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Litter Kwitter is the Original World Famous Cat
Toilet Training
System, made famous by Doogie the first Litter Kwitter graduate. Doogie’s mom Jo invented the
Litter Kwitter so
that Doogie could use a regular toilet instead of
a yucky, smelly,
messy litter tray –a cat should have some dignity, after all !
Doogie recently took time out from his world tour
to answer a
few questions about Litter Kwitter. That interview
is posted
here with the kind permission of Doogie and his
publicity
management consultant (or his mom Jo as she is known to everyone else):
What is the Litter Kwitter?
What does
the Litter Kwitter do?
How does the Litter
Kwitter work?
What do I actually get in the box when I buy
Litter Kwitter?
What is the Litter Kwitter made from? Can it hold the weight of a big cat?
I have more than one cat. Will I be able to train them all ?
How long will it
take to toilet train my cat using the Litter Kwitter?
Come on, how can
Litter Kwitter possibly train my kitty to
use a human toilet?
Okay, so maybe
it works, but why would I want my cat to use
the toilet?
What are the advantages of having a toilet
trained cat?
How do I get started
using Litter Kwitter?
What do you mean
by “Ready, Steady, Go!” ?
I’m sold.
Litter Kwitter sounds great. How do I get
one for my own cool cat?
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 What do I actually get in the box when I buy
Litter Kwitter?
Litter Kwitter comes with a universal base plate (a special kind of toilet seat that fits all standard toilets), the three training
disks (red, amber and green),
a comprehensive instruction booklet plus a 30-minute DVD with step-by-step
training directions you can see. In fact, you can see me (oh, the embarrassment!). And it comes with subtitles in English, Japanese, French, German and Dutch for all my cosmopolitan friends!
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| Please note: We at Doogie Stuff Pty Ltd are committed to continuous improvement both in product and training. As we learn more we strive to incorporate these learnings into the product so that your experience will be better. As a result the Litter Kwitter you receive may differ from time to time from the pictures you see on this website or on the product packaging. |
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What is the Litter Kwitter made from? Can it hold the weight of a big cat?
I don't like the idea of getting wet. And falling into the toilet would have to be the worst way of getting wet that I can think of. So whenever I go near water I like to have a VERY secure footing - I need to feel 100% confident that what I'm jumping on will support all my weight.
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The Litter kwitter is made from the same material as a Firefighter's Hard Hat - it's about as hard and stiff as plastic can get. It wont bend, flex, crack, split or move no matter how large your cat is. If you had a lion at home (a real one, not a pretend one like me) then it would have no problems using the Litter Kwitter - it's really THAT strong!
I'm a slim and light young thing - but even when I jump up on the Litter Kwitter I land with the weight of a cat more than 3 times my weight. How can this be? Well, scientist friends of mine explained it to me and I pretended to understand... but it's something like when you jump up and down. If you weigh 100lbs and you jump up 6 inches in the air you will land with the weight of 300lbs because you will be travelling downwards due to gravity.
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So, if you have a large cat that weighs 20-25lbs (10kg) the Litter Kwitter needs to cope with 60-75lbs (30kg) in weight to support the cat jumping onto it. Fortunately, the Litter Kwitter copes easily with this.
Some other products are made from the same plastic as disposable coffee cups and might not cope so well...
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I have more than one cat. Will I be able to train them all ?
The Litter Kwitter can train more than one cat at a time, but you don't want to let it get too crowded up there. It's best to use more than one Litter Kwitter if you're blessed with many cats - you can use them on separate toilets or even place the Litter Kwitter on a tray of water or some similar container (like in the picture).
The key issue with training more than one cat is that they can sometimes progress at very different paces. If you only have one Litter Kwitter we have developed a kit called the MultiKatKit - it's a kit for multiple cats (duh!) which can help more than one cat train at the same pace. It's basically a pack with additional training discs that you use with the Litter Kwitter to smooth out the transitions from one stage to the next to make it easier for all the cats to move on together.
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How long will it
take to toilet train my cat using the Litter Kwitter?
I learned pretty quickly in about two weeks, but then I'm Doogie and my mum invented the Litter Kwitter (and we both lived in the bathroom for a fortnight!). However, most cats figure
it out in about 8 weeks or so, as long as
you are patient and understanding. If your
cat is older (above 8 years) or not litter
trained, though, it will probably take a bit
longer. They have more bad habits to un-learn. Our oldest successfully trained cat so far is Oscar who started when he was 12 years old! And that's not to mention Lucky the 3-legged cat who overcame some obvious issues to become a Litter Kwitter graduate! |
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Come on, how can
Litter Kwitter possibly train my kitty to
use a human toilet?
I know what you're thinking - it's just a gimmick, cats hate water, they'll fall in. Oh ye of little faith. But it is hard to imagine, which is why my mom Jo puts a training DVD in every box so you can see what to do, how to do it, and what your cat should look like while they're learning.
But it's not magic - it's science. You have to understand that when me & my friends bury our waste in the litter what we're trying to do is hide the smell of it from predators. In the wild, this behaviour was necessary for survival. And you know, we're all just wild animals waiting to pounce (ah, Pounce, my favourite game).
So, what the Litter Kwitter does is slowly modify the cat's behaviour until he or she 'does their business' into the toilet and discovers that the water in the toilet pan hides the smell much better than litter. And then the cat's happy - and so is everyone else in the house! This is the understanding behind the science of the Litter Kwitter developed with PhD animal behaviorists (and me, of course!).
What about cats hating water & falling in? Well, think about this - have you ever seen a cat walking on a roof, or along a narrow ledge somewhere? Ever seen one fall off? No, I didn't think so. And cats like water if they're drinking it... or going to the toilet in it... they just don't like jumping in. And who's asking them to? |
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Okay, so maybe
it works, but why would I want my cat to use
the toilet?
Oh you humans…..constantly questioning,
exploring, and wondering why, why, why! If
you were smart like a cat you would just use
your nose and immediately understand why –
a litter box stinks! And that means Germs. And Mess. And therefore, hassle! Besides the aromatic
advantages, I know for a fact that most pet
welfare agencies recommend that your cat be
kept indoors, not outdoors, (especially at night) and that means
you have to respect their toilet rights and
help them do their business with dignity. |
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What are the advantages of having a toilet
trained cat?
You might as well ask "what is the advantage of a toilet trained human?". I know cats look different but their bodies work the same way as humans in the 'Yum to Yuk' process: they eat (yum!), they get energy from digesting the food (to be able to claw the furniture & chase the balls of paper), and they deposit the waste (yuk!)
Toilets are designed to deal with the waste better than any other device in the house (and definitely better than plastic trays on the floor in the laundry room).
Still not convinced? Think about this: cats use the litter tray, bury the waste (by treading in it) then tread around your home on benchtops, beds, laps and rugs. Yuk! A toilet trained cat treads on a clean toilet seat (it is clean, I hope!), deposits their waste in the water, then treads around your home with clean paws: no more mess, no more germs, no more smells, no more hassle. Enough said. |
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How do I get started
using Litter Kwitter?
Read the directions and watch the step-by-step training
DVD, silly. It'll be the best 30 minutes you ever spent, not least because it stars moi ! Then make sure to take away all of the other litter
trays from the house. Cats are smart (geniuses,
in fact) but we are also creatures of habit
so you need to make the Litter Kwitter is
the only option around. Show your cat where
it is (we may be geniuses but we’re
not immune from occasionally becoming confused)
and help them up onto the seat so that they
know it is safe. Keep the Litter Kwitter disk
really clean so it is always ready to go when
they are, but don’t use an ammonia-based
cleaner because that can make it smell like
urine to a cat’s exceptionally sensitive
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What do you mean
by “Ready, Steady, Go!” ?
Do you like that one? I came up with it myself,
I’m not only smart, handsome and famous,
but I’m really witty and clever, too.
Ready, Steady, Go! is my amusing and easy
to remember shorthand for the three Litter
Kwitter training steps. The red disk gets
your cat ready to use the toilet, the amber
disk teaches your cat to be steady on the
seat, and the green disk lets him or her go
directly in the toilet. Isn’t that great?
Sometimes I amaze even myself! My buddy Moses
lives next door and I took these photos of him
using Litter Kwitter (it's hard to press the button with my paws, though)
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I’m sold.
Litter Kwitter sounds great. How do I get
one for my own cool cat?
Well of course you’re sold on Litter
Kwitter! I am the best spokescat ever, and once you understand how it works and what the benefits are, it all makes so much sense. You can get Litter Kwitter
right here on this web site. Just click on the 'BUY NOW' button below to place your order for immediate shipment. Or you can look in our 'Pet Shop' section to see if it's stocked in a retailer near you.
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