Though I gotta admit, if I could had claws that could climb up a batting covered wall, I'd be tempted too:
LOL! It certainly looks like they were duly entertained! ;)
My sitting room curtains bear the same hallmarks! I'll replace them (perhaps) when he's about 2?. My little girl cat never did anything like that; but, of course, (she says) she's a princess >g< . In message , Kim Graham writes
My batting-covered wall is in the living room which also provided lots of entertainment when any of my 4cats climbed (they are too heavy and older now) - there are marks up near the ceiling and one top corner is pulled down - also there is a large hole down near the bottom right-hand corner that has provided more playtime - they much prefer to rearrange any quilt blocks now or remove them completely to supplement their bedding on the floor.
Yes, a squirt bottle works wonders and I am a good shot - Barnaby only has to see me move for the bottle and he's off like a shot...it is amazing how handy the bottle is for herding cats into another room. barnyowl
Yup: I use it to keep them away from the hummingbird feeders too. But, you have to catch them in the act...they're smart enough to know they're safe if we're not around.
Does the spray bottle technique work?
I sure don't want my cats talking to your cats! Mine are too lazy and/or fat to do that, thankfully. Lilly turned 12 yesterday and she still likes to climb though. She misses dd's loft bed. Thanks for sharing.
Taria
Though I gotta admit, if I could had claws that could climb up a batting covered wall, I'd be tempted too:
Squirt bottle doesn't work here. Katy likes to ruin the carpet. She does run if I reach for the squirt bottle but by that time the damage is done. She sees no connection between carpet ripping and squirt bottle. She only likes woollen carpets. We are contemplating covering her favourite place with a large rug - but will she start on that too.
Mia prefers chair corners and bottom edges. Is too skilled at making sure we aren't in the room when she indulges!
Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
Barny and Winston both have what I call 'carpet lifting paws'! I have concrete showing through under three doors (bedroom, bathroom and sewing room/den) where they have worked to dig their way out or in, as the case may be. I have bought small carpet samples which are the width of the doorways and this has helped a lot - Winston is a cat who prefers to scatch on a flat surface (he can lift the wall-to-wall carpet) and I buy corrugated cardboard scatching boxes for him. barnyowl
We had 4 cats that used to scratch away at the carpet at doorways - three doors off the lounge room. We have also had to replace the skirting boards because two of them used to have a piddle contest to see who could do it the most times - now we have a newly painted lunge room, new skirting boards (because they were ruined by piddle) on the way and because we couldn't afford to recarpet, have purchased some lovely carpet tiles which we will lay ourselves.
We only have two cats indoors now and they "WILL NOT" be scratching on the new carpet tiles nor piddling on the walls - they have been warned.
I like the idea of small carpet samples but I think I will just buy 4 more carpet tiles to be sure I have consistency. Carpet holes with chipboard flooring is not a good look.
Fortunately the cats have grown out of the stage of climbing up the curtains - they really don't like being squirted with mint smelling water.
Yay.
Di
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