Originally posted by Pattycat

I have never clipped their sharp little claws. For some reason, my thinking was that would make them scratch even more, to get them sharp again. Am I totally off base in this belief?
As far as I have heard, they scratch things to put their scent on them, and to also help remove the claw "sheaths" (as we used to call them) that they naturally shed; the outer layer of the claw. I don't believe the reason they scratch is to sharpen the claws.