Scratching is a perfectly natural behavior for cats but it’s not so nice when it’s your precious furniture that’s taking the ...

Below you’ll find seven possible reasons your cat is not using her scratching post and what can help curb the behavior. Cat not using scratching post? She doesn't know how Kittens, young cats or ...

Learn more › Cats need to scratch, so the secret to keeping your stuff safe is giving them a scratching post they’ll want to sink their claws into even more. Felines are notoriously finicky ...

A previous version of this story misspelled the first name of Sarah Everett, clinical assistant professor at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine; she also prefers to use ...

That’s where a good cat scratching post comes in - providing the right one can save your furniture and offer your cat a healthy outlet for their natural instincts. Before you set about your ...

my cat, Piper, consistently made a beeline for the Frisco Heavy-Duty Sisal Scratching Post, and throughout testing, she used it daily. Not only was this post her favorite but it outperformed the ...

but you can combat it with a cat scratching post. Cats tell us the type of surface they prefer by scratching up illegal targets. That varies from upholstery to carpet, wood or even cardboard.

Restricting access to what your cat is inappropriately scratching is an easy and obvious solution, but Erickson says a scratching post is key. Ideally, the post will have a similar texture to what ...

"You need to have more than one scratching post, and you want to put them in locations that your cat is likely to use them," said Delgado. "That might mean right next to your couch if the couch is ...

For example, if the post is covered with something like carpet, this will confuse your cat - he can't tell the difference between scratching at your carpet and at carpet on the post! Home Showbiz ...

Our cat Caliban, for instance, loves to scratch a particular spot on the living room sofa. We placed a scratching post in front of it and now he scratches that—an effective redirection of his ...