My cat won't stop clawing on the furniture. I don't want to de-claw her and she refuses use a scratching post.

Answer 1

Go to the pet store and look in the cat isles...they now make these boxes that are filled w/ cardboard for your cats to scratch on...some cats just don't like posts but all of my cats love these and they are inexpensive. They also make nail tips that you can glue onto their claws if it gets really bad.

Answer 2

Some excellent things you can do are: tape velcro to the part that they scratch, it doesn't harm the cat but they don't like the feeling of the velcro on their paws. Another thing you can do is have a water spray bottle to hand and every time they scratch your furniture give the cat a quick spray with the water. Do not let the cat see you do this though because it will stop them from trusting you because they will associate you with the experience. Please DO NOT de-claw your cat, contrary to some peoples beliefs it is very cruel. The tips I have mentioned though really do work! Good luck

Answer 3

Rub cat nip on the post and show her mine loved it after that.

If she really doesn't take to it with the catnip all over it (catnip spray smelled awful and kept Cessan from it) I bought the cardboard scratching boxes and sprinkled cat nip in the holes just some not filling it or anything. Cessan spent hours laying on the box scratching and sniffing.

The soft claws work well I am told.
I clip my girls claws. Pinch 2 or 3 clip type clothes pins on the scruff of the neck where the mommy kitty would pick them up right between the shoulder blades. It makes them relax. I quickly clip and remove them. I would think it would hurt but it works for the 3 minutes it takes.

I hope these ideas help.
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Answer 4

You can put some catnip spray (found at most pet accessory stores) on the scratching post. For the furniture clawing problem, you can use a water spray which will teach her it isn't something she should do! There are also some products available that will spray the cat when you can't (I think Ssscat!). I heard about it on http://petsweekly.com (go to the cat product reviews).

Hope this helps! Congrats for deciding not to declaw her... this is most inhumane!

Answer 5

I spray catnip from superpets once a month on the scatch post and he claws that and rubs on it. I also got a cardboard claw for him, this has alot of catnip in it so be careful that it doesn't get tipped over. I also keep his claws clipped. You can get a pet tower already made at superpets or petsmart . Also it seems mean but get a spray bottle and each time you see the cat clawing the furniture spray the cat. It scares them. My cat understands the word NO so he is lucky.

Answer 6

every time your cat starts clawing at the furniture pick her up tell her no and bring her to the scratching post if that doesn't work you could always go to the pet store they sell a spray that works pretty well or you could use a adhesive so when she claws it will be sticky and she won't like that at all

Answer 7

Pet stores sell double-sided furniture tape to stop cats from scratching couches. Put this on the spots she is scratching and spray citrus scented stuff all around the spot (also sold in pet stores).

She will HATE the feeling of the sticky tape on her paws.

Also, clap loudly and yell 'NO', and remove her from the furniture.

This combo should do it. Make sure she has something else that she likes to scratch though. Sisal posts are good, but it needs to be sturdy and not tip over when she puts her body weight on it (like my first little post did).

Answer 8

There's this spray that you can get to prevent cats from ruining the furniture but i can't remember what its called =S
you dont spray the actual cat, you spray it on the section of furniture the cat goes to and some how stops the cat from going near it.
Or what we have done is bought some tape and stuck it on the corners, but it has to be sticky because the cats dont like sticky surfaces for some reason and stops them scratching it.

Answer 9

Scratching is natural behaviour for cats. They do it to mark territory, for exercise and because it feels good. The best way to stop her from scratching things you don't want her to, is to offer an acceptable alternative.

Many of them prefer to scratch items where the thread runs vertically, hence their attraction to soft furnishings. As with litter, some cats have preference for the type of item they like to scratch. Our boy cat is very good and uses his scratch post every time, however our girl cat won't use one as she prefers heavy duty sheets of corrugated cardboard to shred. Some like the underside of a heavy duty door mat , a sample carpet tile or even a piece of tree bark. Offer your cat a few alternatives until you find what she prefers. Also bear in mind, that one of the reasons for scratching is to scent mark territory, so you need to provide a few scratch items around the home for her to use. As her scent will be on the places where she has already scratched, this encourages her to use the same spot, so you need to spray something on those areas to deter her from using them again. Cats hate the smell of menthol or eucalyptus oil, so try rubbing that over the areas you don't want her to scratch. Curiously enough, cats will rarely scratch areas that they have chin rubbed and Feliway spray mimics this scent. You can remove her claw scent by spraying the area once a day with Feliway for 21 days. Cats often like to scratch when they first wake up, so it's a good idea to keep a scratch post near where she sleeps. You can also put double sided sticky tape on the floor in the area where her back legs are when she scratches. (She won't enjoy standing in that place and therefore cannot scratch.)

Try feeding her treats and playing with her next to the post/scratch item, so that she associates it with good things. Attach toys to the post or play by trailing a piece of string or toy around the post, so that she will try to grab it, resulting in her claws digging into the post. Once she gets the idea, she will be more inclined to use it.

Hope this helps.

Answer 10

I was having the same problem with one of my cats and I didn't like the idea of de-clawing either.
So, I bought an item called "Soft Paws" and it worked wonderfully. They are plastic nail tips that you essentially super glue to the cats nails. It doesn't hurt them and they get used to them quickly. They fall off afer about a month and you'll need to replace those that have fallen off with new ones.

After I put those on my cat, he still tried to scratch but the tips kept his nails from making contact with my furniture and ripping it.