Is it really okay for cats to go to the toilet on the toilet?

Is it really okay for cats to go to the toilet on the toilet? Is this reliable? In order to prevent cats from excreting everywhere at home, we usually We train cats to go to the toilet in a fixed position, build a cat toilet, or go to the toilet on the toilet at home. After a long period of training, we are satisfied to watch the cat skillfully go to the toilet on its own on the toilet, and there is no need to go to the toilet anywhere in the home. When we use urine and feces, have we ever thought about whether this is really a good thing?

In fact, many cats will imitate humans to 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 use the toilet? The first is, of course, the cleanliness of the home. The owner doesn’t want to see the cat’s feces and urine stinking up the house. Secondly, if you are too lazy to buy a special cat litter box, find it troublesome, or find it expensive, then just use the toilet to guide it. Cat going to 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 way, 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, in fact, this is not a behavior worth encouraging. When 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.

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 if the cat ages, As the feet and joints degenerate, they may not be able to do it 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.

Furthermore, 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 injustice. Because during the training process, the cat may need to be forced to accept things it does not like. In fact, the entire training process is to slowly train the cat to accept things it does not like.You can do something that you can't accept at once - using the toilet, but 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.