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Is your cat toilet trained?

depglass — Fri, 15 May 2020 13:26:49 GMT

Here I am wandering around Amazon looking for a wood grain toilet seat. Of course I'm reading the reviews because buying one of these is more detailed than I ever imagined. I stumbled on this question from someone toilet training their cat. She needed a flat surface so the cat would have good footing and not slip. I was laughing so hard I didn't bother to check for answers. So, is this practice more common than I thought?

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NickNack — Fri, 15 May 2020 14:06:17 GMT

I can't imagine toilet training a cat. It wouldn't be natural for them to not bury their urine and feces. I don't mind scooping the litter box every day.

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Sooner — Fri, 15 May 2020 14:22:04 GMT

Our Siamese cat trained herself. She would always run to the bathroom with us. You could NOT get in there without her no matter how you tried. She would sit in front of you and stare at you.

One day there she was, sitting on the seat p'ing in the water. She would scratch around the rim of the toilet seat and hop down, satisfied with herself. We did not teach her. She did that but used the litter box as well.

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depglass — Fri, 15 May 2020 15:56:50 GMT

Oops, I forgot we had a pet forum. Sooner has a genius cat.

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qualitygal — Fri, 15 May 2020 16:03:23 GMT

I've seen pictures, but never knew a cat who could do that.

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hckynut — Fri, 15 May 2020 16:40:07 GMT

@depglass

Well! We have been owned by more than 30 felines, but toilet trained? Never tried and doubt I would be successful. They all know where to do their thing(all indoor only), but like men, occasionally their aim is a little off.

=^..^=

hckynut🏒

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qualitygal — Fri, 15 May 2020 17:38:37 GMT

LOL @hckynut

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patbz — Sat, 16 May 2020 02:38:58 GMT

Many years ago I had friend who toilet trainer her cat. It was very strange (when visiting overnite) to wake up to cat business in toilet. I think the cat was Siamese.

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songbird — Fri, 15 May 2020 17:43:27 GMT

Nope. The only "trick" she does, is she flicks the light switch on and off. She hops up on the desk. The switch on eye level to her and she just does it. She started doing it by herself. Uses her paw.

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Tessa Mendoza — Fri, 15 May 2020 17:53:32 GMT

The only thing my cat does on the toilet is drink from it.

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ECBG — Fri, 15 May 2020 18:18:58 GMT

@Sooner wrote:
Our Siamese cat trained herself. She would always run to the bathroom with us. You could NOT get in there without her no matter how you tried. She would sit in front of you and stare at you.

One day there she was, sitting on the seat p'ing in the water. She would scratch around the rim of the toilet seat and hop down, satisfied with herself. We did not teach her. She did that but used the litter box as well.

@Sooner THAT is amazing! I had heard Siamese cats were smart!

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Anonymous032819 — Fri, 15 May 2020 19:45:16 GMT

When I was in high school, we had a cat that would pee right over the drain in the bathtub.

We did not train him to do that.

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denisemb — Sat, 16 May 2020 13:22:15 GMT

Anything ANY of my cats did was of their own free will, usually against my wishes.

Although my DH kinda sorta taught our Millie cat her "Gryffindor" trick.

He always left one of his bucket hats on the entryway half-wall to wear to get the mail. If he walked near there, Millie'd jump up and step into the hat. So he'd say "Gryffindor!" and make a big to-do about her. Got to be automatic. It WAS cute.

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Sooner — Sat, 16 May 2020 15:59:43 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
@Sooner wrote:
Our Siamese cat trained herself. She would always run to the bathroom with us. You could NOT get in there without her no matter how you tried. She would sit in front of you and stare at you.

One day there she was, sitting on the seat p'ing in the water. She would scratch around the rim of the toilet seat and hop down, satisfied with herself. We did not teach her. She did that but used the litter box as well.
@Sooner THAT is amazing! I had heard Siamese cats were smart!

That cat came from a whole line of brilliant but, shall we say, Ill tempered?, ancestors? This cat was a female, and was about or under 12 weeks old when we got the sweet angel--who promptly chased the dog under the dining room table. My dad called it Top Cat, and soon we all referred to it as "he."

It terrorized the neighborhood dogs and a few people. It turned the clock radio off immediately if the buzzer came on, flying through the house to swat the sleep lever; teased my mother unmercifully; ruled the hillside; walked under the horses but was never stepped on; and a zillion other things I could tell.

I took it to the vet for shots one year and he was filling out the paper work and from the carrier you'd think a lion was trapped inside from the growls and shrieks, and a leg with claws out was sticking out flailing for something to tear up.

The vet shuddered and said "Whew! That is a big old MEAN tom cat." I said no, it is a spayed female and you should know that." He said "Somehow I never remember after we do the shots, and of course YOU hold the cat because it is more comfortable that way. . . " And he looked up and we both laughed. So did his 6'3 big old assistant who was 6 feet away laughing.

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TX-starlight — Sun, 17 May 2020 04:46:47 GMT

A friend of mine "inherited" an older cat from her son. She hated the mess of the littler box & asked if I thought she could train it to use the commode. She doesn't have a computer, or do anything technical. I looked on Youtube & sure enough, there was a video showing a toilet seat for cats & how to train them. She went to the pet store & talked to someone there, & bought the set up. She had that cat trained in a very short time. I don't know much about cats, but was amazed that she was able to train an older cat.

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DJP — Sun, 17 May 2020 05:01:18 GMT

Reminds me of the movie Meet the Parents with Ben Stiller. Robert DeNiro(sp) had a cat that was toilet trained. Ben Stiller accidentally flushed the cat. (Cat was ok) That movie was so funny!

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Sawn — Sun, 17 May 2020 21:44:41 GMT

Can't imagine sharing a toilet with a cat or any other animal. Blech.