How do I keep my cat from scratching my new fabric chairs?
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at
3:30 pm
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there is a pet repellent you can buy at the vet.
Double sided tape works great.
Double sided tape is really great, so are nail caps.
There’s not much you can do- without turning your house upside or making your cat completely uncomfortable. You can try the foil, the sticky tape even the things you place around their claws- but it’s going to disrupt everybody in between…my best advice get a scratching post with cesal on it and hope that works- if not try a squirt bottle and BE CONSISTENT!! Please don’t declaw.
Use a pet repellent or use a water bottle every time they do it!
I had mixed results with sprays, and I’m not a big fan of spraying my new furniture with wierd stuff. I dont care if it’s green apple or otherwise.
I refuse to put double sided stick-tape or any other kind of sticky stuff on new furniture either.
So we used nail caps. They are fairly easy to put on, and last for several weeks at a time. They have a variety of colors, and it’s especially funny to see your black cat meandering around with bright red nailpolish-looking claws.
get it declawed. your futniture will love u for it.
Go buy the cat a scratch post, now I am not talking a small $20.00 one. I have one that I got for the same reason and it saved my furniture. It cost me $150.00 but the price was cheaper than replacing my chairs, and my cat loves it. I got mine at Petco but as you know they are available at any pet store. She no longer does my chairs :O)
I have a cat that use to do the same thing. Then I bought one of those cat condo things, and he loves it. He doesn’t use the furniture anymore. Only the toy. It was well worth the $75.00 if cost.
Your cat is doing what comes natural to him, sharpening his claws. Try a replliant or have him declawed and never let him outside.