Step 3: Preparing Your Bathroom + First Fail

The CitiKitty Training Guide suggests these steps in preparing your bathroom before training your cat:

1. Secure your toilet lid with a piece of adhesive tape to ensure your cat will always have access to the toilet and a guest won't close the lid accidentally.

2. Place a "Cat toilet training in progress" sign in your bathroom so guests know you are toilet training your cat.

3. Store cat treats in close proximity to the toilet so you can immediately reward your cat after he or she uses the toilet.

4. Keep a small trash can, kitty litter and scoop nearby (but out of your cat's reach) for easy and quick cleaning of the training seat.

5. Remove area rugs from your bathroom so you can easily keep the bathroom clean and neat while the training is in progress. You can return the rugs when the training is complete.

6. Close the doors to the nearby rooms in your home, including spare bedrooms or basement. This enables you to stay close by your cat's side and see how he or she is adapting to the training.

The steps definitely are not difficult, but I think they forgot one:

7. Keep your cat away during this process as he/she might jump in the toilet!
(watch the video and you'll see what I am talking about)

We had our first fail: Montee not knowing the toilet lid was up, and him jumping right in the water. Poor guy.