If you want to be really green this Earth Day, you could try toilet training your cat and kicking the litter habit altogether! I still have yet to try this, but I’ve read so many testimonials saying that it’s the best thing ever, I have to see if it works.
One of the best resources out there for helping you teach your cats how to use the toilet is Kick Litter, the entertaining little guidebook from Moxie and Cooper who both kicked litter themselves. The book comes with a free poster outlining the easy-to-follow “nine step intervention program” for toilet training your cat.
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Note: Toilet training cats can be controversial because some research has shown that there may be a link between a parasite sometimes found in cat feces and harm being caused to sea otters on the West coast of the US. However, further research shows that if you are able to verify that your cat does not have the parasite, that flushing cat feces is not a problem. For more info, please read this post.
Enter to Win! Nine Winners!
We have enough copies of Kick Litter for nine lucky winners, one for each of the nine-steps! These books will not only be signed by the author, Perre DiCarlo, but they will be accompanied by a very special certificate of completion designed just for Moderncat readers! To enter, please leave a comment on this post. The winners will be chosen in a random drawing on April 29. One entry per person. This giveaway is open to readers everywhere.
April 25th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
haahaha sooo cute!!!!
April 26th, 2010 at 2:40 am
Hah! I would love it if I could train my cats to do this. Less scooping, and I wouldn’t have to buy litter
April 26th, 2010 at 5:51 am
Our cats have kicked litter and it is truly the best thing ever!
April 26th, 2010 at 7:02 am
I wonder if this would be the ONLY way to keep him from drinking out of the toilet!?
worth a buy and a try, I think.
April 26th, 2010 at 8:23 am
worth a try, even with an old cat
April 26th, 2010 at 12:55 pm
meow. meOW. MEOW.
April 26th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
purrr…
April 26th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
I would love to try to get 8 cats on the toilet!!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:48 am
This is very cool would love to try it
April 27th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Miss Aurora would love to have this book. She wants to learn how to use the toilet.
April 27th, 2010 at 10:14 am
We’re all intrigued. If nothing else I think the poster would be a fascinating addition to my bathroom decor.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:17 am
This is FANTASTIC! I would love to not have litter anymore!
April 27th, 2010 at 11:42 am
I so want one of these!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
I’ve been waiting for the right giveaway to enter… this is amazing!
A must have!
Happy Earth Day!
April 28th, 2010 at 3:46 am
LoL, has anyone trained their cat(s) to flush?
April 28th, 2010 at 7:59 am
What a cute little book! Though I wonder if i could train all the kitties in my multi-multi-cat household.
April 28th, 2010 at 10:04 am
The flushing is what I’m curious about, too!
April 29th, 2010 at 7:00 am
Cool! We want it too!
April 29th, 2010 at 7:01 am
Bianca is willing to try that…
April 29th, 2010 at 7:03 am
Can you still teach an old cat this new trick..?
April 29th, 2010 at 7:03 am
I hope I have the chance to try that.
April 29th, 2010 at 10:41 am
I need to try this!
April 30th, 2010 at 8:34 am
We’re working on it with Litter Kwitter and lots of patience. It’s going well so far. Have to progress at their pace. It might not be for every cat, but you can’t know unless you try. Looking forward to traveling w/o the litter box!
May 20th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
this is so funny i was just talking to my boyfriend about toilet training my cats last night.. My one cat goes pee in the tub sometimes.. and he does it almost right over the drain. that would be pretty great to not deal with the litter box anymore!
July 11th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
I tried to toilet train my two cats for several months and was unsuccessful. One thing for sure if you only have one washroom in your home it is going to be messy and difficult. I used the Litter Kwitter system and did everything possible, one cat seemed to be picking up on the idea and the other didn’t. It’s a wonderful concept. I think if you are getting your first cat and it didn’t know anything else in her new home she would probably pick it up. Good luck to all who are successful!
March 17th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Tried this with my young cat for several months. She seemed to get the hang of the #1, but when the #2′s hit the water and splashed her, she gave up! And then I gave up. Can’t really blame her! Good luck to everyone else!
May 3rd, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Just taught Munch to jump up on a new table to get his food. I know he could learn this easily!
June 21st, 2011 at 10:10 am
I am always searching for green products. How much greener can you get than going without litter altogether!