Can your cat do a backflip?

Answer 1

My sister has 4 female cats - 2 prefer the litter box which is next to the toilet and the other 2 prefer the toilet. She didn't do anything other than leave the seat up all the time as was her habit, and was pretty surprised when she figured out what was going on (she's the only human in the house, and was pretty sure she was flushing consistently) :-D.

Also, my cousin's cat started using the toilet when the basement door leading to her litter box was accidentally left closed for a prolonged period of time.

So, I don't know how to train them to use the toilet, but I think it's possible. Don't know if it's significant that these are all females, and surprisingly, all 3 of the cats with toilet preferences were over age 9 when they started!

cats can't be "toilet trained" but they can be litter trained.

Answer 2

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Your cat has to earn your trust first. So give it lots of love! Then start slowly. Start with some thing really easy like jumping up, then just keep taking it slow, then eventually your cat will get the hang of it. But you just have to have patience, and it may take time but some pets do catch on to it pretty fast so as I said just take it slow and then you will have a home trained cat.

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You can also teach your pet to be potty trained

Leave the litter box on the toilet and show it to your cat then after awhile then you take it away it worked for my cat

A good way to get cats to learn tricks is to start when they are young.

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You can teach your cat to jump through a hoop.

First your cat needs to learn to take small pieces of food form your hand and eat them.

Next put two chairs or stools close together where it is just a step over, about 6 inches. Hold up a piece of food and get the cat to step over to get it. Every day move the stools a little bit farther apart so the cat jumps over to the other stool. This is easy. It just takes a little time. After you have done this, next hold a large hoop up real close to the cat so the cat will hardly notice it. Get the cat to do the jumps over to the other stool through the hoop. Then gradually move the hoop to the center between the two stools. Eventually the cat will see the hoop as a signal to jump. You hold up the hoop and the cat jumps. People will say, Wow what a smart cat.

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Well, first of all, you have to realize why it's so difficult for Kittens/Cats to learn tricks like dogs can. Dogs see humans as either equals or superiors, the Human has HIS dog. While we humans see that the Dog is ours and the dog doesn't mind, the feline companions see us as THEIR humans. We don't own them, they own us. With that sort of mentality, would YOU listen to someone?

What you want to do is (this is best started as a baby kitten), as the first answerer stated, earn their trust and love. If a cat doesn't trust/love you, it won't go near you, and it's pretty hard to teach a cat a trick from a distance.

Second, you want to make sure that you have LOTS of treats to spread out over weeks (yes, it will be weeks, most likely months) of training. Petting works great, but nothing takes the place of a good ol' shrimp flavored treat.

The basics of teaching a cat a trick are the same as teaching a dog a trick, only it's much easier to earn a dog's trust, depending on how old it is. People often think that Cat's aren't smart like dogs, therefor they don't do tricks, but really, cat's are just as smart, if not smarter than dogs, it's their mentality towards you that people don't understand.

As I said, that basics are the same, show the feline friend how to do something, and if she does it right, award her. If she does it wrong, don't threaten her or scold her, just try to get her to attempt it again. It may take a few tries, but once she learns that if she does something, she gets a treat, it'll start getting easier.

For commands like shake and jump and lie down and roll over, it's just like dogs as well, you have to say the command AS you are showing them how to do it, over and over. If they do it right, reward them, if not, don't get mad. If an animal senses you are mad, they will either go away and mope or get aggressive themselves. Both of those are situations that you SERIOUSLY want to avoid.

Patience is a virtue and you have to be VERY virtuous to teach a cat any trick at all. I know it seems like you can't teach cat's tricks, but you can, it's just much harder than it is on a dog, so most people think it can't be done.

My kitten (a year and a half old), can shake, open my curtains and pretend to be dead (the last one was me trying to teach her to rollover but I gave up because that's as good as I could get it, so if I say roll over, she gets on her back and stares at me waiting to get her tummy-rubbed, if you can get this down, good-on-you).

Just keep trying and eventually you will get it.

Answer 3

Yes. I trained my cat to shake hands and to do "up" (stand on hind legs to get a treat). I have seen cats that were trained to fetch a toy and jump through a hoop. Answer: I trained my male cat to fetch a toy. can't do shaking hands or waiting for a treat, but he loved playing with toys. And one day he kept bothering me when I had to do stuff, so I constantly threw his toy away (he wanted me to hold it so he can jump up to catch it, but instead I kept just throwing far away). At first he was disappointed, then he learned if he brings it back, I'll throw again (to get rid of it). Then he kind of brought back the toys, but kind of a foot or two away from where my arm can reach. And he first thought that "particular spot" he brought to will trigger the fetch game. But gradually he learned he has to bring it to my hand (I kind of didn't throw sometimes till he'd push the toy towards me to get my attention), and he learned to run after it. Sometimes he's being a 'turd and I motion-throw it but still hold it in my hand and he'll chase in the general direction then get confused... He loves those little soft(but no long furs) round things with a bell in it so he can hear it when it's thrown.

Answer 4

Cats can learn any tricks, but sometimes they will only perform them when they feel like it. I once had a cat who I taught to come when I whistled. But, most cats can learn any trick. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

it CAN but is is not very usual for it to do a handstand all the time

Answer 6

yes cats can do flips because all you need is a cat toy and a very jumpy cat lol

Answer 7

No, snakes are natural predators. They're not here to do tricks

Answer 8

well i say yes because my cat can do backflips and i didnt teach her that...so yeahh idk put a video cam up and just wait and see.

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Answer 9

hi, I just want to affirm to you that cats can be trained just like dogs and other pets.

Answer 10

Yes, they can, if you teach them.