Cat Litter Tray Training – A Simple Method To Use

Cat litter tray training is probably the first thing you will want to do when you bring home a new kitten. There’s a good reason for this. No one wants to spend time cleaning up cat waste. It’s very difficult to remove the odor from clothing and carpets. Therefor you want results and you want them now if not sooner. While the process may be frustrating at times it’s also very simple, and if you do it right you will get results quickly. Then you can spend time enjoying your new cat instead of cleaning up after it.

 

Here’s the way we recommend you go about it.

1. Once you arrive home with your new kitten, the first step in cat litter tray training is to keep your pet in a relatively small area of your home. If you have a utility room, use it. A bathroom will also work if needed. Cats are naturally clean animals. Their instinct is to bury any waste. By placing him in a confined area with a litter tray, most kittens will start to use it immediately.

2. Every time your new pet eats his food, take him and put him in the litter tray. It also helps to take his paw and lightly scratch the litter with it. All you are doing is signaling to your kitten what you want in the cat litter tray. Without doing this, he may not understand what is expected of him. This will let him know.

3. Also, keep an eye on your kitten for a while when he is not confined. If you happen to see him scratching the ground, digging, or sniffing someplace else in the room, stop him by picking him up. Then set him in the cat litter tray. This will encourage him to finish the job in there. And be sure to repeat the scratching of the litter with his paw like you did after he ate. Again, this lets him know what is expected.

4. Really that’s all there is to it. Cat litter tray training is not that hard and quite frankly, most kittens will learn very quickly on their own. Especially if the litter box is the only place around he can bury his waste. You will still need some patience and persistence. They don’t often come home already trained. However if you are persistent and follow through with the method we’ve described, your pet will be using the cat litter tray on his own very quickly.