>Any cat who has enough other things to scratch won't scratch what you
>don't want to if they like the other thing better - also try filling a
>squirt bottle with _water_ - nothing else - and squirting them when they
>do something wrong... it annoys them and they don't like it, but it
>doesn't hurt them.
>
Ahh, the God Bottle! The only safe way to discipline a cat (Unless you
speak fluent Siamese and have them convinced you're their Mother...) You
see they're never quite sure *where* the water is coming from . . .
I have always trimmed my cat's front nails with a standard nail trimmer.
They don't like it, but as I say, they think I'm their Mother *and* I can
curse like a teamster in Siamese.
Happy Scratching Posts,
Dixee
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