Cat clawing problems

[UnluckyTimmeh]

Hello all.

We have recently moved into our new place and now we have a small issue with our cats...

When we go to bed we have been closing the bedroom door and one or maybe both of them is clawing at the edge of the carpet and lifting it back, as if they are trying to dig under it.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what we can do to help stop this? I tried putting a towel down but they just passed by that. I'm at a bit of a loss. They have a scratching post but they ignore that when they are trying to get in the bedroom.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

UT.

[Catz]

Open the door?

Not much help but cats aren't easily trained to stop doing things. You could lock them in another room but they'll probably just claw that carpet in an attempt to escape.

[UnluckyTimmeh]

In an ideal situation they wouldn't be allowed in the bedroom but it is where they hid when they were getting used to all the new nosies etc. So I'm suessing we may just have to live with it now

[rb5er]

We had the same. We just put cushions/pillows down outside the closed doors which stopped her doing it.

[ali_kat]

UnluckyTimmeh said:

In an ideal situation they wouldn't be allowed in the bedroom but it is where they hid when they were getting used to all the new nosies etc. So I'm suessing we may just have to live with it now

They see it as their 'safe place' now then.

Your guess is correct

[Konan]

UnluckyTimmeh said:

I tried putting a towel down but they just passed by that.

Tin foil and a few bits of orange peel for good measure?

I'm sure cat brains are wired to make them do exactly what you're trying to stop them from doing.

[UnluckyTimmeh]

Konan said:

Tin foil and a few bits of orange peel for good measure?

I'm sure cat brains are wired to make them do exactly what you're trying to stop them from doing.

^ this is what I have found...