Thursday, January 7, 2010

Rattan Furniture Can Cats Scratch Up Rattan Furniture?

Can cats scratch up rattan furniture? - rattan furniture

I have a very small apt. I want to make me anew and put my home into something like patio furniture rattan. The rattan is strong enough to resist scratching a cat? I know that I can chop wood, but I do not know if I could see the claws in the rattan.

8 comments:

dawnb said...

Rattan is the wood, so that cats can be damaged if they so wish. There is no wood that cats can cause damage. You have to go cover to train their cats scratching posts and catnip with mats and expect the best. And keep their fingernails trimmed often. We have two Maine Coon. The cats are large and have large claws. They destroyed our furniture, but they love our joinery. We are in the process of training is not like wood, and our work is in progress. We have tons of mats and catnip toys and seems to take care of them. As I always say to find a way to channel their interests. Catnip normally do. Good luck and stay focused.

dawnb said...

Rattan is the wood, so that cats can be damaged if they so wish. There is no wood that cats can cause damage. You have to go cover to train their cats scratching posts and catnip with mats and expect the best. And keep their fingernails trimmed often. We have two Maine Coon. The cats are large and have large claws. They destroyed our furniture, but they love our joinery. We are in the process of training is not like wood, and our work is in progress. We have tons of mats and catnip toys and seems to take care of them. As I always say to find a way to channel their interests. Catnip normally do. Good luck and stay focused.

Paul in San Diego said...

Yes they can. Cats scratch things to keep their sharp claws. At regular intervals, will lose the outer layer of the shoe, and things have to re-expose new sharp claws on. Rattan and could make the ideal environment for a cat to sharpen their claws.

The best way to keep a cat from scratching furniture, keep their nails short, and before with a scraper. You do not want to cut back the claws when the cat goes outside sometimes because it is their last line of defense against an enemy or robber when rolled onto his back.

Cut nails is easy. However, you need a trimmer that is designed for PET claws. When a cat is pressed "Fist", this band causes the tendon that extend the claws. You can do this by simulating gently on the back of a toe. The claw is extended and the final cut 1 / 8 inch or can be removed so that the sharp point. Do not forget the "thumb" foot a few inches from the cat walk. And you have to do every two weeks or less.

Train a cat on a scraper, use Start waiting for your cat to the furniture. If he does, he chided with a star of "no", take it, put it in front of the cat tree and then move the front legs along the entrance to a scratching movement, praised at the same time.

I had three cats that I have this method in recent years. All three had less than a week to learn to use a scraper. And not even turn around and you start to scratch, what they should.

Eric S said...



Yes you can, but it can be difficult detect.depending
the color of the stick. There are certain types
Aerosol anti-cat, you can easily spray on your
rattan.cats be avoided like the plague, because
they do not like is the Oder River. oderless for us.
You can send a pet store or veterinarian for the name of
Spraying.

Eric S

Karen L said...

No, I want his face scratched. Worse still, as a rule all the best rattan and wicker furniture, and if you would give the material to be crushed at any moment. If you know the cats to scratch, I do not understand.

woodbutc... said...

About the only thing a cat can not dig it metal! I had cats, but I chicken out, every door that is theft.

woodbutc... said...

About the only thing a cat can not dig it metal! I had cats, but I chicken out, every door that is theft.

Lisa D said...

Yes.Rattan is softer than wood and fabrics in general .. Many scratching posts for cats are very similar to rattan.

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