How can I get my cat to stop scratching on furniture. I don't want to get it declawed. I do have scratchpost

Answer 1

Whenever he is scratching inappropriately say NO in a commanding voice pick him up and bring him to the scratching post. You can also try the spray bottle , when he is scratching in the wrong place squirt him. By no means get him declawed. There are also things called soft claws , that are caps for the claws so they don't do any damage .

Answer 2

Try Soft Paws by all means. The spray with water thing can work, but doesn't always.

You can train your cat not to scratch furniture, but you need to be consistent. What surfaces does she like to scratch? You need to make her scratch post like these surfaces - if it's fabric, get a fabric sample the same as your couch or whatever and cover the scratch post in it. If she likes to scratch wood, take the covering off the scratch post so it is only wood.

Place the scratchpost near the furniture she scratches. Whenever she scratches the furniture, take her paws off it with a sharp NO and place her paws on the scratch post. With time and any luck, she should get the message!

There is also 'Get Off Spray' or bitter apple spray to use on the furniture to discourage her, and Feliway (cat pheromones) or catnip to spray on the scratchpost to encourage her.

Chalice

Answer 3

Thank you for looking for alternatives.
SoftPaws is one option (http://www.softpaws.com/)
Clipping their nails is another (http://www.catscratching.com/htmls/article.htm)
Covering surfaces with tinfoil or double-sided tape.
Teaching your cat to not scratch is by far the best option.

Deterrents like double-sided tape on the surfaces they scratch on as well as tinfoil.
A tin with coins in to rattle when they go for unwanted scratching areas, they dislike the noise.
Spray the areas you'd like to protect with citrus oils.
Ask your neighbours for pieces of cut-off rope if they have it, take come carpeting and make a scratchpost. Add toys to it to encourage them to 'dig in'.
An extra piece of carpeting left over is normally around - a nice LONG piece that allows your cat a full stretch. You can make a scratching post.. Just nail a piece of 2 x 4 board to an inch-thick square base and cover both pieces with a carpet remnant (tightly woven pile is best). You can even use a tree branch or a board angled against a wall and secured so it won't fall over. by rubbing it with catnip or valerian, and put it in an accessible area. Preferably close to the part they want to scratch that you'd like them to avoid.

Scratching pads are also available, it's cardboard and really cheap, those also work well. Cats like rough surfaces that they can shred to pieces. Rub catnip or valerian onto it.
Use lemon-scented sprays or a potpourri of lemon and orange peels to make her former scratching sites less agreeable to her.
Every time she uses it correctly, that's when you give her praise.

It take some patience though, but it's very do-able and they work. The training does not happen overnight, and only costs consistency.

Answer 4

You can put aluminum foil on ur furniture "only where the cat scratches","you could attach it with pins". The cat will go to scratch, and when it will, it should get scared from the noise of the aluminum foil, and after awhile, u can remove the foil. I heard u can also spray car freshener on the furniture, and the cat will stay away from it. Or, u can use a spray bottle with water in it, and spay the cat in the face when he scratches, and also when he jumps on the table.

ALSO! put cat nip on ur scratch post and it will attract him to use that instead:D

Answer 5

Call around at groomers to get nail caps put on her. You can also get them at petsmart but I wouldn't recomend putting them on yourself as that may be a death match. They are basically like fake nails, they are slid on with glue and do fall off when the glue wares. That, or get her nals cut as soon as they get sharp. If she's an outdoor cat then don't do either because they need those claws to climb. You can use sprays I believe to let off a smell they dont like, i think its called feliway. Try a better cat post, maybe its not big enough

Answer 6

Go to www.softpaws.com They have nail covers for cats that work miracles. That way you don't have to declaw. These aren't permanent but the cat won't have any protection while they are on just like if they were declawed.

Answer 7

Put double sided tape on the areas that he claws. we don't like the our paws to stick.

Have a coffee can with pennies in it and shake it when he gets around the furniture, we don't like loud noises.

Have a spray bottle handy that has a couple drops of dish soap in it and squirt him when he gets near the area he claws, we hate water and don't like the taste of soap when we clean the vile water off.

Don't let him on the furniture at all, we like to scratch what we are comfortable with.

Get some sisal scratching boards and some catnip and sprinkle it on the sisal board, we like sisal but LOVE catnip.Please, please don't declaw him, it is like you having your fingertips cut off.

Answer 8

the biggest factors is age of ur cat and supplies on hand. the easiest thing is to spray water once the cat does scratch since they can clean themselves and they do hate water. you can also spray ur furniture down with a little bit of pepper if they continue to do so and use the water so its more effective.
if u have issues regarding ur cat not using the catbox or sleeping on ur things, use water or pepper, cats don't do much without sniffing.

Answer 9

Put the scratch post in front of the favorite spot, and rib catnip on it. You can cover the claws with plastic covers, available at the pet store, too. You can cut the nails just like you do your own also.

Answer 10

You can clip the nails with finger nail clippers. If you can get someone to hold a spoon with Ice cream on it that should distract the cat enough to do the job. Scratch pads should draw the cats attention from the couch. Go to a pet store and get one.