[MyOwnStyle]

Originally posted by Supr49er
1) Put tennis balls over the screws.

2) Buy a cheap hacksaw ($10). Watch BlackCat point out that tennis balls won't work either.

[Lapsiks]

Originally posted by MrFun


I never thought of using corks. If you don't want to hack them off, then get some of the plastic fall anchors and screw the onto the screws.

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[ionitiesk]

That's why I have 3 of the damn animals. #, and you are just a caring person.

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[SodeSceriobia]

You will love your cat. Cover your wires with either foil or rub them with peppers, have the water spray holstered and always on the ready, and then I'd recommend the Neutro cat food. It's pricier, but it's rather amazing.

Aspen, pictured to the left, seems to eat it with gusto.

[pepBarihepe]

Originally posted by Lonestar
MrFun if you live with 2 cats people will think you're gay.

Wait a tick, I live with 2 cats.

Oh ****!!! Welcome to the dark side!

[KLIMOV25gyi]

That should be wall anchors.

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[tpJKhY8Z]

Here ya go:



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[bettingonosports]

I never figured you to be the crazy cat lady type, Sloww.

[overavantstandard]

My parents' cat likes to sit on bean bags, foot pouffes (sp?) and the seats themselves (we just put a cover on one of them and make him sit on that one, because no one ever sits in that chair anyway...).

I wish I had a cat

[juspimoubbodo]

Depends where I live; in a small apartment which is most likely over the next few years I'll have to see what it's like before I trust myself enough to get a cat. Ideally I'd want 2 cats from the same litter though.

[Marat]

Dude, I'm living in College atm, so I can't have pets, and the animals would have to be in quarantine for 6 months. BUt thanks for the offer though, Sloww.

[DfrtYhyu]

Originally posted by snoopy369

The single most important thing(s) you will buy, by the way, is the scratcher(s). Corrugated cardboard scratchers are reasonably cheap and very effective; particularly if you get the ramp-style ones (cats really like that). They're usually better than the ones that are rope-covered freestanding columns, though some cats like those as well. Either way, get something for them to scratch on, or it will be your furniture that gets scratched on... A good friend of mine back home though owns two cats and she and I argued somewhat about whether or not to declaw. She has had her cats declawed quite some time ago because she said that you can provide scratching posts for your cats, and they may still scratch some of your furniture along with using the post - her cats apparently were ruining her furniture.

Will using cat nip with scratching posts ensure exclusive use?

[spineeupsenry]

MrFun, catnip is not a training aid. It's a recreational cat drug.

Use in moderation.

[preachadaq]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
MrFun, catnip is not a training aid. It's a recreational cat drug.

Use in moderation. A drug?

[Michmant]

Catnip can be used as a training aid, actually. It is also a drug (on the level of marijuana, but more of a stimulant). These two things are not mutually exclusive.

The first thing to remember with cats: There are no guarantees. Putting catnip on a scratching post can encourage them to use it, certainly, but it really depends on the cat - some will, some won't. My cats all prefer the cardboard scratchers, but they still scratch furniture some. Some cats can be encouraged not to (either through use of sticky tape, or sour apple).

Probably the most important thing to remember is why the cats scratch: to sharpen and shorten their claws. You can help this by cutting their claws regularly (once every two weeks, or so, for my cats). Some cats don't mind it much, some mind terribly - but if you're strong with them, they usually will calm down enough to let you do it by yourself.

I think at the end of the day, though, you just have to balance how much you care that your furniture is pristine, with how much you want to be humane to your cats