Re: OT:weather, cats

And after you get the new scratching post, set your plant sprayer bottle
on a fine stream and spritz her when she claws up something you don't
want her to. I did this when Sugar was little and you only have to do it
once or twice, it works. She's eight and a half now and still runs when
I get it out to spray the plants. Cats have long memories.


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sat, 27 Dec 2003 10:05:00 -0500

>Barbara,
>You have only one scratching post and the male uses it?  That may be your
>answer.  3 of my cats don't have front claws so it's not much of a problem
>for me, but they each has favorite places they "sharpen their paws".  The
>paws have scent glands and when they rub their paws on something they are
>marking it as theirs.  When cats with claws sharpen their claws they are
>doing double duty because they also leave their scent.  Your female knows
>that carpeted post belongs to the male.  Get her one of her own.  And while
>it is new, try to keep the male away from it while you encourage the female.
>There's no guarantee she'll use it, but you can try.  If she still won't,
>then use it to replace the one the other cat has destroyed.
>
>As to the furniture, I think there are sprays you could use on areas you
>want them to leave alone.
>
>Kitty
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Barbara Tandy" <sundrops@earthlink.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 12:16 AM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT:weather, cats
>
>
>> Kitty, I have never been sure how to train my cats to use a pole or sisal
>> etc.  I have a carpeted scratching pole, which my male cat loved from the
>> moment I brought it into the house (has torn to pieces) but my female cat
>> won't touch.  She prefers the furniture, though she knows I don't like her
>> to use it and she's better than when she was a kitten.
>> --Barbara, California
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 7:04 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT:weather, cats
>>
>>
>> > Chris,
>> > Do your cats bother your fabric-covereed furniture?  If they already
>have
>> a
>> > place to sharpen their claws nd haven't bothered furniture, I can't see
>> why
>> > they'd be drawn to a new piece because it's leather.  I don't like
>leather
>> > furniture myself, so I don't have any experience with cats' attraction
>to
>> > it.  If you have cardboard trays and sissel poles and have trained them
>to
>> > use them, you should be fine.
>> > Kitty
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Chris" <chris@widom-assoc.com>
>> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 4:32 PM
>> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT:weather, cats
>> >
>> >
>> > > For weather I go to :
>> > > http://weather.yahoo.com/
>> > >
>> > > On another topic, does anyone have any experience with cats and
>leather
>> > > furniture?  I played all afternoon on a program that allowed me to
>> > > arrange the furniture in my family room- I did the kitchen too, just
>for
>> > > fun.  Anyway, I'm considering getting a leather recliner, maybe Misson
>> > > Style,  but I'm worried about my cats clawing it up.
>> > >
>> > > Any thoughts?
>> > >
>> > > Chris
>> > > Long Island, NY
>> > > Zone 7
>> > >
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Kemp TX/zone 8A



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