2006-10-16 07:48:22 · 18 answers · asked by blah blah blah 3 in Pets ➔ Cats
u can buy special protectors for sofas etc but cats don't like oranges so try rubbing an orange peel on the place where they scartch and make something readily available for them to scratch on. also get their nails cut regular!!
2006-10-16 07:51:43 · answer #1 · answered by tigerlilytillie2 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Very cheap and easy way is to put clear sellotape round the furniture like the sides of chairs and sofas where the cats scratch, for some reason they do not even try to scratch once you have put it in place.
2006-10-16 11:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by jaycee1940 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a scratch "board." Not a post. These can be found at Wal-Mart anywhere. Then sprinkle some "cat nip" on it , show him the board, I even took my cats paw & scratched it on the board so she would know what to do. Place the board in a totally different place not even close to the place your cat is scratching. You might have to show him the board a few times before he actually gets the hang of it. PLEASE........DO NOT DECLAW !!! VERY painful !!!! Make sure you keep cat nip on the board about once a week........it takes very little cat nip.
2006-10-16 12:55:26 · answer #3 · answered by Short Fuse 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just get them something else to scratch on. There are things that can be sold at any pet shop for them to scratch on and whenever they start scratching or seem like they're gonna scratch just sort of pick up the cat and put it near the thing.
2006-10-16 07:56:28 · answer #4 · answered by Triathlete88 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please please please do NOT consider declawing your cat!!! It is horribly painfull....in fact the vet i go to will only declaw as a last result after they know the owners have tried other means and plan to get rid of the cat.
I had this problem with my older cat and I tried the claw covers. they are glued onto the cat's nails and they don't allow the cat to rip at things but they can still do the motion of clawing and exercising. They were about $20 a package and you could get a few weeks out of each package. They are very simnple to put on too. My cat tried to take them off a lot at first, which means you can go through a lot, but he learned after a couple of weeks that they were going to be there. He eventually stopped and we no longer use them.
Good luck!!
2006-10-16 08:33:42 · answer #5 · answered by Just Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cats have their very own scent glands to recognise their own place in the house. They use whichever is there to 'flex' their claws in the recognition that their safe. Try any citrus based products or just some lemon juice in and around the area. They are nice pets after all. Don't put the lemon directly onto the cat
2006-10-16 08:06:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is hard to stop a cat from doing somthing that is completely natural to him/her. but there is an easy way you can stop his habit from destroying your furnature..
there are these rubber things that they make that you can put over your cats claws so that they arent sharp.. so when they scratch they dont do damage.. this also works for a cat that scratches small children..
go to the link below for more info
www.softpaws.com
2006-10-18 15:40:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi get her a scratching post with lots of that string on it and snip the ends of her claws now and again and I mean the ends,they bleed if you cut to much off,maybe then she will leave your furniture alone then.
We have two femail tabbys.
2006-10-16 08:38:45 · answer #8 · answered by shirley m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds really horrid but it works eventually, get a water pistol and spray it every time it does it. My cat hated me for weeks but she does not scratch the furniture!
2006-10-16 07:50:44 · answer #9 · answered by cassie s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My cats used to rip the back of the armchair to pieces so I bought a scratching post and stuck it in the way. Voila! no more scratched armchair
2006-10-16 07:51:24 · answer #10 · answered by Warlock Fiend 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋