How to stop cats from scratching furniture is a question many cat owners ask. Some cats, however lovable, can cause havoc by scratching furniture and this behavior can be difficult to stop.
It is not possible to stop cats scratching, as this is a natural instinct to them, so you need to make it unappealing to scratch where you don’t want them to (your furniture), provide them with an alternative (probably a scratching post) and make sure they use it.
Furniture has a number of attractions to cats wanting to scratch and you need to be aware of these and make sure that you do indeed provide a good alternative.
It is possible to stop cats from scratching furniture and there are a number of things you can do to discourage this, you need to experiment to see what works best with your cat. At the same time there are a number of things you must do to get your cat to adopt the alternative.
Information on how to achieve this can be found in Liz Barton’s book “Cat Behavior Secrets Revealed”. She has much real world experience with vets, animal adoption agencies and animal shelters and has used this to produce a highly practical guide to managing cat behavior. It is an easy read but you will come away with a good understanding of cats, why they beh
ave as they do plus many practical solutions which you can put into action immediately.
In addition to scratching, the following are some of the cat problems covered:
- Litterbox avoidance
- Biting without warning
- Destroying house plants
- Conflicts with other cats
- Being a nuance during the night
- Generally misbehaving.
As a result of reading this book, and getting a better understanding of your cat, you will have a better behaved more lovable pet.
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