How to Make a Kitten Scratching Post
If your kitten is already scratching your furniture, curtains, and carpets you need to make a scratching post fast. Bad habits are hard to break in cats. Your kitten is growing fast; if you do not intervene soon your furnishings could be left in ruins? Try to make this simple scratching post before you have your kitten declawed, or toss it outside to live in a desperate act. If your kitten prefers using the scratching post, you may solve your problem and save your furnishings from destruction. How do you make a kitten scratching post?
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Things You'll Need
- 4-foot-by-4-foot piece of wood about 18-inches long
- Carpet remnant
- Plywood 12-inches-by-12-inches
- Staple gun
- Carpet remnant 16-inches-by-18-inches
- Staples
- Cat Toy
- Catnip
- Nails (10)
- Large Spring about 2-inches long
- Carpet Glue
Instructions
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Spread carpet glue on the four long sides of the 4-by-4 piece of wood you will use to make your kitten scratching post, but not on the ends. You may want to use an old paintbrush.
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Wrap the carpet remnant around the 4-by-4 covered in glue.
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Use your staple gun to secure the carpet remnant to the wood. Be sure to staple along the edges where the two sides of the carpet meet about every inch. This will help hold the carpet in place while the glue dries.
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Nail the 10-inch-by-10-inch piece of plywood onto one end of the 4-by-4 so it will stand up, allowing your kitten to scratch it without tipping over. Use several nails to prevent loosening.
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Attach the cat toy to one end of the spring and then nail the other end of the spring to the top of the kitten scratching post. This also encourages use by your kitten.
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Tips & Warnings
Sprinkle catnip all over your new scratching post to get your kitten's attention and encourage its use.
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Comments
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MIghtyDreamer
Apr 10, 2009
good easy to make tips for making a scratch post
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Coach4U
Mar 07, 2009
Good, simple idea to save some money. The cat posts at the store are expensive. "5"
