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Cat Servants - Scratching SOLUTION!
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 616659" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Nit a good idea. First of all, the acrylic glue rots the claws, just like it is bad for your nails. More importantly, cats don't scratch to be destructive. They scratch to leave scent markings from glands between the toes, and even more important, to exercise the muscles and stretch the tendons and ligaments of their front end.</p><p></p><p>Much better to keep claws clipped short, and (if you can get nail caps ON the cat, you can clip claws weekly)provide something pleasant to scratch. Cats don't claw furniture because it is the best thing to claw. They claw it because there isn't anything better available.</p><p></p><p>I've found two things that all my cats over the years thought blew the doors off the sofa or walls when it came to scratching: sisal rope wrapped around a board or post, and corrugated cardboard scratchers.</p><p></p><p>You can make your own sisal posts by stapling stretched, soaked sisal rope around boards or rounds of wood. Provide these and cardboard scratchers at a variety of heights, angles, etc., around the house. You can rub catnip into the scratchers (many cats do not react to catnip and some reactors don't like the spray) if your cats like it.</p><p></p><p>You can also get toys that provide a center scratcher combined with a "ball in track" that the cat can bat at but not get out. Playing with the toy encourages scratching.</p><p></p><p>I've got one cat that prefers a flat scratcher (cardboard thank you very much) so be sure to provide a flat one as well.</p><p></p><p>Much better than wrestling plastic caps onto chemical soaked claws (and likely sticking yourself to the cat) and denying your cat a normal and healthy means of exercise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 616659, member: 1963"] Nit a good idea. First of all, the acrylic glue rots the claws, just like it is bad for your nails. More importantly, cats don't scratch to be destructive. They scratch to leave scent markings from glands between the toes, and even more important, to exercise the muscles and stretch the tendons and ligaments of their front end. Much better to keep claws clipped short, and (if you can get nail caps ON the cat, you can clip claws weekly)provide something pleasant to scratch. Cats don't claw furniture because it is the best thing to claw. They claw it because there isn't anything better available. I've found two things that all my cats over the years thought blew the doors off the sofa or walls when it came to scratching: sisal rope wrapped around a board or post, and corrugated cardboard scratchers. You can make your own sisal posts by stapling stretched, soaked sisal rope around boards or rounds of wood. Provide these and cardboard scratchers at a variety of heights, angles, etc., around the house. You can rub catnip into the scratchers (many cats do not react to catnip and some reactors don't like the spray) if your cats like it. You can also get toys that provide a center scratcher combined with a "ball in track" that the cat can bat at but not get out. Playing with the toy encourages scratching. I've got one cat that prefers a flat scratcher (cardboard thank you very much) so be sure to provide a flat one as well. Much better than wrestling plastic caps onto chemical soaked claws (and likely sticking yourself to the cat) and denying your cat a normal and healthy means of exercise. [/QUOTE]
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