@Tavicat by Rikki Simons and Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons for January 17, 2022

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    Nuliajuk  almost 3 years ago

    Too short! A lot of scratching posts are designed for kittens. An adult cat can’t stretch out on such a post the way they want to.

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    mistercatworks  almost 3 years ago

    Definitely too short. The purpose of marker scratching is to define your territory and tell other cats how big you are . Nobody is going to mess with a cat whose scratch marks are four feet off the ground. Also, scratching is part of a full body stretch, important to cat healthy coordination. Don’t cheap out on a scratching post for kittens. The best is a floor-to-ceiling model with a ceiling brace . They can make flying leaps on and off of it and develop that superior point of view.

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    rikkiTikki Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Not only too short not nearly sturdy enough for the likes of Fargo-Higher, wider and studier!

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    willie_mctell  almost 3 years ago

    We discovered the secret. Cat treats. Our kitten looks at the scratching post as the lever on the cat treat dispenser. My wife rubbed it with a treat which helped a lot at the beginning.

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    tad1  almost 3 years ago

    That’s usually the way it goes.

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    crazeekatlady  almost 3 years ago

    My cats have not met a scratching post they don’t like. Hubby made one out of a 4″ × 4″ × 4′ fence post covered in carpet. It lays on the floor and they just go at it. Hubby died 27 years ago, and it is still popular.

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    FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    We have a pillar over three feet tall that all the cats love. They stretch up and go at it. Achilles scaled it as a kitten. The diagonal scratcher is also popular, as are the cat trees.

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    george5598  almost 3 years ago

    Cats are amazing!

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