Why does my cat scratch the carpet when she has scratching posts?

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Why does my cat scratch my carpet up? She has all sorts of cat posts with various surfaces? She was found outside, then lived an indoor/outdoor life for about 9 months with someone else. Now she is strictly indoors with me. We live in Tucson so she cannot go outside. Pet's info: Cat | Domestic Shorthair | Female | spayed | 2 years and 9 months old | 8 lbs

Jenna Beyer, DVM, MBA, cVMA · Accepted Answer

She may prefer horizontal carpeted surfaces. You can attach carpet samples to a box or other horizontal surface, put a little catnip on there, and see if she will start scratching that surface. You can try something like Bitter Apple spray on the area where she is currently scratching to see if she will avoid that area. Also, make sure she is getting plenty of exercise inside, since she may be used to more activity when she lived outside.

Why does my cat scratch the carpet when she has scratching posts?

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