>>My 8 month old kitten loves to sharpen her nails on HARD surfaces...including a hand-carved wooden table from India, and other things like cement, or the wooden edges of our fireplace. Has anyone heard of a cat that prefers surfaces like that to scratch on? Of course she ignores the scratching pad and hanging door thing we got her. My only concern is she will continue to attack wooden furniture and fixtures from now on. Any suggestions for a substitute?
>>-Laura

My cat Ashley prefers wood to carpeted surfaces for scratching. They sell sratching posts with wood, so you may want to buy one of those for your cat. She may also prefer sisal roping to scratch on as well as that is a course surface. You should also keep your cats claws trimmed. Get one of the posts that have uncovered wood and sisal so she has a choice. And spray some bitter apple or cat deterrent on the furniture she is scratching.
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Dottie
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