Hello,
Our newest cat will clawing cannot be deterred. She will claw anywhere on the couch, the rugs, and the carpet. We were not that concerned about her clawing the couches because they are heavy duty. But we rent, and have noticed she is pulling pieces of carpet all over the apartment. The carpet is pretty new and we have only had her three months now, so we are concerned about what the damage will be when we move out. We have gotten her all sort of scratching posts, ones you that are upright made of carpet that you can place right next to the couch where she scratches, but she won't even try it. We have sprayed the couch with bitter apple but that didn't do much either. I clip her claws every week, but am getting frustrated because we think she is doing it for the attention, even though we give her plenty. She knows she is not supposed to do it, but that doesn't matter. Please help so we do not have to declaw.
Our newest cat will clawing cannot be deterred. She will claw anywhere on the couch, the rugs, and the carpet. We were not that concerned about her clawing the couches because they are heavy duty. But we rent, and have noticed she is pulling pieces of carpet all over the apartment. The carpet is pretty new and we have only had her three months now, so we are concerned about what the damage will be when we move out. We have gotten her all sort of scratching posts, ones you that are upright made of carpet that you can place right next to the couch where she scratches, but she won't even try it. We have sprayed the couch with bitter apple but that didn't do much either. I clip her claws every week, but am getting frustrated because we think she is doing it for the attention, even though we give her plenty. She knows she is not supposed to do it, but that doesn't matter. Please help so we do not have to declaw.