If you have ever had a cat you will know very well that cats are somewhat hard to train in the sense that they are a bit less attentive than dogs. However, cats are open to being show where they can explore new things.


The first time you bring your kitten or cat into your home you might be a bit nervous as to whether the cat will go to the bathroom on the floor or on your favorite piece of furniture.

You need not worry. Cats are extremely clean animals and it's not in their nature to go to the bathroom just anywhere. In fact, they will want to use the litter box.

To "train" them it's really quite simple. The first thing you'll have to do is set up your litter box in a quiet area of your home where the cat will have some privacy. This can be in a bathroom, small closet or laundry room.

Next you'll have to fill the box with litter. I recommend at least two inches as cats really like to dig. If you don't put enough litter they'll end up going to the bathroom on the bottom of the box which can be harder to clean.

Now it's time to introduce kitty to her box. Whether she's a small kitten or grown rescue cat the steps are more or less the same.


Place her in the box. Let her sniff the cat litter. These animals have extremely sensitive noses. They'll instinctively know that this is the place to go to the bathroom. If you have a kitten she might want to play in it. That's okay - just let her have fun in the box and she'll figure out what to do.

Now that the cat is using her kitty litter box it's important that you keep it clean. Cats are like humans. If you go into a public restroom and look in a stall and it's dirty would you use it? No. Well, cats are the same.

You should scoop the waste out of your cat's litter box about once a day. I do it every morning when I wake up. Your cat will love you for it. If you don't have time to clean the box or you find the task annoying you may consider buying an automatic cat litter. Modern self-cleaning kitty litter boxes are extremely easy to use and require very little maintenance.

I hope you've found these cat litter training tips useful and look forward to seeing you again soon!

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