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Chico is being difficult. I cannot get him to use a scratching post. I have two different post for him to choose from: sisal & carpet. There are 4 scratching post upstairs, & I have moved all of them to "his" scratching spots as Lily will scratch the post no matter where it is. I sprayed the posts with catnip as Chico loves them even more. He walks up to the post, then walks all the way around it & scratches on the couch. I sprayed a deterrant spray on the couch & put nail caps on him this afternoon & he still scratches the couch. He likes to scratch the carpet, too. We have two sisal rugs upstairs, but the louse won't even use those!
Since Chico is a foster cat, it is imperative that he uses a scratching post. No one is going to want a cat that scratches their furniture & not too many people around here are willing to buy nail caps(or even know what they are for that matter). The saddest part is, in theory, he is still young enough to declaw, so if he does go to a home & he won't use the scratching post, then I am sure they will simply declaw him.
As you see, I really could use help with this(there is a home sort of interested in him, all of their cats are declawed, & I believe they have been approved).
What else could I do? Is there a good deterrant spray anyone can suggest? I've got nail caps on him so he isn't destroying anything, but I still need to teach him to use the scratching posts. I've got the PAWS Chicago website up & have been looking at it. I googled how to get a cat to scratch their scratching post. Everyone here is always so helpful, so I thought I'd seek your advice.
Thanks!
Since Chico is a foster cat, it is imperative that he uses a scratching post. No one is going to want a cat that scratches their furniture & not too many people around here are willing to buy nail caps(or even know what they are for that matter). The saddest part is, in theory, he is still young enough to declaw, so if he does go to a home & he won't use the scratching post, then I am sure they will simply declaw him.
What else could I do? Is there a good deterrant spray anyone can suggest? I've got nail caps on him so he isn't destroying anything, but I still need to teach him to use the scratching posts. I've got the PAWS Chicago website up & have been looking at it. I googled how to get a cat to scratch their scratching post. Everyone here is always so helpful, so I thought I'd seek your advice.
Thanks!