Diary of a Cat Care B&B: I’m Not a Scratching Post (But I Play One on TV)

Maybe the heat is making our guests at the cats-only boarding facility a little cranky. Whatever the reason, I’ve been playing the role of scratching post at work lately! I won’t post pictures of my injuries, but just to tally them up: I have an inch-long bite mark on my left wrist, a three inch claw mark on my left forearm, two half-inch claw marks on the inside of my right forearm, three scratches on my chest, a two inch claw mark on the front of my left shoulder and a few more scrapes on the back of my left … Continue reading

How To Stop A Cat From Scratching Furniture

We’ve got a discussion going on over in the Pets Forum about a cat who is scratching the furniture. A lot of cat owners and cat lovers have come forward with different suggestions — including declawing. While we could debate the positives and negatives of declawing an indoor cat all day… there are plenty of other options to consider. Cats scratch. From the tamest house cat to the wild cheetah, all cats scratch. It is just part of their instinctive, natural behavior. Scratching does three things for a cat — it marks their territory, it keeps nails in shape, and … Continue reading