How to Toilet-Train Your Cat: 21 Days to a Litter-Free Home [Paperback]

Paul Kunkel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 1991

Paul Kunkel, who toilet-trained his first cat while in college and who has continued to train his own and his friends' cats ever since, presents a foolproof, 21-Day-Program for teaching any litter-trained cat between the ages of 6 months and 10 years to use a toilet instead of a litter box. (Older cats can still be trained, but the process will probably take longer.) Requiring nothing more than magazines and/or newspapers, masking tape, heavy-duty plastic wrap, and a supply of fresh litter, the plan begins with you placing the box next to the toilet and, after gradually raising it to the height of the seat, ends with the cat--well, using it like any other member of the family. For life.

Along the way, concerned owners learn why toilet-trained cats may be happier and healthier cats. In well-researched, fact-filled text, Kunkel traces the history and behavior of this barely domesticated animal and proves why the box is bad for cats; why many cats equate the smell of a litter box with danger; and why the fragrances, deodorants, dyes, and disinfectants found in most litters are detrimental to your pet's well-being.

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From the Back Cover

THIS BOOK ADDRESSES AN IMPORTANT ISSUE . . . and offers an easy solution to one of the most troublesome problems any cat owner will ever face.

(Roger Caras, author of A Cat Is Watching)

Now There's a Better Way.

No more scoop, no more box, no more heavy, soggy, bags. And no more "accidents." Using Paul Kunkel's foolproof 21-day program you can break your cat of the litter habit and teach him the clean, healthy, viable alternative of using the toilet.

Along with illustrated day-by-day instructions, Paul Kunkel provides eight case studies.

About the Author

Paul Kunkel is a writer who toilet-trained his first cat while in college. He continues to train his own and his friends' cats in the New York region.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (January 6, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894808281
• ISBN-13: 978-0894808289
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Animal Care & Pets > Cats

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It does work!, April 22, 2000

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This review is from: How to Toilet-Train Your Cat: 21 Days to a Litter-Free Home (Paperback)

We bought this book about 8 years ago, and used it to successfully train our two 6-8 month old cats (age uncertain, from a pound). We learned the hard way (i.e. we thought we could just do the parts of the book we wanted to) that the book's advice IS valid. The cats MUST be fixed first, and you have to let the cats learn at their speed. Plus, we were not successful until we had weaned them of perfumed litter first. With persistence, they learned well, and were able to learn that other toilets at other's homes, in hotels, on moves, etc. are all the same thing. We haven't had to buy litter since, and love the lack of cat litter smell in the house.

48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not all there, September 13, 2004

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This review is from: How to Toilet-Train Your Cat: 21 Days to a Litter-Free Home (Paperback)

This book is good in that it gives you an idea about how to train your cat, but it misses some things. The last thing you want to do is take the chance that your cat will fall into the toilet. If that happens, your chances of success drop dramatically! With the method used in this book, that chance is raised. If you really want to know how to best toilet train your cat, there is a y-a-h-o-o group you can join for free. In addition to learning the best method, there are hundreds of folks that can give you advice for every problem you may encounter... like not keeping a rug in the bathroom because the cat will use that when the litter box is taken away. Also, if you want a residential automatic flusher, that information is in the group too. Good luck!

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I want my bathrooms back!, July 9, 2000

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Ann Bath - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Toilet-Train Your Cat: 21 Days to a Litter-Free Home (Paperback)

Bought my boyfriend a Maine Coon kitten for his birthday, so when he suggested toilet training the Precious Angel I felt obligated to find the right book. This one is very entertaining reading, easy to read, interestingly informative, and the steps towards toilet training clearly explained and humorously illustrated (loved the drawings!). I confess, the book had me psyched about toilet training! However, we've been stuck for almost a month a the pivotal "Day 17". Now two of three bathrooms at my boyfriend's place have clear plastic wrap stretched over the bowls and sprinklings of litter just about everywhere. We know the Precious Angel can do it as he has experienced success once or twice, but we've found "presents" on the floor as well. To make this book a five-star for me we need a help line/800#/email address to the author! I read all nine other reviews and truly believe that with Mr. Kunkel's intervention, guidance and assistance we could all be litter free, right now I'm feeling abandoned! PAUL KUNKEL PLEASE WRITE - YOUR FANS NEED YOU!