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Cat Scratcher

If you're reading this page, we can assume you're the owner of a feisty little cat who likes to sharpen their claws on anything you own that is very expensive. Cats have a natural instinct when it comes to scratching up your house. It's not their fault. Fortunately, there is a simple solution to save your furniture. Buy a cat scratcher.

These are designed to be enticing to your pet. Hopefully they will enjoy it so much that they will only dig their claws into your new scratching pad. Often someone will purchase one and the cat will end up looking at it once and then going back to tearing up your furniture. Felines are a finicky creatures. Your cat might ignore the standard scratching post but absolutely adore a different type.

Luckily for us, manufactures have made a wide array of objects that are designed to absorb the claws of kitty cats of all sizes, shapes, and power. If the post doesn't entice your cat, try an incline pad or a flat pad. It might take you a few purchases until you find the one your cat will use, but in the long run it'll will still save you money from replacing or repairing furniture.

A lot of these products come with built in toys. These will also bring entertainment to your feline friend throughout your years together. A lot of them also come with cat nip. These products usually have refil packs that you can use to renew the cat nip smell and allure.

Because there is such a wide selection of available scratching posts, we have singled out three products that are highly rated by many people. The one on the bottom, the Bergan Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy has received a 5-star rating from over 115 people on Amazon (That's incredibly high), and the SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post has 89 5-star reviews.

Reviews

Cat Scratch Fever!!
KONG Naturals Incline Scratcher with Toy Cat Toy - I opened up the cat scratcher, spread a little nip on and my cat went to town on it. He barely gave me a chance to set it up. He has used incline scratchers before so this was something he was familiar with.

I would recommend trying to weigh down the scratcher if your cat is over 7 lbs. I just stuck a little 10lb weight inside the little hole in the back. They are more apt to use the scratcher if it doesn't move around on them while they are scratching away.

I bought this online because the price was so much better. I bought the incline scratcher and 2 packages of refills for what it would have cost for just the incline scratcher at a local pet store.

If you're cat doesn't take to it you can't really blame the scratcher. Cats are persnickety creatures. My cat loves the incline scratcher but will not go near the pole with the rope for scratching. The cat is happy, I'm happy and my furniture is spared.  

The Best Cat Scratching Post I Have Ever Purchased!
SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post - Have your cats clawed your furniture a little? Maybe a lot? We have 9 cats, and our furniture was being clawed to the point where we had to make repairs. If the clawing had continued it would mean replacing some furniture pieces. That gets expensive!! Well, I found these cat scratching posts and bought two of them. Wonder of wonders, our cats use these wonderful scratching posts exclusively. No more damage to our furniture. Our cats love the height of the posts as they can stand and reach to claw the posts like they used to like to do with our furniture. Average height scratching posts just did not satisfy our cats' urge to stretch tall and scratch or claw at the same time. With these posts, they can satisfy that urge to their hearts' content. These posts may seem more expensive than the average post, but believe me, the furniture you were thinking you would have to replace is going to be much more expensive. These posts are attractive with any decor, and stand the test of use over time. I would happily buy these scratching posts again. But they are durable, and I don't need to do that. They have paid for themselves many times over. I highly recommend them to anyone with cats who are tearing up the furniture. These posts stop that activity completely, in my experience. Give them a try, and you'll see!  

Cat Toy Wonder
Bergan Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy - Our neighbor gave us this toy for Christmas and our younger feline has been entertained almost non-stop ever since.

We have and have had several other felines, canines and equines, (previously also have had tarantulas, turtles, parakeets, zebra finches, pigeons, chickens, pheasants, rabbits, lizards, ant farms, etc., not to mention human younglings, also one particular precocious horned toad named Bob), and in our experience, the only two real questions for a pet toy are: Does it truly entertain? AND does it hold up to the entertainment?

This toy is awesome on both counts. Our two cats play it like tetherball or racquetball, but mostly the younger one entertains himself, even dragging some of his more mobile toys onto it (hoping they will somehow learn from it?) Then, having tired himself out he drapes himself across it in sleep... Only to start this series of events all over again at 2:00 a.m. (Hint: At night put it where he/she can't reach it if you want an uninterrupted night's sleep.) He can't strip it of any feathers or fuzzies, or bat it semi-permanently under the fridge. He can't run out the batteries and doesn't tire of its full potential gamut, as it just gets more challenging to him the more he learns.

And it's just as entertaining for us to watch the play!

Plus it's a great deal. The best cat toy we've ever seen/ bought/ imagined/ been given so far in a combined some 70 years of experience with cat friendship. Buy it... if you're a cat person AT ALL (and who isn't?... don't answer that!) then you won't regret it! EVER!