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New Scratchers for Cousin

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Cousin Earl got two new mats today!

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The first one is made of sisal and although it came with a pack of catnip, it never had to be opened. Evidently the proximity of the nip was enough for him.

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We couldn’t be more proud when he did exactly what he was supposed to on the mat!

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He found this mat second. By then he was quite tired from all of the excitement of the new “toy” and the catnip.

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It will be a process to keep the claws on the the mats. Clearly he is very used to dragging himself around that way. But he showed promise today. Hooray for Earl!

(And thanks again to everybody who made scratcher suggestions for him. They really helped us pick these out as the first new options for him to try!)

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August 15, 2012 Filed Under: Cats 8 Comments

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  1. Andrea and the Celestial Kitties says

    August 15, 2012 at 3:00 am

    Looks like the mats are a hit! I hope that helps with the carpet scratching.

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  2. Cheysuli says

    August 15, 2012 at 3:26 am

    But they look like great fun!

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  3. Glogirly & Katie says

    August 15, 2012 at 4:57 am

    Earl looks like he’s loving the new mats!
    Good luck with the carpeting. I’m still trying to get Katie to lay off the area rugs. You’d think they were laced with catnip.
    : ) Glogirly

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  4. The Island Cats says

    August 15, 2012 at 11:10 am

    Those mats are great! Earl’s gonna have a great time with those!!

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  5. Hannah and Lucy says

    August 15, 2012 at 12:11 pm

    We hope Earl likes his mats so much he’ll forget about the carpet.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  6. Kizzie says

    August 15, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Those mats look a great idea, hope he gets lots of use out of them.

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  7. Brian says

    August 15, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    Cool stuff! Go Earl go!

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  8. Colehaus Cats says

    August 15, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Yippee for new mats! Those look awesome!
    Purrs from Seth, Maxx, Newton, Tessa & Pia Bean

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