My Cats Claws Catch On The Carpet

Our cat scratching post has a pom pom on the top of it.

My cats claws catch on the carpet.

To make things worse her claws get stuck on the carpet of her safe room the only room in the house she seems to feel comfortable in and this freaks her out more. Scratching is an important part of a cat s health and wellbeing. This is more often than not the fact that the cat s claws keep catching on to things like furniture carpets and even yourself. Cats scratch by digging their front claws into a horizontal or vertical surface then pulling their feet down or back.

Unless you find blood you don t have to count your kitties toes or nails either. Clawing is completely normal but if it becomes destructive and ruins your expensive oriental rug investing in a carpet covered scratching post may help alleviate the issue. As far as the kitty s claws being caught in your carpet. Max has a peculiar habit of digging his claws into your living room rug.

This can be dangerous for the cat and ruin your furniture. Perhaps you could buy a cat scratching post. I have tried clipping her claws but each time i will put her back in her room and she will walk away consequently getting stuck on the carpet again. So what do you do.

While this often damages the item being scratched it provides a benefit to the cat. You don t have to make an emergency visit to the veterinarian with the severed appendage in hand. That is what we have for our cat i haven t tried this myself but i have heard this can be effective. He kneads his toes deep into the carpet stretches out and purrs loudly.

This board should be big enough to cover the area of carpet the cats are clawing. You could buy some catnip from a pet store and sprinkle some cat nip on the cat scratching post. Maybe you just found what looks like a whole cat s claw on the carpeting dangling from the scratching post or somewhere else in your home. Why cats scratch carpet upholstery and other surfaces.

Fit spiked carpet savers on the underside so that when the board is on the carpet it won t slide as the cats claw it. I have a six year old cat who is kind of timid. Our cat plays with the pom pom sometimes. Although cats claws are meant to be sharp there comes a point where they become too long or too sharp and this can cause you problems.