| I tried with my two and my previous roomie tried with her one. The experiences
we had are as follows:
With mine, Becky got to be pretty good, as long as the plastic was
there - she never quite mastered the art of putting her back feet on the
seat along with her front feet. As a result, every time she'd pee, she'd
get wet feet. Joshua, on the other hand, never quite got used to the absence
of litter. He'd rebel by going in my plants, on the carpet in my bedroom,
wherever he knew I would notice. Josh is also one of those kitties who likes
to do some very extensive litter rearranging every time he goes. The lack
of litter really annoyed him.
Rudy was one of those indoor/outdoor cats. He hated the idea of
not being able to bury his piles, and couldn't cope with the sound of splashing
water.
We both tried while our cats were young - under one year. We both
kept trying for several months. I wish you more luck with your kitty - it
sure would be nice to not have to carry bag after bag of kitty litter up
three flights of stairs......
Kathy
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| My neighbor tried the potty with her cat, and it didn't work all that well,
most cats really do need the litter, it's instinct for them to cover their
do-dos. Also he was afraid of the water and falling in, especially after it
happened once then he associated it with a very negative experience(falling
in the toilet.) PLus it means you must keep the toilet lid up all the time,
even when there's company over which can be a surprise for a guest when they
walk in the bathroom, especially if they've had anything to drink. Or if
you have personal items stored on or above the toilet, someone they always
seem to fall in. So after hearing her experiences with toilet training, I
never ventured to try it. Plust I don't imagine you could do it with a small
kitten, there's no way to keep them from falling in, so by the time they are
large enough, I would think they would be set in their ways.
Well, if you try it, Good Luck!
Denise
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| I tried the "kitty whiz" potty trainer too. Everything was going great,
until I took the plastic form with the litter away. My cat still tried to
use the toilet, but the first time she had to poop, the splash from the water
came up and hit her in the backside. It scared her so badly she fell halfway
into the toilet and then scampered out of the bathroom. After that I couldn't
get her to go near the bathroom, let alone the toilet, for quite awhile.
Sounds like other people have had similar dissapointing, though humorous
experiences. It's probably worth a try, I'd love to know if anyone has real
success with it. Good Luck!
Molly
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