Litter Kwitter Cat Toilet Training System Tray Loo

 

 

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We have two ageing cats (aged 15 and 16.5+) so I wasn't sure whether this would work or not. I omitted the first step and put the Litter Kwitter next to the toilet. Both cats started using it straight away (eldest cat first).

Then we moved onto the next stage - onto the toilet. Again, the eldest cat was no problem. The younger cat wasn't so sure at first but was soon using it no problem. A week and a half later and we moved onto the orange stage. Eldest cat, no problem at all. Youngest cat not so sure. We went back to the red stage for a day and then the orange stage with the red tray underneath the orange. Then onto the orange stage again. Both cats using it quite happily. Only the green stage to go!

FOR: A great product, sturdy and well designed. Easy to clean. The DVD is very helpful.
AGAINST: Nothing

HANDY HINT: Reward successes, ignore failures (few and far between). Keep the treats in the bathroom so they associate the toilet and the bathroom with treats. Don't stand watching - cats are very private and they don't like "performing!" Give lots of praise and cuddles.

SUMMARY: Costing me a fortune in treats because they are doing so well and I have to keep rewarding them! I am using more expensive litter too so that it doesn't clump together when it falls into the toilet as it does occasionally. You need to keep a vaccuum cleaner handy as litter goes onto the floor - but hopefully it won't be for long.

I did not expect older cats to take to it but I desperately wanted rid of the litter tray and they don't go out as much now they are getting on a bit! They seem to prefer it much more than the litter tray and so does my kitchen floor - no more wet paws. I wish I knew about this product earlier, it is fantastic!

We've been using the LK for around 18 months with our 3 cats - 2 Burmese boys and a Bengal girl who are indoor-only cats after previous cats fell casualty to the road. That's a lot of wee and poo to deal with, and we looked to the LK for a solution to the endless litter tray incidents, smells and the expense (Princess fussy paws Bengal only liked expensive litter - of course).

We're lucky to have a downstairs toilet which could be given over to the cats while training. The instructions are easy to follow, we moved their litter tray to toilet and put the LK next to it to get them used to its presence, then transferred some of their litter (& their doings) into the LK for a few days, and they gradually started to use the LK instead of/as well as their tray.

We then removed the litter tray and all 3 used the LK which was next to the toilet. We then moved it up onto a block next to the toilet to get them used to using it at height, then put it on the toilet itself. We kept it there with the red tray for about a week. It is true that with 3 cats, you do need to monitor it, it gets full quickly (one of our boys can pee pints at a time...) and you need to keep it as fresh as you can to encourage them to use it. We also found that as soon as we heard one of them jump up and start to dig (well, scratch at the seat) we could be there on hand when they were finished to reward good behaviour with a treat. They learned quickly and were very eager to collect treats.

We moved onto the orange tray with no problems - our Bengal fishes through the hole a bit as she loves water, but hey ho, and we gradually reduced the amount of flushable litter they had in it until it was just a few grains around the outside. Continued with treats - all went well.

2 weeks later we moved onto the green tray mostly without problems, we had to keep a closer eye on them and ignore some accidents on the floor next to the toilet (which is tiled, so no big drama) due to one of our dopey boys facing the wrong way sometimes....duh.

We removed the green tray for a while, and the boys were fine with it, but our Bengal girl wasn't happy, so went back to green. We've tried again since, but she's just not having it. That's where we are still at, using the green insert, which may seem like an imperfect outcome, but I don't believe it is an issue with the LK, but rather with our Bengal who is frankly barmy. Even now, if there is a dribble left in the green tray as there sometimes is (big bladder boy is sometimes a little sloppy with his aim in his haste to get back to tearing around the house), she will start to scratch at the floor next to the toilet to prepare herself to perform, which she knows summons us to sort out her problem. Luckily she has rather a long and complicated pre-toilet routine, so we can often get there, dry the tray and put her on the LK, which she then uses with no problem at all. If we don't get there to dry it, she will still use the LK to wee in the toilet even if the tray is a bit wet, but not poo - oh no, you see that has to go on the floor if the tray is wet. As I said, barmy.

In short, the LK is still on the toilet - the outer white ring and the green tray with the big hole, so we don't use that toilet unless necessary - but it's hardly a chore to lift it off if we do want to use it. On the up side, we haven't bought litter for more than a year, and unless our girl has used the tiled floor as described above, there is no more stinky cat poo around the place.

Big bladder boy has even learned to flush the toilet (it's a top flush) although I can't pretend it's after he's been to the loo....it's just as a game after watching us do it so many times when there were treats to be handed out. I think he wants more treats for flushing - but doing it in the middle of the night doesn't earn you brownie points, kitty.....Bless.

Yes, you'll have to persevere a little bit with it, but compared to lugging around cat litter, not to mention the smell of the poo/wee and them kicking litter out of the box all over the place, it's a no-brainer. It didn't even cost 6 weeks worth of cat litter, so has paid for itself many times over. We would not be without it, it is well worth a try.

Plus, it's a great talking point - my work colleagues find my photos of the cats on the toilet hilarious!

My friend told me he was traing his cat to use the toilet and of course I got excited and immediatly started looking around. He told me about 'Litter Kwitter' and thought to myself it's either gonna work or its not and I'll try anything once so I bought one. I've got a 16 year old cat and she's beautiful but boy does she leave a stink, as we all know cats do. 'Litter Kwitter' arrived and I placed it on the floor in the bathroom at first so she would get used to keep going to the bathrrom, she took to it straight away. She knew thats where her place was now in the bathroom. A few days later, I put it up on the loo and placed her up there. she had a sniff and a peek and then jumped straight down! We accidently shut the bathroom door and she was meowing to get in so first thoughts were she needed the loo, so i opened the door and followed her in, she sniffed where the tray used to be but obviously it was on the loo so I picked her up and placed her on the tray, she did her business then jumoed down. The next time she needed it she went in by herself and jumped straight up. I was amazed!! And now without hesitation she jumps straight up, sits the correct way and does wat she needs to do. I moved her onto the next ring today so im anxious to see how this one will pan out (pardon the pun) But my advise is if you have faith in your cat and shes active then i suggest you get one. People may think your a lil weird but who cares at least your house will be smell free. But the next thing I have to do is teach her to flush the loo!!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bit of a struggle.
Been using this for about 5 weeks now. My 7 month old kitten is quite happy to use the full inset, but is struggling to move onto the next inset. Read more

Published 1 month ago by yvh

3.0 out of 5 stars I am not sure it will work for us
I brought the LK 4 weeks ago (Dec 2011) and started with the red level in the seat cover on the floor by the loo, over the next week i lifted it an inch or 2 a day and the cats... Read more

Published 1 month ago by K. L. Careless

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent results
I always had this in mind for my kitten, even before collecting her and so placed the Litter Kwitter next to the toilet straight away. Read more

Published 1 month ago by Lucy

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, brilliant really works
Product brilliant, arrived very quickly would definitly
Recommend Ordered on the Monday arrived by Friday
Prompt service would use again

Published 5 months ago by Scotty

4.0 out of 5 stars A work in progress.
I brought this for my 12 week old kitten. He has never had the choice of using anything else at my house so hopes were high that he would adapt. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Miss Jelly

5.0 out of 5 stars Patience and belief is the key
Ever since I went to the pet store to get my first bits and pieces for my kitten I wanted to get this. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Lilig

2.0 out of 5 stars Didn't work for either of our cats, and they now wee and poo all over the house
My wife and I bought the LK about 6 months ago as we were fed up with cleaning out our two cats' litter tray. Read more

Published 16 months ago by Wilseus

2.0 out of 5 stars Don' t jump in without reading the forum entries on web site
I watched the dvd that comes with the litter kwitter (LK), gradually reduced the litter in existing litter tray, took the lid off it and gradually moved it in to the bathroom. Read more

Published 16 months ago by S. C. Henderson

1.0 out of 5 stars Think very carefully before buying this!
I bought this about 6 months ago. I have 2 cats, one is now nearly 1 and one is nearly 2. With my youngest cat, it worked best. Read more

Published 22 months ago by Eenymo

3.0 out of 5 stars cat toilet trial
I have only just started using the litter quitter. I have had to change some of my cats to flushable cat litter first. Read more

Published on 1 Dec 2009 by Jean Southcott

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