I Love My Cat

How do I stop my cat from sharpening her claws on the corner of my mattress?

Squirt her with water from a spray bottle or squirt gun whenever you catch her doing it. Another method is a blow from an airhorn (just make sure she doesn’t see you doing this, or she will associate the unpleasant noise with YOU….and it’s not a good idea if you live in an apartment, lol). My male tried several different surfaces in my home (including the corner of my box spring)….thankfully, he’s pretty sensitive. All I ever had to do was clap my hands loudly once and let out a resounding “NO!”….he’d run away….and never scratch on that particular surface again.

You could also try putting double sided sticky tape on the corners of your mattress. She’ll hate the way it feels on her paws. And it will help protect your mattress (and deter her) when you’re not around to do it yourself.

Also make sure she has plenty of other surfaces that are acceptable to scratch on. Scratching posts are great, but both of my cats love (and I think prefer) the cardboard scratching boards.

The basic rule is to punish unwanted scratching and praise acceptable scratching. Cats catch on pretty quick, just be persistant.

And no, you don’t HAVE to declaw (the people saying that are lazy, cruel morons). Please don’t, it’s amputation and very inhumane.

And NO, it is NOT a “fact” that all cats hate aluminum foil. I wouldn’t recommend this….some cats like to eat it. It sounds silly, but I’m dead serious. I was warned against that method….and then a friend of mine told me about a cat he had that ate it. In his words, the cat was “shittin’ tinfoil for a week”. Sticky tape is a much better (and safer) solution.

And it’s also NOT true that cats don’t sharpen their claws. They DO….and scratching on things ALSO helps them remove the nail husks. Clipping her nails is advised, but it won’t single handedly eliminate the scratching.

And good luck!

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