#310: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado of FelineMinds cat behavior consulting, explains that you cannot — nor should you — try to stop a cat from scratching, which is a natural and essential behavior. Instead, you need to offer a variety of sturdy, tall scratching posts in the areas where you spend time. Better yet, do like Mikel does and transform the back of your couch into a stylish array of scratchers!

#310: Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado of FelineMinds cat behavior consulting, explains that you cannot — nor should you — try to stop a cat from scratching, which is a natural and essential behavior. Instead, you need to offer a variety of sturdy, tall scratching posts in the areas where you spend time. Better yet, do like Mikel does and transform the back of your couch into a stylish array of scratchers!

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CAT CHAT ® was Tracie’s own weekly, live call-in show on the Martha Stewart channel of Sirius-XM for 7 years – until the channel was canceled. Since 2015 it has been a weekly podcast carrying on her mission to educate and inspire cat lovers to optimize their relationship with their kitty cats by giving them the best possible nutrition and environmental enrichment.Tracie’s frequent co-host is Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado of <a href="http://www.felineminds.com/">Feline Minds Cat Behavior Consulting</a> and author of the new book Play With Your Cat! the Essential Guide to Interactive Play for a Happier, Healthier Feline.<figure data-trix-attachment="{&quot;contentType&quot;:&quot;image&quot;,&quot;height&quot;:90,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;http://www.radiopetlady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DrElseysWeSpeakForCats.728x90.jpg&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:728}" data-trix-content-type="image" class="attachment attachment--preview"><img src="http://www.radiopetlady.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DrElseysWeSpeakForCats.728x90.jpg" width="728" height="90"><figcaption class="attachment__caption"></figcaption></figure>

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CAT CHAT ® was Tracie’s own weekly, live call-in show on the Martha Stewart channel of Sirius-XM for 7 years – until the channel was canceled. Since 2015 it has been a weekly podcast carrying on her mission to educate and inspire cat lovers to optimize their relationship with their kitty cats by giving them the best possible nutrition and environmental enrichment. Tracie’s frequent co-host is Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado of Feline Minds Cat Behavior Consulting and author of the new book Play With Your Cat! the Essential Guide to Interactive Play for a Happier, Healthier Feline.

CAT CHAT ® was Tracie’s own weekly, live call-in show on the Martha Stewart channel of Sirius-XM for 7 years – until the channel was canceled. Since 2015 it has been a weekly podcast carrying on her mission to educate and inspire cat lovers to optimize their relationship with their kitty cats by giving them the best possible nutrition and environmental enrichment.Tracie’s frequent co-host is Dr. Mikel Maria Delgado of <a href="http://www.felineminds.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Feline Minds Cat Behavior Consulting</a> and author of the new book Play With Your Cat! the Essential Guide to Interactive Play for a Happier, Healthier Feline.

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