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Re: outdoor toilet training for cats
Totally agree with Clare and Selk. You do NOT slap cats or rub their noses in it. That is cruel, it teaches the cats absolutely nothing. Mother cats never smack their kittens when they misbehave.
For the person who originally posted the message, yes, giving them their own bit of soil will probably work. Our own cats have access to a very large cat run and we put decking in it, however, we left a very small patch of soil for them as well because even though they all use the indoor litter trays, they also like to toilet in the soil. In my situation, yes I do have to go and pick it up daily. So give them a large patch of soil, put some of their litter in there as you suggested, and when you think they want to go to the toilet, take them to that particular spot and show them as this will help encourage them to use it. You may have to take them to that spot periodically but they will soon get the hang of it. And if you then find a cat poop on the lawn where you don't want it, scoop it up, and then put it in their "toilet" area as that will also encourage them to use that spot only. When kittens are litter training and they have their little "accidents", by picking up the mess and putting it in their trays, it encourages them to use the tray as it has the scent of their own mess in it. Hope this helps.
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