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Too bad we can't leave the lid up (don't want the kids drinking out of
it!).... -- Victor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) I agree with that, Victor! But, I have another problem. A couple of my crew LOVE to play in water, and an open toilet is just too much temptation for them. On the few occasions that I have accidently left the lid up, I have come back in and sat down on a VERY wet and cold toilet seat! That is definitely NOT the way to wake up in the morning! Brrr! Patti |
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"Victor Martinez" wrote Too bad we can't leave the lid up (don't want the kids drinking out of it!).... I've never seen my cats even try to drink from the toilet. The only time Frank is interested in the toilet at all is when I flush it. Then he will come running to see the water whirling, and you can see the little wheels in his head going "where does it go? how does she do that? why does it go around and around?" Nikki ignores the toilet completely. She does like lying in the sink, though. -- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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snip story of human forcing cats to act completely against their
nature This is really sad and abusive. You shouldn't be forcing your cats to do something that is completely unnatural. Why do you think they keep having "accidents?" There are no accidents. They are just trying to pee the way *they* want to and were *intended* to, not the way you are trying to force them to. The whole idea of making a cat use a human toilet, which involves them trying to balance on a slippery toilet seat and does not allow them to dig and bury, is really cruel and I hope you get a little common sense and stop this nonsense. Megan (disgusted) Whoaaaaaaaa girl! That's your opinion, sweeheart. But you don't even have the whole story. First of all, I'm a little tired of having to clean up litter the bathroom every day. My cats go overkill when it comes to burying their stuff, so everytime they use the box there's about a cupful of litter on the floor, even with a litter box with a lid around the edges. Litter that I end up stepping on every time i go into the bathroom. Do you know what's it like to get out of the shower and step on cat litter? No matter how much I clean it up, it's always there. And that happens every time, no matter where the litter box is. You probably would say to put the box in the garage. What you don't know is, I don't make enough money to be able to live in a place that has a garage. I have a tiny outdoor patio, but I live on the first floor and these are indoor cats. I don't want a stinky litter box out when I have guests over, and I don't want litter all over my carpet. So what does that leave? The bathroom. Second, I'm a full time student and I also work. Expenses are tight and 30 bucks a month on cat litter is a bit much. I can't use those pearl/crystal types cause it doens't really lock in the odors. Since I'm in the bathroom, I need flushable litter. Thirdly, you say it's completely unnatural for a cat to do this. Oh, is it natural for my cat to use my roommate's bed for a litterbox while she's out of town? Is it natural for them to pee on carpet or piles of clean clothes? Finally, you say I'm a cruel person to do this. Wow, guess you have joined all the people in this world that hate me. Guess I'm going to stay up late and think long and hard about how I offended you. Better refill my anti-depressants. That's your opinion and I don't agree with it, but when it comes down to it, I really don't give a care what you think. If it works, cool. If not, I'll try to figure out other solutions. I think it can work, and I'll just have to wait and see. Kristi (unaffected) |
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"Hopitus2" wrote Well, I apologize to you folks with cats from a different mothership......but as you know I'm not from Missouri, but find it almost impossible to believe this testimony w/o seeing it with my very own eyes. OTOH I will probably go to my grave before this happens..... Here's a pic of Linus, not on the toilet but on the litterbox, but if you look carefully, you will see that he has all his paws on the edge of the box (how it stays upright, I have no idea), just as if he is sitting on the toilet. Warning! Deadly glare at camera! I shudder to imagine his face if I'd tried to take a picture of him on the toilet. http://tinyurl.com/ytepl You probably will still not believe. ) -- Marina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki |
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To each her own. I'd spend the time you spend trying to train the cats to
use your toilet sweeping up the litter from floor and redepositing it into box. I do this several times a day in the bathroom where most popular litterbox is. Not a big deal. Afraid I'd regard training cats to use toilets as a big deal, though. Others post they've done it so maybe it's a matter of priorities. After Rowdy uses the box, it looks like a litter bomb went off in there. I just sweep. And FYI if you haven't stepped on that crystal silicon stuff, you haven't experienced the razor-blade-type thrill on your foot bottom. I fail to see how toilet use will guarantee your cats won't use roomie's bed or loose linen elsewhere to relieve themselves on (???). I don't have a garage either and we live in a house. I had no idea there was such a thing as "flushable litter" but since I pay for my own plumbers it sounds ominous on a long-term basis to me......I'm not calling you cruel and what you're attempting fails to offend me. I just plain think you're wasting your time; but as I said, to each her own. I personally believe "herding cats" like in that SuperBowl commercial, would be far less frustrating overall. "Mischief" wrote in message om... : snip story of human forcing cats to act completely against their : nature : : This is really sad and abusive. You shouldn't be forcing your cats to do : something that is completely unnatural. Why do you think they keep : having "accidents?" There are no accidents. They are just trying to pee : the way *they* want to and were *intended* to, not the way you are : trying to force them to. The whole idea of making a cat use a human : toilet, which involves them trying to balance on a slippery toilet seat : and does not allow them to dig and bury, is really cruel and I hope you : get a little common sense and stop this nonsense. : : Megan (disgusted) : : : : Whoaaaaaaaa girl! That's your opinion, sweeheart. But you don't even : have the whole story. : : First of all, I'm a little tired of having to clean up litter the : bathroom every day. My cats go overkill when it comes to burying : their stuff, so everytime they use the box there's about a cupful of : litter on the floor, even with a litter box with a lid around the : edges. Litter that I end up stepping on every time i go into the : bathroom. Do you know what's it like to get out of the shower and : step on cat litter? No matter how much I clean it up, it's always : there. And that happens every time, no matter where the litter box : is. : : You probably would say to put the box in the garage. What you don't : know is, I don't make enough money to be able to live in a place that : has a garage. I have a tiny outdoor patio, but I live on the first : floor and these are indoor cats. I don't want a stinky litter box out : when I have guests over, and I don't want litter all over my carpet. : So what does that leave? The bathroom. : : Second, I'm a full time student and I also work. Expenses are tight : and 30 bucks a month on cat litter is a bit much. I can't use those : pearl/crystal types cause it doens't really lock in the odors. Since : I'm in the bathroom, I need flushable litter. : : Thirdly, you say it's completely unnatural for a cat to do this. Oh, : is it natural for my cat to use my roommate's bed for a litterbox : while she's out of town? Is it natural for them to pee on carpet or : piles of clean clothes? : : Finally, you say I'm a cruel person to do this. Wow, guess you have : joined all the people in this world that hate me. Guess I'm going to : stay up late and think long and hard about how I offended you. : Better refill my anti-depressants. : : : : : : That's your opinion and I don't agree with it, but when it comes down : to it, I really don't give a care what you think. : : If it works, cool. If not, I'll try to figure out other solutions. : I think it can work, and I'll just have to wait and see. : : Kristi (unaffected) |
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To each her own. I'd spend the time you spend trying to train the cats to
use your toilet sweeping up the litter from floor and redepositing it into box. I do this several times a day in the bathroom where most popular litterbox is. Have you tried one of those huge, massive, extra-large jumbo litterboxes? It *helps* with the litter-on-floor problem. I hate stepping on that stuff. I bought an electric broom *just* for that problem, and it sucks. Woops, no pun intended. Anyway, it spits more litter back out than it picks up. So I got an old fashioned wisk broom & pan at the Dollar Store. Sigh. Sherry |
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You call Linus "fluffy"? He's a porker like BT Rowdy, he is, but Rowdy's got
a blind left eye and is a "mackeral" tabby, not a true brown-striper tabby. Does he weigh about 19#? They could be bro's. "Marina" wrote in message ... : : "Hopitus2" wrote : Well, I apologize to you folks with cats from a different : mothership......but as you know I'm not from Missouri, but find it almost : impossible to believe this testimony w/o seeing it with my very own eyes. : OTOH I will probably go to my grave before this happens..... : : Here's a pic of Linus, not on the toilet but on the litterbox, but if you : look carefully, you will see that he has all his paws on the edge of the box : (how it stays upright, I have no idea), just as if he is sitting on the : toilet. Warning! Deadly glare at camera! I shudder to imagine his face if : I'd tried to take a picture of him on the toilet. : : http://tinyurl.com/ytepl : : You probably will still not believe. ) : : -- : Marina, Frank and Nikki : Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi : Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki : |
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Our litterboxes are very large, oval, rounded (no corners) and "giant"
liners fit well, with much side overlap. Broom & pan are cheap, short-handled, and stay right there nearby. I gave up on that crystal silicone litter simply because since it hurt *my* feet (you talk "sharp" and "pointy"! - that stuff is like shaved diamonds) little cat pads walking on it would also be hurting. Besides, I agree with her statement that odor control is poor with the silicone, at least it was here. "Sherry " wrote in message ... : To each her own. I'd spend the time you spend trying to train the cats to : use your toilet sweeping up the litter from floor and redepositing it into : box. I do this several times a day in : the bathroom where most popular litterbox is. : : Have you tried one of those huge, massive, extra-large jumbo litterboxes? It : *helps* with the litter-on-floor problem. I hate stepping on that stuff. I : bought an electric broom *just* for that problem, and it sucks. Woops, no pun : intended. Anyway, it spits more litter back out than it picks up. So I got an : old fashioned wisk broom & pan at the Dollar Store. Sigh. : Sherry |
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"Hopitus2" had some very interesting things to
say about Toilet Training update: Our litterboxes are very large, oval, rounded (no corners) and "giant" liners fit well, with much side overlap. Broom & pan are cheap, short-handled, and stay right there nearby. I gave up on that crystal silicone litter simply because since it hurt *my* feet (you talk "sharp" and "pointy"! - that stuff is like shaved diamonds) little cat pads walking on it would also be hurting. Besides, I agree with her statement that odor control is poor with the silicone, at least it was here. Felix doesn't seem to mind it [and his little paws are fine], and as I said elsewhere in this discussion, I've found odor control much *better* with the crystal litter. Box liners, OTOH, are rather less than useless with him, as intensely as he digs :-). Felix's box resides in a hall closet, with plastic carpet protector under it. One advantage to the gravel-shaped vs. round little balls, it doesn't fly as far when he tunnels in it. :-) -- "The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL |
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