Sounds daft but is she an upright scratcher or a horizontal scratcher as sometimes determining this helps, if nothin' else is working have a plant watering bottle to hand with some water in and a tiny squirt in her direction every time she's about to embark on a scratching frenzy will dis encourage her, hopefullyAs for the Americans de-clawingMaybe if they'd de-brained George B, things might have gone differently, i too think this is a totally barbaric and unnecessary act And thank the lord we don't have such a casual attitude towards our animals well most of us anyhow We know Jenny Ollie was just stating facts that she knew,myself and May are saying our opinion on that subject-sometimes these icons make it hard to post as you'd want it to be read

I have 4 cats ranging from 19 years down to about 5 years old. 3 of them have been scratchers, also all 3 were rescue cats. I found the water spray worked a treat, not only on scratching issues (the oldest cat would scratch on anything - sofas, carpet, arms, legs etc, but also with other non-acceptable behaviours like attacking the dog when she wanted to go out through the door and jumping up on the kitchen counter.

cat might not no how use scratch post so u have show her what do&she will undrstand use it.
my cat from baby&i kept showin him not tocuh sofa&i showed hm use that scrach post instead.it be good if u can play with cat one to one with toys.cos it all helps

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There are sprays on the market that say the help prevent scratching. I haven't had to use it yet. In defense of us Americans, not everyone declaws their cats. I had one of mine done once, but didn't know at the time what was involved until my daughter began to study to become a Vet. I know it's best for the kitty not to declaw, but there are so many cats up for adoption. I would rather have someone declaw their cat(indoor only) if it means more are adopted and live in a happy home, than are put to sleep and don't get the chance to be loved. I do respect everyone's feelings about this. I do think if someone is going to declaw their cat that they should educate themselves on how it's done. I learned the hard way.

I bought it. My cats weren't bothered in the slightest. I put some on my headboard which made Misty bite instead of scratch! It's also a nightmare to get off.

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