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I moved from Portugal to the UK (was contacted by a company for a job offer that I decided to accept).
Brought my cat with me.
Decided to rent a room as a temporary option so I could calmly look for some place to rent and was lucky enough to find a chap who accepted my cat.
I immediately started having problems because the house is completely carpeted: Scratching paradise for my cat!!!
I give him plenty of scratching options... and he uses them all, including the carpets. He is now using nail caps that help a bit but, still, he manages to cause some damage... and also he is getting increasingly efficient at removing the caps.
I started to reward the scratching on the post by cuddling... and it caused a collateral effect of... not being able to sleep anymore.
Scratching the post is an efficient way of getting my attention, he is a very active and playful cat, and he hates when I sleep.
I cannot have 1 hour of continuous sleep without my cat calling me by scratching the post. If I hide the post, he will scratch the floor, which is obviously worse.
I've been looking for flats as I had in Portugal (that usually don't have carpeting) and, guess what, as soon as I say the word "pet" I get automatically refused. I am shocked with this. And with a problem I have NO IDEA on what to do.
... the lack of sleep is definitively taking a toll on me, on my health, my concentration, my work... terrible headache as I write this...
Brought my cat with me.
Decided to rent a room as a temporary option so I could calmly look for some place to rent and was lucky enough to find a chap who accepted my cat.
I immediately started having problems because the house is completely carpeted: Scratching paradise for my cat!!!
I give him plenty of scratching options... and he uses them all, including the carpets. He is now using nail caps that help a bit but, still, he manages to cause some damage... and also he is getting increasingly efficient at removing the caps.
I started to reward the scratching on the post by cuddling... and it caused a collateral effect of... not being able to sleep anymore.
Scratching the post is an efficient way of getting my attention, he is a very active and playful cat, and he hates when I sleep.
I cannot have 1 hour of continuous sleep without my cat calling me by scratching the post. If I hide the post, he will scratch the floor, which is obviously worse.
I've been looking for flats as I had in Portugal (that usually don't have carpeting) and, guess what, as soon as I say the word "pet" I get automatically refused. I am shocked with this. And with a problem I have NO IDEA on what to do.
... the lack of sleep is definitively taking a toll on me, on my health, my concentration, my work... terrible headache as I write this...
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