Making a Cat Scratch PadCreating a cat scratch post is an easy project. It is necessary for owners to provide their cats a scratch pad, so they stay away from the furniture. House cats are notorious for tearing up furniture and carpet to sharpen their claws. Items found around the house are the only tools that an owner needs to create a cat scratch pad. With a little glue, and a lot of cardboard, a house cat will be happy to stay away from the furniture. Instead of the costly repair and replacement of furniture, an owner can create a cat scratch pad with minimal cost.Anyone who has owned a cat has had to shoo them away from the furniture. Sharpening their claws is as necessary to a cat as keeping clean, and owners cannot discourage this behavior. Owners can create an outlet for their cat to do what is natural to them.Items already around the house will construct a pad to keep kitty away from the furniture. Making a scratch pad for the housecat takes only cardboard boxes, glue, a straight edge and catnip to entice the cat. Felt and old magazines offer a decorative touch to the pad. This efficient video will give instructions how to create a cat scratch pad without spending any money.