How can I prevent my boyfriend’s cat from scratching up the kitchen sink rug. I bought a nice kitchen rug

January 24, 2010 by admin · 12 Comments
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Sassy Shut Your Mouth asked:

to put by the sink and she is scratching it. It is not like a rug it is made of a different material, the rug doesn’t slide it sticks to the linoluem floor. Thanks in advance for your tips.
BTW he doesn’t like her doing it either. Secondly, I adore her…. and I named her so I don’t hate her and I am not worried about my relationship. I will just buy another… it is just that the rug wasn’t cheap and matter of fact it is very nice and he loves it… mainly b/c I went through the trouble to modernize his slumpy apt to look like an sophisicated bach. pad. And… I would never give her away or declaw her or do anything mean to my baby girl. She is my little possessive princess and I love spoiling my little Chelsea Jewel
Great idea Fairminded

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12 Responses to “How can I prevent my boyfriend’s cat from scratching up the kitchen sink rug. I bought a nice kitchen rug”
  1. fluke says:
    January 26, 2010 at 8:09 am

    what is more important, the rug or your relationship? fluke

  2. xindaiel says:
    January 28, 2010 at 12:56 am

    but a stratching post and sprinkle it with catnip to get her interest. xindaiel

  3. ~*~i!*BoOK woRm*!i~*~ says:
    January 30, 2010 at 7:48 am

    your cat probably doesnt know that it isnt allowed to scratch the rug. when you see it happen then you could slighlty punish it to make sure it know that it is not allowed. alos you could just keep the cat out of the kitchen so it would not be near the rug. ~*~i!*BoOK woRm*!i~*~

  4. Mel R says:
    January 31, 2010 at 3:13 am

    Well you caould de-claw the cat. I would hate for you to get rid of it!! Mel R

  5. janette says:
    February 1, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    if possible buy a cheaper version of the rug and make this the cats rug and allow her a rug of her own to scratch on,
    You could also buy her a scratching post or a few toys catnip felt mice and little felt balls are great cat toys she is just playful and being a cat but you can train her to scratch on her own mat maybe by placing it in an area where she sleeps or eats janette

  6. scorpio says:
    February 2, 2010 at 2:20 am

    take it on a one way ride scorpio

  7. xenaxenaxena13 says:
    February 2, 2010 at 5:17 am

    if you see it scratching, chase it away and be consistent. xenaxenaxena13

  8. faireminded1 says:
    February 2, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    Get a scratching post with sisal rope on it. EVERY time she goes for the rug, pick her up, with love, and take her to the scratching post. Here’s the catch – rub the scratching post with catnip. Essentially, the cat gets stoned on the catnip at the scratching post. She’ll soon come to associate the post with getting stoned, and go to the post. I did this with mine and he never went anywhere else. It may take a few days, and you have to monitor them carefully to reinforce the idea, but it works. faireminded1

  9. Ashley says:
    February 5, 2010 at 8:06 am

    Use a spray bottle and when she scratches anything you don’t want her to, spray her. Cat’s hate the water but it doesn’t hurt them. She will learn after a while to stay away and scratch only the things you allow her to. Ashley

  10. Madison says:
    February 7, 2010 at 11:31 am

    First, make sure you keep the cat’s nails trimmed. Also, PetSmart has been selling a couple of things to help with cat scratching, here is the link to one of them (it’s just a rubber cover you put on the nails and there is another that isn’t online but is at many pet stores, it’s a rubber glue you apply and it dries to the tips and makes it to where they can’t scratch furniture or anything and damage it- my parent’s use it for their many cats and it works great):
    And they do come in white to make it not so obvious they have them on :) Madison

  11. dexter111344 says:
    February 10, 2010 at 6:11 am

    Just pick the cat up whenever he starts to scratch it. Or get a spray bottle, fill it up with water, and spray him if he scratches it. He’ll learn he’s not allowed to do that after awhile. But, sometimes, you just can’t stop them. Besides, it’s just a rug. The cat and your boyfriend are more important than a rug, no matter how valuable. dexter111344

  12. LunaPurr says:
    February 12, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    I agree with the scratching post diversion technique. It has worked for me, though we just got a new cat and I’ve ceased caring about the rug now.

    And though this was unasked for, I can’t help myself — I cleaned and redecorated/updated my boyfriend’s place a few years ago. I am now moving out and face the conundrum of what I can take without being a jerk. I hope you saved everything you replaced so you can do the old switcheroo in case things go south. I can’t just take all the curtains, half the furniture, and leave the walls bare. Please be careful! (And good luck, perhaps it will work out for you) LunaPurr

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