could anybody help me i have inherited a three year old cat her owner died so i dont know much about her how do i stop her scratching my leather suite i have bought her a scratching post but this is not helping she doesnt know what to do with it
2007-02-27 07:21:18 · 15 answers · asked by JUNE f 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Have you ever thought about getting a throw for you leather suite. I have a cat and a leather suite and have got a throw to go over the leather suite it works a treat.
2007-02-28 12:26:58 · answer #1 · answered by julie p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had this problem , my cat knows very well what the scratching post is for, she used it a few times but decided she would go into the wallpaper stripping business, I yelled threw newspapers, you name it tried it, she would jump up in fright at first, then just look at me as if I was a nutter! then she would get on with her job.
I then read a tip, I got a very fine water spray bottle , the sort that you just dampen the leaves on plants with, just a plastic cheapo thing, and gave her a squirt of that every time she started wallpaper stripping, it took a few weeks before she got the message,but she stopped, and now uses the scratch post.Just try it.
2007-02-27 07:41:47 · answer #2 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u are really concerned about it take her to the vets and ask for her to be de-clawed - ONLY DO THIS IF THE CAT DOES NOT GO OUTSIDE!.
It will take time to teach her to use the scratching post. Every time she scratches the furniture, take her to the scratching post and gently place her paws on it and move them up and down. It takes time.
In the mean time place a throw over any furniture the cat has access to and spray a jet of water at her if you see her doing it. (do this IMMEDIATELY otherwise she will forget what u are doing it for!)
2007-02-27 08:24:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be patient with her, don't forget that losing her owner was traumatic to her. If I were you I wouldn't leave her near the suite when you aren't in the room with her. You need to be very patient and each time she goes to scratch the suite gently chastise her (do not smack her) take her away and show her the scratching post. Try and keep her busy with several cat toys and playing with her bearing in mind that if her owner was elderly she might need teaching how to play. Good luck and have fun with her!
2007-02-27 07:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
im in the same position as you as I rescued a cat and he ignores the catnip sprayed on a scratching post and decided to scratch at a new carpet, NO doesnt seem to work may try the water thing, failing that i may just turn to alcohol so i dont see the damage he does.
2007-02-27 07:53:10 · answer #5 · answered by J R S B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lace the scratching post with fresh catnip (much more appealing than the spray!).
If you still have no joy, do a google search for "Soft Paws" - they're small plastic covers that you slide over each claw - they come in pretty colours too depending on how silly you want your cat to look ;)
2007-02-27 08:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah Pussycat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounders weird but lemon juice. i had a cat who was rescued and he had a habit of scratching. just with a cloth just wipe a little bit of lemon juice where the cat is needing, and the acidic smell should put him off. try and leave an old blanket or something similar on the floor preferably near something warm IE a radiator or heater and he should hopefully begin to clawing that. sorry if this method doesn't help as each cat is different.
2007-02-27 07:42:30 · answer #7 · answered by harder_house 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried to train her to use the scrating post? If not, its quite simple. You get a peice of salmon or chicken and get her attention with it, then get her to follow you to the scrating post. and give her the treat. Do this a few time until se seems to get the hang of it.
Then do the same again, but this time hold the treat above the scrating post in such a way that she streches up the post to reach it. Repeat this a few time and she should eventual learn what the post is actually for.
Happy training!
2007-02-27 12:39:03 · answer #8 · answered by Fred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will take patience. Each time you see her scratching at your suite, gently take her to the scratching post. Hold her front legs and scratch at the post so she gets the idea. Keep her nails trimmed to minimize any damage. You have to be persistent but eventually she will learn to go to the scratching post.
2007-02-27 07:27:17 · answer #9 · answered by Am_I_Bluffin'?? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clip her claws. This is not declawing, but simply clipping the tips at the end. It can be done by the vet or practice nurse who can show you the safe way to do it.
Apart from that, add some catnip/catmint to her scratching post and that should encourage her to use it.
2007-02-27 07:50:58 · answer #10 · answered by elfinmyst 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋