Cat window interior plaster

Ours scratched a lot during the settling-in phase (when they were not allowed outside yet). Now that they are outside most of the time anyway, they don't scratch indoors at all anymore. Just let them out and that's it, it's nicer for them anyway :-)

Out of the apartment, into the house, and finally let the cats outside.

You probably only do that a few times with a pedigree cat, then you have two of them.

Going outside is unfortunately not an option. Country road right next to the property. You can go out onto the large terrace, which still has a cat-safe railing around it. But back to the original question regarding the interior plaster. Does anyone have it? What experiences do you have if they are scratched?

normal plaster should not be affected. The room where I housed the foster cats was only plastered and is free of scratch marks.

Otherwise, the painter and plasterer should know if there is anything special

Normal plaster is easily removed by cats if they want to. This usually happens at passageways and/or outside corners. In principle, you have no chance except to redirect their interest to other things (and not to plan such corners).

You probably only do that a few times with a purebred cat, then you have two of them.

Do you mean that they become pregnant? Most breeders insist on neutering at a young age anyway. Which I would recommend to every cat owner. A cat in heat or a potent tomcat is a horror.

Effectively, you can’t do much if your cats really decide to go wild. But I really know very few cats that like to do that. Alternatively, cover a large board with the wallpaper of their choice, frame it nicely, and let them have fun with the wallpaper. Or bring a little tree into the room. A long trunk still nice with bark, screwed onto a sufficiently large baseplate, and let the cats at it. It makes a terrible mess at first, but that’s how I have managed to get some cats away from the wallpaper.

The nice thing about wallpaper and partially also soft plaster is that the scratch marks are so wonderfully visible. That delights every cat’s heart.

Unfortunately, a water spray hardly helps because cats quickly figure out who’s pulling the trigger. You have to get the timing so right that the cat doesn’t even notice the spray and only registers the water. There’s also the time factor. That means the cat behaves well and obediently in the presence of the owner, and as soon as the owner leaves the house at regular work hours, it’s at it again.