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If you want to prevent your cat from scratching and ruining furniture, carpets, and curtains, you will need to make a cat scratcher to offer an alternative. Cats naturally sharpen and keep their nails trim by scratching. Because the act is instinctive, do not expect to teach your cat not to do it. You can get your cat to prefer using a scratching post though. Since bad habits can be difficult to break, you will want to get your cat started on using a scratcher as soon as possible. You can get your cat’s interest by sprinkling some catnip on the scratching post when you finish making it. How do you make a cat scratcher? more »
Ever since I began making cat trees, people have been wanting me to renew their favorite old cat trees . They're simply not ready to part with it in favor of a new one. Since we don't get into that in my shop & don't consult with people about this individually, I thought I'd at least give you some basic steps to help you accomplish this task. You can do this yourself, and I respect and admire anyone who's decided that they have the skills, patience and time to do it. For the sake of simplicity, I'll call this thing you're working on a "tree", although it may be a cat condo, cat climber, cat furniture, or even a humble scratching post (rendered humble through merciless slashing with little daggers). Here you'll find some good advice from a professional on what to look for, and how to proceed. more »
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