will never have to spend time on dealing with a litter box again.
Now that you know some of the advantages, what are the steps you should take to toilet training your cat? For more information go to www.squidoo.com/toilet_training_cats
