When a cat is raised in the wild, it urinates and defecates in the wild as well, obviously. The cat’s instinct after it’s done doing its business, is to cover up that urine or feces with dirt or sand so that predators or even prey don’t know that it’s in the area. This covers its tracks as a form of hunting and as a form of survival. Therefore, when you bring your new cat home from the pound, or the pet store, or you just pick one up off the street, and you put it in its new litter box, all you have to do is gently scratch its paw in the litter and there, your cat is litter trained. It’s natural for your cat to use the litter box so all you have to do is show your cat where the box is and it will use that box from then on.

Training Problems

There are some cases when a cat fails litter training after that initial showing of where the box is. This could be for several reasons. If your cat is wild, such as would be the case if you took it in from the wild, it may not be used to such domestic settings. Let your cat get used to your home and you’ll see litter training will soon follow. If your cat is a kitten, or was brought from the pound, and still doesn’t like the litter box, it could be because of the litter you’re using. Cats are very particular. They may not like certain scented kinds of litter, or some textures; so try some different forms of litter and watch your litter training efforts improve.

My Cat Went On The Floor!

If your cat was fine after the initial litter training but has recently been going to the bathroom on the floor, on your counters, or in your bed, ask yourself if something is different. Sometimes, litter training won’t work if your cat is mad at you. First of all, how often are you changing your litter box? If your litter box is full of urine and feces, your cat won’t want to go there. Cats are very clean and particular animals and like a clean box so change the litter often. Or, get the scoopable kind that you can easily clean. That should help your litter training efforts. If you’ve changed litter brands or changed the location of the box, this could also hamper litter training. Keep things consistent and your cat will be much happier and you’ll see that you’ll have no problem with litter training.

Litter training, again, is the easiest thing you’ll have to do to train your cat. That makes cats great household pets. They go in one location, they don’t have to be taken outside like dogs, and as long as you clean the box often, you’ll never have to litter train again.

Bringing a new pet into your home is great, but it also means having to shoulder a lot of responsibilities that include doing things like ensuring that your pet gets the proper food and is kept clean by giving periodic baths and doing whatever else it takes to make their new life with you a success. One of the first acts that you as a cat owner would need to perform would be to get your young cat started with kitten training.

Enjoy Their Company Forever

The importance of early kitten training cannot be emphasize enough because it in fact will help the new addition to your home to understand how it must behave and how to become an independent member of the family. Of course, it will require the owner expending a lot of effort and devoting plenty of time before success from their kitten training will become evident.

Kitten training is especially recommended because when the cat is still young she will be more amenable to be taught new things and bad habits will not as yet have developed. What’s more, kitten training is much more likely to succeed if owners first of all study and understand their behaviors.

Generally, kittens are very affectionate and also are known to behave well and it is only when their mood changes that you may need to suspect that something is wrong. In any case, the first step that you should take while kitten training is to ensure that your kitten is given plenty of exercise. In order to help them remain active you could even give them toys with which to play and thus keep her from becoming destructive and doing damage to the home.

The second most important aspect to kitten training is teaching them where the toilet is. A good option in this regard would be providing her with a litter box that is big enough for her to enter and leave as well as move about in.

Finally, kitten training involves using a scratching pad with which to teach your kitten where it should scratch and thus help her to understand that it is not proper to scratch whatever comes in front of her.

Kitten training also means heaping praise on the kitten whenever she does the right thing and giving her a reward when she performs a desired action is also a good idea because it helps to reinforce your training instructions. On the other hand, kitten training is not about shouting and screaming at your cat and not is it ever advisable to hit or strike your cat.

Given time and proper attention, kitten training will soon bear fruit and your efforts and time spent will be properly rewarded when you notice how your kitten behaves in the desired manner.