Are you troubled by illegal clawing by your cats? Please don't consider Draconian measures such as declawing a cat. There are a number of ways you can keep your cats' claws happily engaged in legal clawing with these articles and aids, while protecting furniture and carpeting.
Choose a cat scratching furniture that is tall so your cat can reach up and dig his claws in to use it. That is what will stimulate his scratching instinct.Make sure the cat scratching furniture is secure so it won't topple over when your cat uses it. If that happens, she'll never go back!
Look for a quality cat scratching furniture with a sturdy wooden base and a structure covered with scratchable rug, cork, sisal or burlap. Even a simple log or piece of carpet stapled to the wall will be effective if your budget is low. Place your new cat scratching furniture in a similar spot to where your cat was scratching. Apply a deterring stimulus to surfaces you don't want your cat to scratch. Try double-sided sticky tape or tin foil.
Tempt your cat by rubbing the cat scratching post with catnip and dangling a toy she loves from the top of it. Use lots of praise and treats every time she approaches the post and your cat will be using it in no time!
