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Hi. I have to kittens and the younger one has always scratched appropriately, but my older one (about 6 months old) has developed the habit of scratching my wool rug. It's not a cheap rug and I'd really really rather she scratch the darn posts!!! I've tried the Feliway product that's suppose to attract them to the right surface. .. nope. I've tried treats for scratching the post, she'll do it for treats, but still scratches the rug. Gah. I've tried cardboard scratchers (how I wish they would love those!!!!!), but neither of my kittens will scratch those. I have sisal posts and a wood with rope post too. But she just wants that rug.
It seems like a weird surface for a cat to want scratch too, it's wool loops with jute. . . but then she's an unusual cat. It's a big rug in our living room, I can't exactly cover it all with sticky tape. I got a similar texture mat for our front door that she will also scratch and at least that is smaller and replaceable. . .I guess I could buy another of those and see if she'd use it in the living room. . .I hate to keep buying $50 scratchers only to find she won't use them. :/ But I am willing to try other things. . .I've tried flat one's since she likes the rug and the one's I mentioned above.
What else should I try/do?
It seems like a weird surface for a cat to want scratch too, it's wool loops with jute. . . but then she's an unusual cat. It's a big rug in our living room, I can't exactly cover it all with sticky tape. I got a similar texture mat for our front door that she will also scratch and at least that is smaller and replaceable. . .I guess I could buy another of those and see if she'd use it in the living room. . .I hate to keep buying $50 scratchers only to find she won't use them. :/ But I am willing to try other things. . .I've tried flat one's since she likes the rug and the one's I mentioned above.
What else should I try/do?