Andrea Y. Tu, DVM, discusses the what, when, how and why of cat scratching. In many households, she shares, people don’t understand that scratching is natural behavior that needs to occur. She discusses carpets, scratching post orientation and texture so the cat finds an outlet and something to scratch.
Source: Catster, June 13, 2019. Link.
Scratching is a behavior cats have to do . . . so you need to redirect them to an appropriate outlet. – Andrea Y. Tu, DVM
INSIGHTS: It was great to see that Dr. Tu recommends the Feliway brand of products from Ceva Animal Health < link >, which are based around feline pheromone science and mimic the natural cues a cat uses to choose a certain spot to scratch.
For more on pheromones review this post: Pheromones; the nose knows, Animal Health Digest, March 6, 2019. Link.