Oriental Shorthair Cat

　　Cats love cleanliness. It is easy to train them to relieve themselves in a fixed litter box, which must be cleaned frequently, and the bedding needs to be replaced regularly. However, even then, the smell of cat feces is strong and particularly unpleasant. Some people ask: Some house cats relieve themselves in the flush toilet, which is very enviable. So how do you train them?

　　Before training, place a plastic board (or a wooden board as a substitute) under the flush toilet seat ring. Then cover the plastic or wooden board with an appropriate amount of sand, ash, sawdust, or other bedding. When you notice the cat wants to relieve itself, immediately bring it to the flush toilet. Soon, it will relieve itself by itself. After several patient training sessions, the cat gradually develops the habit of relieving itself on the flush toilet with bedding. Then, gradually reduce the bedding on the plastic or wooden board. During this process, the cat quickly learns that it should stand on the toilet seat ring to relieve itself, not on the lower layer of bedding inside the toilet. Later, remove all bedding and puncture a hole in the plastic board to allow urine to drain down. If the bedding is removed too early and the cat refuses to use the toilet seat to relieve itself, training must start over. In short, only after the cat develops the habit of standing on the toilet seat ring to relieve itself can the plastic or wooden board be removed.

　　During training, several details should also be noted. First, change the bedding soiled by urine or feces every day and always keep the flush toilet clean. This can speed up the training process; second, during training, prohibit humans from using the flush toilet at the same time, especially when the cat is relieving itself on it. Do not disturb or block the cat at all; third, some cats may accidentally slip inside the flush toilet. Such cats generally will not use the toilet anymore. At this time, the owner must start training from scratch until the cat learns to relieve itself on the flush toilet. (Source：PetsZone)