How do I get my cat not to scratch the carpet? She has cat scratching post too.?

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I squirt her with water but what about at night when Im sleep and she is up and about? TY :o )
why "YUCK" Kryie?

If the scratching post has carpet on it, the cat has connected carpet with ok-to-scratch. Might be too late to break her now. Get another post that uses rope or tree bark or even cardboard and keep your cat out of the room with carpeting. Or spray the carpet with something she hates the smell of (my cats hate Febreeze).

5 thoughts on “How do I get my cat not to scratch the carpet? She has cat scratching post too.?”

  1. I think your scratching post has something your cat doesn’t like and your rug has something your cat does like. Buy a new post and maybe coat the rug with something. If the same problem occurs, your cat is psycho.
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  2. you might have to get a new scratch pad/post. try using a little cat nip on it, they love that stuff. good luck!
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  3. Cause you said yuck to my sisters name haha.(:
    It’s not yuck.
    Anyways, to answer your question, how i got my cat to stop was i screamed really loud when she did it, like she was hurting the carpet. It sounds strange, but it works.
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  4. If the scratching post has carpet on it, the cat has connected carpet with ok-to-scratch. Might be too late to break her now. Get another post that uses rope or tree bark or even cardboard and keep your cat out of the room with carpeting. Or spray the carpet with something she hates the smell of (my cats hate Febreeze).
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  5. Make sure your scratching posts are not made of carpet material or cats can get confused thinking the carpet and scratching posts are there for the same purposes.

    A particular spot of carpet the cat keeps scratching at may be favoured for no apparant reason.

    There may be some odour at that spot. Try cleaning it thoroughly with an enzyme-based cleaner.
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    Have 2 cats.