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does anyone have any ideas on how to stop a cat scratching furniture and carpets. my cat hates her scratching post. i want a new carpet but need to stop the habit first
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think I read somehwere that if you put the scratching post near a cats food, they will start to use it, as cats find in relaxing to stretch and scratch after eating - I know my 2 do !
And as far as stopping the scratching, I don't know, but I know google is always good for answers.
Does your cat get out regularly ?
I ask because one of mine was terrible for chewing wires, I went through 2 about 4 power cables, all the wires for my dolby surround hi-fi, 2 pairs of headphones, a printer cable and a mouse cable before she was old enough to be let out, and then it stopped completely.
And as far as stopping the scratching, I don't know, but I know google is always good for answers.
Does your cat get out regularly ?
I ask because one of mine was terrible for chewing wires, I went through 2 about 4 power cables, all the wires for my dolby surround hi-fi, 2 pairs of headphones, a printer cable and a mouse cable before she was old enough to be let out, and then it stopped completely.
You can buy deterrent stuff that you sprinkle where you want them to stop scratching. Pepper works too. When you vacuum you have to reapply though. Rub the scratching post with catnip. When she scratches where you don't want her to, squirt her with a water pistol (only a little hand-held thing, not one of those mega-blasters that will shoot her across the room).