Friday, May 21, 2010

The Advantages of House Cat Training

It is said that felines can be house trained quicker than house training our k-9 friends.The process usually doesn’t take as long and the effort needed to house train cats isn’t as tedious.Your kitties' litter box should be placed in an area where it can easily get accustomed to.In a snap, house training your cat and be made with ease.

Provide your cat with a litterbox, as the first step to begin the house training.Buy a litter box that is just right in size.The new litterbox should be able to accomodate a fully grown cat.Doing this will not just make your cat get used to the litterbox but this will also save you time and money.Changing a litter box could mean re-training your cat to use it.Purchase the right size of litterbox with good quality to avoid shopping for replacements.The litter box should have fine, sand like grains of litter for the cat to be more comfortable.You also have to make sure that the litter box is always clean and ready for the cat to use.A tidy litterbox will keep the cats interest in using it.Cats have an extraordinary sense of smell, so using strong scented products in cleaning is not recommended.Wash the litterbox with unscented soap, clean water, then air dry it.See to it that no plants are included in the soil of the litterbox to prevent them from remembering this scent.When these things are present you might have a hard time house training your cat since they are naturally attracted to these objects.Make sure you place your cat inside the litter box after feeding it, playing with it or after sleeping.

This activity will train your cat to always go to the litterbox.You can introduce your cat with this habit by playing with it and the litter in the box.Reward your cat by petting it after using the litterbox.Cat foods and treats can be given as well.
House training your cat can be done in many ways.Feel free to explore and discover other useful tricks.Start training the cats when they are just kittens in order for them to learn quickly.