For Every Princess, A Proper Throne
Some perusers of this blog may have noticed (if anyone actually looks at the sidebars) that I've been reading "How to Toilet Train Your Cat." I bought this selection many years ago, toward the very beginning of my dearly deceased cat Sam's neurotic spiral toward eternal rest. He had taken to peeing on the couch (3x), on my down comforter (6x), in laundry baskets (2x) and, one time, directly through my roommate's futon mattress and into the carry-on luggage below. No, actually, it was a duffle bag; Sam conquered the luggage on a different occasion. I foolishly thought that the cat needed not electroshock therapy, but merely a waste elimination alternative. I was wrong. Besides, the book's methods, while seemingly solid, were complex...a major part of the process involved rigging a plastic garbage bag filled with litter under the toilet seat. Uh, ok.
Luckily, perfect angel Baby Kitty Princess Sophia won't have to deal with all that messiness when I use part of this week's paycheck to buy her the ultimate accessory for furry "royalty"...CitiKitty feline toilet training seat. The kit is only $29, includes free shipping (limited time, in the States only) and claims to be able to train a cat to use the porcelain "throne" in a mere six weeks.
Princess, throne – get it?
Although she already does her business in the über-chic and designerly Booda Dome covered litterbox, how much would I love to come home, flush, and never have to buy another bag of Glamour Kitty Rose Petal Scent Fresh litter? Pretty darm much, I'll tell you.
The best part about CitiKitty's website, though, are the "Success Stories"; testimonials, photos and videos by owners and of cats who have completed the program:
"I was shocked! Tom kicked his litter habit and was using the toilet in just a few weeks. You've got a great product CitiKitty."
Rick - Washington DC
If Soda, 10 years old, from New York, NY, can use the john, then so can my little BKP Sophia.
(note: CitiKitty has a weight limit of 25 pounds)
Nice. You'll have to post an update about whether it works. I will soon have a cat in a small Boston apartment too...
Posted by: saltydog | 10 November 2005 at 05:54 PM
This is the perfect excuse to buy BKP a little orange life vest in case she falls in.
Posted by: half pint | 09 November 2005 at 07:34 PM
He just went to the vet and weighs a trim 19.5 lbs, thank you very much! We will be ordering a REGULAR sized Citikitty pronto!
Posted by: cho cho | 09 November 2005 at 03:27 PM
Thanks for the heads up about the 25 lb. weight limit. We wouldn't want Lewis to unwittingly destroy the citikitty lid.
Hopefully they'll release the obescitikitty lid soon.
Posted by: p-natty | 09 November 2005 at 09:16 AM