Yesterday Wick instantly grasped the concept of a scratching post!
She's 12, so I thought it'd take forever to train her. All she's had in the past is this ugly old awful chair (at my brother's, which we got rid of), and before that she just clawed whatever she wanted (with her old owners). Well we bought one of those slanted catposts with a cardboard scratching insert, and she seemed pretty clueless. she sat on the top, and picked the catnip out of it (we sprinkled some on to attract her). Well, two days later I "showed" her how to use it, and she IMMEDIATELY started scratching it! I'm sooo proud of her!!
I've been trying to get her used to having her claws clipped, as well, and she's starting to get it. I've gotten 3 of her claws done, one each day, and she doesn't struggle anymore! And I bought her a collar (first time she's ever had one) and she almost seems to like it. I think she thinks we bought her a necklace
Also she used to wake us up all night wanting attention, but the last couple nights the BF and I have been pretending to not wake up and she's not being doing it nearly so much! I love this cat!
She's 12, so I thought it'd take forever to train her. All she's had in the past is this ugly old awful chair (at my brother's, which we got rid of), and before that she just clawed whatever she wanted (with her old owners). Well we bought one of those slanted catposts with a cardboard scratching insert, and she seemed pretty clueless. she sat on the top, and picked the catnip out of it (we sprinkled some on to attract her). Well, two days later I "showed" her how to use it, and she IMMEDIATELY started scratching it! I'm sooo proud of her!!
I've been trying to get her used to having her claws clipped, as well, and she's starting to get it. I've gotten 3 of her claws done, one each day, and she doesn't struggle anymore! And I bought her a collar (first time she's ever had one) and she almost seems to like it. I think she thinks we bought her a necklace
Also she used to wake us up all night wanting attention, but the last couple nights the BF and I have been pretending to not wake up and she's not being doing it nearly so much! I love this cat!