Cat Scratching Post

Cat scratching post is a wooden post covered in rough material that cat owners provide so their pets have an acceptable place to scratch. Cats have a natural urge to scratch, the action helps them remove old material from their claws, and they mark territory with scent glands in their paws. Indoor cats may be prevented from exercising this urge on furniture if they are provided with an acceptable cat scratching post. Sometimes,the scratch a sofa,a bed,or sometimes they scratch car seat,that it could be so disturbed.

Cats have different personalities, tastes and behavior. The same on scratching, choose the best and most appealing cat scratching post so you can easily divert his attention while having fun too while doing this habit. While choosing the good cat scratching post, also consider on planning the location where the cat scratchig post  should place so the cat could easily get to the habit on scratching on it. Place the post close to sleeping areas, and objects near the entrance to a room are often the best locations. Know too if your cat love a soft or a coarse texture of the post. Some cats love post in vertical position while there are cats prefer them in horizontal, so consider them including how long or tall the post will be, accordingly to your cat's height. Cat scratching post may be purchased at most stores that carry pet supplies and online, but many people build their own.

The type of cat scratching post :

Sisal Rope

Sisal is very tough and resists shredding very well so it provide long-lasting cat scratching post. This type of cat scratching post are excellent choices for cats who prefer to claw and scratch rough surfaces, and it's useful if you want to teach your cat that carpeted surfaces are not for clawing and scratching. 

Carpet

It is cat scratching post that easily made, easy to work with and can be attached to many different surfaces and shapes. It is also much easier to use to make larger cat trees. This type of cat scratching post is not nearly as durable as sisal, so over time it shreds and loses bits of the nap, making it messy. Carpet also retains dirt and debris, so it will need occasional vacuuming.

Wood

Wood is also one material that almost all cats fancy, this type of cat sctraching post is not as popular as the first and two. This post is very durable; it can even be stronger than the sisal rope post. It rarely wears away and breaks into pieces. But the fragments of the scratched surface might sometimes cause mess on the floor.

Cardboard

This type of post is the newest of its kind. And not only the newest, this style of cat scratching post is also the cheapest on the market. Many cardboard of cat scratching post are refillable. It means that you can just buy a set once and then avail the material where the cat scrapes afterwards. This post also has holes for catnip. However, these posts shred easily, which not only gradually wrecks the material, but also creates mess on the floor. Another disadvantage of this type of cat scratching post is that it could contain different chemicals which can be harmful to your kitty, which at times, loves to chew cardboards.

It is important to teach our cat,where they can scratch,where they forbidden to do it,a knowledge about our cat wanted is important,it can help us which one we should to choose the cat scratching post,if we know it,it can be so helpful.