A big cat treat will be great so they have a place that they can jump and they can scratch.
Cat scratches furniture solution.
Scratching posts provide cats with an outlet for their instinct to scratch while saving your furniture and carpets.
Place the cat scratcher or scratching post near the furniture the cat has been scratching.
10 tips to prevent cat scratching 1.
A cat doesn t scratch to give you grief.
Another good location to place a scratching post is near the entryway to a room.
Get your cat their own cat furniture.
Something that will really help you is to get your cat their own cat furniture.
Appreciate the purpose of scratching or clawing.
Your lavish praise will also help create a positive association with the act of scratching the cat furniture.
In addition scratching also sharpens the cat s claws and cleans the exterior sheath.
Test drive the new cat furniture.
Once the new piece of cat furniture is in your home rub it with catnip or dangle your cat s favorite toy from the top creating a game which encourages your cat to mimic the motion of scratching.
Most cats prefer scratching.
Choose a scratching post that is similar to the material your cat most likes to scratch said meghan herron dvm and clinical assistant professor of behavioral medicine at ohio state university.
But a smaller cat scratching post will also do the trick.
A cat scratches because it s a form of exercise for the cat s muscles from the claws right through to the legs shoulders and down the back.
Whatever post you choose it must be tall enough for her to fully extend her body and most important it must be secure.
The cat scratching post with the most aesthetic appeal to your cat is often a tree stump though this is a bit unwieldy in a one bedroom apartment.