{"id":4745,"date":"2021-02-03T04:29:06","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4745"},"modified":"2021-02-03T04:29:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T12:29:06","slug":"wild-and-sometimes-crazy-wednesday-cats-in-the-bathroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4745","title":{"rendered":"Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday \u2013 Cats in the Bathroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/catannietoilet-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/catannietoilet-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/catannietoilet-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/catannietoilet-rotated.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>One reason some some people won&#8217;t take in a cat or keep a cat indoors where she&#8217;s safe is\u00a0 because of litter box hassles. I used to say, \u201cI\u2019d love to live at the beach, except for the sand in the house.\u201d Wouldn\u2019t you always be sweeping and cleaning up sand? Wellll, I might as well have the joy of watching the ocean waves from my office window because I sure deal with a lot of sand in the house. Having cats\u2014even when they&#8217;re indoors only part of the time\u2014requires litter boxes. One for each cat, plus one. Well, we have the one for each cat. I refuse to have a third litter box in the kitchen or living room\u2014even in my office. Sorry kitties.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u2019s the alternative to the litter box? Adopt a cat <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CatMollie-1-rotated-e1612355324647-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CatMollie-1-rotated-e1612355324647-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CatMollie-1-rotated-e1612355324647-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CatMollie-1-rotated-e1612355324647.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>who knows how to use the toilet. Or teach your cats how. Of course, you\u2019d have to leave the lid up all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Hey don\u2019t scoff. There really are ways to train a cat to use the toilet. Check out this site and let us know if you tried it and how it worked. Photos, please. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Toilet-Train-Your-Cat\">https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Toilet-Train-Your-Cat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Am I going to try it? I don\u2019t think so. If you read the entire article you\u2019ll see that using the toilet is not for every cat. You can actually confuse and upset a cat and create problems you didn\u2019t have before.\u00a0 Besides, in our household, Olivia seems bent on using her litter box almost every time I\u2019m in the bathroom. Can you see the problems that could create?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One reason some some people won&#8217;t take in a cat or keep a cat indoors where she&#8217;s safe is\u00a0 because of litter box hassles. 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