ejane
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Reged: 30/01/2008
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One of our cats has taken to scratching the wallpaper off. It is below the dado rail and so she has a good stretch and then rips it off. OH going CRAZY. I have had to strip 5 sections off and he has re-papered them today.
Any suggestions? How can we solve this problem??
waiting anxiously
ejanexx
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ejane
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Oh - I know we could move house and not tell Polly-cat but that just doesn't seem kind!
te he
ejanexx
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issi
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Reged: 30/09/2007
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Loc: Surrey
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Your cat must love the texture of that paper. Get down to the pet shop and buy a scratching board for her. Anyone else with a better suggestion?
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annemari
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Hi ejane
As much as we love our cats,they like children,must be taught no means no.
A scratching post is a very good idea,but I think issi is right that it is the texture of the paper that it attracting the cat to it.
As much as I don't personally like them,so as to avoid,my furnishings being damaged in the past I have used mothballs,cats hate them completely and being a wall I'm not sure where you could hang them.
The other thing you could is when you see the cat near the wall,clap your hands loudly and shoo her/him away, it will take a few times for the 'association penny' to drop,but eventually it will,alternatively,have to hand a plastic carrier bag (like the ones from the supermarkets)and flick it open in front of the cat,they really don't like the noise.
I used this one on my first cat,it never hurt her of course,but as soon as she saw me reach for a bag she was gone like the wind.
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OzzieKez
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Loc: Queensland, Australia
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Thanks for the tips annemari, our cats do that too. Amongst other things..........
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gillian57
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My cat can be a complete nuisance so a good job we don't have any wallpaper!! She refuses to use a scratching post or anything like it. Having replaced two sets of sofa covers because she shredded them I got tough and broke the habit by spraying an air fresher (from a can) near her whenever the claws were out!! Apparently they hate the 'hiss'. It worked (fingers crossed!!) and the room smelled lovely.......
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Chelsea
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Reged: 06/02/2008
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Loc: Essex
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They hate being splashed with water too. I have used a water pistol to good effect in the past - it may seem cruel but it doesn't hurt them and they don't have to get wet if they keep away!!!
You need to be a good aim though, your OH might not appreciate you soaking his handy work!
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mum_from_fife
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Reged: 29/07/2008
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I used to use a water pistol when my old cat went to scratch my sofa to bits, now i have two dogs and i use the water pistol on them now to for bad behaviour, they hate it too!
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ChrissiFi
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Our dogs love water pistols but squidging an empty lemonade bottle has one of them heading for cover!
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Mollymandy
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I am not sure whether you can still get aerosol dusters (use them on computer keyboards) make a really loud hissing sound, but no liquid!
Could consider not having wallpaper under the dado rail and putting on a paint glaze - that should fool the naughty boys. (or girls).
My boy thankfully just likes clawing the coconut matting doormat.
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bellan
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Reged: 26/08/2008
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Uur dog used to lick the wallpaper near where his bed is right down to the bare plaster - we were told it was because of the smell of the wallpaper paste - we tried lots of things and eventually we bought a thin sheet of perspex and screwed it onto the wall - obviously you can't do that for all your walls.
You need to try different aversion techniques until you find one that works or stops him doing it.
I've heard that a weak solution of lemon juice squirted at them is a good one.
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Calico
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Reged: 18/06/2008
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Loc: Cornwall
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I too had a cat that used to lick the wallpaper, for some reason they love the taste, although many pastes contain a fungicide which is poisonous to cats. I used the plastic bag method, they hate them! Its a very good way of stopping them doing things which may be harmful to your house or themselves.
I now have 3 cats and NO wallpaper in the house. Problem solved.
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Sunbeam
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I've used the plastic bag thing, or with one of my cats he was terrified if I got the cooking foil out so one rattle of that and he was gone. I also pinned some to the kitchen door it stopped him scratching at night.
I had trouble with a neighbours cat spraying our front door (nice!) I sprayed polish on the door he hated the smell so stopped dong it, could be worth spraying something smelly on the skirting board to put Polly off?
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