Can I toilet train my 4 cats w/ only 1 toilet in the house?

Question

We are probably spending over $100 a month in litter. We have only 1 toilet and it's very close to the wall and the vanity and we could never fit a litter box next to it. My cats are pretty young, 5 yrs, 2 yrs, 18 mo, and 1 yr. Would it still be possible?

Answer 1

OMG  I have three cats  and they use one litter box  and there perfectly fine ,I clean it out every day  and they don't go through litter that fast..I only probably buy 2 big ones a month it's a 28 lb. tub by SCOOP AWAY..it's probably like $9.00 .so I help  this helps..I'm not share you can teach a cat how to use a toliet but,it could be possible you never know..                 GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Answer 2

Yes. It is possible. It will be unpleasant for your family for about 2 weeks. I know, I only have 1 toilet too! I know this sounds crazy...but go get another toilet....get the cheapest one at Lowe's is $78 (which is less than a month of litter - Save the receipt - they might take it back since it won't be hooked up). This does not have to be hooked up and you are only using it as a prop until they get the hang of it. Put is somewhere then follow these instructions: http://www.ehow.com/how_2046944_toilet-t...

OR use this:  http://www.citikitty.com/

Answer 3

i've never done it but i think u have to have the box close to the toilet and slowing move it up until it's level w/ the toilet and then put it in the toilet and then take it away.  how bad do u want them to learn this trick?  and the 5 yrs won't go for it.  

Answer 4

why would you want to force your poor cats to do something so unnatural.  it's not fair to your cats to do that to them.

Answer 5

ummm....can you actually TRAIN a cat to use a toilet???  I mean if it saves money, yeah, but I have never actually KNOWN it being done, except for the tv shows, which you know is BS.  But hey, whatever works...I do agree though that it is very un natural...and I think I would freak out if I saw a cat using a toilet!  lmao

Good Luck with whatever you deside to do....have you ever just scooped your litter?  What kind are you buying?  We use that Tidy Cats crystals and use 2 bags a month, sometimes less....which is $6 a bag.  so that is $12 a month.  even with double the cats, that would only be $24 a month-instead of $100...maybe you need to use a different type of litter...I dont know the whole situation though.

Good Luck with it all though!