The Easy Way to Litter Box Train Your Cat

During my college years, I managed to have a cat or two or three. I never took the time to teach the darn things to use a litter box, which probably explains why they crapped all over my apartment. Not a nice thing -- especially when you walk around barefoot all the time.

But I digress. You gotta hand it to cats. Unlike dogs and small children -- a cat actually knows instinctively that it should bury its waste in soft, diggable material such as that found in a litter box. So in a sense, 'ol Mother Nature has already helped you get the entire littler-box training process started. (and for the record, I'm convinced that dog's just instinctively know to stick their nose in your crotch).

Anyway, just because the cat has the instincts to bury its waste doesn't mean it has the actually street smarts to use the liter box in your house or wherever you happen to put it. Whether you are dealing with a young kitten that is still learning proper bathroom etiquette or an older cat who has decided it doesn't want to use the litter box any more and roam free - there are certainly things you can do to encourage faithful litter box use.

According to www.perfectpaws.com, the first thing you may want to do -- and this s especially true when dealing with a kitten -- is to have scheduled feeding times throughout the day. If anything -- this will let YOU know when your kitten needs to go to the restroom.

Secretsofcats.com points out that it's much easier to predict when a kitten is going to start looking for a place to rid itself because kittens typically need to relieve themselves anywhere from 5 to 25 minutes after eating. As the cat gets older, bathroom time will be harder to predict -- but through careful and persistent observation you will be able to pick up a trend. And trust me - you'll want to do this because the alternative is finding cat poop all over your house.