Our cat has just turned 12 months old and has started going outside. She has two scratch posts and one scratch mat. She doesn’t use the posts but she does use the mat a lot. However, she has now started scratching the rug in the living room. She didn’t do this as a kitten, she used her scratch mat straight away and seemed fine with that until now. She has suddenly just become obsessed with it and won’t levee it alone. Every single time she steps foot in the living room she is straight over to the rug. I have no idea where it’s come from. We have to put her out of the room but now she has started scratching on the door too. There’s claw marks on the bottom of the door. How do I stop her from doing this? I give her the scratch mat every time she goes to the rug to try and redirect her but it’s not working. She prefers the rug to any of her other scratch things. Please help!
(pic of the demon on said rug for tax)