How to make my cat scratch on her scratching post not on the furniture ?
Answer Mado, You need to make the scratching post attractive to the cat and you need to show her that the scratching post is hers, but the furniture isn’t. Suggestions: Put tin foil on the corners if it is a sofa she is scratching Use a rolled up newspaper to swat her when she starts to scratch the furniture, then love on her a few minutes later. You want her scared to scratch the furniture, but NOT scared of you Get a scratching post that has sisal rope (hemp rope). They like that MUCH better than carpet. Rub catnip on the scratching post Get a tree ‘kitty condo’ that the cat can scratch, climb on, and sit on (preferably where she can look out a window). Keep the cat’s claws trimmed! Here is a website that shows with photos how to trim a cat’s claws:(copy and paste, or type, the whole link into the address bar) http://www.cat-world.com.au/catclaws.htm Note: Do not declaw! Declawing is an agonizingly painful procedure that may destroy a cat’s trust in people for life. Declawed cats may
