How to stop cat clawing carpet on stairs
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thepharcyde said:
Yup, can't do a thing. Considering how much our cats have gone for the carpet, it shows zero damage...just ruffle it flat and disappears. Recently the cats been clawing the door mat, so you could place one of them inside in front of the door, perhaps he'll go for that (thicker)
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that or sprinkle something on tthat the car while gets on it's pawa and not like the taste of when he/she licks it off, we used paprika on a hard surface and it worked in hours though not sure if it would discolour a carpet
that or sprinkle something on tthat the car while gets on it's pawa and not like the taste of when he/she licks it off, we used paprika on a hard surface and it worked in hours though not sure if it would discolour a carpet
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Just give them something better to claw. Mine have an assortment of posts wrapped in twine, logs with bark on them and some really tough doormats to go at.
That said the kitten still does the pulling himself along the bottom of the sofa trick, but he's a bit thick so I don't think we can do allot about it.
HT
That said the kitten still does the pulling himself along the bottom of the sofa trick, but he's a bit thick so I don't think we can do allot about it.
HT
Not read any posts as i am sure most will be shoot it or summit.
My Ma who had loads of cats used to keep an atomiser full of water about. When it scratched it got a quick squirt of water which cats hate. Harmless & effective.
My Ma who had loads of cats used to keep an atomiser full of water about. When it scratched it got a quick squirt of water which cats hate. Harmless & effective.
If you search around the Internet you'll find that the general feeling is you simply cannot stop them doing it.
Scratching feels good, they love the feeling and they will do it wherever they please.
First you need to understand that like most animals, cats are not hte most intelligent creatures in the world.
They will not neccessarily associate any kind of "water abuse" with something they are doing.
As far as they are concerned scratching is something natural, you spraying them with water is just abuse - they won't connect the two activities.
You can show them a scratching post as much as you like, you can tkae the cat up to it and move its little paws up and down on the post - they will still decide where they actually want to do their scratching.
To the post about removing claws - not sure if it was meant as a joke, it is however illegal to de-claw a cat.
There really is very little you can do about it.
That being said, a lot of clawing is done because the cat just wants some attention.
Scratching feels good, they love the feeling and they will do it wherever they please.
First you need to understand that like most animals, cats are not hte most intelligent creatures in the world.
They will not neccessarily associate any kind of "water abuse" with something they are doing.
As far as they are concerned scratching is something natural, you spraying them with water is just abuse - they won't connect the two activities.
You can show them a scratching post as much as you like, you can tkae the cat up to it and move its little paws up and down on the post - they will still decide where they actually want to do their scratching.
To the post about removing claws - not sure if it was meant as a joke, it is however illegal to de-claw a cat.
There really is very little you can do about it.
That being said, a lot of clawing is done because the cat just wants some attention.
and de-clawing is a very nice word for what they actually do which is effectively cutting the cats toes off at the first joint 
I had the same problem with my old stair carpet and to make sure it didnt happen again I stick some of the old carpet to a piece of MDF on both sides and sat it next to where she sleeps and hey presto new carpet is not destroyed.
May work for you by getting an off cut and try to make that carpet more attractive. The reason my cat went for the stairs is because it is quite loose on the stairs and she could sink her claws deep.
May work for you by getting an off cut and try to make that carpet more attractive. The reason my cat went for the stairs is because it is quite loose on the stairs and she could sink her claws deep.
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Cat's love to scratch, and it's also a way for them to scent their envorinment. The Carpet is new, so the cat decided to scent it. I had a similar problem with both mine when I moved in with my other half, so we just got a couple of catnip scented scratchmats from petsmart, placed them ontop of the cats favorite scratching place, and once they'd got used to it, we moved it to a more convenient place. They soon got used to the new position, and they leave the carpet alone now.
That said, they still drag themselves around the sofa, but they're just dossing around when they do that, nothing destructive, just playing.
Generally speaking, ours prefer to scratch vertically, rather than pulling at the carpet, so we've got a ruddy great sisel(?) covered scratching tube for them to play with. It's cost a bit to get the house 'cat friendly', but it's cheaper than having to replace carpets, sofa's and beds!
That said, they still drag themselves around the sofa, but they're just dossing around when they do that, nothing destructive, just playing.
Generally speaking, ours prefer to scratch vertically, rather than pulling at the carpet, so we've got a ruddy great sisel(?) covered scratching tube for them to play with. It's cost a bit to get the house 'cat friendly', but it's cheaper than having to replace carpets, sofa's and beds!
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file the claws down so not so sharp do less damage then coz not as sharp if you got the patience do it with a nail file if not stick abit of sandpaper either side of the cat flap should have same effect.