Method and apparatus for training cats to use a toilet bowl

Claim 1

A toilet apparatus for training cats to use a toilet bowl comprising: a unitary plastic receptacle means for holding cat litter material, including a substantially vertical back wall and a sloping floor; a substantially flat flange attached to said receptacle means, said sloping floor extending from the bottom of said back wall upwards towards said flange; aperture means in said receptacle means for draining said receptacle means, said aperture means being sufficiently large enough to drain said receptacle means of liquid, but small enough to prevent any substantial portion of said cat litter material from passing therethrough, said aperture means comprising holes in said sloping floor; and, attachment means for attaching said receptacle means to a standard commode so that said receptacle means sits substantially inside of said commode, said attachment means being attached to said substantially flat flange and including an overlapping tab means for engaging the front exterior portion of said commode bowl, said tab means comprising a single wide overlapping tab, wherein said receptacle means takes up no more than approximately one-sixth of the open area of the top of said bowl and is located towards the front of said bowl so that said commode may be used by human beings without necessitating removal of said apparatus.