Step Two (The First Hole)

Despite rumors to the contrary I have not given up on the toilet training experiment. However, I fell behind in my blog due to the cats unforeseen reaction to me prematurely moving on to Step 2.

After my previous post the cats were doing well. There was still the occasional accident outside the toilet, but that seemed to have more to do with the fact that I work over 8 hours a day and I have two big cats who use the litter box frequently.

So I decided to remove the first section. This was a gross process and I will spare you the details.



The flesh tone of the litter only makes the shape of the hole more inappropriate.

The cats did not like the new hole, and lashed out at me in the only way they knew how... by pooping on my bed and peeing in a pile of freshly washed laundry.

Needless to say, the cats have not been allowed in my bedroom since we started Step 2.

After a few days they warmed up to the hole. While there are still accidents, those accidents are primarily limited to a spot on the floor just in front of the toilet. And if the bath mat is in the way, the cats are very considerate and lift it out of the way before they poo on my floor.

The accidents are also becoming more limited as their aim improves. About 1/6 of the time, the cats make it directly in the hole, meaning that the other cat is willing to use the litter.

As awkward as it sounds, it's incredibly gratifying to simply flush my cats poo.