litter kwitter

**donnad** · 11th July 2013, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by AFK_Matrix

Wow have never heard of anything like this at all!! Will be keeping track of your progress as this sounds fab!! I am a little confused what you would do if you had 2 MC's though? Do you have to have 2 loos or something or do they use the same rings?

Well, I think they would use the same loo, when I had two cats they both used the same litter box. It may even be easier if one cat is trained, a kitten may learn by example? The goal is to eventually have no ring and they just hop up and do their business. I have heard you can teach them to flush, but I do not think that is a good idea. I think my little monster would flush for fun, she loves to watch the water and stick her paws in if she can.

**AFK_Matrix** · 11th July 2013, 03:47 PM

Yeah that sounds sensible about the cats sharing the rings. So do you have to empty the ring with no hole quite frequently as it does seem quite shallow? As I will be at work and only popping back to feed the kittens at lunch I am a little worried they'll have an accident if the ring is full.

Oh and I will have 2 kittens doing this when I get them lol so double trouble eeek!! I might buy 2 kits though as I do have an upstairs and a downstairs loo which might help matters. I will keep an eye on your progress and read up on the kit some more.

Thanks

**KimAZ** · 11th July 2013, 04:59 PM

The flushing, while convenient, could be a problem. Here is Baxter in action when he was a kitten. YouTube. Hope the link works.

**donnad** · 11th July 2013, 11:29 PM

AFK
You wait until the kittens are spayed or neutered before you start training. I always kept her litter box in the bathroom so she was already used to doing her business in that room. The first ring is solid, the second one has a hole and the third one has a bigger hole. When you are done you no longer use any ring and they poo on the loo. It has taken a lot longer than they said but whatever all good!

**AFK_Matrix** · 11th July 2013, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by KimAZ

The flushing, while convenient, could be a problem. Here is Baxter in action when he was a kitten. YouTube. Hope the link works.

Can't seem to see the video donnad

**donnad** · 12th July 2013, 01:07 AM

AFK, I believe that was Kim's video and I could not see it either :(
but try this one!
Potty Train Your Cat with Litter Kwitter - YouTube

**KimAZ** · 12th July 2013, 03:48 AM

I am iPad challenged. Maybe this link will work.

Maine Coon kittens exploring the bathroom - YouTube

**donnad** · 12th July 2013, 01:15 PM

Kim, Thanks, that is so cool! I want one for Miss Ginger, although I am afraid Bentley would try and rescue her from the tent

**Tweet** · 15th July 2013, 10:38 AM

Well done! What a huge amount of patience you must possess! Although, I think this success speaks volumes about your Coon's intelligence. They are so smart!

Unfortunately, I know I do not possess your superhuman patience and with only one toilet in my apartment I know I am too lazy to switch it out for human use whilst training. Doesn't stop me from being envious!

**donnad** · 15th July 2013, 05:07 PM

I am home all day so Miss Ginger's box is always clean. Besides having dogs that eat poop is also incentive to keep a clean litter box. I think she really only poos twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. I think if you clean the litter at lunch and before you go to bed it will always stay clean. The liquid is a little more problematic. I use blue buffalo flushing litter and when she pees I clean it with tp and flush it. The solid ring hold enough litter for most doodies haha anyways. It really is not a big deal to change it, I have a gate on the bathroom door that is way more annoying than the litter kwitter. I did discover not to set the ring on the tub edge when I use the loo, because Ginger will jump on it every time. We all just pop it on the sink and use the loo no biggie. I think she gets joy out of watching me jump up and have litter in my shoes the little monster. I am using the last ring during the day and so far she loves pushing litter into the toilet, go figure. But if I get her trained the OH says I can have a boy kitten =^..^= mow