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Why is she continuing this2007-11-25 11:44:16

My cat is still continuing to scratch at things other than her own, and one of them is my speakers. She won't stop. What should I do? I tried everything.

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step 1: get her a nice scratching post! you can make one or buy one! keep it nice and big!

step 2: every time she scrtaches something of yours, spray her with some water! not to much! but enough so she'll learn!\

step 3: NEVER SPRAY HER WHEN SHE SCRATCHES THE SCRATCHING POST! ONLY WHEN SHE SCRATCHES YOUR STUFF! after a while, she'll learn to scratch the post!

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Two words...Declaw her..

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Have you tried Soft Paws, covers for her claws?

I found that trimming claws regularly combined with a rope-style scratching post worked for me but I'd try Soft Paws next if that hadn't done it.

Declawing is inhumane and painful.

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You can clip her claws. They have claw clippers at the pet store specially made for cats. You just push on her paw pad to get the claw to extend and clip the tips. Be careful not to clip the pink part of the claw cause there are blood vessels running through there. It's hard to discipline a cat cause you have to literally catch them in the act but when you see her near your speakers to scratch go and grab her and give her a stern no. There are spray deterrents in the pet store for porous surfaces. I don't know if this would work on your speakers but it's worth a try. Maybe if you can't spray the speakers you can spray around them. This stuff really works. It kept my cats out from under the Christmas tree and from clawing my new couch. After awhile you don't have to spray it anymore because they learn to stop the behavior. Good luck with your kitty. Please do not declaw. It's a very painful and inhumane procedure.

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You can try a couple of things.