How to teach cats to use the litter box is not a problem for most owners. Many cats will already use the litter box when they arrive home, but there are also some stray cats who have never touched the litter box, let alone how to get there.
1. How to choose a cat litter box
The commonly used cat litter boxes are roughly divided into open-type cat litter boxes and closed cat litter boxes (the so-called cat toilets).
1. Open cat litter box: Its advantage is that it is cheap and simple to use. Sometimes there is a cat in the house, and it is too late to buy a cat litter box. Just take a bigger one at home.
Figure 1 Open cat litter box
2. Closed cat litter box: The advantage is that the effect of isolating the smell is obvious, and it will not make a mess around the box because the cat is picking up the cat litter. In addition, it ensures the privacy of the cat when going to the toilet.
Figure 2 Closed cat litter box
As for how to choose a cat litter box, it mainly depends on the tolerance of the cat owner. If you don’t mind the smell of cat excrement in the air or the occasional cat litter scattered around the basin, then the open cat litter box is more affordable; if the cat
2. How to choose cat litter
The cat litter that is widely used now and is relatively easy to buy on the market is sawdust cat litter, paper scrap cat litter, crystal cat litter, and condensed cat litter. The differences in composition, texture, deodorizing function, etc. are specific.
type Function | Sawdust cat litter | Confetti cat litter | crystal cat litter | Condensed cat litter |
main ingredient | Made of wood chips, pulp, etc. and natural binders | paper substance | Silica gel | bentonite |
texture | rougher | soft | firmer | soft |
Deodorant function | better | generally | powerful | generally |
Absorption properties | superior | generally | super strong | powerful |
dust | Small | smaller | Small | Big |
service life | long | generally | long | short |
shortcoming | Easy to get wet or parasitic fleas, etc., the smell of wood is not acceptable to all cats | Moisture, easy to become mushy and stick to cats | There will be a slight odor after use, and it should not be flushed into the toilet or discarded on the soil | Light weight, small particles, easy to stay in the cat's claws |
Figure 3 The difference between various types of cat litter
Figure 4 Crystal cat litter
Figure 5 Condensed cat litter
In the selection of cat litter, it is mainly based on the personal preferences of the cat owner.
3. How to train cats to use the litter box
1. When the cat litter box and cat litter are newly purchased, let the cat have an adaptation process first, let it know that it is not dangerous, and accept its existence.
2. When it is found that the cat is going to the toilet, hold the cat into the litter box in time, or close it in a relatively small space in the litter box after the cat has eaten and drank enough.
3. You can choose to use some items such as attractants.
4. After the cat learns to use the toilet in the litter box, the litter box should be moved to a ventilated, dry and relatively inconspicuous place, but the cat must know where the litter box has gone.
In fact, the training of cats in toileting is relatively simple, as long as the owner gives a certain amount of patience, they can be successful.