How do I get my cat to stop clawing my Oriental rugs?
I bought my cat a scratching post in hopes that she would use it rather than my lovely Oriental rugs, but I still catch her sharpening her claws on them. I have rubbed her paws on the scratching post and petted her afterwards, but that isn’t encouraging her to use it. I can’t keep an eye on her 24/7 because I work.
Declawing is out of the question because it’s cruel.
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There is a really cool cat toy that I have seen in almost every pet shop I have visited. It is round, about 14 – 16 inches across, and have a track that runs around the outside with a ball in it. The center has a corrigated cardboard insert, meant for clawing. You put catnip under the cardboard, and they claw away trying to get the catnip. You can buy packages of extra cardboard centers for when the one in use wears out. They are inexpensive, much more attractive than a scratching post (which my cats have never accepted), and double as a keep me busy toy when they learn they can make that ball go around and around by batting it. It’s less than $15.00 for the initial expense and the refills are just a couple of dollars and last a long time. Might be worth a try.
Most scratching posts are not heavy enough to keep from tipping when a cat REALLY uses one. That is why most scratching posts don’t work. A cat wants to claw at something that isn’t going to crash down on its head.