CitiKitty Cat Toilet Training Kit (One Pack)

Here is a detailed review of the process so far. I will edit it again when the conversion process is done. Here's a little background info. Nyan was 16 weeks when we started this. He was using a traditional litter box with no issue. He is at home alone all day and has full run of the house. Whenever we make a change we close off access to all rooms except the common areas to that there is less chance of him making a mistake in one of those rooms. About the product: On first inspection...the plastic tray seemed cheap and I thought my cat would freak out because it was a bit wobbly. But it did it's job no problem. Besides, it is just going to get cut up, washed and recycled, so it didn't need to be super heavy duty plastic. The wobbliness really does help the cat get used to balancing on the edge. Week 1 - Sunday, Litter box in the same room with the City Kitty tray in place...with litter. About Day three (Tuesday) I placed him on top of the toilet in the tray and guided his paw through the litter, so he knew it was there. On Thursday morning, I removed the litter box altogether. Goodbye you stinky, gross thing. Kitty was doing his business in the tray. He got into a routine. I'd come to check the tray for waste, he'd hop up there do his thing when he was done. I'd clean it up and I'd give him a treat. Thursday evening, I removed the smallest insert. The cat didn't even notice. We stayed like that for 2 more days. Week 2 - Sunday, I removed the second insert. No big deal. Kitty used it just like a regular litter box. He was a little unhappy with the small amount of litter, but by Monday evening he didn't care. At this point he only does his business when I'm downstairs, cause he knows he's going to get a treat. :) Week 3 - Removing the third insert Sunday evening. We stayed at this phase for 2 weeks. Kitty was very interested in what was in the hole and put his paw down in the water a few times. No mistakes. The hole was big enough to put the clumps and poo down so I made sure to let him see me do that and then flushed the toilet. Mind you he's just in the room when I do this. Not on the toilet. However, he started hopping up there and watching. Week 5 - Removing the 4th insert, caused a bit of confusion. The hole was big enough for him to put his head down in there. Which he did. He also got his tail wet a few times. During the 6th week, we went away for a 5 days and my roommate was in charge of flushing and filling the litter tray. Kitty decided he would rebel and poo'd in the trash can and once on the floor. Mind you. This was only poo. He has been peeing directly in the toilet successfully with no issue since the first day we removed the 3rd insert and the whole time we were gone. When we came home. I went and checked the toilet to see if I needed to fill litter or flush. I put some litter in and he hoped up on the toilet an started doing his business in the toilet. So I think the mistakes were caused by the change in our routine. So, I'd advise users to only start the process if you're able to keep a good routine. Note, he was not punished when he made a mistake. The roommate just made sure that kitty saw him pick up the poo, stick it in the toilet and flush. Flushing has become a really exciting time for kitty. he loves to watch the water and stuff go down. We stayed on this stage for another week for a total of 3 to make sure he was okay with it. I think letting them see the poo and clumps go down in the hole and hearing the small splash helps them understand that it is "normal" and good when this happens. Week 8 - 5th insert out. We now have only about an inch round ring of litter left. Kitty cried and scratched at the small amount of litter in the tray and he held his waste in for longer than usual. However, I put him up there and guided his paw in the small ring of litter, like I did in the beginning and he finally went directly in the toilet. Of course he comes over begging for a treat right after. I'm going to leave it on this stage for about 4 weeks. I think this is the hardest step for him, but he's getting there. Also, I moved more quickly through the first couple of stages because Nyan really didn't seem phased. When we got to the last three inserts, I've given him more time to adjust, because I started to notice he was a little more hesitant. Don't rush your cat. Follow the directions included if you think your cat is not adjusting as well. This process requires patience. Which I had to learn during this time. Word to the hyper clean people. Like me :). This is a messy process. Litter will get everywhere. I kept a small dustpan and broom nearby to sweep up the mess. If there is litter on the floor the kitty may get confused and think he is supposed to go where the litter is. So...clean it up daily...at least. That being said. It's so worth it. I'm a cat person but I cannot stand that "cat-in-the-house" smell. I've hosted two small get togethers since I started this process, people can't believe I have a cat. Unless he's gone to the toilet while they were there, they don't smell any "cat smell". Note: You will smell the poo right after the kitty goes, because the small amount of litter doesn't really provide the cat with the ability to cover it up well. So before the cat starts going in the hole...you will smell poo until you scoop the poo off the tray into the hole. My cat is on a high protein diet and Phew! It stinks during the phases where he's not going directly into the water, but as soon as it's flushed the smell is gone. Okay that's the update for now. Like I said, I'll update in about 4 weeks. I can't believe I wrote so much about something related to cat poo, but I can't say enough good things about this product. EDIT: It's been longer than 4 weeks. My cat seems stuck at this spot, if I take out the last ring he seems to have an issue with standing on the edge of the seat. Despite standing on it with no problem when the ring is there. I'll try again in a month or so. That being said. I still stand by this product. I still have no litter box. Just one toilet that is a little less convenient to use. EDIT: 3/22/2013 Kitty is using just the toilet now. It took a bunch of patience, but it's been so worth it.He will indiscriminately use any toilet for peeing, but he only poos in the toilet we trained him on.

We tried toilet training once before using the Kitty-Whiz brand training kit...it does not compare. It was very flimsy and did not hold litter. There were large spaces between the rings which were "held on by a thread" of plastic at a few points around each ring. One of my cats would not go on it. She just didn't feel secure. I could understand why since she was a large cat and weighed over 10 lbs. We did not succeed. CitiKitty is a GREAT product! It is very STURDY and HOLDS the litter wonderfully since there is a slight lip around each ring. This makes it very EASY to remove the tray, spilling virtually no litter. The flat design of the tray makes it very COMFORTABLE for the cats to use without sinking into the center. Each ring is a SOLID piece of plastic connected all the way around to the next with a perforation for easy cutting. With this product, you also have the CHOICE of advancing at a slower rate because you can trim each ring instead of removing the entire section at once. We are now on our way to a litter-free home! The cat who would not use the toilet before has passed :( and we got a new kitty. Both cats are approx. 1 1/2 yrs old and they are taking to it very well. The one with prior experience has absolutely no trouble and the new guy is really getting the hang of it. I would warn folks who are toilet training to put away any potted plants that the cat can fit itself into, as they may try using them as a toilet at first. Also, be sure to bring your cat to the toilet and place him/her on it. Stroke them and let them know that it is good for them to be up on the toilet. Poke at the litter and draw their attention to it. They simply need some guidance and reassurance that this IS their potty. Of course, a treat (food or affection) after use is always positively reinforcing! As far as cleaning goes, I just use a spoon to scoop out the droppings since it fits perfectly between rings. "Top-off" the litter and...voila!, you're done. GOOD LUCK! UPDATE: I changed my rating from 5 stars to 3 stars because, while the system was sturdy, it ultimately did not work for us. The cats resisted going on the toilet when they could no longer stand in the litter. We gave up on toilet training because we were starting to get attached to the end result and feeling upset with our cats and it wasn't worth it.

So I saw this on shark Tank and I thought it was an excellent idea and something to try. I started using it with my two cats when is the Egyptian Mau full breed and the other one is a tabby cat it’s got a little bit of Egyptian Mau in her. The full-blooded Egyptian Mao is a kitten and when I started doing this was probably about seven months old. He did very well and except for one time when the toilet was otherwise occupied he went on the bed. that was a disaster because I had to then immediately remove and wash the sheets blanket etc. but fortunately I have a water proof liner underneath. So I went back to the last ring of Citi kitty which helped get him back on track then I got rid of it completely and started sprinkling litter directly on the toilet seat for a few weeks longer u til finally I stopped even that. Now he goes to the toilet and I just flush. However the older cat, who is about 12 years old, she didn’t take to it at all and started urinating and pooping where the cat box once was. So despite my beat efforts I could not get her on the Citi kitty. Even using the catnip over and over didn’t help. Nor did the picking her up. Briefly she started pooping and peeing in the shower next to the master bath toilet but inevitably ended up going back to the old spot. So what I’ve done for her is I’ve started using a small aluminum square pan, like a half hotel pan size and lining it with a wee wee pad which I purchase here for about $20 on amazon for 100 pads. She ends up pooping next to where she pees and goes to the wee wee pad lined pan (it’s a throw away pan not a keeper). So daily now I just flush my toilet for the baby Mau who is almost full grown, and pick up the poo poo and toss and replace the wee wee pad. In summary I’d give it 3-4 stars across the board. It works but only if your cat is willing to learn. And one was not having it. However it was a nice thing to have and if I ever sell my home for another I’ll be sure to sprinkle some Litter in the new toilet seat to get Odin going in the bowl. I wish it had worked for both though. Also it is quite flimsy and the perforations are not so great. I found that it was too easy to rip the remaining rings a bit when cutting into the perforations. Which further reduced the quality of the hold on the remaining rings. Edit: changed rating to 1 star because while this did initially work well, after a few weeks I discovered my Egyptian Mau was peeing in the closet. Many clothes were ruined and I had to take everything out of the closet and clean it after tossing everything that was owed on. The second cat never took to it. Once I put the box back w the litter they both went back to using that. Odin started off using the Citi kitty but once the thing was taken away he only used it to poop and only occasionally to pee.

I used this kit to toilet train my cats 2 years ago. My cats are still using the toilet today. My cats are young cats and are 3 years old. I started toilet training 2 cats on 1 toilet in February of 2014 while they were older kittens. I would say they didn't get used to the idea until a year later. Now they use the toilet like it's natural. I initially started training with C.O.T. Cats Of Thrones Toilet Seat for Cats Starter Kit . That kit had some serious flaws and poor instructions and caused me to mess up my training (more on that later). I decided to purchase CitiKitty in May 2014. I was able to finish toilet training with the CitiKitty and some additional tools. This review will be some what of a guide to document my success. I give this kit 4 stars instead of 5 because it isn't perfect and you need to buy additional items to ensure better chance of success! Additional items you will need: --A new toilet seat SPECIFICALLY the one made by Mayfair with the detachable child seat. The child seat is relatively flat and detaches from the main adult seat should you ever decide to not use it anymore (tip: don't do this, use it indefinitely). The whole toilet seat is relatively easy to take on and off after the install so you can clean the whole seat. There is a round version and an elongated version for different toilets: Mayfair 183SLOWA NextStep Adult Toilet Seat with Built-in Child Potty Training Seat, Elongated, White . The purpose of this seat is to make the toilet seat hole smaller so you cats feel more confident using it. You also do not have to go past punchout 5 (6 total) on the CityKitty using this seat. I found out with a full sized seat, my cat fell in one time trying to poop and that deterred him from using the toilet for while (he would poop in the sink)!! Update: it's been years since I wrote this review and there are now better toilet seat products on the market. You can use whatever brand of child toilet seat you want as long as the child seat is flat! The whole point is to make the opening smaller. --Flushable kitty litter. I used Cat's Pride Premium Scoopable Cat Litter Jug, 14-Pound (you can buy from Walmart) or chicken feed (buy from Tractor Supply Company, a farm supply store). Overall, I used up maybe 2 bags of chicken feed and 3 jugs of Cat's Pride Premium litter. Neither of these litter work well as actual litter for a litterbox but they are flushable and cheap and work for training purposes. You will be using a lot of litter. -- Precious Cat Ultra Litter Attractant, 20 Ounces . This item is used to attract your cats to the foreign place to go to the bathroom as well as the new litter you might be using. Make sure you do the following: --Install new toilet seat and leave the child seat down when ever you are done using the bathroom. YES, this is an extra step you have to remember to do. Ask yourself, which is worse: having to put this child seat down every time or having to scoop the cat litter daily and have it track everywhere and have your house smell like poop? Or have your cats too scared of falling in so they stop using the toilet? I just choose to treat my cat like a child. The child seat also shields a bit of water "splash back". --Follow instructions for CitiKitty. Go slow with removing the rings. --Blend the Precious Cat Litter attractant in with the litter to send the message to your cats that the toilet is their new litter box. --Check the toilet and flush all urine and poop at least twice a day if you have 1 toilet shared with 2 cats. I do not recommend more than 2 cats per toilet!! During training, you MUST keep the litter and area clean all the times. This means vacuuming/sweeping/changing the litter and wiping the area with a pet stain cleaner like Nature's Miracle. You will waste a lot of litter (that's why I used chicken feed; costs $12 for 40 pounds). --Clean the toilet bowl and seats often. Cats will miss and can get pee on the seats. Removable seat design from the mayfair seat helps a lot! --Duct tape your toilet lid to the water reservoir. My one cat is aggressive with the burying action and she clawed at the lid one time and it shut the lid on the toilet. The lid might have shut on her, too, I don't know. I came home to find poop on the floor because cats couldn't use the toilet! --If you have to go away for a long time (a weekend) and won't be around for more than 24 hours, I recommend you bring out the litter box. If no one is there to flush, cats will poop else where with a dirty toilet! My cats have no problem going back to the toilet once the litter box is removed again. Avoid doing the following: --Don't make your cat use the adult human toilet seat. I had this problem while using the Cat of Thrones toilet seat. My cat fell in once and started using the bathtub and the sink! I now have to put a bucket in my sink and leave 1 inch of water in my tub as deterrent because my one cat now prefers to poop in these spots instead if the toilet if I do not catch him. Do not make the same mistake I did, take precautions! --Do not skimp on litter and do change it frequently. The CitiKitty is shallow with a small surface area and often times the poop/pee will be exposed due to lack of litter. If the litter smells like pee or poop, the cat will avoid it and find a cleaner spot to do business! This is not what you want. --Do not leave the toilet unflushed to save water (don't practice "if it's yellow let it mellow"). Check your toilet often (at least twice a day on top of regular human use) and make sure the water is always clean. I did not do this intentionally but left the cats by themselves overnight one weekend and came back to find poop in my bathtub. I found the kitties do not like going if another cat had already pooped in the toilet (dirty water = dirty litter). Cats are oddly like humans. I wouldn't want to poop on top of someone else's poop either. You need to be vigilant and flush, flush, flush! --Do not watch your cat use the toilet. The toilet is not enclosed so they can feel vulnerable when going. I found out that my one cat would always FACE the toilet cover while peeing, but whenever he sees me observing him, he would turned his back towards the toilet cover and tried to pee that way or worst stand up and leave while still peeing. This resulted getting pee everywhere because the angle was not right. Leave your cats alone to do their business. Both of my cats will sometimes look like they have to go but will circle the toilet and walk out of the bathroom if they see me following them. --One time my cat followed me into the bathroom when I had to go #2 (because they like to be locked in with you). 5 minutes later, he decided he wanted to go, too, meowed a bunch, and realizing what's happening, I scrambled to get up. Too late, he ended up pooping on the floor before I could put my pants back on. Additional info/tips: --You will have more success with female cats than male cats. This is because male cats stand up more while peeing. Female cats actually sit. Male cats can miss and sometimes get urine all over the place. Again, cats are oddly like humans. --If you feed cats on a schedule, your cats will learn to poop on a schedule, too. My cats have established a schedule where the male cat poops before noon and the female cat in the evening. This is good because you have an idea of when to check the toilet to flush it. --If you have to collect urine/feces samples for the vet, it is dead easy with the CitiKitty. If all goes well, you will likely have the extra insert that you did not even have to use. Put this on the used CitiKitty ring under all the toilet seats without litter. You cat will go like normal and the insert will catch the poop/pee. If you already used the insert, it might be helpful to get 2 CitiKitty sets. --With toilet training my cat, I was able to identify the problem of my cat peeing blood once from stress because the toilet water was pink!! You can't do this with litter. --My one cat will now pee on ANY toilet. I brought him to my relative's house once and he peed on 2 separate toilets (with different adult sized seats) without my prompting. This is in addition to the reintroduction of a litter box at the relative's house. He will still go #2 in the litter box. This means less pee clumps to scoop! If I move, I can just bring the Mayfair toilet seat and my cat will probably recognize it as the new toilet. The child seat is mainly to help the cats go #2 because they require more balancing doing #2 than #1. --I don't think this would work on an older cat. You will probably have to buy a step ladder because the toilet is still quite high and older cats can get joint pain. --Overall, I do not recommend this kit to train more than 2 cats per toilet because of the small area of the toilet and how fast it can get dirty if not flushed at all hours of the day. If you have multiple cats, train on multiple/all toilets with multiple kits in your house. Thanks for reading, hope this was helpful. Please feel free to comment if you have questions! Update 1: It is now July 2017. I've moved and now in a 1 bedroom/1 bathroom apartment and now I have 3 cats. Unfortunately, my third cat was not trainable because he absolutely needs to dig in litter and there were many accidents on my bed. It was also too much cleaning to have 3 cats share 1 toilet and the toilet was almost always dirty so that probably contributed to the newest cat rebelling. I have since switched back to a litter box because 3 cats and 1 toilet is just too much. Interestingly enough, my one cat now prefers to pee in the toilet (even the toilet at my new apartment) so I still get some benefit of having to scoop fewer pee clumps. Update 2: I have now acquired a Litter Robot Open Air. I would still prefer litter free but the Litter Robot is a suitable replacement if you have more than 2 cats and only 1 toilet.

Facts: My female cat has been toilet trained for about 8 months. She is getting close to being 2 years old. While training her, she had one pooping accident (she pooped in the tub). We didn't give her enough time to get used to having less rings. She had one peeing accident about 5 months ago, when she peed on the guest's bed. I think she "forgot" to go, so she made a mistake. Only these 2 accidents. The cat never had an accident while using the litter box, before the training process. If you think this is going to be easy and you don't have patience, then this product is not for you. Stick to the litter box. Here is how to train your cat the RIGHT way and be littler free (from my experience): 1. The cat has to have a very good litter box habit. If your cat has accident all over the house, then this product will most likely not work for you. It works best if your cat is an indoor cat only. Use a flushable litter, so you won't clog up your toilet and pipes. The cat has to be used to that flushable litter for at least a month before you start this process. Important: - Leave about one inch of water in your bathtub and in your sink. Some cats, will try to go there, during this training process. - Do not have any bath rugs or anything that the cat would want to pee/poop on, in the bathroom. A bare floor is ideal. - If you have a male cat, it should be neutered. Male cats tend to spray their pee and mark their territory if not neutered. - Buy a toilet seat that has a soft vinyl cover. (I think is about 20 dollars at your local home store) It is less slippery than hard plastic toilet seats. - NEVER EVER cover the toilet. You want to make sure your cat has always access to its litter. If you have young kids, you should have them use the second bathroom (of course if you have one in your home). The less traffic, the better for the cat. Cats want to be left alone while doing their litter business. So if you have a second bathroom, this process will be much more easy. 2. The litter box has to be in the bathroom, next to the toilet, for at least 3 or 4 weeks, so the cat is very comfortable with that area. If you used to have your litter box in another room then you need to slowly make the transition of moving the box, over several weeks to the bathroom. Then give it another month, so the cat is comfy with using it in the bathroom, next to the toilet. 3. Over the next 2 weeks or so, add books, or something very heavy, under the little box, and raise the litter box, slowly (one or 2 inches per day) until the cat is very comfortable with jumping up there to do her business. Before proceeding to the next step, make sure the litter box opening is at about the same height as the toilet. And make sure the litter level is somewhat close to the toilet level. That means your litter box should be almost full. This way your cat will be used to doing her/his business at the same level with the toilet seat. Attention: - Make sure the base, where the box sits on, is stable and would not fall off the books (or whatever u use to raise it) when the cat jumps in and out of it. If you cat feels that the surface is not stable it will not be comfortable with jumping up there. So no wobbly litter box. - Do not use a litter box with a cover on it. Use a simple fully open litter box, not the ones that look like a little house. 4. Once the cat is comfy with using the litter box up there, set up CityKitty (CK) and fill it with about one inch of litter. Take the cat up there and try to pet it while it sits on the litter in the CK. Do this a few times every day for like a week. The cat will learn that there is one more spot with litter it can use. If the cat is starting to use CK while the litter box is still there, then you have a great start. If it doesn't use it, that is fine also. No need to worry. 5. Remove the litter box. After your remove it, put your cat up on the CK a few times a day. That way she will have it fresh in it's memory. Once it uses CK, give your cat a treat and pet it. Try to do it every time when it uses it. Let the cat use CK for a week. If the cat had no accidents, then you can move on. Important: Clean CK EVERY single time the cat uses it. A dirty CK will make your cat not want to use it. And fill CK with litter every time, to the same one inch level. 6. One week with no accident: Remove the first ring. 7. Only remove the next ring after at least one week passes and the cat has no accident and is very comfortable going in CK (if the cat is walking around a lot, meowing a lot, before she does her/his business then give it some extra time, until it is comfortable. 8. Once you reach the final ring, start removing (and not adding) any more litter inside CK. This applies to all steps: - Watch your cat. Make sure is comfortable. Give it extra time is she struggles. Pet it. Give her a treat every time she uses CK. Clean around CK and on the floor. (I kept a vacuum close and vacuumed the toilet and around it as needed). This process will be messy and lots of litter will be flying all over. Put catnip in the litter. We are litter free now. Best thing I have purchased for my cat. No more dust paws all around the house (hardwood floors). Cons: - you cannot go back one ring if needed.

I was really looking forward to this!! The kit itself is great, but it's very hard to know if it is going to work for your cat. I was very optimistic at first, super excited. I have a Maine Coon, so I figured straddling a toilet to go to the bathroom would be no problem for a big fella like him! Right from the get go, I transitioned my cat to flushable litter and put the litter lox next to the toilet. World's best cat litter is an awesome brand and doesn't leave that litter smell. I live in a small apartment so that is important to consider. Even if you don't plan on toilet training your cat this is a good option. After 2 weeks, it was time to replace the litter box on the floor with the Citti Kitti onto the toilet. My cat jumped up to scope out the area, I praised him frequently, every time he would jump up. But, after 2 days still nothing in the toilet.... The next day I came home to a pile of poop on my bed! I questioned, "why my bed?" not the floor or the carpet, smack dab on my bed. So I googled, "why do cats poop on beds?" Apparently, if a cat is stressed because of a change in their environment, they will go to the bathroom in the place that reminds them most of their family member. In this case me, and my bed.... So, being proactive and trying not to get discouraged, I moved the Citti Kitti trainer seat onto the floor so he could adjust better to the shape of the toilet seat. Be began to relieve himself in the Citti Kitti no problem as it was placed on the floor. 2 more days pass, and he had used the bathroom, 1 and 2, frequently with no hesitation. So I moved it back up onto the toilet. Showed him again, praised him. Another day passes, nothing in the toilet. The next day he ended up peeing on the floor in the bathroom on the towels I had laid down to try and reduce the mess. Its extremely messy. Not ideal if you only have one toilet. That same day I knew he would have to go #2 soon after I fed him, so I put him in the bathroom after he ate for a solid 20 minutes after to figure it out. Went in and praised him again. Went into the living room to eat dinner and came back in my room to another pile on my bed.... Welp...thats the end of that. HAHAHAHA! In my option, I was SO EXCITED to have a toilet trained cat, I talked it up to everyone, and told myself I could stay patient and determined. In actuality, 3-4 months of constantly worrying about if your cat is pooping or peeing and not in the wrong places is no fun. I said in the long run it'd be worth it, but now I'm not so sure. Some people get to the last ring and it ends up not working out! Can you imagine the frustration?! I know I was already frustrated after 2 weeks! All the time and effort put into teaching a cat a different way to go the bathroom when they already know how to? It's more natural for your cat to dig and use a litter box anyways. There are also cons like if your cat goes to the vet overnight or you go on a long car trip. They will obviously know to go in the litter box, but might have trouble readjusting once back home and told to go on the toilet. Also, most cats just feel uncomforable trying to balance on the toilet seat. I felt bad a little for making him use the bathroom this way. I feel like this process puts a lot of stress on the cat as well, unless you are teaching them from a young age, but my cat is 2 and is already set on his ways. Going to the bathroom shouldn't have to be a stressful activity for the cat. At least with my cat, he was holding it until he really had to go in order to avoid going. Thats just sad. Not to mention that could cause some medical problems if it continued. But who wants to monitor their cat's bathroom patterns for 3-4 months. Not me. I am disappointed it didn't work for my cat, although I did give up in 2 weeks. Poop on my bed was just not acceptable, anywhere else probably would've kept me continuing the process a bit longer. I guess it really just depends on your cat. You'll never know unless you try!

I purchased CitiKitty to toilet train my 1.5 year old, large breed, 17lb. Ragdoll cat named Griffin. I am beginning this review August 31, 2012 when my cat is over 3 weeks into toilet training and will complete my review when we have fully completed the training program. Before purchasing this training system, I read a lot of reviews and looked into other toilet training methods for my cat, but this one appeared to be the best, and so far, so good! Like other reviews, I was concerned that the somewhat flimsy plastic training system may not be suitable for my 17 lb. baby, but it worked and I decided to add "strength" by leaving the extra insert in for 1.5 weeks (more about that below). PRELIMINARY HELPS Even if you are uncertain whether or not you will use Citikitty or another toilet training system, I recommend you go ahead and purchase flushable litter and move your cat's litter pan next to the toilet. That way, when you are ready to begin toilet training, this is one step you can eliminate. Sometimes it takes time for cats to adjust to new litter and being next to the toilet! Begin by first mixing the flushable litter with the litter your using to get the cat used to it. Thankfully I've always used flushable litter and had my cat's litter pan right next to the toilet for easy flushing. So transitioning to the toilet seat wasn't as big of a deal. For those interested. I found SWheat litter to be a great flushable litter choice. Before you purchase a training system, you may also begin progressing to toilet training by gradually raising the height of the litter pan. Raising the litter pan height gets the cat used to having to "jump up" to go to the bathroom. Please make sure the litter pan is sturdy while raised. I used old encyclopedias to make it very level. You can raise it to the height of the toilet, but I honestly just raised it about half-way up beside the toilet. That way when my cat jumped into the litter box he could look over and see inside the toilet. TIME TO START WEEK 1--Transitioning cat to the toilet. Since my cat was large, I decided to add strength to the plastic training system by leaving the plastic training insert, creating a double layer of plastic support. The Citikitty system recommends that you remove the plastic insert and place it only if your cat regresses or needs to go back a step in the training process. However, I decided to leave it in and I think that was a wise decision. I wanted my cat to feel comfortable and more assure of the support. So week one is basically a small plastic litter pan sitting on the toilet with no holes punched. The goal is to get the kitty to actually use this pan. PATIENCE, LOVE, & REWARDS ARE THE KEY AT THIS STAGE. It took 28 hours before my cat used the litter pan on the toilet. During those 28 hours he meowed excessively and wanted to be held and kept coming to me. I probably picked him up 30 times that day and loved on him; I would then immediately place him on the toilet in the litter pan. Sometimes he would play in the litter, sometimes he would run from it. I kept reinforcing my love and kept showing him the litter pan. He didn't eat very well during those hours either. I wanted so bad to give in and give him his litter pan back. You must have patience with them! And if they use it, reward them with treats! :-) It took at least 4 days this first week for my cat to get more comfortable using the pan. He would at times hold his business longer just to avoid having to use the pan. Since week #1 was such a slow process for getting my cat comfortable, I decided to extend week #1 by a couple of days. This is important. You know your cat the best. Do NOT progress them if they are not secure and ready; otherwise your setting this training process up for failure. I read a review once about a woman who trained her cat in 3 weeks--happy for her, but not necessarily for her cat. Toilet training goes against cat's natural instinct and very foreign to them. If you care about your cat, give them plenty of time to adjust and learn to become secure with their new potty. Don't rush it. The tendency will be to rush things because toilet training is time-consuming and messy. Trust me, litter will get on the floor! WEEK 2--Hole #1/2-1 gone. Citikitty recommends punching out hole #1 for the second week. I was concerned that hole #1 was too big; then, I realized that the plastic insert had a smaller hole that was 1/2 the size! So, I started week #2 punching out hole #1 on the main training ring, then placing the training insert that only had 1/2 hole cut. This way, we still had the added strength support with the insert and a smaller hole to start out with!! This worked great. My cat didn't seem to mind at all. He was curious and pawed at the hole and knocked litter into the toilet, but then just used the bathroom! After 3 days, I felt my cat was ready for hole #1. I then removed the trainable insert that had the smaller hole which had also added stability for the past 1.3 weeks. I admit, I was anxious. Was he going to use it now? Was the training system stable enough for a 17lb cat? Yes it did! And then something wonderful happened! Definitely the stability was not as secure and with the hole getting larger; so my cat started to learn to stable himself on the toilet seat! You see, you really DON"T want the training system to be too secure. You WANT your cat to want to use the toilet seat to steady himself, for that is what he ultimately must learn to do! So, I realized that although the system seemed unsteady without the insert, this unsteadiness forced my cat to learn to use the toilet seat. However, the training system WILL support the cat; it just "gives" a little which makes the cat feel uneasy. This is a good thing, not bad. Week 3 -- hole #2 gone. Citikitty recommends punching out hole #2 for the third week, and I did this exactly. This hole is getting really big!! I was super worried and wondered if I should cut it in half. But I remembered that I did have the insert to add if necessary. I am proud to say that my cat adjusted well. It was funny at first. He literally stuck his head in the hole and stared for like 15 seconds and pawed at the hole! It was like he was wondering..."what happened?" I patiently waited, and it did seem that he held off his "business" for a little longer than usual, but soon he was there on the toilet seat using it like a big boy should! LOL The BEST part of this stage is that my cat has learned to efficiently balance himself on the toilet seat which has alined him just right to now do ALL his business straight into the toilet water. I no longer have to scoop anything out of the litter. He simply uses the bathroom into the water and throws some litter into the water! HA! This greatly reduces the amount of litter that gets on the floor! We are still in progress this week and will comment in about a week how things are going!!

This system has worked really well for my cat but I can imagine how this won't work for every cat. My cat was 8 months old when we started the program and had very good toilet habits. She is pretty sharp and figured out the cat door after being shown maybe once so this didn't seem like a complete stretch for her. How I prepared for this: When we brought her home, her safe place was the bathroom (where we eventually toilet trained her) and we still lock her in at night so she has a comfy bed, food, and litter. I bought the smallest cat box, kept the litter pretty shallow, and used flushable litter from the start. The box was under the sink and probably 2 feet from the toilet so I just pulled the litter box out of the bathroom, cleaned so there wasn't any litter left on the floor, then put the citikitty system on the toilet and went for it. Please note: As the other postings state, your cat will get cat litter all over your bathroom and toilet so it is best to give this room to the cat for the training if you have an extra bathroom. But remember that the mess temporary! Also, I never used the catnip. I appreciated the detailed reviews before doing this so I am going to provide some info on each week: Week 1: Put citikitty insert in toilet. I found the insert to be shallow and hard to scoop (with the ridges) so I found using a bag over my hand (like you would do to pick up dog poop) works best. No issues with my cat using the litter. I placed her in it and gave her lots of pets and snacks. Week 2: I cut out ring 1. She looked through the hole but wasn't overly bugged by it. Again, lots of encouragement and she used it fine. A LOT of cat litter ended up in my toilet so flush it a lot. I was nervous that it would clog but no issues with that so far. Week 3: I cut out ring 2. My cat spent some time looking into the hole and trying to touch the water with her hand but again no issues or accidents. Glad she didn't get stuck in the hole! Again, I gave her lots of encouragement, pets, and treats. Week 4: I cut out ring 3. My cat was still using the insert to stand on which became a concern the following week. This was the week when I stopped having the scoop litter at all. The hole is big enough that she just goes into the toilet. However, she still is spreading litter all over our bathroom. Week 5: I cut out ring 4. I was very nervous since she wasn't yet balancing on the toilet seat with both legs (she was still standing on the insert with her back legs with ring 3). She wasn't too excited about the huge hole and didn't go potty/poo for 24 hours! I did the following: I spent a lot of time petting her/giving her treats on the toilet and helping to adjust her stance since she was having problems balancing. I also had food, water, and her bed in the bathroom so I locked her into the bathroom (albeit she had lots of comforts) once she was overdue on using the toilet to ensure she didn't start to go in other places in the house. The only thing on the floor in the bathroom was her bed - no rugs or anything else that would be enticing. I even pulled the shower curtain up. She spends the night in the bathroom then I wouldn't let her out in the morning until she used the toilet the next morning - hours later than normal. Only strange behavior is she is now sticking her head and feet in the toilet and drinking out of the bowl when the water is clean! I know - kinda icky. Tomorrow will be week 6. After a week at ring 4, I am finally trusting that she will use the toilet and that she has figured out the toilet seat balance so I won't be locking her in the bathroom for any extra time. I am going to slowly take her cat litter away over the next few weeks since she is pretty dependent on it. I am hoping we'll be completely litter free in about 2 weeks.

Kat already checked it out. Shouldn't be hard to train her

Hi.I received this product today.I can say this cat training kit is not bad at all,arrive with clear instructions included,fits my toilet seat quite well & my kitten used it just in 10 minutes after installation (((((((For easier toilet training reference -I will recommend to put about 50g of used kitty litter stones in new training kit and mix in.As we all know cats follow the sense of smell :) ))))) ...... See how we gonna getting on in the future ..:)

difficult with 2 cats, and one should start early or have a great amount of patience. I got to stage 4 for 1 cat and had to give up as the other cat was giving accidents (and to force them on this loo I had to remove the other loos). But definitely worth a try! I might try again after some time.

Ci ho creduto ma non ci siamo riusciti...dopo un mese ho comprato la lettiera....mi sono accorta che dopo il secondo cerchio la gattina faceva solo la pipì....più raramente il resto....quando è scappata nella vasca in cerca di sabbia ho capito.... Tuttavia il set è ben preparato e l insuccesso non è colpa del prodotto. Peccato....Ci speravo....

I follow the instructions. Didn’t work for my cats. But who knows it might work for you.