Cats naturally look for a place that they can dig and bury their waste. Of course, you want the place they find to be the litter box! That said, there are several tips to follow when training cats to use the litter box and ensure that it is the only place they'll want to go.

Make sure you place the litter box in a separate room from their eating or sleeping area. Cats are clean animals and typically associate their litter box with a dirty area. If the litter box is near the eating or sleeping area, they may naturally want to find a bathroom place that is farther away.

Make sure you keep the box in a place that is out of the way. Bathrooms and closets are often private spots that cats will naturally want to use.

If you are training a kitten, make sure the litter box is accessible to them. If it's too high off the ground then forget about it! Getting a special box that is close to the ground can speed up the house training process for kittens.

Also, if you catch a kitten in the act of house soiling, simply tell them "no" and put them in the litter box. Do not punish them, as this will not have a positive effect. Often times, punishment mixed with putting them in the litter box causes cats to not want to use it!

Cat's and kittens like to have a routine. Change in the ordinary can cause stress. Therefore, make sure you keep the type of kitty litter consistent. Also, you will want to use the same type of litter when they are full grown cats. Changing the type of litter on them later may cause your cat to stop using the litter box.

Of course, keeping your cat's bathroom area clean is a must. You should clean it at least once a day for each cat that you have. For example if you have two cats, you should consider having a litter box for each cat and cleaning each box once a day. If this is not practical, then you should be cleaning the cat's shared litter box twice a day.

Cats naturally want to bury their urine and excrement. Making it easier for them to find a good place to do this, makes it easier to house train your cat. Keep their bathroom area private and separate from other feline activities. Make sure it is accessible, clean, and contains the same type of kitty litter. If you keep these things in mind when training cats to use the litter box, you will have far greater success!