You need to let them come to you.

How to teach a kitten not to scratch. Not to let you use your nails with us. Use props using props is an excellent strategy to take the focus away from your hands. It doesn’t take long for sharp claws to rip and.

Don’t allow them near you for a while so that they get the picture that biting isn’t. Pay attention to your kitten’s body language and let. Any fuss keep to a minimum.

This will attract the cat and make them more interested in scratching the posts. It is almost impossible for a cat not to scratch objects. If you catch your cat.

Cats would be scratching on trees in the wild, so natural wood mirrors what they would naturally be using. Your feline may just be overstimulated and in need of some quiet. Use catnip or honeysuckle to get your cat to use the scratching posts by dusting them with it or spraying them with it.

Some cats like to be held, or have their tummy scratched, or sit on your lap and get pets. By leaving the cat alone as in not constantly picking it up etc. You can either leave the room or take your kitten to a small quiet room and leave it there with the door closed.

Then your kitten can chase, pounce, and “kill” its prey to its heart’s content without your hand getting scratched up. You are not supposed to directly spray the cat with it but to use it on the furniture. Clip your kitty’s claws regularly.