Now the most popular one is raising cats at home. Many people are used to raising a cute pet at home, so cats have become one of the first choices for pets. Many friends who have just raised pet cats will complain about the cats at home. Cats often scratch the furniture in their homes. In fact, scratching is a cat’s nature, it is a way of occupying the ground to leave a smell, and it is also the natural way that ancestors taught them to trim their nails. If you want to improve these "bad habits" of cats, the best way is to create an environment suitable for cats so that you can easily protect your favorite furniture. So how to prevent cats from scratching furniture, you can do this:
1: Understand the habits of cats
If you already have furniture in your home that is scratched by a cat, please observe how these furniture are related to the cat's work and rest? Usually, the cat will stretch out after getting up, and then sharpen its paws to enhance the smell of the site. Therefore, the furniture along the way may suffer.
2: Observe the cat's work and rest
Observe where your cat likes to sleep best? Where does it go and where to play after getting up? Which furniture does it like to scratch the most? Then put a scratcher next to where it rests. On the route, and next to its favorite furniture, put a scratch board.
Only by understanding the cat’s habits and improving it can the problem of cats scratching furniture effectively
3: What if you put up a scratching board, but the cat does not scratch?
If you put the scratching board but it's useless, please go back to the second step and make sure that the position is suitable for cats.
Secondly, confirm whether the scratching board is the material that the cat likes: each cat likes different things. Some cats like hemp rope, some like corrugated paper, and some like carpet or leather. You can tell which cat likes from the furniture it likes to scratch.
Next, make sure that the direction of the scratching board matches the furniture that the cat loves to scratch. For example: If your scratcher is flat on the ground, but the cat likes to stand up and scratch the sofa, this is the wrong direction. Some cats like the level of scratching. If you put a hemp string, of course it is not interested. Some cats like vertical scratching. If you put a horizontal scratcher next to the sofa, of course it will continue to stand up and scratch the sofa.
4: What if you see a cat scratching furniture?
The first step is of course...hold it! Don't scold, pretend not to see it~
After the cat is scratched, find a way to cover the scratched area first, then go back to the second step above, put a scratcher suitable for the cat beside it, and reward them when the cat uses the scratcher. After they develop a habit, they can remove the covered area.
Follow the above steps to easily solve most of the random scratching problems. Finally, remember to replace the scratcher board regularly.
Finally, it is not recommended that you use scent sprays. As long as you understand the habits of cats, you can establish their favorite environment. There is no need to improve the problem by letting cats repel and hate approaching furniture.
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