There is no mystery behind toilet training cats. People often make the assumption that training a cat is difficult. However it is just a question of getting to know your cat.

If you want to toilet train your cat, then there are some basic rules that need to be followed if you want to be successful.

First of all if your cat has dirtied the floor then there is absolutely no point in trying to tell it off, unless you have caught it in the act. The reason behind this is that your cat will not know what it is being told off for. Like most animals, cats live in the present. Your cat doesn't dwell on what it may have done 10 minutes ago.

Another common myth is that by rubbing your cat's nose in the mess will teach it not to do it again. All this is going to do is to alienate your cat from you. Put yourself in the cat's position. If someone did that to you, then I'm sure you would think twice about getting close to that person again.

For toilet training cats you will need a piece of cat toilet training equipment. This comes in the form of a smaller toilet bowl, which fits inside your toilet. In the beginning it is advisable to place a little cat litter in this bowl. This will be something your cat will recognize.

The next step is to get rid of all the litter boxes from your house. This lets the cat know that the only available cat litter is in the toilet. Do not sit and watch your cat being toilet trained, it won't like it, your cat prefers privacy in this sort of situation.

Methods like this for toilet training cats are often enough to get your cat toilet trained, however in some cases it won't work. One thing you could try is to start putting your cat's litter tray next to the toilet for a few weeks. This enables your cat to become familiar with the sight of the toilet. Over the next couple of weeks when you see your cat heading towards the litter tray in the toilet, you can follow it and pick it up and place it in cat toilet training device.

The chances are your cat will probably jump off and use the litter tray. That's ok, after a few weeks, remove the litter tray which is next to the toilet and get rid of it altogether. The cat will look for it, and not find it. Your cat will also know that there is cat litter in the cat toilet training device, and there is a really good chance that your cat will start using it.

It can take a little time toilet training your cat, but it will be worth the effort. One point to remember is that you probably are aware of how independent cats can be. They are also creatures of habit, and it can take time to break these efforts. So the earlier you can begin toilet training your cat, the easier it will probably be. As you can see, toilet training cats does not have to be difficult.