How to keep my cat from scratching the porch posts?
My cat will not stop scratching the large posts on our front porch. The main post that she was using – I have attached a carpet strip to. She has now moved to the other posts. I do not want to have capret strips everywhere!! Is there a spray or anything to keep a cat from clawing porch posts? This is getting very frustrated – please help.
Apparently your cat likes to scratch wood (assuming the posts are wood) so I would provide it with a substitute. Maybe you can make it a wood scratcher with some soft wood or use a large tree limb. You might wrap some clear, heavy plastic around the posts, which will be less noticeable than carpet and once you’ve found a substitute scratcher for the cat, you can remove the plastic. edit…The first answer is really good. A little more trouble but probably worth it.
May 4th, 2010 at 10:10 pm
We actually covered the posts with very thin tin, the flexible kind you can form easily, and then painted it to match the posts. Worked like a charm, and if you do a good job you really can’t tell it’s there.
Take it up about 8" above where the highest claw mark is, and if the top edge is flush with the post take the time to seal it with some silicone caulk on the top to keep the moisture from collecting and rotting the posts. (Don’t seal the bottom, there has to be somewhere for the moisture to go!)
If you have wood natural finish posts, "paint" the tin first with a paint stain from Home Depot or Lowes and put a coat of marine varnish on it, then mount it to the post. Once you nail or screw it up you can hit those holes with a little spot of silicone to seal them as well.
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May 4th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
You’ll have to put something on the posts to deter the cat. Pet stores sell all kinds of sticky tape strips and sprays that you can try. If you are there when she does it, distract her and place her in front of something that is acceptable.
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May 4th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
get it a scratching post and put catnip on it
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May 4th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Apparently your cat likes to scratch wood (assuming the posts are wood) so I would provide it with a substitute. Maybe you can make it a wood scratcher with some soft wood or use a large tree limb. You might wrap some clear, heavy plastic around the posts, which will be less noticeable than carpet and once you’ve found a substitute scratcher for the cat, you can remove the plastic. edit…The first answer is really good. A little more trouble but probably worth it.
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