How to teach a kitten to the toilet?

With the appearance of a small fluffy kitten in your house, along with joy and affection, care comes, because a living being is always a responsibility, and at first the kitten needs also special care, education, almost the same as a small child. One of the very first questions that falls on the shoulders of freshly baked owners of a fluffy lump of wool - how to teach a kitten to the toilet? It is necessary to act right from the very beginning, setting the rules of the toilet once and for all, to make life easier not only for your pet, but for yourself.

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How to teach the kitten to the toilet in the apartment?

As soon as the little kitten has appeared at your home, take care of the arrangement of his toilet. First of all, you need to solve the following questions to accustom the kitten to the toilet:

1. Where can I find a place for toilet placement?
2. How to choose the correct tray and filler?
3. How to keep clean and hygienic in a safe place?

So that you do not make mistakes, while accustoming the fluffy pet to the toilet, we will answer all the questions ourselves.

Place for toilet tray

This is a very important point, since the container should be in an absolutely safe and cozy place. The little pet is already very frightened, excited in the first days of staying in the new house, and if during the examination of the tray on the head of the kitten some things from the closet or shampoos from the shelf sprinkle, then in the future no assurances that it is absolutely safe will not help -the kid will never go to the tray.

In addition, the toilet seat should be accessible to the kitten and at the same time hidden from prying eyes. Ideal option - toilet and bathroom.

Important! In case the floor in the room is tiled, then place a small rug under the toilet so that the pot does not slip.

Tray

The toilet for the kitten must be stable and with low sides, for example 5-7 cm, so that the baby can safely climb and get out of the pot. The bottom of the pan should be flat, so the pot will be more stable and will not fidget over the surface, during use.

Types

There is a total view of the tray:

• Open, deep with boards.
• Open, shallow with removable mesh.
• Closed with automatic door.

Rules for choosing

To explain to an animal where its toilet, the appearance of the tray does not matter. It is necessary to push off from other factors, namely:

• Open trays, as a rule, are more preferable both to owners and their pets. The main thing here is modern design. In addition, the higher the side, the less "waste" will be around the pot.
• Trays with mesh are perfect for pressed sawdust. The excrement is removed by a sovochkom, and the swelled up sawdust is shaken off in the bottom part of a pot.
• In a closed tray, the animal will not scatter the filler on the sides and will not be able to pass by. However, it is likely that the kitten will not know how to use the door. Another drawback - inside the tray are concentrated unpleasant odors - over time they impregnate the animal's hair.
  

Materials

In regard to the material for the tray, it must be plastic, because:

• wooden pot is unhygienic - it can not be washed, the material retains the smell of cat excrement, which neither the pet nor you will like;
• enameled trays are cold, besides, they oxidize and clatter - the kitten can be frightened by the rumble of the enamel tray and hate it.
• aluminum, iron and tin, in contact with urine, will also be oxidized, in addition, evaporation from the tray can cause poisoning in the animal.

Important! For cat litter, you can not use cardboard and boxes from anything.

The popular version of

Favorite among buyers is an ordinary plastic toilet with a top insertion part - a mesh. As a litter in such a pot, a loose soil is used. Using such a toilet, your pet not only does not soak up the paws, but also does not disperse the filler throughout the room, with active feces burying.

Filler

If you bought a kitten from a breeder, then be sure to ask what pot was in the pot. Maybe the former masters were accustomed to torn newspapers in the tray, then your granulated filler will not be perceived by the pet as a toilet.

Without filler - is it worth it?

You can, of course, do not use the mixture for the pet pot at all, but purchase a tray with a mesh to accustom the kitten to the toilet. But:

• first kitten will be unpleasant to stand on wet plastic, as a result - the toilet will be in your boot, dry and soft;
• secondly, not all cats love this pot, because for them to bury the traces of stool - this is a sacred thing.

Sand and newspapers - the traditional version of

The worst options are sand and old newspapers:

• Sand very quickly gets wet, retains its smell and is not economical, as they will have to stock up for the winter. In addition, wet sand sticks to the legs of the animal and is carried around the house.
• The newspaper or paper does not completely mask the smell and quickly absorbs moisture, so it often has to be changed, and the toilet is constantly washed.
  

Special fillers

The most convenient material for filling the tray is a special primer. It is abundantly sold in all pet stores, supermarkets and at a price is quite affordable. The soil absorbs moisture well, forming lumps that are easily removed from the pot. In addition, the filler allows your pet to carefully and zealously dig in its excrement. Therefore, it will be easier for you to accustom a kitten to the toilet.

There are the following types:

• Compressors.
• Absorbent.
• Granulated wood.
• Granulated mineral.
• Silicone gel.

Tips:

1. Do not choose mixtures from pressed sawdust for fluffy cats, as they stick to shaggy legs.
2. When buying filler, pay attention to the smell. Many manufacturers add fragrances to their taste, which often do not match the taste of animals. If the kitten does not like the smell in the tray, then he completely refuses such a toilet until you replace the filler.
3. The ideal option for small animals is, perhaps, a crumbling mixture. In comparison with silicone gel, such a tool is of low cost and very economical, perfectly absorbs odors, and most importantly - it is harmless, even if suddenly a kitten or an adult cat will want to try.

Important! If you do not fit any of the options for a cat toilet, then there is a spare option - a bio-toilet. This is ideal for those owners who are not at home for a long time or do not want to clean up the tray often.

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How to teach a monthly kitten to the tray?

When you first saw the tray, a small unintelligent, of course, does not understand what kind of device it is. Your task is very lucid and easy to explain to him. The main thing - be consistent, calm and benevolent, trying to accustom a kitten to the toilet.

Important! The cat's body is designed so that the urge to enter the toilet occurs immediately after sleep or after eating. Therefore, as a small child, feed the pet by the clock and put it in the pot immediately after feeding, so that the kitten develops a reflex - food, heaviness in the bladder and intestines, which means it's time in the tray.

If you are aiming to painlessly accustom a kitten to the toilet in the apartment, follow these rules:

1. Take the kitten to the pot right after sleeping and after eating.
2. Do not let the pet out of the toilet until it's done.
3. Periodically bring the animal to the tray so that the pet is accustomed to the smell of the filler.
4. In order not to wait until the kitten wants to cope with his need, put the animal inside the container and massage his tummy. Such actions will contribute to the desire of the baby to be relieved more quickly.
5. If a small kitten gets out of the tray without doing its own thing, then watch it for a while. If you want to go to the toilet again, bring the animal to the pot.
6. Get a special mixture for the kittens, which is completely safe, even for internal use.
7. If you notice that the kitten does not dig sand, then sit down beside it and dig it, showing him an example.
8. Be sure to praise your pet, if he did the right thing, you can treat him with a delicacy.
9. Do not remove the tray immediately after the feces of the baby, let the smell stick to the surface of the tray. So you can quickly accustom the kitten to the toilet, because the animal will attract its smell.
10. Regularly monitor the cleanliness of the tray. If the kitten first went to the toilet, and then began to ignore, the problem may be that the pot is not cleaned often enough. Remember that cats are very fastidious animals and will not visit a dirty tray.
11. Do not let the kitten on the bed until he learns to properly walk on his need in the designated place.
12. Do not wash the tray with strong smelling detergents, as a sharp smell may not please the kitten, and he refuses to do his deeds in places that smell unpleasant.
13. Do not try to comb or wash the kitten immediately after you go to the bathroom, so as not to scare. Even if the baby is dirty, wait half an hour, then wash it.

Important! If you live in a private house, it makes sense to accustom a kitten to the toilet in the yard. Bring the animal out onto the street as soon as necessary. But if you plan to keep the animal in the cold months at home, then we recommend first to teach the kitten to the tray, and then take it out to the yard. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to explain to a grown-up kitten why he needs to go to this toilet.

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How to accustom a kitten to the toilet quickly?

If you have a very small kitten, then for quick accustoming to the toilet in the apartment, take a few steps.

Step 1 - limit the space of the cat

Make a baby's wall with a nest or box for the baby. Here the pet will sleep, eat and cope with poverty. Place the selected tray type next to the bed.

Choose the right filler, for example, clay. Such material is safe for babies. In addition, many animals take clay for medicinal purposes as an adsorbent.

Step 2 - watch closely the animal

In the early days, stay for the baby mom and watch the pet. As soon as the kid starts to fuss and bridge, quickly react and put the pet on the pot.

Step 3 - remove the puddles next to the tray immediately

If the pet "missed" and made a deal near the tray, then soak the napkin in a puddle and put it in the tray. Cats are well guided by the smell - the next time, your pet will not miss.

Step 4 - remove the fence in a couple of weeks

Once the kitten has finally established a walking skill in the tray, remove the obstruction. Tray transfer to a quiet, secluded place, but accessible to the kitten. Usually, the place for the needs of the pet is selected once and for all, so observe its behavior and choose the place that will satisfy it in all parameters.

If you took a nestling into the house, then most likely you were aware of the measure of responsibility. So be patient and remember that only tenderness, love, understanding and forgiveness will bear fruit, both in science and in education. Treat the baby as a small friend, and the harmony, understanding in the relationship with the animal you will retain for many years.