How to Stop Your Cats From Scratching Furniture
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
- There are so many things you can do to protect against sharp claws instead of the cruel and painful procedure of declawing. Jackson Galaxy lists some of the ways to keep everyone happy.
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Trick (learned it from a mom with a baby but it work with cats!) to get them to scratch the post more than the couch:
Need a sacrifice of t-shirt. And old one, an ugly one, whatever.
Wear the shirt. Wear it a lot. It got to have your scent strong, so sleep with it, work with it... do it over a week-end.
When it smell like you, shred it, and tie the pieces nice and tight around the scratching posts.
Ta-dam! Cat smell you on post! Cat scratch post!
Great trick!! Thank you!! :)
That sounds like a GREAT idea, Felina!! Kind of what us humans would do with another "human" loved one, when there not "near" us, ya know?? I like it!! :)
Great advice.
Wow im going to try this for sure thank you so much!
Brilliant!
I gotta say this guy is helping me raising this 6 week old kitten. Unfortunately the mother passed away, and I have to teach a lot to this little guy. I woke up to him scratching my bed, instead of getting angry and yelling at him. I noticed it's been 7 hours since he last ate. Played with him for 30 minutes, gave him a tiny bit to eat, and now he's passed out on his half of my king size bed. I just hope it's not something he grows accustomed too.
aww :(
That's sweet and sad at the same time I'm trying not to cry right now!
Poor thing! Buy a bed for your kitten. To him you are mommy.
small update. He's growing up really well. He's a bit adventurous to a fault. like climbing trees he cant get down from. Loves my laptop but only when I'm using it. Leo is a bit bitey though. i attribute it too having a little to much energy. after some play time with his wrestle toys or having been outside for a couple hours he's less bitey. They're not drawing blood. and barely scratch my hand but still I don't want him to think it's okay to bite hands. I had to deal with his claws before. Gave him a scratching post. reward him when ever he uses it. he's very gental with his claws now. I can have little paw fights with him and he doesnt use his claws. Walking away doesnt seem to work with his bite. He's smart and wont bite my hand if theres hot sauce on it.
Sorry about my grammar. I'm on my phone.
My cat digs on his scratching post while staring me down. Should I sleep with one eye open?
Probably wanted you to see him using the scratching post
Rip you dude you must be dead 😔
Yea your probably dead now
KC_but.pretty R.I.P.
Suggest don't sleep..
Awww, he’s so sweet the way he was talking about how unique the relationship between a human and their cat can be.
I make a bear noise everytime I see my cat scratching my couch. He'll stop and run out of the room. I'll calmly go get him and show him his scratching post. I can't believe this only stops the behavior in the moment. I know cat's can recall things. Hopefully, putting a scratching post next to it will help, I don't like being a bear.
this made me laugh so hard haha
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That last sentance was so cute it made me giggle
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@Manik Dhankar you're a monster for doing that 🙄 how are they suppose to defend themselves if they go outside?
Something about his flat-ironed beard makes me feel like he knows what he's talking about.
Lots of the episodes where he dealt with "cats from hell" make me feel he CERTAINLY knows what he's talking about :))
IKR
Same
LMAOOOOO
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I have been clipping my cat's claws at the same time I clip my own nails for years. I use treats, praise and affection to reward him when we're done.
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My cat ripped my air mattress so I cant sleep and im still pissed lol
Why you sleeping on an air mattress that's not right, you need to take better care of yourself
Random Gal lol
Sleep on the floor man! Much better for your back
Cats and air mattresses are not compatible.
Why would you have an air mattress when you have a cat with sharp nails? You walked right into that.
My cats love scratching those coconut coar outdoor door matts!
They’re really cheap! I have 3-4 around the house and they love them!
When I first got them, I sprayed catnip spray on them, and do so periodically, and it works great!
My cats are adults, and all my furniture is in perfect condition!
That's what I did when I was cat sitting for a year (the cat's pet human was deployed). Didn't even need catnip spray. Soon as there was something he liked to scratch nearby, he'd happily shred that instead of the couch and chair.
Same. My new kitten was scratching the furniture, so I bought coconut coir door mat and placed them around the house and waited patiently. I also sprayed catnip. He ignored them for 3-4 days but finally started to use them now. So happy!
Declawing a cat is like a human cutting off their fingers.
My cat was declawed by his former owner and he turned into the most scared, alert, timid cat I’ve ever seen. This has lasted years, because his claws being declawed affected him for the rest of his life.
People who did this to cats don’t deserve to have a cat.
@@bellas.9253 I can kinda forgive the owners. They might not be aware of what declawing really means. The vets I'm more concerned about. Declawing should be illegal all over the world and every vet who offers that service should be arrested for animal abuse. They should educate, not take every money people offer no matter what it cause for the pet.
I didnt knew declawing was a thing wtf
And y'all rip off their b@lls 😂
@@bellas.9253 Same with people who neuter cats 🤢
One time I REALLY appreciated the fact that my cat had claws was when she had a bout with vestibular disorder. After the first attempt to jump when she missed the chair and fell, she got scared of jumping. She also couldn't walk without falling down. But with claws she was at least able to climb to the kitty tree and to my bed at night. She was afraid to jump for months afterward, so being able to climb really made her more comfortable.
Jackson: We really are so thankful for your tips & hints for cats. We adopted a kitten from our local humane society & she came home to us a day after her spay procedure & also with a microchip a year ago & we are so happy to say she's an amazing spoiled well loved little girl. She just turned a year old. She's great with us & even good with our budgie. He's also quite spoiled! We trim her nails about once a month & she's super accepting of that when we trim her nails. We get her nails trimmed when she's sleepy & the process is relatively easy for her & us. Like you we felt declawing would be cruel & deny her a natural instinct. Can't be mad at a cat for being a cat! She's FULL of cat mojo & we're so happy she's with us every day! Thank you again for all your tips & for all of the great videos, shows, & advice. ❤
Something i learned over the years. My cat stopped scratching my sofa after..
1. I bought a new sofa of a micro velvet material (the soft kind)
2. I placed a woven rug/carpet where we like to hang out the most (in this case, sofa area). The purpose of a rough woven rug was to allow my cat to scratch all he wants. He has about 6’ by 10’ of rug size to scratch. And guess what? He loves it! And he doesn’t scratch my velvet sofa at all .
I learned that my cat will scratch anything that is rough and will not scratch anything that’s soft.
What has always worked for me with a new cat is to cover the vertical part of the arms with clear plastic (commonly used to protect cloth table cloths)). It's available from the fabric store or Walmart and typically comes in 3 thicknesses. Choose the middle weight as the flimsy stuff will shred and the too thick version won't bend nicely. Cut a strip slightly wider than the arm and attach it to the arm with upholstery tacks (clear button like things with corkscrew screws) which are available at the 2 above mentioned stores.It's barely noticeable and when your cat goes to scratch he/she will immediately be disappointed and move on to the scratching post. After a while you can remove the plastic - or just leave it there.You're absolutely right - a lot of scratching posts are so light weight they'll easily tip over the first time kitty uses it. Manufacturers obviously don't have cats! My neighbor borrowed mine and filled the hollow part of the base with old golf balls. Worked great.Hope this helps save some couches! I learn a lot from your site and appreciate your good advice.Tavette - the "cat lady" in South Florida
I found out my cats like clawing natural wood after spending $$$ on so many other professional cat products. A couple bucks at Lowe’s and we’re all right. Who knew🤷🏻♀️
Wow! So glad to be reading all of these helpful suggestions. Which kind of wood did you buy? Thanks in advance! 😊❤
My granddad used to have a small
Stump in the house that his cat scratched for YEARS! Where he got the stump from? Not sure but I can agree with this.
Definitely. I see outside cats doing that all the time.
My cat as well! Our pillars in our house and kitchen table are wood and my cat just loves scratching them we dont mind even though its not aesthetically pleasing, we rather let her do her own thing and why spend money when we already have these? 😁
My cat also likes natural wood, and scratches our wooden floors that are 100 years old 😒 lmao she doesnt know better though
Thank you! I just adopted a cat and love her so much already, except for her scratching the couch. I noticed today her nails are long and definitely need trimmed. So this video was helpful and makes me feel more confident to try trimming her nails. She already let's me hold her paws and check them.
Finally my cat stopped scratching the sofa, just added catnip to the cat scratching pole and voila
I bought catnip spray and it doesn't work at all. Any suggestions on a catnip?
@@juns597 get the cat nip in herb form. You can get it from Walmart or the pet store
Ugh my cat doesn't care about catnip at all I wish it was that easy
we just got a scratching post for our 1 year old cat, but he seems confused about it. the pet store gave free catnip in herbs with it. we sprinkled some on the post, but he doesn't scratch there. he was too into the catnip. I'm afraid that he won't scratch there at all! any suggestions?
@@vedikatherokar2522 maybe try scratching posts with different materials? It seems like most cats have a favorite material to scratch
Hi I have adopted a kitten that was found in someone's garage with her mum and she was so different then other cats..but now she is so sweet and kind and the doctor told me its actually a wild cat..I love her anyway and we communicate well and she trusts me,its wonderfull that I teached her to catch and fetch a Toy when we play ..she is special but so gratefull to me.and she even protects me..Thank you for all the advice ..
I totally agree.. my ignorant ex-husband had all three of my cats declawed; you better believe I almost DENAILED him!!! One of our cats got out (they were/are indoor cats), and I was so worried for her. Thank God that someone found her and called us. She was safe and sound.
Avoid DECLAWING cats, as Jason says, it is CRUEL and UNECESSARY!
always listen to Jackson my only thing is is my Chester is very strong and being the only person to do it I find that difficult very skirmish doesn't help
I can’t believe I just found Jackson on RUclips , then again why not! I have learned so much about my cat from you! I want to thank you for sharing your knowledge!
This video is soooo helpful, I've been reading articles for months and fighting with my sister every time something doesn't work. Really hoping to try out these techniques because I absolutely refuse to get my cat declawed
I have 3 persian cats and none of them scratch my furniture.
This only works 100% if you get the cat as a kitten.
1. Never ever let them on furniture you don't want ruined.
2.Put scratch posts near areas you don't want them to scratch.
3. Reward them for using scratch posts with something they like (petting, food, happy noises)
After maybe 3-4 years they will respect furniture and you might be able to let them on furniture without them scratching the furniture.
Yaaaay.. I found you..
I used to watch you on TV and didn't know that you were on RUclips! It's a bit too late, though! 😔 I lost my cat..
But I agree with you about not to declawing cats. I used to sit on his scratching post and whenever he scratches it, I give him a treat.. so he used to do that more often for a treat and while looking at me to make sure I saw him to get the treat. He was so smart and funny 😢
Thank you, Jackson!! You just gave me some wonderful ideas to protect my furniture, trim my cat's claws and love my cat!
Im watching this and my cat doesn’t even scratch the furniture lol
Stefanie Buchelt i wanna get a cat but this is the only thibg I’m scared of
Yup, my cat scratches the f out of our slippers
ᄏᄏᄏJIMINeutron what do you do about it?
Kream Art welp we just keep the slippers out of his sight and leave one that he can scratch until it gets completely ruined lol. Honestly always shooing him doesn’t work so we adjust for him hehehehe
You go Cat Daddy! Will do everything within my power to help you spread the word! You are fantastic! Thank you for all you do for Cats! Love, Light and Mojo! :)
Thank you for this awesome video! I'm going to post it on the Facebook page of the shelter I work at. I'm always trying to educate people on alternatives to declawing, as well as help out all the cat owners out there.
My 3 cats get regular trims followed by treats - as soon as I finish with the 3rd cat I ask 'who wants snackies?" and they all run into the kitchen where they get 10 treats apiece (guess why). I have 2 tall condos that have posts, one short condo (about 2 1/2' tall) carpet covered and sisal, too. I also have two S-curved floor scratchers and several pads. I've not had a cat scratch my furniture in over 40 years. Each new kitten gets trained and rewarded for scratching in the appropriate place.
My cat loves scratching the carpet. I'm so thankful he grew out of scratching furniture.
Thank you for your insightful & humourous videos :) I've never declawed my cats & I got the 1st one when my child was 2 years young. I can't believe people still declaw. No way!
I use only the sisal/hemp rope scratching posts. Carpeted scratchers are possibly confusing... "I can scratch carpet here but not there??"
I rub a bit of catnip into the rope to attract the cats. When the cat scratches in a forbidden area I pick them up telling them "That's not your scratching post".. set them at the rope covered post saying "This is your scratching post". I will move their paws on the post to mimic the scratching behavior. Usually they get the idea and take over.
It takes repetition. Don't yell at them, stay calm. It's like dealing with a toddler. These days if one starts to scratch other than their post, I just say "That's not your scratching post"... they stop and run to the post.
You can make your own post with sisal rope bought at the store and just make a tight wrap around a board tall enough for the cat to stretch out full length. Fully wrap the board top to bottom. I use staple type nails to secure the ends.
I’ve had great success with a new sofa that I upgraded the fabric to a velvet microfiber. The weave is so tight, they can’t get their claws in it. So far, a year and nothing. Obviously trimming too.
I just found one little abandoned infant cat, so when he got up and started moving around and playing, I decided to get another one from the shelter as a buddy. The two are brothers now, double teaming the couch scratching every piece of foamed fabric they can find. A friend said, 'you just let them claw the furniture?' I said, my furniture sucks.
We had 4 cats plus 2 littlers(3 and 6 each)... We NEVER had to trim their claws. They always did it by themselves using all the scratching trees we had placed in around in the house. It was funny how proud they looked everytime we watched them using the scratch-places and complimented them. :D
This was perfect. I am immune compromised and the allergy testing only showed me as being allergic to cats, dogs and one other medical chemical. I have always had a cat and not known what to do about the clawing. We are now getting ready to adopt two very young kittens. I now know how to clip their nails and stop their scratching. I am preparing with scratching post, the sticky stuff, cat trees, window perches and ditched the automatic cleaning litter boxes I was buying. They will still have to be covered because of my spouse but will be by windows.
The hepa filter is something we have never tried but we all have allergies of some type so that’s now on the list.
Love your videos and learn so much about being the best cat mom I can be.
You should meet Gracie. She likes the sticky tape, loves the scented scratch deterrents, chews on power cords, even with hot sauce on them, and has brought blood with the soft paws.
mandolinman2006
What breed is she?
@@alexei4632 Tiger 😂
Sounds like our Stella omg... the hot sauce eventually worked on her with cords. I was scared she was going to electrocute herself!
thank you for the great videos :) informative in a positive way and not yelling at those who are not educated enough!
Lol really you're so funny. I would need stitches if I tried to clip my cats paws
True,because my cat came into my life later.
I have 3 cats that can't go outside (too much traffic), I just trim their nails a little bit when then start getting stuck to the carpets. As for scratching my furniture and me... Meh. If you don't want that, don't have cats. The thing about getting them accustomed to pushing their nails out every now and then is a good one. I do that, also look into their mouths, eyes and ears every now and then. Then when you have to give them a pill or clean their ears they don't freak out. I don't have any problems. I have one of those scratching posts that have a little hideout on the bottom. I just put a concrete block (like in sidewalks) in there and put the pillow on that so it won't fall over. My post is almost scratched in half now though so I'll need to go and look for a new one :p
Jackson, you are amazing! I have 4 cats 🐱 hahaha a cat family!! I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷 I always watch your show And your videos! I learn a lot about how to take care of them. They are the most precious thing of my life, thank you for teaching us 🥰
Love you lots !
My hubby transitioned in 2015 but prior to this we traveled all over North America with our Peeps .
She would lie on the dash of our gold F350 Super Duty ( Which I still have and it is now 23 years old & going strong ...) & jump into the back seat to watch things going behind us .
Peeps would stretch out on the back seat, yawn and I would see her in the rear view mirror and remind her NOT to sink her claws into the leather seat ... she listened on the average !
My husband passed and Peeps is gone as well and I love them both .
But to declaw was NEVER an option .
Thank you for this! I have so many good ideas and I feel like this helps me take care of my cat better!
very cool and sound info. Great vid!
So much wisdom and cat love. Thank you Jackson Galaxy!
As a huge cat lover with two new kittens, this is a great resource! Great advice! I hate the idea of declawing a cat. Instead, training them properly through positive re-enforcement. I think he covered it at some point. I reward for rubbing themselves up against everything, and gently removing their little feet when they scratch. A scratching post, or several also massively helps!
The state of Michigan made it against the law to declaw
I so love your videos and how you help us cat people with our fur babies
Declawing? You mean de-toeing. Sick practice!
Gads I wish more people would RESEARCH BEFORE getting ANY pet!
They will find that any particular pet is NOT right for their life style or prefect.
May discover they are not willing to give that particular pet all that is needed for a well adjusted pet. And they will find out how much TIME, MONEY and WORK is need for any pet and decide that a pet is not such a good idea for them.
Well said and most pets have claws or hooves, unless you like spiders and snakes 😇
@@WrathKing47 They take out the claw and the first bone of the toe. It is de-toeing.
@@WrathKing47 Cats tend to hide pain, so that's not really an indication. In the shelter I volunteer there's a kitten who had a very serious eye infection, had to have an enucleation. He is cuddly, playful and finds his way using sounds and spatial memory, no problems. But he didn't receive good care in the first part of his life, like your cats.
Yes !! I used to work in a pet store. It broke my heart and disgusted me that so little people do research before getting a pet.
King Taters of Taterton declawing takes off the first bone in each toe. It pretty much guarantees that your cat will develop arthritis in its paws.
This comment is about the best toys for kit cats. Totally agree, the best ones are interactive. Yesterday I bought a couple of hollow balls with bells inside. I attached one to a string and when I move it up, down and all around Lilbits LOVES it! I know when he's tuckered out because his reaction time slows. This is why I trust your advice, it works!
I'd never heard of declawing, but then I realized that it's actually a thing, especially in the US. I'm baffled. If you want a pet with no claws, don't get a cat. It makes me angry to be honest. Why not pull the teeth out at the same time? You haven't bought a hamster, it's a c a t. Why do you even want a cat in the first place? No, it's not fun to have your home or your furniture damaged, but cut the claws, give the cat something to scratch on and cover what is especially important to you. If someone here in Sweden would go the veterinary and said "I'd like to declaw my cat" - They wouldn't do it and think you're an idiot.
One of my cats let's me clip his nails seamlessly, I just cradle him, he looks up at me interestingly and I pat his head after each paw. But he likes paw rubs, even spreads his toes out like Garfield lol. My other cat thinks I'm the devil if I touch his paws.
LOL, that's funny. Sounds like my two who are litter mates and look like twins but are soo different.
@@gailtalley8037 hahaha they wouldn't be nearly as cool if they all were the same! I've had the cat who thinks im the devil for 4 or 5 years. Got him from the pound. The chill one i rescued from a feral family. He was the same age as the others but was at least 2-3 times smaller than the rest. They would exclude him from eating so he was in really bad shape. Hes one of the smartest and sweetest cats I've met! Still eats like its going to go away one day all these years later tho🤣
Thanks Jackson! I had no idea it was a scent thing. My cat has a scratch post And a cardboard scratcher so I’ll move them to places near the couch now
When I first started allowing the stray kitten into the house, I was sitting on the couch in the room that I let him into (exterior door remained open, interior doors were closed to let him leave when he wanted), when he started to claw the arm of the couch. So I would look at him and he would stop mid clawing with claws still stuck in. I gently pushed down on each knuckle to retract each claw one by one. Then gave each paw a light tap. After 3 times, he very rarely ever did after that in all the years we had him. If we saw him doing it, he would see us, stop, and walk away. he also never hopped onto counters either, no matter what food was on them. But if he could reach the food while his hind paws were on the floor, then he would take it. But only then.
Soft claw caps works for me, you glue them on and they last for about four weeks, cats hate them at first but they get used to it
Geovane Morgan what type of glue is it that you use ?
Natalie Jinnese Most usually come with adhesive glue and small tools to put them in the cups! You should put them on right after you clip the cats toe ends. The only problem is they don't get the satisfaction of scratching when they scratch anything with the cups on.
my cat sharpens its nails on my iron dumb bells. He's definitely not letting me touch this
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so helpful, as you can only learn by experience......live thru it......you won't forget any cat moment. Plus they are so cute🐾🐈🐱🐾🐶🐕🐩
I'm a huge fan. I don't think I'd have such a well- rounded cat if it weren't for your videos.
I've had a strange issue come up in the last week or so that I haven't seen addressed in any of your videos.
My kitten (8 months) has started using my legs as a scratching post (or maybe stretching?). He's doing it in a calm manner/ mood. I really don't mind it that much but his claws don't feel so great so it's something I'd like to lovingly get him to stop doing. Thanks a bunch!
I am watching this and I am not even a cat person. 😳😂
My boyfriend and I have 5 cats in our home, all of them have their claws. None of them scratch our furniture (including a leather couch and fabric love seats) because we give them plenty of cat-friendly furniture around the house. We invested in 3 large and different cat trees and other scratching posts to put around the house for them to lounge on and scratch on, so they don’t bother with anything else. We interact with them on their trees so they enjoy them, and only sleep/rest on our couches
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I got a section of log and put it in the living room and she loves scratching on it! We noticed she liked scratching on stuff that was wood based (the desk the book case) so I put a piece of wood with heavy bark on it. She loves it.
we always used a hunk of wood secured to a cornered wall,.my kitty loves it for everything, runs to it for play, for his own uses..15 years now and never had an issue.
I have these organizational boxes and my cat scratches them when she wants to get out of my room and I don't want those boxes destroyed so I'm glad I found this video
Thanks dude! You're video is so informative. Helped me.
Clipping the nails makes such a difference! And making it a good experience even more so.
I started my little adopted kitten early on with scratching posts and a tall cat tree for scratching. Every time she scratched one of those, I gave her lots of love and affection and even treats. My kitten is a door runner, so we have this game we play with her called the searching game. Each time we go out (and we can't take her with us, which sometimes we do because we don't like being away from her too long), we hide treats in her tree and she climbs up and searches while we offer our "see you soon" coos and head out the door. She still occasionally runs to the door, especially when we arrive back home, but she's not as interested in the door as she used to be. It's remarkable what some positive reinforcement and affection does for helping your cat learn what behaviors are preferred.
Thank you. I have been more successful training dogs so it was nice to get some help understanding cats. For the most part my cats are well behaved the scratching was a behaviour I didn't fully understand until now. Thank you so much.
My girlfriend and I have three posts in key areas and a small kitten tree. We are getting a large luxury one for them this month. One main scratcher is in the dining room. It is a post style and sturdy. We are currently using the space for reading and sewing and the cats love napping on the comfy chairs. The second is another post. It's a bit smaller but still sturdy. It is next to one end of our wrap around sofa. Opposite of it near our living room book and decorative shelves is the small kitten condo. On the other end of the sofa and next to a comfy chair is another scratch area. It is triangular in shape. It has two scratch areas and a soft fluffy cloth to soak up scent. One scratch part is a round wooden dowel rod wrapped in rope. The other is a scratchy material that is attached to the tall side. When these aren't enough I try putting catnip on the yes places and bitter lime or bitter orange on the furniture.
My man, you have literally become my guru in raising my two new kittens. I just gotta say thank you
Do you recommend a great scratching post??
I like how that's his song at the end. Very appropriate.
I put nail caps on my cat and she doesn’t mind them at all, I can’t believe people don’t talk about these very much
It's still a torture for them because they can't retract their nails!
They can retract though.. they just cover the tip of the nail, it doesn’t restrict their nails whatsoever
Your videos are so helpful
Our house is full of boxes from our move 3 years ago. Our 3 cats LOVE ripping them up. Best scratchers ever!
The problem I have is the cats go INSIDE the couch, when they have a 5 foot cat tower (that has scratchers) less than 20 feet away! Don't really want to move the tower, because it's by the window and gives them a beautiful view of outside!
Kinda stuck... 🤷
Great information. Thanks for sharing
I trained my cat not to scratch or bite hard when we're playing by stopping moving and just saying "Ow!" kind of high pitched and loud, then I softly say "gentle" and keep playing. He usually does become more gentle because he doesn't want the game to stop but if he gets too rough I end the play session.
I do that with my Lucy!! She's usually doesn't bite hard, but she ends the play session pretty quickly. Guess she gets annoyed...I don't know..but I think she's funny.
The yes and no really works. After watching the show and seeing an example, my can has multiple scratch posts in all the places she likes to scratch. She doesn't claw my couch! It was such a simple solution. I do clip her nails as well. She's so cute! I love my cat.
My cat Rossie used to scratch the furniture. One day while outside, I found a log and thought, "hmm". I brought it into the laundry room and leaned it against the wall. Rossie went to town on it !! He would get wood shavings on the floor, so I set the log in the cardboard liner of a case of soda. I just dumped the shavings out every day. It worked like a charm. He used it everyday for the rest of his life.
thank you so much for teaching me how to clip my cats nails. It was so easy and my 3 month old hardly gave me any push back on the issue. my stairs are segmented and carpet covered so she was destroying them!
I've reached the point where I just don't care. The cats are more important than the furniture anyway. Who cares if they scratch up some ugly chairs? lol
You must have some cheap furniture.. I don’t want my cat scratching my $3000 sofas and making it look like I live in a crack house
@@BIG2hats : My cats don't do that much damage. The chairs are still 90% in the looks department, and 100% functional. I can understand though if you are spending thousands of dollars on furniture. They prefer sitting in our laps to the chairs anyway, and they seem to like Dad's shoes for a scratching post. xD
I imagine the shoes would be a problem for you too.. lol
A smart cat man!! I'm in awe. Right on.
My 2 kittens (Both 4 months old) just love to go at the base of my bed or the couch which i rarely sit on and just go ham despite there being a scratch/climbing post literally 50CM away from it. Everytime i catch them doing it ive just picked them up and put them by their own scratch post (Which they use regularily) but sometimes they'll just go "No, ill scratch here despite my owner not liking it"
my cat scratches on the fire wood in my house
kyle pavlick Mine too!
My cat genuinely preferes packing paper....
I have 2 different types of cat trees one a condo style, one a smaller less intimidated post style, (both with rope, condo has plush almost blanket texture to it, the post has basic carpet), corricated cardboard scratcher (again, two different types, one just cardboard, one more solid with cardboard and carpet.
Nope.
She wants the fricken packing papers from an amazon shipment. Doesn't care about boxes, her "condo" or safespace or home base, which ever you'd like to call it is my bedroom. She feels safest under the bed (has ptsd and I'm not going to stop her from that under, as she will usually come out when called. and her litter box is also in the bedroom (and cleaned nightly), with water in the hall outside the living room, and food inside the livingroom with a way to get there with less humans (through an old crate style coffee table which also has a flat bed in it for her) but also open space.
Seriously though..... Packing paper. Wads of packing paper
Thanks for the valuable information. :)
I acquired a adult cat that had already been declawed when she was a kitten. I could tell that her front paws still bothered her even though she was already 2 years old when I got her. She would always hold one paw up when she sat down, alternating left then right back and forth. She developed what seemed like spurs at the end of her paws on the stubs of what remained of her amputated finger tips....almost like claw substitutes, they helped her climb over fences but they would have been useless for self-defense. Her paws continued to bother her for the rest of her life. She died at 14. I miss that old cat.
I found an old wooden ladder and I put that in my house in the place in the living room that my four cats old large"ceiling to floor" scratching and climbing post was next to the windows and they all love it.....They stopped scratching anywhere else, they all go for the ladder.....It may not be the prettiest thing but they love it so it is so worth it.
Love your channel
Gonna buy some of the soft claws, my cat loves to scratch my computer chair... i also need to buy new scratching posts.Those have gone to hell.
Great video!
Weirdly, I never clipped my cats claws as a kitty. It's only really been necessary in the last two years. I just started playing with his paws and just started clipping eventually. He doesn't give a damn. Like he is such a chill cat, and he just lets you. We were pretty lucky in that respect tbh.
In about 7 weeks ill have my kitten home. My brothers cat had 5 kittens on march 8th! 2019. One solid black beauty he or she will get rule of the roost.
ln my experience black cats are very intelligent and learn what you want quickly. Give a lot of love and be consistent - never punishing - about the rules. l hope you and your cat have many happy years together! :~))
If you are planning on getting a cat - KNOW that they MIGHT be scratching furniture. If that is a problem, DON"T GET A CAT!!!!!
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Brendan Smit sucks because he has a cat
@@Unknown-up3hs Please don't ever have offspring. There's enough stupid people on the planet already.
Dankie dom doos :)
do cats scratch walls? that's what im afraid of :(
MYSTERY 5670 I’ve never had a problem with wall scratching, but it might depend on your type of wall. Ours are not textured at all ✨
My kitty is 116 yrs old...I'm sure I cant stop her now...I have 2 scratching pads and she'll use it sometimes but she loves the ol recliner. Thank Jackson 🦁🦁🦁🦁❤💋
wow, what 116 years old ?
@@vedikatherokar2522I think they meant 16 and it was just a typo lol
@@switchy_kova393 yes that was dumb of me 😭
Thank you ... so useful
I'm a raw cat daddy, so I love to encourage my cats' natural instincts. However, no matter what I try, two of my cats will NOT stop picking at the curtains! It drives me crazy and makes me fear getting a couch of any value... but I can't live on Target lounges forever. The cats have plenty of scratching posts (in fact, their favourite curtain to claw is right next to their favourite tower (with scratching rope attached)! I've tried gently pulling their claws off the curtains with firm, but loving "no"s, I've tried spraying them with mist bottles of water if they do it to associate it with bad things, but they just look at me like a nuisance / "why are you so mean?", I've even tried tying the curtain back, but they will reach for it anyway. I can't cover my curtains in sticky tape - that's just absurd - and I'm not going to de-claw the cats. What is left?
My kitten love doing this and every single time I would firmly say No get up and put him to a scratching post and scratch at the post myself. If he did it again I would say no and put him in the other room and shut the door couple seconds later I would let him out and repeat if did it again it does work but you have to be consistent . Usually he's doing it out of boredom and I need to play with him which is more fun anyway than the discipline combined all of them and it will work.
@@kristinmary4025 I've tried that, but they either don't get the association or they just don't care. Lol.
Yeah they're definitely stubborn I really need to play more get that energy out it's like my punishment if I don't LOL but of course they're worth it😊
Thanks for these good tips.
No offence. This is a great video. But the background music is distracting...
When I looked after my friends cat she liked those rough welcome mats more than her scratching post that was brought with.
Love the videos, my cat is 5 years old, Just started to scratch on couch about 2 months ago . We didn’t change anything he has scratch post but cannot get him to stop anymore. Tried the tape but finds another spot to pull on. Saw a spray wasn’t sure if you recommend that .