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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 1:15 pm

Is it because of their nails? I get so confused over cats...

Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:16 pm

Trim their nails.

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 4:28 am

Sharpen claws and it's also a way of scent marking...

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:23 am

It's also because their nails shed similar to like a snakes skin, so they have to slough off the dead nails.... >.> Sorry, been around domestic cats my whole life, and love the big cats of the wild...

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 7:02 am

To let you know that everything in your place is their's. I have a scratched up sofa and couch to prove it. Even though they have access to these large scratching posts...

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:02 am

The side of my stairs are ripped up because my cat likes to lay down sideways and scratch them. I guess the huge scratching post next to the stairs isn't obvious enough. >:/

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Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:01 pm

Ze Fuzzy Bunny

The side of my stairs are ripped up because my cat likes to lay down sideways and scratch them. I guess the huge scratching post next to the stairs isn't obvious enough. >:/

It's the fact that you would be so haughty as to suggest that it use a scratching post. You must be punished for your insolence.

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:17 pm

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Ze Fuzzy Bunny

The side of my stairs are ripped up because my cat likes to lay down sideways and scratch them. I guess the huge scratching post next to the stairs isn't obvious enough. >:/

It's the fact that you would be so haughty as to suggest that it use a scratching post. You must be punished for your insolence.

lol rofl

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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:24 pm

my kitty just uses the morbidly obese, deaf, 12 year old cat in the house as a scratching post

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:32 pm

Keleios Faith

It's also because their nails shed similar to like a snakes skin, so they have to slough off the dead nails.... >.> Sorry, been around domestic cats my whole life, and love the big cats of the wild...

yep, correct, it's usually either for territory marking and/or to remove the shed layers of their claws.

it's also like a form of exercise, it feels good and is a way to stretch and work the muscles in their legs. It's probably one of the reasons a lot of cats will scratch on the nearest attractive surface when feeling playful and frisky.

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