Any cardboard box is also great - let them destroy them, toss them,. get them new ones...sprinkle catnip inside!
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 1:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Soft Paws Copper and Thomas like sheets (large) of Styrofoam..I have some on the floor from packaging and a couple of styrofoam insulation boards (8 foot +) leaning against a wall in the garage. A little messy but that is what vacs and brooms are for. On May 22, 2011, at 9:02 AM, Natalie wrote: > I have known many people who used SoftPaws - it all depends on the > cat and > one's perseverance....no two cats are the same! > The best thing to do is to trim the claws regularly and provide many > scratching surfaces - some cats like vertical and others prefer > horizontal. > Cats usually like to scratch something after waking up and/or > getting off > the litter box, that's why it's a good idea to have those available > near > those sources. If they pick on a corner of a sofa, cover with > double-sided > sticky tape and place a good scratch post next to it until the cat > gets used > to it. Not all scratch posts are created equally! Carpet covered > ones send > the wrong message to cats.....vertical or horizontal. The best ones > are > real wood, next best are covered with sisal twine woven material, > and then > just plain sisal rope. In a multiple-cat household, the last is the > least > effective because those twines are scratched apart and have to be > recovered > (can be done!) Using catnip on scratch posts to retrain is a good > idea - > and pulling a toy up the scratch post works really well! Natalie > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Melinda Kerr > Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 11:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Felvtalk] Soft Paws > > Has anyone tried Soft Paws for their cats? I have read a few > unfavorable > reviews on Amazon.com, but even more favorable ones. My cats are > starting > to damage the persian rugs and leather carpet. My husband is > threatening > bodily harm if they don't stop it! > > Melinda, Fuji and VooDoo > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
