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Hi: My two cats that I had for 16 and 18 years (got them together) never used the scratching post. They preferred scratching the furniture.
However, luckily, the cat I rescued a year ago (who is 3 or 4 years old) went immediately to it, and goes crazy on it, and doesn't touch the furniture.
However, although the post lasted those 18 years, barely used, after being used all the time for about 8 months, it started shedding the carpet on it, and getting it all over the rug.
So, I bought a new one online. I just wanted a simple pole and everything in stores was too fancy........The problem with this one was first that it was too light and the cat knocked it over with one swipe.........We worked on it, put weights into it, etc. and that part got fixed. But, it immediately started shedding it's carpeting. It was really not made well at all.
Now we got one from the store that is simple, but with regular carpet on top and the bottom, but the part where she would scratch is like a rope like material............She hasn't touched it! And, now is back to scratching the furniture (which the times where we were without one - in between pole 1 and pole 2, etc. - is what she does. She'll use the pole 100% of the time if it's a good pole and certainly doesn't mind shreading it..........But, if there's no pole, or this one - she'll gladly attack the furniture instead.
Any ideas? Are there good carpet remnants that could be put on it that won't shed? Or is there a good pole that I could just buy?
However, luckily, the cat I rescued a year ago (who is 3 or 4 years old) went immediately to it, and goes crazy on it, and doesn't touch the furniture.
However, although the post lasted those 18 years, barely used, after being used all the time for about 8 months, it started shedding the carpet on it, and getting it all over the rug.
So, I bought a new one online. I just wanted a simple pole and everything in stores was too fancy........The problem with this one was first that it was too light and the cat knocked it over with one swipe.........We worked on it, put weights into it, etc. and that part got fixed. But, it immediately started shedding it's carpeting. It was really not made well at all.
Now we got one from the store that is simple, but with regular carpet on top and the bottom, but the part where she would scratch is like a rope like material............She hasn't touched it! And, now is back to scratching the furniture (which the times where we were without one - in between pole 1 and pole 2, etc. - is what she does. She'll use the pole 100% of the time if it's a good pole and certainly doesn't mind shreading it..........But, if there's no pole, or this one - she'll gladly attack the furniture instead.
Any ideas? Are there good carpet remnants that could be put on it that won't shed? Or is there a good pole that I could just buy?