Scratching with your own hands

Do not scratch your own hands so hard. Take on the arsenal of several principles for its creation and can safely get down to work.

Principle 1: the scribe must be high. Cats are very fond of stretching the full lengthtorso when claws are sharpened. Therefore, its minimum height should be twice as long as the cat. If the kitten is preparing for the kitten with his own hands, it is worth considering that he will soon turn into an adult animal.

Principle 2: the scribe must be well secured. And would you like it if you tried to sit on a chair that constantly staggers? That's how the cat does not like it when its kogtedralka loosens from side to side.

Principle 3: The scratch should be made of material, for which it is very easy to cling to claws. For this purpose, a simple tree can serve well, especially if the bark, carpet or hemp rope is not removed from it.

In order for you to get a smart scratching your own hands, you do not need to go to the store and buy something. You can use improvised materials, which can lie on the balcony, garage orcountry house. So, long wooden bars, an old carpet, hemp rope, plastic or cardboard pipe, a wide board - everything is suitable for creating a cat scratching machine. In addition, at home you can choose the materials that will please the animal.

The wrong side of the old carpet perfect for it to enclose a long wooden bar. Note that the base of the carpet should be woven, not glued, like most modern cheap carpets.

If you want to use a round surface to create the base of the scratching pad, wind the tube with a hemp rope. It is very rigid and is used to createKittens that are sold in pet stores. It is good to fasten both ends of the rope, and best of all, hide them inside the pipe. Place the pipe on a wide board that will serve as a base, and fasten it well. From above it is also desirable to make a small shelf on which your pet will rest. You can enclose the upper base of the scribe with a soft thick cloth or put a small piece of "hairy" carpet.

Do not forget that there is another option whenThe scratching with your own hands is created in a matter of seconds: you can simply nail on the long-suffering surface of the wall, which your cat may already have chosen, all the same piece of carpet. In that case, do not forget about the additional finishing of its edges, so they do not fray.

The last thing remains: accustom a cat to a kitten. It is not so difficult to do this if you are at homekitten. Simply it is necessary to him several times to show what exactly it is necessary to use a scratching claw to sharpen claws, and not surrounding furniture. Just bring the kitten to a new kittens and lightly press the phalanx to release the claws. You can also hang a toy at the height, for which the animal will cling and play with it. Do not hang a toy on a synthetic rope or line: these materials are very easy to stretch and can form a loop, which can get the kitten.

If the cat is already adult, it will be more difficult to accustom her to a new scratching. After all she already has favorite places, and she immediately will not be able to understand why earlierit was possible to sharpen the claws wherever she wanted, and now this should be done only in a strictly designated place. If you notice that the cat starts to sharpen the claws not on the scratching pad, but on the sofa, tell her "not", then transfer it to the kogtedralka, and again, with pressure on the phalanxes, show that this is where it should be done. Do not forget to praise the animal if it comes to its own scratching.

You can also buy a special pet storeA liquid that scares away the smell of cats. But its biggest disadvantage is that it very quickly disappears, and it is necessary constantly to spray it with furniture and walls. Therefore, you can do the opposite and draw the attention of the cat to the nail clippings, sprinkling it with a tincture of valerian.