We’re doing a little research on scratching and we need your help. We want to see photos of where your cat scratches — the good, the bad, and the ugly. We’re not looking for pretty magazine photos. We want to see where they scratch, what they scratch on (different materials like sisal, carpet, cardboard, wood, etc.), how tall or long the scratching surface is, is it a vertical or horizontal surface, and anything else you think is important.
Just snap some shots of where kitty scratches and email it them to me at kate [at] moderncat [dot] net along with any thoughts you have about ideal scratching surfaces. As a thank you, everyone who sends in their photos will be entered into a drawing to win a brand new special secret scratching prize that will be revealed next month.
Please label your photos with your name and consecutive numbers (JoeSmith01.jpg, JoeSmith02.jpg, etc.)
March 15th, 2010 at 11:05 am
We’ll do that, Kate! We have lots of scratching implements all over the house, both vertical and horizontal, so everyone can have what (s)he prefers. Everyone loves them, except for Rani, who’s mad about the step down into the living room from the entry hall.
March 15th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
This is funny, my cat loves everything with texture but she has no nails! (No, I did not do that to her, I got her from a shelter declawed). Anything from the couch, my purse, the bedspread/quilt. It’s amusing how she keeps the instinct even without nails.
March 16th, 2010 at 7:09 am
how long do we have to get you the photos?
March 16th, 2010 at 7:30 am
Is there a deadline for this?
March 16th, 2010 at 8:43 am
I’m going to do this, too! My cats have several options, but one still insists on scratching the carpet. At least it’s not the couch
March 16th, 2010 at 9:20 am
@ jmuhj
One of my cats does the top-step thing too! Even though she has other spots she enjoys scratching, she still loves that one.
March 16th, 2010 at 11:40 am
Please feel free to send photos anytime, but in order to be eligible to win the giveaway, I’ll need to get them by April 1. Thanks!
March 16th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
oh man, these babies love the wood door frame, the plastic litterguard gets a great screeching every morning, the famous “boxville” cardboard boxes, and of course the chairs, couches and carpets!
thats a lot of pics, maybe ill send them a couple at a time?
March 16th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
had to send it to you via flickr bec im at work
lots of battle scars & furniture turned into scratchy post for my cubbs
sigh…. i can’t wait for you’all to share the pics of others
teheheheheeh
March 18th, 2010 at 5:22 am
Thanks for the deadline date!
March 22nd, 2010 at 10:06 am
Okay, I have been away from my computer and I am late. My oldest cat and her brother were taught on carpet wrapped around a door frame (with no door). Now the favorite is an old wooden Peaches crate. It does shed little pieces of wood, but Lucy loves to get in the crate when it sits on its long end and reach up and scratch. Hope this helps.
March 24th, 2010 at 8:19 am
so many places!! i hope you share the photos with us… i’d love to see what we all put up with because we love our animal family so much.
April 8th, 2010 at 10:11 am
My cat Dixie loves to scratch my leather couch. Ouch!