Whatever you do, DO NOT declaw the cat. That’s actually outlawed in a lot of countries as a cruelty issue, it’s like cutting off a human’s fingers at the tips.
Your options are: training it to use a scratching post, disciplining it with a spray bottle of water, I believe they have repellent sprays that you can spray on problem areas, and with my last cat, I used to get his front claws capped. You can do it yourself but it’s not always easy, depending on the cat. The vet technicians would do it for me, it was only like $20, and they last for months until the cat sheds its claws. Don’t do the hind claws, it’s unnecessary, and they need it to grip cloth surfaces for footing, otherwise they’ll fall when they jump to the arm of a couch or walk along the back of it.
For sure, brotha👊 Only thing to be careful with, if you already have a couch arm or something that’s torn up, you gotta watch out for them getting the claw caps caught if they try to scratch with them on. I had a couch my old cat had ripped up already, and I’d fall asleep on the couch and wake up, and he’d be laying there with one arm up, just stuck lmao, and I had to cut the couch fabric more with some scissors to get him out. Ended up draping a towel over it whenever we weren’t expecting company so he couldn’t get to it. But he was an old cat by then, the time to have trained him to use a scratching post was long past, and we just decided we’d have ratty furniture til he lived out his life, haha. But in your case, the bedding isn’t the same kind of deal, this was a torn up old junker couch, so the claw caps should work fine👍
You can buy some plastic foil to cover corner of couches from amazon. The smooth surface will stop them from scratching these. You can buy them for the bed as well.
https://www. amazon. com/-/de/dp/B0831MBWQ2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1? dchild=1&keywords=cats anti scratch film&qid=1620067258&sr=8-1 Thats the easiest solution.
Otherwise you need patience and put the cat in front of the scratching post everytime they scratch the bed. Spraying the cat with water may help, but our cats love water, they actually would shower with us.
Honestly I would tuck that part of the cover underneath and see if that helps. I would also suggest get a good scratching post and maybe put catnip on it too. I’ve had a lot of scratching issues with my cat too. can't have the nice leather furniture I want. Had to use painters tarp on some of the furniture when we leave the house.
Cats hate the taste of soap. You might try rubbing a bar of soap around that area. They might figure out where the taste is coming from and avoid it. Also black pepper might work. Another tactic is to get double sided tape and cover that part of your sheet with it for a while until the cat loses interest. Or simply close the door and ban the cat from your bedroom. Another solution is get him/her a good scratching post that he/she will prefer.
If you don't provide for cats, they will provide for themselves.
Just get a couple of scratch posts. And also get to know your cat, they do need and like to stretch after every nap, and that's when they will usually scratch some as well. So, get some and place them accordingly.
You have to try something with cat specific toys and such. Try putting some catnip on one of those cat toys to attract their attention and keep putting it on the toy for a while. When the cat will have made the habit of using the toy instead of the bed, you can stop putting catnip on it, but give it to it anyway, since they love it a lot.
It's part of their natural behaviour. You could offer an alternative to scratch on. How we saved our couch here: we hung a 'sacrificial' blanket over the side.
Cats hate water, so get a spray bottle, fill it with water and spray your cat when he scratches on your bedspread. Also, if you don't have a cat tree, then buy one. That be all you need to do.
Get a wooden post. A couple screws and wooden scrap from home depot. All cats love dogging claws into wood because it causes resistance and they can feel a scratch, carpet works, but not as pleasing to them.
Yeah I was like... my cat ALWAYS grooms himself and takes good care of himself. Only thing I do really is sometimes comb his fur or give him a bath once or twice a year.
@Smashingdoozy Yeah I wouldn't do that again. However I did do this to my cat a long time ago. Either that or just train your cat really well not to do it.
@andreasderjuengere I’m not the vet. Are your friend’s also animal rights activists? Maybe they have an agenda. All I know is the cats happy. She scratches her paws on the sofa. Nothing gets ripped to shreds. And she still has her back claws to climb trees.
I'm not a vet either. I also have no 'activist' motivations - I just try to be a good cat-daddy :) All my own 'information' says that de-clawing isn't 'good'. But as you say: nowadays there is so much propaganda even in basic information that it can get very confusing. That's why I wonder if 'your' vet has some new facts to tell. For the time being, I find the present anti-reasons quite convincing, though.
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Whatever you do, DO NOT declaw the cat. That’s actually outlawed in a lot of countries as a cruelty issue, it’s like cutting off a human’s fingers at the tips.
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