Beyond the obvious convenience of not having to deal with a litter box, Dr. Marci L. Koski is firmly opposed to training a cat to use the human toilet. She gives five reasons why this is not a good idea:
- Not natural
- You may miss indicators of changes in your cat’s health
- Physical stress
- It only takes ONE time to spook your cat off the toilet forever
- Your cat WILL find a better place to eliminate, and you won’t like it
Source: Modern Cat, July 19, 2018. Link.
Please do your cat and yourself a favor: close the toilet lid for good and reacquaint your kitty with a couple of litter boxes placed in suitable locations. No one LIKES cleaning, but having a stress-free kitty who knows how to use them is so much better than the alternative
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