9 best scratching posts

Scratching posts, which are not directly related to music or country genres, are actually essential items for cat owners. They are primarily used in the context of pet care and are designed to provide a suitable outlet for a cat's natural scratching behavior. Here's what you should know about scratching posts:

  1. Purpose: Scratching posts serve as a designated and appropriate surface for cats to scratch. Cats have a natural instinct to scratch to keep their claws healthy, mark their territory, and stretch their muscles.

  2. Construction: Scratching posts come in various shapes and sizes, but they typically consist of a sturdy base, a vertical post covered with a rough material like sisal rope or carpet, and sometimes additional features like perches, platforms, or dangling toys.

  3. Cat Health: Regular use of a scratching post helps keep a cat's claws in good condition by removing the outer sheath of the nail and preventing them from becoming too long and uncomfortable. It also allows cats to exercise and stretch their muscles.

  4. Preventing Damage: Providing a scratching post can help prevent cats from scratching furniture, curtains, or other household items, as they will be more inclined to use the designated post.

  5. Territorial Marking: Cats have scent glands in their paws, and when they scratch, they leave behind scent markers, which helps them establish their territory. This behavior is important for their mental well-being.

  6. Placement: Placing scratching posts in areas where your cat spends a lot of time, such as near their favorite resting spots, can encourage them to use the post. Multiple scratching posts in different areas of your home can be beneficial for multiple cats or large living spaces.

  7. Training: If your cat doesn't initially use the scratching post, you can encourage them by using catnip or a favorite toy to attract them to it. Positive reinforcement and praise when they use the post can also help train them.

  8. Maintenance: Scratching posts may require periodic maintenance, such as replacing worn-out scratching material or cleaning any attached toys.Keeping the post in good condition ensures that your cat continues to use it.

  9. Alternatives: In addition to traditional scratching posts, there are various cat furniture options available, including cat trees, scratching pads, and wall-mounted scratchers, which provide cats with more ways to engage in their scratching behavior.

  10. Safety: Ensure that the scratching post is stable and won't tip over while your cat uses it. Additionally, check for any sharp or loose parts that could harm your pet.

Scratching posts are essential accessories for cat owners, promoting cat health and well-being while protecting your furniture from unwanted claw marks. Providing the right scratching options can contribute to a happy and healthy relationship between you and your feline companion.

Below you can find our editor's choice of the best scratching posts on the market
  

Flamethrower

Squir

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Destruction of the Universe

Scratching Post

CD Baby

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Scratching Post by Summer Cats

Ring 'n Ears - The Compilation (WrestleMusicFest)

Ring N' Ears

dont smile at me [LP][Opaque Red]

Virgin

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dont smile at me EP will be released on November 10, 2017 on Darkroom Records and Interscope Records. This is the buzzed about debut EP from Billie Eilish,the girl W Magazine calls "Pop's Terrifying 15 Year Old Prodigy"Billie was last month's Apple Music Up Next artist and just wrapped her sold out dont smile at me US debut headline tour.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Original Score)

Masterworks

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Sony Music proudly releases SPIDER-MAN™: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack on stunning 2-LP Picture Disc Vinyl. Featuring original music by multiple Golden Globe nominee Daniel Pemberton. Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations' Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse debuted in U.S. theaters on December 14, 2018

Achtung Baby

Island Records

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U2 - Achtung Baby - CD

Achtung, Baby is U2's christening voyage into the postmodern, a brave venture into unknown territory and a brilliant musical transformation for the band. The album is packed with just as much passion as previous albums, but the lyrics are much more emotionally poetic and far less political. Musically, the tracks are a metropolis of intoxicating dance beats and lush guitar riffs. "The Fly" opens with guitarist The Edge's trademark reverberations cutting through the opening verse like a speedboat slicing through choppy water; on "Mysterious Ways," Bono's one-man gospel choir belts out the praises of an adored woman. --Beth Bessmer

Grace Under Pressure [LP]

VINYL

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Grace Under Pressure is RUSH's 10th studio album, originally released in 1984 Alex Lifeson called it 'the most satisfying of all our records.' Remastered from original analogue masters on 200-gram LP; includes digital download card The song's themes were influenced by the growing tensions in the Cold War. This is part of the 12 Months of RUSH vinyl initiative Advertising individual titles and complete catalog Band promoting all LPs to fans

A Sailor's Guide To Earth

Simpson, Sturgill

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Produced by Simpson, A Sailor's Guide To Earth was written-beginning to end-as a letter to his first child who arrived during the summer of 2014 and features eight original songs as well as a rendition of Nirvana's "In Bloom."

Recorded primarily at Nashville's The Butcher Shoppe, Simpson was joined in the studio by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Ferguson (Johnny Cash, John Prine, "Cowboy" Jack Clement) and assistant engineer Sean Sullivan. Along with members of his touring band, the album features Dave Roe on bass, Dan Dugmore on steel guitar, Dougie Wilkinson on bagpipes, Garo Yellin and Arthur Cook on cello, Jonathan Dinklage and Whitney LaGrange on violin and special guests The Dap-Kings.

A Sailor's Guide To Earth is Simpson's third full-length album and follows his break-through, Grammy-nominated 2014 release, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music. Beloved by critics and fans, the record was featured on year-end "best of" lists at The New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Village Voices' Pazz and Jop, Rolling Stone Country, NPR Music, American Songwriter, Stereogum, the Los Angeles Times, KCRW, Pitchfork, The Washington Post and many others.

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