Cat scratching

Re: Cat scratching

Sal the 1st — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:58:20 GMT

Re: Cat scratching

Alison Clare Hickman — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:10:32 GMT

Okay okay am loooooosing the plot - - -wot about this?

http://www.eclectech.co.uk/mindcontrol.php

Erm enjoy?! Am going now. Promise. Really. I truly am.

AIi, silly billy, h.

Re: Cat scratching

Alison Clare Hickman — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:57:12 GMT

Hehe, sure the foil is on the door?....!! Says me..mad as the man in the hat in the picture...x x x x x x x x

Ali h

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/mt/assets/food/tinfoilmain615.jpg

Re: Cat scratching

Julie-Anne Wilson — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:23:56 GMT

It's on the door, LOL. But I don't get visitors anyway so I don't have to explain it to anyone

Re: Cat scratching

Chris Geddes — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:55:13 GMT

Do you get strange looks from visitors wondering why you would put tin foil on the carpet?!

Re: Cat scratching

Julie-Anne Wilson — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:33:28 GMT

Just remembered I never really updated on here. The tin foil is still working, she no longer likes that door. Considering removing the tin foil to see if she immediately starts scratching again or if she's learned from it.

Re: Cat scratching

emmadilemma — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:53:45 GMT

Glad it helped though if she`s anything like my cat she`ll adapt and you`ll need to keep thinking of new ways to curb her naughty ways

Re: Cat scratching

Julie-Anne Wilson — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 11:00:33 GMT

The tin foil seems to have helped. Last night during her hyper time, when she usually scratches the door for ages, she didn't bother.

Re: Cat scratching

Julie-Anne Wilson — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:47:17 GMT

I just put tin foil on the bottom of the door and she FREAKED out and ran away while I was putting it on so I'm hopeful it'll work, LOL

Re: Cat scratching

Sal the 1st — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:59:30 GMT

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Not the easiest option, we have a narrow hallway. I could get one of the scratchers that you can hang up, I suppose.

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we have this one as we only have a narrow hall and one of my cats had gone beyond the wallpaper and plaster and was down to the reinforcing corner bar and brick! ( anybody thinking they might like a bengal as a pet take note!) this one either folds and fits around a corner or can be placed flat on the wall. Normally I would say look for it on Amazon but until they do the decent thing and cough up tax on some of their profits then I will be shopping elsewhere and will be recommending the same to others - and besides that its cheaper on zooplus!

Works very well for us - I rub it over now and again with a bit of valerian (which to a lot of cats is like catnipx10) Admittedly the ball was off within the first 10mins but I do have a pretty hardcore cat. Has been up about a year now and is still bearing up well

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/cats/scratching_posts/scratching_pads/scratching_mats/295851

Re: Cat scratching

Alison Clare Hickman — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:55:44 GMT

Oooh, let us know how you get on..what worked particularly, (hopefully!!).

Ali

Re: Cat scratching

Julie-Anne Wilson — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:21:16 GMT

Thanks for all the tips, guys. I will try them all and see what works :D

Re: Cat scratching

Saz jam — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:55:06 GMT

You can get stuff called 'sticky paws' (it's essentially sticky back plastic!) you just put it wherever you don't want the cat to scratch and as they don't like the feeling of it, they soon learn to not scratch that area and you can eventually remove it!

My mum has used this with her cat with great success!

Re: Cat scratching

emmadilemma — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:27:40 GMT

Ooh some cats don`t like walking on tinfoil either so you could try putting some around the bottom of the door

Re: Cat scratching

emmadilemma — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:26:30 GMT

There`s a citrus type spray that you can get from pet shops to deter cats from flower beds etc that you could spray over the door area. Think it`s called `Get Off` but don`t quote me on that. They hate getting their paws stuck on stuff too so you could cover the bit she scratches with double sided sellotape...

I have long term sleep deprivation from a cat who scratches doors so i`ve tried lots of things! Currently i put big furry cushions in front of the door and chase him with a water pistol when he does it

Re: Cat scratching

Laura Ringsell — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:44:39 GMT

Have you tried feliway??

Re: Cat scratching

Julie-Anne Wilson — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:49:15 GMT

Not the easiest option, we have a narrow hallway. I could get one of the scratchers that you can hang up, I suppose.

Re: Cat scratching

Steph Worsley — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:47:42 GMT

try putting another scratching post near the door she's scratching at...might work