training my cats to do their business outside

[dollydrip01]

i have 2 cats they are sisters, they will be 2 in august. i want to start training them to start doing their business outside, instead of their trays. does anyone know the best way to do this, and how to start.

thanks

[Millie69]

Hi there, i have three cats, all brothers and sisters and i found that digging an area in the soil in my garden encourages them to use the garden as a loo as they prefer to cover their 'business' over.
I don't know whether you keep them indoors at night or if you just let them come and go as they please but i think that if you get one of the litter trays that have a 'roof' on it which has a cat flap it may be a good idea as it shouldn't get too wet when it rains. If you can, place it near the door outside and when they use it there you could move it to the place where you plan to dig the soil loo so that they know where their now loo will be.
Hope it works! :)

[dollydrip01]

thanks Millie69, i will try that. however i live in a ground floor appartment, and dont have a garden. we have outiside this awful gravel, but if i dig a hole there it should work the same shoulnt it?

thanks again

[leelapops]

Hiya.
I agree, The Prophet!

I don't have a cat, but surely part of responsible ownership is ensuring that your pet "goes" in your own space, or space you can control. I understand that there can be factors limiting this, but there are ways round that, surely, eg. the litter tray, or the gravel idea?

I have to pick up after my dog everywhere I go, and do so, and it's a myth that cats "bury it" or "clean up after themselves"-my back yard is testament to that!

Lisa.