Hello, I'm having major problems with my cat using her scratching post. I've used every deterrent I can think of and find on the internet including foil, air freshener, water spray, citrus spray etc. but she just moves to another part of the sofa and starts clawing again. She also doesn't seem to respond to catnip, feliway etc so spraying those on the posts have not worked.
I've got 3 different posts made of 3 different materials. One cat tree which she'll sit on but won't scratch, one stand alone post which is similar to the one she had in the rescue shelter and one horizontal cardboard scratcher. I've moved all of these around the living room in front of where she is scratching and again, she just moves to a new spot. She's now not only scratching our sofas but is now starting on the carpet which needs to stop immediately as we're in a rented flat!
I'm at a loss with what to try really because she doesn't seem to respond to anything I do. She used her post in the shelter but she had nothing else to scratch there as everything in the pen was plastic/concrete. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated because I really am at a loose end here!
I've got 3 different posts made of 3 different materials. One cat tree which she'll sit on but won't scratch, one stand alone post which is similar to the one she had in the rescue shelter and one horizontal cardboard scratcher. I've moved all of these around the living room in front of where she is scratching and again, she just moves to a new spot. She's now not only scratching our sofas but is now starting on the carpet which needs to stop immediately as we're in a rented flat!
I'm at a loss with what to try really because she doesn't seem to respond to anything I do. She used her post in the shelter but she had nothing else to scratch there as everything in the pen was plastic/concrete. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated because I really am at a loose end here!