In order to prevent cats from excreting everywhere at home, we usually train cats to go to the toilet in a fixed location, build a cat toilet, or go to the toilet on the toilet at home. After a long period of training, we watch with satisfaction. When the cat skillfully goes to the toilet on its own and there is no more urine and feces everywhere in the house, have we ever thought about whether this is really a good idea?

In fact, many cats will imitate humans and stand on the toilet to use the toilet. Some owners even deliberately train them, and there are even related training tools on the market. ​​​​​​

So what are the benefits of training a cat to go to the toilet on the toilet? The first is of course the cleanliness of the home. The owner does not want to see the home stunk with the cat’s feces and urine. Secondly, if you are too lazy to buy special cat litter If you find it troublesome or expensive to use a toilet, then directing your cat to go to the toilet directly on the toilet is a good choice. Of course, you can also make your own cat toilet. If you are not confident in your opponent's ability or can't find a method, Then using the toilet is also an option. Finally, of course, it can show that you have good guidance skills and can show off in front of others. You see, my cats will go to the toilet on their own.

However, this is actually not a behavior worth encouraging. The day the cat abandons the litter box and replaces it with the toilet, it will bring a potential crisis. Urine is a way for us to observe cat diseases. We can observe it in terms of color and urine volume. However, it is not just a matter of observing urine output; when it only recognizes the toilet and not the sand basin, it will cause big problems if it gets old, its joints degenerate and cannot jump up, or if it is hospitalized or sleeps out.

Therefore, the most important reason why cats are not allowed to use the toilet to go to the toilet is because the toilet or washbasin is relatively high, and the cat must jump up to use it. But what if one day the cat ages and his feet and joints degenerate? , it may not be done as easily as before, which will bring a lot of trouble to the cat. In mild cases, it may cause urination and urination at home, and in severe cases, it may cause urinary suppression or even other fatal hazards. Older cats (after 6 years old) are the same as people. The older they are, the less flexible they are, the less adaptable they are, and the harder they are to train. Moreover, after a cat has been trained to use the toilet since childhood, when you find that its balance ability and jumping ability have significantly weakened when it gets older, you should be considerate of it and let it use the litter box again (Similarly, if the cat is sick and weak, Please be considerate of him too).

Furthermore, if there is an unavoidable situation and you have to be hospitalized or sleep out, it is impossible to move the toilet there. If the cat has not used cat litter for a long time, and it is not a habit that can be changed in an instant, it will bring a lot of trouble to the cat.

Moreover, training a cat to use the toilet is not an easy process, if you are a cat parent who cannot bear to see your cat suffer a little bit. Because during the training process, you may need to force the cat to accept things it doesn’t like. In fact, the entire training process is to slowly train the cat to accept things it may not like.Something that is unacceptable all of a sudden - using the toilet, but I just try to control this reluctance within the range that the cat can accept.

For older cats, training them to use the toilet may cause too much psychological pressure on the cat. Cats whose mobility and balance are affected by illness or injury. He won't be able to balance on the toilet seat, and training will be difficult, so sometimes it's better to use a litter box if you can.