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Louie'sDad
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Louie is not much of a scratcher, and luckily, has done no real damage to anything due to scratching. On occasion, he will stand up and scratch the back of one of my upholstered chairs, or will scratch one of my carpets and bunch it up. Of course, he will occasionally use ME as a scratching post, and if he gets REALLY excited, will use me as a tree.
In any case, I'm reluctant to get him a scratching pad, and then go through all the trouble of training him to use it. I fear that this will FURTHER ENCOURAGE scratching behavior, and wake up a sleeping monster.
By the way, what, exactly is cat scratching. Whenever Lou "scratches" it's more like kneading. He never makes strokes with his forepaws. Describe the action involved in cat scratching.
Thoughts?

In any case, I'm reluctant to get him a scratching pad, and then go through all the trouble of training him to use it. I fear that this will FURTHER ENCOURAGE scratching behavior, and wake up a sleeping monster.
By the way, what, exactly is cat scratching. Whenever Lou "scratches" it's more like kneading. He never makes strokes with his forepaws. Describe the action involved in cat scratching.
Thoughts?