Cats and houses have a long history. From fancy kitty homes to Japan's full-sized houses optimised for man's feline friend, kittens and real estate go together like cats and the internet.

Now, an inventor has taken that bond to a new level with a device that lets cats use the Toilet - like a human.

Jo Lapidge was inspired by watching Meet the Fockers, reports The Daily Mail, a film in which a cat shares a toilet with Ben Stiller. The 48 year old Australian then built a training device from plant pots so her pet could do the same.

Now, the device is being sold worldwide for £40 in a move that saves homeowners across the globe from having to clear out litterboxes. The LitterKwitter comes with different-sized seats to help cats graduate from a litter tray next to the toilet to a disc that fits inside the toilet seat.

"After a few weeks Doogal was trained on the first of 15 prototypes and he became a much more civilised member of our family," she told the paper.

"Cats bury their waste to hide the smell, which in the wild can attract predators. A toilet-trained cat whose waste disappears into the water of the toilet bowl would experience the same psychological satisfaction as this."

"The LitterKwitter works best with kittens as they have fewer bad habits to unlearn," she explains, "but basically any healthy cat that can use a litter tray can be trained to use the toilet. Once a cat is trained it can use any toilet, but will naturally favour the one it was trained on."

Would you train your cat to use the toilet?

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