How can I stop my cat scratching my furniture?
Having a pet can make a real difference to your life, but with the ups pets bring, there are also the downs. Like people, pets have good days and bad days and they have to be taught how to behave in certain situations.
So what do you do if you have a pet that constantly does something you are not happy with such as a cat scratching furniture?
We should start out here by saying here that disciplining your pet by smacking or by using an electirc shock collar is an absolute no no. Under no circumstances should you ever hit or hurt an animal.
Conditioning therapy works the best with most pets. Put simply it’s is a system of reward and non-reward for the things your pet does well or not so well. Think Pavlov’s Dogs. The more you reward good behaviour the more good behaviour you are likely to get.
If your pet scratches in one particular place stop them by moving that item or by providing an alternative place you don’t mind them scratching, such as a scratching post. If all else fails you can place citrus fruit peel around the items for a few days which should keep your cat away.