| Paw Colors | Points |
|---|---|
| Grey | 0-49 |
| Red | 50-149 |
| Orange | 150-299 |
| Green | 300-599 |
| Magenta | 600-1499 |
| Purple | 1500-4999 |
| Blue | 5000-9999 |
| Brown | 10000-24999 |
| Black | 25000+ |
How can I keep my tabby from ripping me apart??
My tabby, George, always cuts me with his claws day and night. He also rips up the carpet and furniture. My other cat, Snickers, is just the opposite. She doesn’t do anything but eat and sleep. How can I keep him from tearing the house and me apart and get her active?!
Keywords: active, cats, claws, cut, Lazy, rip, tabby
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If you can get him to hold still long enough, you can try trimming his claws with a pair of sharp nail clippers. Hold it sideways and trim the clear tip of the claw, just don’t cut into the quick. The quick usually looks pinkish or solid white instead of clear. If you’re nervous about it, just trim the very tip of the claw. You can also get one of those pedipaws type gadgets which also files the nail so there’s no ragged edge.
There are also vinyl nail caps like Soft Paws you can glue on his claws kind of like you would acrylic nails for yourself, he’ll probably chew them off the first few times but eventually he’ll learn to ignore them and a set should last 1 - 3 months. You might have to get a second person to hold him still to do it if he fidgets too much.
For your furniture, try StickyPaws which is basically like big pieces of extra-sticky double-sided tape. Cats don’t like sticky feeling things so if you put them over the places he’s scratching he’ll stop scratching there. You need to provide an appropriate scratching surface though like a good scratching post. The little short ones are no good, you need one tall enough for him to be able to stand on his back feet and stretch all the way up or he won’t use. It should be sturdy enough that it won’t tip over either. You can get scratching mats too if he likes horizontal surfaces to scratch like the carpet. Encourage him to use the good scratching items by praising him and giving him a treat when he uses them, and if you catch him scratching things you don’t want him to scratch, use a squirt bottle to give one spray of water in his face and he’ll eventually figure out that if he wants to stay dry he needs to not do that.
When your cat scratches you, say OUCH loudly, and NO, and push him away and ignore him for several minutes. Don’t even make eye contact, just act like he’s not there. Get up and leave the room if you have to. Eventually your cat will learn that you aren’t going to play with or pet him if he scratches you.
For your lazy cat, try getting some cat toys or making some cat toys and getting her to chase them. Some toys you can “make” are things like rolled up paper, the cardboard tubes from toilet paper rolls, smaller pinecones (not the big ones that have stickers on them, the smaller round ones), paper shopping bags (just tear off the handles so the cat doesn’t get her head caught in it and freak out). Most cats love to chase the red dot from a laser pointer too. If your cat is particularly lazy you can get treat toys that you put a small food item in and the cat has to work at it to get the treat out, this is a good way to get a lazy but food-motivated cat to move some.
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Be sure to also trim your cats claws. Great answer Telegramsam.
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