Hi everyone! Is your cat a big fan of scratching up every single piece of furniture that you own?
Me and Rags are here with a few tips to help discourage your cat from ruining your lovely furniture
Now as cat owners we see our pets as utterly perfect little creatures who can't do anything wrong
But they can be very pesky when it come to our furniture and their claws
Cats mark their territory in a variety of ways which includes scratching
So when your cat is scratching up a table leg or your couch, she's basically telling you that it's hers
We have a few helpful and harmless ways to encourage your cat to use a scratching post or other things instead of your furniture
Number 1: Get a scratching post
Now this is obviously one of the easiest things to do
You can get very decent cat scratching posts at pet shops and at your vet's
You can get some really simple ones or you can get some very extravagant ones!
The best way to get your cat to use a scratching post is to put it next to or near a piece of furniture that you want your cat to stay away from
Number 2: Encouraging your cat to use a scratching post
Now sometimes our cats don't do what we want them to do
And that happened when we got Rags her first scratching post
She really wasn't very interested
What you can do is either get a catnip spray and spray it on to their scratching post
Which will immediately get their attention
Or if you see your cat making a beeline towards a piece of furniture that they really really want to get to
Gently pick them up and move them to where the scratching post is
This will hopefully encourage them to use that instead of your piece of furniture
Number 3: Claw Maintenance
Now trimming your cats claws regularly will help minimise any damage that your cat does to any of your furniture
Now most cats are ok with getting their claws cut, but if your cat is anything like Rags and absolutely refuses to have it done
You want to get your cat to the vet's to get it done professionally
Number 4: Games
Interactive Games are a great way to encourage your cat to use a scratching post
If you can get your cat chase a teaser toy up to the top of the scratching post - they might finally realise just how good a scratching post feels like on their claws
Number 5: Using a Repellent
Now I have a great recipe for a repellent spray that is both natural and harmless
It's really easy to make so I'll show you how to do that now
Ok, this is really really easy: all you need is the peel of some citrus fruit, so that could be oranges or lemons or limes
I have the peel of two lemons and two limes and all you do is put them in a pan, cover them with water and bring them to the boil and boil them for about 10 minutes
Ok, so once it has been boiled for 10 minutes
Drain
The water and the peels into a bowl using a seep
Ok then so once that's cooled - dead easy - just pour into an empty squirty bottle
Add in a tiny tiny dash of lemon flavoured washing up liquid
Put it into your squirty bottle, give it a shake
And it is ready to go and then squirt this on to any furniture on to any furniture you don't want your cat to scratch on
Because cats really don't like citrus flavours. Great, dead easy!
Thanks for watching this video guys, I really hope that you enjoyed it and you found it useful
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Won't we puppet?