Potty training a cat is becoming an increasingly popular way to get rid of cat litter instead of merely using a cat litter box. Compared to the latter, it offers convenience to the owner because, unlike when using a cat litter box, the owner will no longer have to clean up the litter after use, and it is much cheaper because he does not have to buy cat litter boxes that only serve as a temporary place for cat litter anyway.

So how exactly do you potty train your cat? Here are some tips to help you.

First off, teaching your cat to use the human toilet is not going to happen overnight. It will take weeks before a cat could adjust to her new environment and her new habits you taught her. Therefore, you need to be very patient in teaching her a new habit, which is to use the toilet.

Now that's said, let's start off by getting your cat to get used to her new environment by putting the cat litter box closer to the toilet. Then gradually raise the litter box higher next to the toilet every day with something like a pile of papers or books, or anything else that could raise it, until it is exactly at the level of the toilet. Remember that as you do this, you need to secure the place of the cat litter with a tape or else it will be knocked over by the cat when she uses the cat litter box.

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Choosing a name for your beautiful new kitten or cat can be difficult – especially if you want an interesting name or one that has particular meaning.

Try to avoid choosing a long name, as it is likely to be abbreviated. Consider how the name would be shortened and whether you like the shortened form.

It is also important to consider whether you will be comfortable calling out the name, or if not you, other members of the household.

There are lots of ways to find great names. The following categories will get you thinking creatively:

1. Appearance

Looking at your kittens coloring or coat pattern, what words come to mind? Grey cats might suggest Smokey or Misty. Calico cats might suggest Patchwork or Cookie.

2. Books and Film

Who are your favorite book or movie characters? Who are your favorite authors? Names like Sherlock or Agatha may appeal if you like mysteries. Dickens or Bronte? Harry or Hermione? If you like older films, maybe Groucho or Harpo. You could surely create a huge list of possibilities here.

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Cats don't necessarily need to be trained to use the litter box the same way a dog or a child needs to be potty trained. It's actually a natural born instinct for them to want to bury their waste in a soft, diggable material such as litter.

So most of the house training is already done for you! However, the litterbox should always be the best bathroom option available – otherwise you can run into problems.

But let's start at the beginning.

Just because a cat naturally is driven to use the litterbox, that doesn't mean you can't litterbox train a stubborn cat or encourage appropriate behavior.

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Our Persian cats bring us joy and companionship on a daily basis; however, being a pet owner is never easy. They also require veterinary care, sometimes training, love, attention and even tolerance. Tolerance is especially necessary if you find yourself a Persian cat owner who is allergic to the pet.

Studies reveal that approximately 15 percent of the population is allergic to dogs or cats. It is estimated one-third of Americans who are allergic to cats (which is about two million people) live with at least one cat in their household anyway.

It is clear the benefits of pet companionship outweigh the drawbacks of pet allergies, however, living comfortably with a companion animal despite being allergic to he or she requires a good understanding of the allergic condition and an adherence to a few rules.

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If you have a cat you may have to face the job of clean-up cat urine odor from carpets and you know how hard removing cat urine odor can be. Cats drink little water so their urine is very concentrated and stinking. That ammonia-like smell is so strong that it seems not possible to get rid of. As cat urine is protein based it is hard to remove. This is because the urine is made up of three major elements. These are the sticky stuff known as Urea, Urochrome the pigments part and the odor Uric acid component.

Because cleaning cat urine is quite a task you might want to learn diverse ways to get rid of it.

Don't use cleaners that contain ammonia.

Pass up using ordinary household cleaning products such as carpet, surface, and upholstery cleaners. These products might camouflage the odor of cat urine, but they won't remove it. If you use cleaning products that hold ammonia, it will only magnetize the cat back to the same spots because ammonia smells just like cat urine. Your cat will still be able to smell the urine, which tells the cat that it's a good spot to urinate.

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Cats need to scratch because scratching is a natural part of cats' instinctive grooming habits. Unfortunately, scratching can also be annoying for cat owners because cats often damage furniture, curtains or other property. Additionally, many cat owners worry that their cat's claws may carry germs – and it is true that a cat's claws can be a great medium for bacteria and viruses.

Some people address these issues by declawing their cats, which is the removal of the cats' claws. However, most people who elect to declaw do not realize the seriousness of the procedure: Cats' claws are directly attached to muscle, so declawing can be compared to the amputation of the half of the cat's toes.

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Siamese cat origins

Despite various other theories about its origin, Siamese cats really did originate in Siam (now Thailand) many hundred years ago. Cats with similar pointed markings feature in the Cat Book Poems, a manuscript saved from Ayuda, the old capital of Siam, which was burned down in 1767. It is the best known of a number of manuscripts that provide a record of the native cats, dogs and birds of the region at that time.

The Siamese pattern was later recorded in Russia by the naturalist Simon Pallas, in 1793. However, the cats he encountered were of much darker colouring. This could be explained by the fact that the Siamese points darken in colder climates. It is not known whether the Russian cats were descended from original Siamese imports, or whether the Siamese gene mutation (now commonly known as the Himalayan gene) had occupied naturally in Russia.

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