«An answer to those that say teaching cats to use the toilet is not natural: having cats in an apartment is not natural and having cats poop in a box is not natural. But, still, you do it... Cats muscles do no suffer from positioning in the toilet - in fact they assume a very similar position to the one they take in the litter box or outside. They have excellent balance: my 19 year old cat, Mao, used to poop with the four paws on the side of the box (I should have taught him how to use the toilet). In nature they dig to cover they scent from prey or predators. When they understand that water does the same (better, because poop is flushed), they accept the toilet.
Plus some cats do not dig much - like my Mimi - and are really fast to get a hold of it. Others, like my Ziggy, are diggers and you may have to be more patient. For them it is a kind of play - from which they get treats on top! It is not a kind of punishment or a violation of animal rights like some people are writing on this thread. Of course if the animal shows big behaviour changes and doesn't really want to do it you should not force him.
As for some veterinarians and some pet experts opinion that the toilet is bad for the cat: they are the ones connected with the cat litter brands that make a million on us!
My experience: when I was 6 I visited a friend of the family and saw her cat pee in the toilet. No one taught her: she imitated the small daughter of the owner, that was very surprised.»
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