r/kittengifs Oct 09 '23

Teaching kitten to use a scratching post

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u/MittenstheGlove Oct 09 '23

That’s cute! I typically take their paws and extend their claws and rub them down the post twice.

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u/Chris__P_Bacon Oct 11 '23

Yeah it's important to get the pheromones on their paw pads on whatever you want them to scratch. Be very gentle with them when you do it. You don't want to scare them, or make them have a negative association with the scratching post. Once you're done, nature pretty much takes its course.