Often cat owners are in no hurry to buy new upholstered furniture for their home out of fear that their pets will ruin the upholstery.
In fact, pets can scratch everything: furniture, carpets, even wallpaper. There is only one solution to this problem.
Experts have shared steps to help stop a cat from damaging property.
How to stop a cat from scratching furniture
It is important to understand that pets damage furniture not because they are stubborn or mean, but because they are called by nature.
In this way, they sharpen and renew their claws, stretch their spines, and even mark their territory.
Tip one: choose the material
This is not a marketing ploy. Cats really do not care for nylon flock.
The fabric is called vandal-proof, it is easy to clean, is not susceptible to cat claws, and therefore cats avoid it.
Microvelour and velsoft are famous for a similar effect.
Tip two: scratching post
Buy protective film for furniture, and a scratching post for your cat. The animal will have no choice but to sharpen its claws where it should.
Third tip: smells
If this is not part of your plans, then all that remains is to treat all surfaces that are of interest to the cat with a special repellent spray.
But, as practice shows, if the cat does not have a place where he can practice, he will still take up his old behavior.
Earlier we talked about why the cat stopped using the litter box .
