Taking care of a cat is a big responsibility. It also requires huge amounts of patience and dedication. Cats can be really annoying, messy and playful. They also have innate habits that can cause problems in your household — scratched furniture, ripped curtains and cat hair on the carpets. Modern cat scratchers and toys can solve all of these problems, and more, for you.
Cat Hair on the Carpet, Sofa, and Bed
One problem that most house cleaners have with cats is the abundance of cat hair in sofas, beds, throw pillows, and carpets. Cat hair on carpets seems unavoidable. However, even if you’ll be hard pressed to keep a cat off the soft cushions on a sofa or a bed, there’s a way to keep cat hair from accumulating here.
A modern cat scratcher that comes with a lounger will keep cats from lounging all day long on your bed, sofa, or throw pillows in the living room. There are pet furniture called cat trees or cat condos that have multiple levels of loungers. These padded beds will make cats comfortable and content.
Yowls and Friskiness in the Morning
Cats also tend to be very playful and active in the morning. They like to play with their owners and will often jump on the beds to wake them up with a playful snuggle. This is indeed very adorable, but sometimes we just want to be alone, especially during the weekends.
You can distract them from disturbing your sleep with cat scratchers that have built-in toys (i.e. dangling feathers, ball track, pendulums and hanging mobiles) and exercise courses (i.e. stairs, tunnels and exercise wheels). Place them outside your bedroom so that your cat will have something to occupy himself/herself when you are sleeping or busy.
Scratched Furniture and Torn Curtains
Of course, the main purpose of cat scratchers is to provide an outlet where cats can sink in and sharpen their claws. Having these in the house will save the legs of your wooden furniture and curtain hems from getting scratched and ripped to shreds. Most importantly, they are excellent alternatives to declawing your pet cats. Onychectomy, or removal of animal claws, is practically the amputation of the end bones of the paws. It is equivalent to cutting off the nail sections of a human finger.
Fitting In With the Room Decor
The older models of cat scratchers become a logistic problem when they are at odds with the furnishings and interior design of a room. They were merely flat, rectangular, corrugated fiberboard and would often look out of place in a sitting room.
They eventually evolved into various shaped and makes. Among the first variations are inclined boards and scratching posts. Manufacturers later became inclined to produce cat scratchers that are not just useful pet accessories, but are also room accessories with a decorative value.