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Cat owners
I have always had issues with my cat scratching stuff - especially flip flops. Now that we have moved into our new place it is becoming problematic, because she is scratching at our couch, chairs and other new furniture to the point where we have to cover everything with towels and blankets. We would love to be able to take these ugly cover ups off, but we need a solution that will work.
Do you have something for your cat that works? I guess it is individualized to the cat, because some cats love those scratching posts. I used to have one and she would completely disregard it and scratch my flip flops, or whatever else was there. I also tried the bitter apple spray, and that didn't seem to work either. Is there something out there that I don't know about?
Re: Cat owners
Tin foil works...but my big fat Jones isn't bothered by it.
Anti cat spray stuff works with my other two and doesn't leave a residue or smell...only my rotten Jones isn't discouraged by it.
Tips (the kind that glue on to the cats claws) work awesome. They can claw to their hearts content and it doesn't damage anything!...only my Jones just rips them off.
An upholsterer once suggested pinning fine grit sandpaper to the furniture (apparently he uses it under the fabric in pieces he reupholsters) and it workd like a charm...until bad cat Jones pulled it down, ripped it into small pieces and played with them.
Soooo, basically, if you have "normal" cats...one or a combo of the above should work. If you have a cat like my rotty Jones...good luck! lol
The thing you have to remember about cats is that they like to see the results of their clawing. If you cover it up or fix it...they will just be more determined to do it again. It's like teenagers tagging stuff, it's like graffiti.
Good to know! I had no idea about this.
I also have a cat that finds a way around everything, so I am not sure how everything would work with her. Thanks for all the suggestions though.
First thing I do is trim my cats nails weekly. It doesn't hurt them and then if they do sratch something it doesn't wreck it.
Second - Sticky Paws.... it's a double sided tape that you can put on furniture...they hate the sticky feeling. It doesn't leave reside so even on fabric furniture after a few months you can pull it off with no residue/problems.
Thirdly, I put a cat scratch post in the living room beside the chaise they like to sratch. If I seen them scratch the chaise, I sprayed the post with cat snip spray. After a few times they just started to go to the post instead as it's right there.
Lastly - Petsmart has a spray called No Scratch that I used to spray on the stairs. It has a smell they don't like but it's safe on furniture (doesn't stain). It smells like cloves almost. They also sell No Stay that keeps them away which I have used as well. Both products are enviro friendly
This link has the No Stay and Sticky Paws on a roll on it...
http://www.petsmart.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2768983&lmdn=Cat&f=Taxonomy%2FPET%2F2768983&fbc=1&fbn=Taxonomy%7CRepellents
Hope this helps!