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January 16, 2007 at 1:24 pm

(1) Carol W says:

After our cat shredded part of our couch, I bought a new scratching pad. I bought one of those ones which look like corrougated cardboard on end. It works! It came with a bag of catnip, which I rub into the spaces daily. This attracts Merlin, and he really scratchs the daylights out of it. I had not previously considered one of this type, as I thought that the cardboard would leave lots of shreds around. It does not. And the pad is reversible.

January 16, 2007 at 3:16 pm

(2) Rini A. says:

My cat scratches my new mattress. He has two scratchers: one of corrugated cardboard in the shape of a fish, one with a rolling ball. He has a cat ’scratching tower’ and his very own carpet runner…THAT he uses! The others? Nope. I have tried the ‘waterbottle’ method, the spray called No Scratch, taking his paws in my hands and ’scratching’ the post to ‘teach’ him how to scratch, loud clapping, and yes, catnip and catnip spray, all to no avail. He prefers the mattress. He’s 4-5 years old and I am at a loss as to what else to do, so I bought Bach’s flowers “stress Relief” and…IT WORKS! When he begins scratching I give him two drops of the liquid and voila! he mellows. On another note: I have purchased three (the last two were over $100.) water fountains for him, which he refuses to drink from. He insists on my running a very light stream of water from the bathtub faucet. In the summer, he will drink from his bowl, but must have ice in it. When I first got him, I figured “he will drink from his bowl when he’s thirsty.” NOT! He drank no water for two days! He must have been a man in one of his past lives!

January 16, 2007 at 9:59 pm

(3) Billie Marsh says:

Help!!! My cat Charlie Scratches everything He uses the thing’s I bought for him to scratch. Then he goes after everything in my living room.I use the spray bottle on him He wait’s till my back is turn and goes for it. He’s horrible at the vet’s office. He attack’s