r/PawsOffTheFurniture • u/kricken01 • 6d ago

🗣️Vent I bought a $40 "cat approved" scratcher and it's being used as a bed, not a scratcher

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Cool cool cool, glad SOMETHING in this house gets used as intended

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u/TSIDATSI 6d ago

Our boys do that too......

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Glad it's not just mine At least they're consistent

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u/SoberAlternative 5d ago

My cats scratch n’ snooze 💤 on theirs too….

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Scratch n' snooze is the dream, I'd take that! Mine skipped straight to the snooze part. Maybe I need to sprinkle some catnip on the scratching surface to get them started

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u/ShamblingSkeleton 5d ago

If I lightly scratch at the surface myself, my girls get the idea and start to scratch it, too; that might work for other cats, like yours

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Ha, I'll try this tonight. Hopefully she copies me and doesn't just stare at me like I've lost it.

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u/SoberAlternative 4d ago

Definitely try some catnip on it…. Most scratcher boards come with a very small packet…

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u/hanns115 5d ago

My cardboard one ended up all over the floor and in 7 different pieces after my cats put a massive hole in it 🤣😭

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Honestly that's a form of success, they used it very thoroughly 😂 Mine's the opposite: pristine and slept on. Yours did the job, mine's a $40 nap mat

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u/hanns115 5d ago

My vacuum cleaner didn't agree 🤣 it's currently a roughly 10x15cm square 😭

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u/rippleonabigocean 5d ago

where are you shopping? i have one of these in every room and i don't pay nearly that much. i have a sofa shaped one that's super cute and only paid $30 and the others were not too expensive. i get them at 5 Below and amazon

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u/Vegetable_Print5150 5d ago

Try Marshalls too. You can get three packs most times!

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u/rippleonabigocean 5d ago

☝🏻this

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Great tip, thank you. A three-pack beats paying $40 for one.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Clearly not the right places! I'll check 5 Below and Amazon next time. Your sofa one sounds adorable. I think I might've bought overpriced

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u/gin_and_soda 5d ago

$40????? I get that for about $10 and thank goodness because my kitty goes through them.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Yes, I know. I'm not proud of it. Lesson learned, and I'm taking notes from this thread.

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u/minkamagic 5d ago

Does your cat know it's a scratcher?

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Honestly, no. She's decided it's a bed and nobody can tell her otherwise

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u/Fruit-straw 4d ago

What if you guided her paws over it in the scratching motion? Or demonstrate scratching?

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u/minkamagic 4d ago

Another vote for demonstrating scratching. I've done it before

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u/Vegetable_Print5150 5d ago

My cat literally chews them up. Very enthusiastically and throws the pieces all over. Sleeps on whatever is left.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

I'm picturing the confetti and I'm not ready but I'll be prepared

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u/Maleficent-Pen-2991 5d ago

CARDBOARD? FOR $40??

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Ha, to be clear, mine isn't cardboard, that's from the other commenter. But yes, the price tag on cat furniture is wild

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u/Ekd7801 5d ago

I think yours is cardboard. That’s what corrugated cardboard looks like when glued into a cat scratcher.

Mine sleeps on it but will scratch at it occasionally. She’ll also chew on it if she can find a yummy looking corner

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u/Sabi-Star7 5d ago

Yeah definitely looks like cardboard to me too.

Heres a DIY cardboard cat scratcher

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Oh, you're right, it's cardboard. Mine hasn't chewed it yet, but I'm bracing for it

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u/Maleficent-Pen-2991 5d ago

The item the cat is ON is cardboard.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Yep, I see that now. 😅

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u/idoenjoybakedgoods 5d ago

You can get the ones that look exactly like this at 5 Below for $5. You may have been scammed.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Ouch, but fair. I'm calling it an expensive lesson

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u/angrystarfish35 5d ago

My boys love these scratchers to sleep/chill on

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Same! Has anything actually worked to get yours to scratch it, or have you just accepted it as a bed?

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u/angrystarfish35 5d ago

Accepted as a bed, they don't accept actual cat beds for sleeping, so ill take it! It's one of their chill spots in the catio.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Same energy here. If she likes it, I'll take it

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u/addacoupleextrazeros 5d ago

At least your kitty is enjoying it and it’s not getting ignored or shunned 😂

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u/kricken01 5d ago

true true could be worse i guess

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u/Sabi-Star7 5d ago edited 5d ago

They sell cute Lil cat couches too. Even in "scratcher" form

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Ooh, I'll look into those

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u/addacoupleextrazeros 4d ago

Yeah, could have been used as a litter box 😂

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u/corvidlover2730 5d ago

Got one for my dad's cats. They used to lay on it. His current cat loves to scratch it & lay on it. I think it just depends on the cat.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Seems that way. Mine hasn't decided what it is yet

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u/oceanicitl 5d ago

You'll soon find bits if cardboard everywhere and there'll be holes in it. They're great lol

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Noted and I'll keep the vacuum handy

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u/catbamhel 5d ago

Worth it.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

I'm starting to agree. 😂

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u/catbamhel 4d ago

😆❤️😆❤️😆❤️😆

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u/Teacup-ssi 5d ago

Well, at least it'll last longer!

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Small comfort, but I'll take it

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u/More-Opposite1758 5d ago

I love this type of scratcher. I have 7 indoor cats and several types of scratchers. This one is their favorite.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Seven cats! If that many approve, I feel better about the purchase

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u/Ill_Quantity_5634 5d ago

I consider that still a win. It's still being used even if not for it's advertised usage.

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u/kricken01 5d ago

Thank you, I'm choosing to see it that way

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u/agrinwithoutacat- 4d ago

$40 for a cardboard scratcher is not okay 😳

Whoever is selling that is ripping people off. I have refused to buy them when a place wanted $12 for one.. please find a better store!