Why your cat needs to scratch

 

Your cat tends to spend some time scratching on things around your home on a daily basis. Why is this important to her?

 

Your pet needs to be able to scratch in order to meet her needs. This behavior helps her stretch and mark her territory, but it is primarily used to keep her claws in great shape. Your pet needs you to be able to understand that she instinctually tends to a lot of her needs and this is one of them. Since her claws are continually growing, they need to be filed down so they don’t get too long and break when she utilizes them. Scratching allows her to do this with relative ease, so she will seek out places to make this happen on a daily basis. For more information, please contact your local vet clinic Norwalk CA.