My new kittens started to claw at everything. I have a "Cat tunnel" play place, It consist of a board covered with carpet about 12" X 16," a half circle is over this, covered inside and out with carpet, on one end is a small post covered with carpet. The post is about 12" - 15" high with a spring on top and a fuzzy ball at the very top. They love it. Climb in, under, on, sleep inside, climb on top and bat at the ball. If I find them scratching at an undesirable place, I pick up say "No, No," carry them to the post or top and scratch with their paws. They have ruined a small foot stool with rush seat, so I also "allow" this to be scratched now, by taking them to it and scratching their paws on it. This is working pretty well. As said, they are very intelligent and catch on quickly. I had thought of getting a fireplace sized stick of wood and nailing to a good, heavy base. A stick of fireplace wood could also be leaned in a corner or laid on the floor for this purpose.
Re: Cat Scratching Posts
My new kittens started to claw at everything. I have a "Cat tunnel" play place, It consist of a board covered with carpet about 12" X 16," a half circle is over this, covered inside and out with carpet, on one end is a small post covered with carpet. The post is about 12" - 15" high with a spring on top and a fuzzy ball at the very top. They love it. Climb in, under, on, sleep inside, climb on top and bat at the ball. If I find them scratching at an undesirable place, I pick up say "No, No," carry them to the post or top and scratch with their paws. They have ruined a small foot stool with rush seat, so I also "allow" this to be scratched now, by taking them to it and scratching their paws on it. This is working pretty well. As said, they are very intelligent and catch on quickly. I had thought of getting a fireplace sized stick of wood and nailing to a good, heavy base. A stick of fireplace wood could also be leaned in a corner or laid on the floor for this purpose.