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Is Toilet Training Right for Your Cat?: 10 Factors to Consider

What if I told you that you would never have to clean the litter box again if you toilet trained your cat? Toilet training your cat in and of itself is not particularly hard, it is a bit time consuming but so is cleaning the litter box every day. It sounds like a pretty sweet deal. Yet if you were to walk into a room full of cat owners and ask them their opinion on toilet training you would get many impassioned answers from “yes, it's fantastic and I will never go back to litter boxes!” to “it is unethical and I would never toilet train my cat!” to “I tried to but my cat scratched up my toilet!”.

The Cat Who Cried for Help

Cats that avoid the litter box are much more likely to be relinquished to shelters or dumped on the street. Many of these cats are abandoned as the first option because cat guardians don’t realize how simple it can be to solve these issues. If a cat is avoiding their litter box, it’s not spite, it’s stress.

SOS! Emergency Preparedness for Cats

Nobody plans to have an emergency, but everyone should plan for emergencies. This is especially true if a cat is part of your family. Cats can be difficult to deal with in crisis scenarios, so you should do your best to prepare for the worst. Here are several steps that you can take to give your cat the best chance possible to stay safe and sound in the event of an emergency.