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The litter kwitter is supposed to fit on most toilet seats, but it didn't fit on mine, so I don't really know how well it works. The instructional video that comes with it make the process seem fairly easy. However, it doesn't talk about using a special litter. Inevitably some litter will get into the toilet during the training process and regular clumping litter can't be good for the plumbing. So if your cat is very picky about which litter is used, this could be a problem for you.
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We have three cats who all use this litter kwitter on one toilet seat. we are on phase one and it is working fine. a little messy , but in the end it will be worth it.
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This product is pretty much what it says it is except that it does NOT fit every toilet and it is does NOT offer adequate stages to help your cat adjust to using the toilet. The reason people keep talking about having to go backwards from the amber insert to red insert is because there should be at least one additional insert that you use in between. I just moved from red to amber and got rewarded with cat poo on the floor near the toilet. So I just figured out that I could fill the hole with a 16 oz. plastic tub (like a butter tub). That way the cats don't feel so freaked out by the giant hole that suddenly appeared in their litter box. One of my cats fell in and I'll tell you, that will set back the process! I guess my biggest complaint is that these four plastic pieces made in China are $60 bucks. What rip! But at the same time, if in the end we can train them to use the toilet, I guess it will all have been worth it. If we can't, I'm going to be mad that I spent so much money on plastic crap from China.
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I purchased litter kwitter expecting a great training experience because of all the reviews on amazon and find myself really disappointed. First the white training tray does not fit my standard size toilet. Its sides are too tight and it pops right off my toilet. In order to get the tray to fit I had to tape it down with duct tape. Now maybe this is the size of toilets in china where it is manufactured but toilets are a different size in the US. Not are toilets are narrow.
Secondly, you cannot put your toilet seat down when the training tray is on the toilet. The thickness of the material prevents your seat from being in the down position. When I researched cat toilet training every picture I saw of a cat on a toilet had a cat sitting on the toilet seat. There is no way I want my cat balancing on the small rim of my toilet bowl.
Lastly, although its nice to have individual discs for the training device what no one mentions is this device only comes with two rings that have holes in them. This means litter kwitter expects your cat to adapt to the toilet in just two steps. As soon as I put the orange disc on (the first ring with a hole) my cat freaked out. Its opening was so large that my cat would not use it at all and went all over my rug and my bed out of spite.
I wish someone had written about these important product shortcomings before I wasted $60.
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After years of dealing with the dirty cat box, and Roo's bad habit of doing #2 on the floor if it wasn't cleaned to her satisfaction (and it never was), we're well on our way to her using the toilet! This system has the advantage of being very sturdy to hold up even large cats and being re-usable for future cats or if you move and need a refresher course. But nothing's perfect -- be prepared for it to take time, maybe longer than they suggest. Each cat is different. Roo is stubborn and hates changes, so we've had to take it really SLOW! She's been in training now for 3-1/2 months. But once she got over her resistance to a hole in the 2nd potty pan, she quickly figured out that all the waste goes away with the flush, which very much appealed to her. She's on pan #3 now and hopefully will graduate to the toilet seat soon.
I have some advisements for anyone wanting to try it --
1- Since you are supposed to start out with the system on the floor after switching it out with the old litter pan, you should use a litter liner over the whole thing and put the litter in that, especially if your cat pees around the edges of his/her litter box. It will leak on the floor if you don't, which is definitely no fun to clean up. The liner will prevent that. No problem once it's up on the toilet -- any leaks go into the toilet then and a liner would defeat the purpose.
2- Also, make a change to a scoopable, flushable litter at the outset, even before changing from the old litter pan. It'll make it easier. It's hard to get soiled litter out with a large litter scoop, esp. if it doesn't clump, partly due to the raised rings that train the cat where the next hole rim will be, etc. A narrower scoop would help if you can find one or jerry-rig something.
3- Of the flushable litters on the market, I recommend Swheat Scoop brand, which is finely flaked wheat chaff, and very similar in texture to clay scoopable litter. It clumps, if a bit loosely, which the paper pellet flushables don't at all. Some cats don't like the lumpy texture of the paper pellets either. If the new stuff is close in texture to what they used before, it will help. (We had set-backs partly because I couldn't get the Swheat Scoop 'til we were already into the system several weeks.)
It takes patience, esp. with only one bathroom, but it's worth it. Lots of encouragement, and a little bribery, help, too. (Remember that cats are mercenary little creatures -- kittens are easy when they're still young enough to care what you want. Grown ones usually don't give a damn.) Then no more smell, no more fuss, and the coolest cat on the block. Easier to do with kittens and easy-going cats. Older, stubborn, or particularly difficult ones (you know if you have one -- Roo's 95% Siamese) may take longer. Don't be discouraged by that. Even tho' it's taking us 4 months (or more?) instead of 6-8 weeks as the product's makers indicate, the end result is still worth it!
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