We purchased our cat a fancy scratching thing a few weeks ago. We spent a lot of time researching and deciding which one would be best, as he refuses to let us cut his claws and it's becoming a problem. So we picked one infused with catnip, brought it home and showed him what to do with it.
After an hour of rolling around on it, he fell asleep on top of it. No scratching occured whatsoever. As we speak, he is lying next to it with his head resting lovingly on top. The fact that he won't use it for its intended purpose infuriates my husband.
I tell you this so you can get a sense of our cat. He has his own agenda. When we have company over, does he hide under the bed? No. He centers himself in the room where he can see everyone--and more importantly, everyone can see him. He has some serious cattitude.
(Have I mentioned he weighs more than 15 pounds and once took out a Canadian Goose?)
He's actually quite loving. He spends a lot of time curled up with me, and my husband has multiple photos of us napping in the same position over the years. I figure when the baby comes it's going to go one of two ways--kitty is going to think baby is another pet and dislike it, or he is going to think we brought baby home for him and protect it (hopefully, not from us). I am leaning towards the latter.
But before we deal with bringing baby home, we're going to have to try to explain to the cat that all the miniature things (beds, chairs, and snuggle blankets) coming into the house are not for him. That may be the biggest battle yet.
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