The cat at home loves to scratch the sofa

Nov 15,2023
2Min

Even if the cats at home are very cute and clingy, they are still likely to scratch the sofa, and other tables and chairs in the home may also be scratched by cats, which makes the poop collector very distressed. What should I do if my cat loves to scratch the sofa?

 

When cats scratch the sofa, they are actually sharpening their claws. For a cat, its claws are its most powerful weapons. Aged cutin must be worn away from time to time to make it extremely sharp. Therefore, claw grinding is a cat’s nature and cannot be stopped.

Moreover, cats have sweat glands on their paws, which can secrete a smell. When the cat scratches on the sofa or wall, the smell remains, which can help the cat to distinguish its own power in the home. scope.

But we cannot allow cats to grind their claws at home, because their claw-grinding behavior will cause certain damage, and the sofas and curtains in the home will be scratched to pieces. Try to teach your cat how to sharpen its claws correctly at home from an early age.

Prepare a few more scratching boards for cats, place them in places where cats like to go, and then put some catnip on them to attract cats. At the beginning, you can grab the cat's front feet to help it grind its claws. Gradually, the cat will remember the place where the claws are sharpened.

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