We got Ophelia a sisal scratching post this weekend, and right now she could care less about it. I have rubbed catnip on it, which she ate the remainder off of the carpet covered base and proceeded to scratch the base.
I tried puttin the catnip on top of the post, thinking she would feel the sisal on her paws and start scratching. Well, she got up and ate the catnip, but still doesn't scratch. I tried showing her with my fingers how to scratch, and she looks at me like I am a complete idiot
and am invading her new thing. She has claimed it as hers, but won't use it. I've tried playing with her by/on it, and again she looks at me like I'm an idiot.
Any more suggestions on how to get her to use it? She doesn't have a scratching problem I am trying to correct, but I would like her to use it to dull those claws naturally, and I don't want to have spent good money on it for nothing...
Any more suggestions on how to get her to use it? She doesn't have a scratching problem I am trying to correct, but I would like her to use it to dull those claws naturally, and I don't want to have spent good money on it for nothing...