While in some countries, dogs and cats are persecuted and no authority jumps to their defense, even when cruelty occurs, in other countries laws are given not only to protect them, but also to ensure a life for them in comfort and safety with people. The cat needs to be scratched and petted.
Starting from June 15, 2020, a series of rules aimed at improving the status of dogs and cats came into force in Sweden. The most important law concerns sterilization. Owners of cats are required to spay or otherwise ensure that they will not breed if they are left outside the home.
Other new rules cat owners need to be aware of:
The cat should be given social contact every day.
The cat should have the opportunity to scratch / listen to its claws every day.
The cat should have access to a comfortable place to rest.
The cat must have access to hiding spaces and climbing spaces.
The cat must be given the opportunity to meet its dietary and hunting needs.
The cat must be given mental stimulation.
Source: Embassy of Sweden in Bucharest
In other words, the new rules oblige owners to provide the cat with a sisal where she can sharpen her claws whenever she feels the need, a place for her to rest, a secluded place (a box or sisal with enclosed spaces) where to be able to hide, toys to practice hunting techniques and to be petted.
Yes, we really have to encourage her to scratch. But we do this so that it scratches what we want 🙂
Apart from all the possible and impossible reasons why the cat wants to scratch, there is also the fact that it necessarily wants to be seen, to leave clear traces.
Studies have shown that the apartment cat has a special attraction to cardboard. We know, the small, big box is the piece of resistance.
The scratch card, or cardboard scratch board will also be loved by the apartment cat.
Give the kitten a scratch card, he knows for sure what to do with it:
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Hello,
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