I don’t know if I mentioned this on here before (this week has befuzzled my brain) but Karl and I intend on toilet training Hex. As in, properly toilet training in a human toilet.
I have purchased a product especially designed to train cats to do the task, so there’s no duct taping saucepans to toilet bowls and other seemingly wacky ways of doing it like I saw on YouTube! The product is the Litter Kwitter, and basically consists of 3 rings of coloured plastic that sit inside a white seat ‘device’ on top of the normal toilet bowl.
![[img: Litter Kwitter]](https://www.jemjabella.co.uk/junk/litterkwitter.jpg)
Each ring represents a step in the process whereby the aim is to encourage your cat to pee and poop into the actual toilet, instead of having to use a litter tray. This eliminates smells, gets rid of mess and obviously has the advantage of saving the cost of litter. Now, Hex is a real digger, so if this works it’s going to save me some back-breaking sweeping!
Anyway, as the title suggests, my Litter Kwitter arrived today. We watched the DVD that comes with the pack and it’s both amusing and informative. We’ve put the normal litter tray away and started Hex on the red beginner ring (sealed) in place of his normal tray. He hasn’t used it yet, but I know he’s due in the next hour or so (I know my cat’s bowel habits?) Here’s hoping that he takes to it straight away!
I’ll update you over the next 2 months (the time it takes, apparently) on how it goes. Maybe even some pictures, if I can do it without disturbing the poor little kitty!
18 Dec at 8:41 pm
All sort of stuff they sell :P. But well in the end sounds pretty practical :D. Good luck with toilet training.
18 Dec at 8:47 pm
this is going to be what i have to do with my cats, because i have a terrible gag reflex and even the thought of animal poop makes me gag :[ let us know how it works, lol. and is the gradient in the header new, or am i just slow on the uptake?
18 Dec at 8:52 pm
You’re slow :p
18 Dec at 8:59 pm
Cats using toilets for humans? Wow, Never really seen that before.
18 Dec at 9:08 pm
Send in a video to ‘You’ve Been Framed’ afterwards!
18 Dec at 9:11 pm
That was a really random post… I miss last month :( I’m drinking tea and thinking of cats pissing……….Thanks, appreciated!
18 Dec at 9:24 pm
I’d never heard of cats doing this before Meet the Parents, but apparently, it’s not that uncommon, which is really cool. I’d like to train my dog to do that…but he’s having a hard time learning to stay, so it’s not a top priority. Although, he can sit, shake and lay down when I have food in my hand…
18 Dec at 9:35 pm
Hmm. I might do that when I move away and get a cat of my own. I’ve always wondered how to train a cat to do that.
18 Dec at 9:39 pm
That’s pretty neat. I’m too lazy to train my cat to do that. My Dad cleans out the litter box too, so I don’t really have to worry about it. I thought it was in Meet the Fockers? Both maybe…
18 Dec at 9:51 pm
I didn’t know that was possible….
18 Dec at 10:11 pm
Can’t you just let him go in other people’s gardens? :p I have to say though, the animation on the site makes it look awesome. I want to get one… :D
18 Dec at 10:57 pm
That seems so cool! I never knew they actually had all that… equipment for potty training cats :P
18 Dec at 11:45 pm
I’d love to save on litter too. I’d even more enjoy not having to carry the 15-pounds bag all the way from the grocery store. My cat loves to dig too. Actually, she digs everywhere. In her litter, outside her litter, on beds, on walls, etc.
19 Dec at 12:23 am
Ha. Enjoy watching Hex trying to scratch the heck out of his surroundings trying to cover up whatever smell there is. And don’t teach Hex to flush. Ever. Good luck.
19 Dec at 1:01 am
Lol. Toilet training for cats sounds interesting. I want one for my cats x]
19 Dec at 1:03 am
Wow, I’ll recommend it to my sister for her kitty. I’ll watch here for some more reviews.
19 Dec at 2:11 am
That’s so cute XD I hope Hex learns to use it, it would be both fun and convenient.
19 Dec at 2:19 am
how…bizzare….
19 Dec at 2:47 am
Interesting! I wish I could get my cat to pee in the toilet! LOL Best of luck!
19 Dec at 7:29 am
Never mind the sodding cat, I wish I could get my kids to use the toilet!! Jem, if this works I want help in training Jonathan with his aim :o) Hope it works for Hex.
19 Dec at 8:57 am
Heh; I totally saw this one on “The New Inventors” back before it was famous. Weird yet cool idea. On the other hand, I’ve had to fish my cat out of the loo a couple of times and -that’s- not the world’s most fun job, let me tell you. >_
19 Dec at 2:02 pm
That’s strangely fascinating … I’m intrigued!
19 Dec at 2:32 pm
That’s so wrong…
19 Dec at 4:51 pm
Heh heh… I am very interested to see how this turns out. I may try my hand at this when I get another kitten in the future. My cat is 17 years old and uses TWP litter boxes right now. She’s also got FIV, so I’m not about to try to persuade her to use a toilet. :D
19 Dec at 6:59 pm
Once you’re finished toilet training him you could possibly teach him to flush and spray deodorisers. Oh and pictures are definitely necessary – I can imagine it will look hilarious in a twisted sort of way.
19 Dec at 7:22 pm
My brother’s and his roomate have been using LitterKwitter for the past six months on and off. Seeing as their cat is both indoors and outdoors, she hasn’t gotten used to using it just yet. She’d rather go outside and do her business, and, if I’m not mistaken, she freaked out when the water jumped up her butt after pooping. (If I didn’t know better I would freak out too, I’m sure.)
19 Dec at 7:45 pm
Gook Luck, Jem. I hope it works. If it does it will save lots of time, energy & money. But I honestly don’t know if I would hold my breath.
20 Dec at 12:06 am
Gosh. My kitten’s a digger! He’s a boy, too…are male cats usually more hyper than females?
20 Dec at 2:04 am
My sociology textbook had a section devoted to toilet training cats. This system seems a heck of a lot easier than that did. Good luck with the training! Hopefully Hex will learn quickly.
20 Dec at 7:45 am
Whao, that sounds um, challenging. All the best in toilet training your kitty though! And should Hex really use the human toilet one day, please please post a pic of him sitting on the loo? :P
20 Dec at 12:43 pm
We had a cat once who would jump up and pee in the toilet of her own choice, we never even thought to teach her to use it so it was a bit of a shock coming in and seeing her sat there using the loo. When she was outside she wouldn’t pee just on the ground like any other cat either, she would find a drain and use that. I think she was dropped on her head as a kitten. Good luck getting Hex trained up :)
20 Dec at 5:48 pm
^ Debbie are you sure that was a cat? It might of been a child with a costume on….
20 Dec at 9:15 pm
I don’t have to worry about any of that cat litter toilet training mess. Why? Because I don’t own cats and I never ever will. I can’t stand cats and Bryan’s allergic.
20 Dec at 9:23 pm
This is just too hilarious. It has been hell to get my kids toilet trained that I refuse to even try with my furbrat. Besides my kids would need to ‘inspect’ the thing. Good luck. :D
27 Dec at 9:43 am
I am looking forward to see this. Love to see our cat do that… should be interesting waiting for the kitty to finish so you can go next.
13 May at 7:21 pm
wow sorry jem i just saw this how did this go for you? i have toght this many times with my cats and dogs but never did it