A more than the most unorthodox questions (as headlined) asked by the cat keepers to their vet, to which, vets reply in a positive mode. Though, cats tend to be the pets that are more likely to roam free, you could train them for a suitable crate home under certain circumstances.

Cats and Crates:

As mentioned before, if you possess a grown-up kitty, which is up with all the lessons using the cat grooming tips, you cannot totally contradict the nature of these pets. Cats like to stroll freely and to do anything to control them could be more than hectic.

However, if you consult a vet in this regards, you would never get a negative response. With a bit of patience on the cat-keeper’s side, the furry felines too could be trained to use a crate at specific times, similar to the commonly seen case of canines.

No wonder, your furry pets would only use the crates when they feel safe to be inside and vets suggest teaching your cats with the usage of crates in their younger ages.

Therefore, crate training of cats is no difficult a task to be performed, if did with utmost conviction, patience and meticulousness.

Why Your Cats Could Need Crates:

Though cats are not always destructive by nature, training them to use a crate could be helpful at some instances such as:

·         When you need to take your cat to some public place, such as a park or while travelling with you, controlling your pet could be a menace, until you train them to be comfortable in a crate.

·         While you visit your vet on your regular appointment, no wonder, cats could flee on the mere site of the specialist in dread. To avoid this, training them to use a crate could be highly helpful for its regular vet visits.

·         If you cat is extremely aggressive by nature and you need to pet-proof your house, there could be no better alternative than the use of a comfortable cat training crate.

·         If you have multiple pets at home, some, bigger than your cat and could pose troubles to it, containing your smaller pet in a crate could help to keep it safe from the others.

·         Even if your furry felines are diagnosed with some allergic trouble or any other disorder in their body and require taking rest at a particular place, training them to use a crate could be more than helpful for the pet keepers.

Considerations while Training your cats for the crates:

Before everything else, it is highly essential to bring a comfortable crate for your cat. Crate training is advised to be started at the younger age of your cat, but make sure to bring a crate that is big enough to support the fully grown-up body of your pet.

For this, you could consult your vet and even get information on how big the particular breed of cat tends to grow in size in its due course of life.

Again, patience is the key to success in the process. You might inculcate a number of processes such as luring your cat, teaching it step-by-step for the process or making it learn in its own sweet time, but each of these could test your patient side, you ought to know.

Also, when your cat learns to use its crate and is comfortable being locked for some hours, make sure of not leaving it unattended for a long period. The separation anxiety could make a lot of difference in its learned trait, to turn to whining conditions in a short period.

Also, cleanliness and hygiene of the cats and their crates hold utmost importance. It is imperative to keep the crates clean and free of unwanted odors. Also, the body of cats needs to be brushed regularly for doing it out of troubles.

Cats are highly temperamental in their nature. However, training them to use a crate could be achieved successfully by winning their confidence and trust on its master.