{"id":313,"date":"2017-04-26T20:54:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T20:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/?p=313"},"modified":"2017-05-01T21:09:58","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T21:09:58","slug":"whydocatsscratch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/whydocatsscratch\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Cats Scratch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-313 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/whydocatsscratch\/821-506\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/821-506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Why Do Cats Scratch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-318\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-318'>\n\t\t\t\tAll cats scratch.  You must have seen them.  Or even felt them.  shredded sofa corners or armrests \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/whydocatsscratch\/770-506\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/770-506-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Why Do Cats Scratch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-317\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-317'>\n\t\t\t\tIt is nigh on impossible to make him stop because scratching is in a cat\u2019s natural behaviour. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/whydocatsscratch\/634-506-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/634-506-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Why Do Cats Scratch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-316\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-316'>\n\t\t\t\tBeing prepared, means getting stuff into the house called cat furniture.  \n\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/whydocatsscratch\/506-580\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/debbienicholsononline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/506-580-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Why Do Cats Scratch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-315\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-315'>\n\t\t\t\twe are talking about scratching posts, climbing and scratching gymnasiums\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Why Do Cats Scratch?<\/p>\n<p>All cats scratch.\u00a0 You must have seen them.\u00a0 Or even felt them.\u00a0 It is an inbred habit that NEEDS to be fulfilled. They HAVE to do it.<\/p>\n<p>It is nigh on impossible to make him stop because scratching is in a cat\u2019s natural behaviour.\u00a0 Evidence can be seen everywhere that might give you a clue as to whether a house has as one of its tenants \u2013 a cat.<\/p>\n<p>It is no secret when you enter someone\u2019s house and see shabby drapes that are half ripped off their attachments to the window, or their length is severely curtailed by material that has been ripped in several places.\u00a0 The poor owners are not purposely trying to make you feel sorry for them \u2013 they are genuinely down-trodden by the behaviour of their cat<\/p>\n<p>Apart from frayed nerves as well as shredded sofa corners or armrests, your friend might be quite normal once you have deduced why their house is in such a state.<\/p>\n<p>When you are in the decision making time about whether you add a cat to your family or not, all of this destruction \u2013 massive, massive destruction has to be taken into account and you have to be prepared.<\/p>\n<p>Being prepared, means getting stuff into the house called cat furniture.\u00a0 Yes, that\u2019s right, Cats come with their own type of baggage \u2013 cat furniture.\u00a0 We are not just talking about numerous bags of kitty litter and a container for such \u2013 no we are talking about scratching posts, climbing and scratching gymnasiums, toys attached to wands, stuffed animals and other such toys for playing with, balls that roll or can be squished.\u00a0 Things to be pounced upon and things to be thrown and retrieved.<\/p>\n<p>A basket for sleeping, throws, towels, their own bath, their own beauty parlour \u2013 I know, you are saying, hey you are getting a bit carried away now aren\u2019t you?\u00a0 No I am not \u2013 because I have seen all of this stuff in my daughters house where live 4 adults and now the cat.\u00a0 My daughter does nothing by halves.\u00a0 And she has very expensive leather furniture and bedding, antique furniture pieces and 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