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It feels uplifting whenever we hear from our doctor or even from a friend that our kitty looks perfectly normal and healthy. But once that normality and healthiness manifest through her natural scratching behavior, would we still feel completely ok?

The last thing we want to do is cause kitty pain or harm. That is why we tend to tolerate her scratching habit even if she tends to destroy even our most priced possessions. But everything has its limit. At a certain moment, we are going to reach our boiling point and start to device a plan to end this little catty trick.

However, whatever decision you come up with, you must know that cat scratching is a normal feline activity. They do it because they are healthy and need to be healthy still. They even protect your family by sending off territorial codes to other animals that might penetrate the safety and comfort of your home.

Scratching for them is like, for us, picking a nose. It is perfectly normal and we have to do it to clean our nostrils. Yet, we are brought up to do this “nasty” hygienic procedure in an appropriate place. Sadly, cats do not have the brain of a human being to tell her to scratch in a suitable area. That is why as cat owners, it depends on us to train our pet and to establish a good scratching habit for them. You can do this by giving your kitty a cat scratching post, a cat-friendly pet device which your pet can scratch all day long, as long as she wants to, without ruining your favorite furniture.

Cat scratching posts are available almost in any pet shops. They come in different materials: sisal rope, carpet, cardboard and wood. Best and modern cat scratching posts usually cost from 100 to 400 U.S. Dollars. It still depends on you as to what type to buy.

Since there is a wide variety of cat scratching posts being sold you might find it hard to decide which model is the best for kitty. Best scratching posts are covered with sisal rope, or are made from wood. These are durable materials and can last for many months and even years. It is also best if you buy posts that have a heavy base to avoid falling once your pet starts doing her “itchy” habit. The post should also be taller than the height of your cat when she stands on her hind legs. This is to give her space when she limbs up, which, by the way, cats normally do.