Sentences with phrase «cat near the post»

Try to play with your cat near the post to make your cat more comfortable around it.

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Since cats like to scratch when they wake from a nap, having a scratching post near their resting areas is ideal.

That means that 67 Chicago businesses — 12 of them pet stores — are participating in the puppy mill trade — and you may not even know it: «Again and again, salespeople denied that their puppies came from puppy mills, and most did not comply with a law passed in 2010 by the State requiring pet shops to post in a conspicuous place in writing on or near the cage of any dog or cat available for sale the information required by subsection (a) of this section.

Encourage your cat to use a scratching post by placing one near its favorite sleeping area and perhaps a second post in a prominent area.

Because scratching serves a marking function, cats will scratch in socially significant areas (near resting places, food, litterpans, and areas of high traffic), so posts should be placed in these areas.

Put scratching posts in places where your cat is likely to scratch: near where he sleeps and around exits and entries to rooms and the house.

If your cat is engaging in furniture scratching, then provide an appealing scratching post, place it near the area where she's scratching and reward her for using the post.

Scratching posts should be at least three feet tall (to allow the cat to fully stretch), kept in prominent locations near where the scratching behavior occurs, covered with rough fabric such as burlap, and stable enough that the cat can not knock them over.

If a cat is scratching inappropriate items, it should be provided appropriate sturdy scratching posts in prominent locations (near areas of rest or previously scratched targets).

a scratching post, ideally placed near where the cats sleep as many cats like to scratch and stretch after waking

You can also attract your cat with an interactive cat toy and play with him near the post.

Cats often scratch and stretch when they first wake up, so positioning one scratching post near where they sleep is ideal.

Now, if you happen to have a piece of furniture that your cat is very much attached to, then you can try placing a scratching post near it.

You can also place the scratching post near the object you want the cat to stop scratching.

Place a scratching post or pad near where your cat is currently scratching that is unwanted (e.g. in front of a couch leg, or door to the outside).

Remember to place a scratching pad or post near this area to give your cat an alternate surface to scratch.

Place the post / pad near the item your cat scratches the most, or near her favorite sleeping spot.

Putting catnip near the post may pique your cat's interest.

Installing a scratching post near your cat's bedding is an ideal location.

Short, angled scratchers under the bed or in corner closets work well, and tall scratching posts with viewing platforms are beloved by cats when they are placed near windows.

Cats love to stretch when they first wake up, so placing a scratching post near your cat's favorite resting spot is a great idea.

Place scratching posts near your cat's favorite locations like your couch or bed where she's just trying to complement your scent with hers.

If your cat scratches in several locations, provide a post near each one.

This is understandable behavior when you look at it from your cat's point of view and provides more ideas for scratching post placement (near windows and doorwalls).

Dangle toys or catnip products can be merchandised near scratching posts and cat towers.

«If you have that scratching post in the room [and it has been] catnip treated [then placed] somewhere or anywhere near the sofa, the cat isn't going to care about the sofa; it'll go straight to that post,» says Hannaford.

Most cats like to alternate between scratching and good, old catnaps, so a bed placed near the new scratching post is sure to be appreciated.

Do not encourage your cat to scratch by grasping its paws and showing it what to do or pay particular attention to the scratching post when it first arrives as this may well dissuade your cat from going anywhere near it!

The Amur tiger is the largest cat in the world, reports the Huffington Post, and until the early 20th Century, when habitat loss from human invasion and poaching drove the cats to near extinction, they lived across China, Korea, and Russia.

Layla... I try to come by here everyday and of all days I finally get to visit I can so relate to this post... First of all I am so sorry for you loss I feel for you... In the past fews days we have been going some of the same stuff with our cat... her name is Spitty Spat... We took her to the vet and found out not only does she have cancer but she now is fighting what the Vet thinks is a kidney infection caused by inflammation... which maybe due to the cancer growths near her kidneys... We are giving her IVs daily and meds... Due to her age she may not be able to hold out long she is 18 years old....