Is it hard to potty train your cat?

Not long ago my girlfriend and I got a new kitten. One thing we were worried about is training the kitten to use the box since we rent an apartment and would love to get our security deposit back someday =) Anyway, the very first day we had her we were determined to make sure the first time she went to the bathroom we got her into the box to begin the process of training her. Everytime she showed the slightest sign she might be thinking of going to the bathroom one of us would scoop her up and put her into the box. Each time we did that she seemed to get frustrated and jumped right up. Eventually we decided to wait till she actually started to go to the bathroom and then to quickly move her into the box (as long as it was close enough). As luck would have it she started to pee a few feet from the box and my girlfriend scooped her up and put her in. Not only did she finish peeing in there, but she pooped right after too. Since then (maybe a week ago now) she has gone to her box each and every time she's had to go to the bathroom. As of yet she hasn't had one accident. This is my first cat, but I'd have to say (if you're lucky like we were) training a cat to use her box can be a very easy thing to do.

House breaking a cat is actually very easy. In fact, they are probably one of the easiest animals to train in this sense because they are very clean and hygenic animals. The best thing to do is keep placing your kitten/cat in the litter tray over and over again throughout the course of a day and it will learn very soon that this is the place it needs to be. Do expect an accident or two as the cat is learning. If the cat poos somewhere, scoop it up and put the poo in the tray and then place your cat in after and it will learn really quickly. You may find it only takes a matter of days to train your cat completely. JPx

At first I thought I was seeing things,haalucinating maybe,temperature running a little high,but then I steeled myself to read on,and Lo I see the post is completely real rofl,well its the first time that I have ever seen anything about potty training a cat!but now I have seen everything,lol.I wouldnt have thought for a moment that a cat could have ever been potty trained,but it seems im very wrong.I love cats,such really lovely little creatures,very fickle,but gorgeaous.I have a little black and white cat that comes to visit me regularly,she(I just know its a girl..dont ask how)comes and purrs and looks at me longingly,adores me with her eyes and then when she has a plateful of the most delicious cat food in front of her,im cast aside,like an old broom,she eats up and then goes back home to her warm fireside.

Training a cat is so natural. I have had many cats in my life and many times from off the streets. Cats are natural at going in the liter pan. I do know this, it takes a cat approximately 2 weeks to get used to it's surroundings. I was told this by a professional and had learned myself over the years. One thing that may help is to get a crate to keep the cat in and keep it's running around to a limited area. Do not ever put the cats food or water near the liter box because if you do, then the cat will not use it. There is also a spray on the market that can help you with training the cat or dog. All you do is spray a little on the area where you want them to go and they will go there. I really don't see any problem with training a cat and have never had a problem with this at all. They seem to know where they are supposed to go right from birth. Do not put them near plants either because this will also confuse them since it is in their blood to go to the bathroom and then scrape/ cover up what they have done, the liter is the first place they would want to go. If you put other things in the way of that liter then as I said it will confuse them and of course you will find your plants dying from the cats urine and fesis. I have always found that keeping my animals in a limited area, the food and water away from where they would go to the bathroom that it really helps in the training department. Once your cat gets used to going somewhere it shouldn't go, you might as well give up because they will continue and you really can't change it after that. Good Luck

Haha. Our cats stay outside the house. One of our cats disposes under the window of my room. It's really sickening, worse than dog poop! I know most cats are intelligent enough to know where to dispose, but we went through a lot to train this one. Sometimes it still disposes under my window. What a pain. When you see the cat is about to dispose in a place where you don't want it to do so, grab it immediately and put it in the right spot. That's what we did, you have to be patient to let your cat understand it, maybe it'll work on your cat. It also works on dogs.