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Kick Litter: A Stylish Guide to Toilet Training Your Cat BONUS GIVEAWAY!
Filed under Litter & Hygiene by moderncat at 10:42 pm on Nov 14 2008
Now that I’ve done some research on flushing cat litter (please see post #1 and post #2 regarding this controversial topic) I can safely say that if you have taken the necessary precautions and considered the pros and cons of toilet training your cat, then there are some terrific resources out there to help you with the challenge.
For one, check out this adorable new book Kick Litter by Perre DiCarlo. It is the story of his two “litter addicts” Moxie and Cooper and how they got over their addiction to the sandy stuff and now prefer porcelain.
With some very hip graphics from San Francisco-based design firm Chen Design Associates, this little book would make a great gift for anyone considering making the change.
The author is an award winning Hollywood web designer and a great cat dad. He has created two hysterical blogs, Miss Litter (Moxie’s) and Dig Litter (Cooper’s), where his two fabulous felines blog about their experience with toilet training, complete with tons of videos and photos.
BONUS GIVEAWAY!
As the final giveaway for Litter Week, one lucky person will get a special advance copy of Kick Litter. Please leave a comment on this post telling us about your experiences with toilet training or why you think your cat would take to it. I’ll give you a few extra days so you have until next Friday, November 21 to enter. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing and announced next week.
1 Colleenon 15 Nov 2008 at 8:19 am
I’m getting a new cat after the holidays, it would be awesome to be litter-free.
2 Michaelon 15 Nov 2008 at 8:24 am
How cute a book about the cold grip that litter takes on our kitties!
3 Anthonyon 15 Nov 2008 at 8:25 am
I am way too crazy a cat parent to ever let my cats use the toilet; however, i know i would love this book!
Thank you moderncat for exposing the world to products like this.
4 ellen milleron 15 Nov 2008 at 8:37 am
My husband and I havenoticed that Rosie, our pleasantly pudgy feline, has recently taken to spending hours just sitting on top of the closed toilet seat staring into the ether. Now I get her silent message! She WANTS to be potty trained. As usual, her wish is our command. We will obey!
This book will help.
5 Matthew Kolbon 15 Nov 2008 at 8:46 am
I am currently using the Litter Kwitter and love the no-mess life style we will one day live. She gets up on does #1 into the water but am having trouble with her doing #2 on the floor, therefore I need this book! It has been a year of training.
6 Janeton 15 Nov 2008 at 9:14 am
At the end of this week, I think I am ready to give toilet training a try. I have at least one cat that would be the first one to give it a try. He is an old smartie.
7 Hollyon 15 Nov 2008 at 9:23 am
Basically, my cats love to poop, and this will give them a new location!
8 Amy B.on 15 Nov 2008 at 9:40 am
Litter-free furbabies? I would love to find out if it’s possible.
9 Anneon 15 Nov 2008 at 9:43 am
My girlfriend has 2 toilet trained kitties……..for the life of me, I can’t figure out how to do it.
Needless to say, this book would solve that mystery for me!!
Thanks
10 Michelleon 15 Nov 2008 at 10:25 am
I have 2 beautiful black cats who are very messy litter-box users. I have to vacuum daily to clean up. I’d love to be able to train them to use a toilet.
11 Lisaon 15 Nov 2008 at 10:47 am
I love the idea of toilet training. I haven’t a clue if all three would take to it but it sure would be worth trying!
12 Katon 15 Nov 2008 at 11:49 am
My two 17 year old cats would look at me like i was crazy!!! well they do that daily anyway. i luv them dearly but my cats are just not the toilet training type. they pride themselves on being litter box scratching queens!
13 obsidiankittenon 15 Nov 2008 at 12:58 pm
About 20 years ago I tried toilet training our two cats. It really did almost work! The “splash-back” factor deterred them a bit as I remember and that was ultimately the reason we kept the litter box. But many toilets now have far less water in them so I have a feeling this would be less of a problem. I bet kittens/young cats would take to it pretty quickly; it seemed to come fairly naturally to our two girls.
14 Melon 15 Nov 2008 at 1:09 pm
Our cats already like to sit on the toilet (with the lid down) - why not train them to USE it?
15 Turk182on 15 Nov 2008 at 2:33 pm
Mr. Nugget and toilet training. We’re about a week into the toilet training experiment - the litter box has been raised up toward the toilet seat and he’s fine with the change. I’m hopeful it will continue to be well received - and would love the book - in the case it works as memento - if not then as encouragement for a second round.
16 Amy Russellon 15 Nov 2008 at 2:47 pm
I am loving this litter week!
17 Naomion 15 Nov 2008 at 3:32 pm
This book looks great! Super cute, too.
18 Alexison 15 Nov 2008 at 5:08 pm
I’m blogging about toilet training my cats right now. It’s exciting and going smoothly and hopefully in a couple of months my two cats will be litter free. I also hope my blog will give people insight about how this process works, how much time it can take (especially with more than one cat), and what sorts of problems/successes we’ll encounter.
http://www.catsintheloo.blogspot.com
19 A. Davison 15 Nov 2008 at 6:09 pm
I’ve keep looking in to toilet training my cats. I’m pretty confident one will learn very quickly, she’s smart & not very picky about the litterbox. My other cat might be more of a challenge. Right now he thinks the toilet is a big water dish so I have to make sure I always leave the lid down to keep him from drinking out of it! This would make awesome reading!
20 Travison 15 Nov 2008 at 6:53 pm
I toilet trained my cat a year ago with another toilet training product - CitiKitty. It’s great to see people talking about it more because it really saves you money and also you help out by not using litter anymore.
http://www.citikitty.com
21 cynthiaon 15 Nov 2008 at 8:38 pm
would love to read this!
22 Lorenaon 16 Nov 2008 at 8:39 am
I’m with Ellen, I think at least one of our cats would actually like using the toilet, as much time as he spends in the bathroom. This book would be great for all of us.
23 Annaon 16 Nov 2008 at 2:50 pm
That would be an interesting read.. Love the graphics too!
24 Kelseyon 16 Nov 2008 at 8:04 pm
My cat Phil already acts like a human since he knocks on the door to come inside, talks back, and eats pizza by the slice so you’d think he’d want to use the toilet!
25 benon 17 Nov 2008 at 2:22 am
HAHAHAHAHA! (x a million) Those blogs are frickin’ hilarious. I clicked on the links expecting to be bombarded with too-cutesy cat photos and another cat-lover site. (Am I the only person who loves his cats but has started to hate cat-lovers? Moxie and Cooper are the perfect anecdotal antidote.)
Moxie: “You don’t hear thunder much in LA. That is a good thing. It is the way Chaos intended it.”
26 Sherion 17 Nov 2008 at 7:37 am
I would love to live litter-free. I did try to train our one cat years ago and that didn’t go really well but our second baby is one smart cookie and he might take to it.
27 Kellyon 17 Nov 2008 at 9:11 am
I’ve definitely been kicking around the idea of toilet training. My 2 cats are still pretty young (just over a year old) and they’re very adventurous. When I tried to give Buster his very first (and only) bath, he bit the crap out of me — but now, as soon as I turn off the water in the shower, he jumps in and lays on the wet floor. Figures.
And besides, their catblog that I’ve been running since their adoption has been relatively dry on content since they turned 1 (and not as cute and kitten-y). Like Moxie and Cooper’s blogs, this could make for great fodder : )
28 Kyungmin Kimon 17 Nov 2008 at 9:47 am
My 7-month old kitty, Boong, is an indoor-only cat, and we recently did a full check-up and found that she doesn’t have toxoplasma! My family is debating on whether we should try toilet training Boong. Everyone agrees that we hate litter, but would toilet training be too stressful for Boong? This book would be an excellent guide for us! Hope I can be the lucky winner!
29 Saraon 17 Nov 2008 at 12:56 pm
Sounds like a great read!
30 Charleneon 17 Nov 2008 at 8:42 pm
Toilet training cats would be great but I have 5 cats and only one bathroom..however it would be worth the move to eliminate cat litter, scooping, bagging, etc. Any my cats seem real interested in the toilet.
31 Jinhoon 18 Nov 2008 at 9:02 am
Gody, my 8-month-old kitty, already has her litter box in the guest bathroom (small one with only a toilet and a sink) and it would be great if we could free her (and us) from the litter! Kick Litter sounds like an excellent read!
32 Kathyon 18 Nov 2008 at 11:59 pm
Having to maintain the box daily and then fully wash out and replace with new litter weekly is quite a nightmare sometimes. I’d love to read Kick Litter!
33 Mireilleon 19 Nov 2008 at 9:59 am
I recently bought the citykitty toilet training kit, but am waiting to try it until after holidays, since the cats and I will be traveling and I think it’s best to try this out when things are settled and routine. I have a feeling my younger cat, Henry (2) , will take to it more quickly thank Niko (5) because he very curious and adventuresome. He took to raw meat quickly whereas Niko had to be lured with tuna fish. I figure it’s worth a try, though.