How can i keep my cat from clawing up my couch? when declawing is not an option,maybe a spray,must be cat safe

Answer 1

I used soft paws to get my kittens thru the first few months of there life. One loved the corner of my bed way too much! One had a infatuation with my screens. One loved my shower curtain and the other loved the underskirt of the bed. I had great success with the caps!

Answer 2

There are tons of options and training tips available all over the net
1. Keep claws clipped
2. Teach them about scratching posts, and have lots of them since scratching is natural for a cat
3. You can use double sided tape or tinfoil to avoid it as well
4. Citrust sprays
5. Spray bottles for if you catch them in the act.
6. Softclaws
7. Put a piece of matting down near where they scratch and when they start on the furniture, place them on the carpeting.

Scratching is natural, all you have to do is redirect it. Having a whole animal is worth it.

Answer 3

Spray bottles work, if you spray them AS THEY'RE DOING IT! There's also a spray, at Petsmart (probably others, too) called "No Scratch", that you can spray on your furniture, or wherever you don't want them scratching. If you get some of that, AND some catnip to rub on a SCRATCHING POST, so they'll have a place that's OK to scratch, you can "redirect" them. There's also a "No Mark" spray for cats that "mark" their territory. I'm using that, since I have a couple of male cats AND females, too, that WILL mark! Putting them outside is not an option. Good luck.....

Answer 4

1. Spray cat with water bottle
2. Soft paws, little covers that go over there nails
3. Cayenne pepper
4. There are products available from the pet store, that will deter cats from scratching a certain area.
5. Provide lots of scratching posts, get some spray on cat nip, spray the post, bring the cat to the post.

Answer 5

First, let me say thank you for not amputating your cat's toes/claws.

Second, here are a few things you can try that have worked for me and some of my friends who have cats:

• trim the cat's nails and use nail caps like SoftClaws or SoftPaws.

• place a scratching post in front of the corners where the cat is clawing. Cats claw to scent mark, and to stretch, in addition to sharpening their claws. So if you give kitty appropriate options, and she'll leave the furniture alone.

• if you catch her clawing on something inappropriate, calmly relocate her to an appropriate scratching item. But do not try to force her to scratch it. (A little catnip on her special scratching posts/cat furniture will help reinforce the idea that those are places she should seek out.)

I used to scold my Siamese when he'd claw something he wasn't supposed to, this backfired, as he'd do it EVERY time he wanted my attention... only once I started to ignore his "bad" behavior did he stop doing it. I also started giving him praise when he clawed the "approved" furniture, so he learned that *desired* behaviors get attention.

I designated one piece of an old sectional sofa (that the cats liked a LOT) as cat furniture. I kept this piece of furniture and they were allowed to scratch it as much as they liked. This became the preferred "scratching post" for the cats, and they left the other furniture alone.

Answer 6

My mom hates it when our cat claws up the couches, so she taped the spots where she clawed, and every time my cat starts doing it again, she sprays her...i think thats what u should do, she will learn her lesson that way!

Answer 7

You'll need:
1) A hammer
2) Several small nails
3) Two carpet scraps six inches wide and as tall as the arms on your couch.

Instructions:
Nail the carpet scraps to the front of your couch at the arms. The carpet gives the cats something fun to scratch, and protects the arms of your couch. Everybody's happy!

Hint:
Use skinny nails to keep from damaging the upholstery on your couch.

Answer 8

use soft claws they are hard to put on im asking the vet to do it next appt.
you can spray the cat with a water bottle if you are home all the time, i have leather couches and im not home all the time so i cover the areas with large towels during the day and trim her nails once a week shes gotten use to it so she lets us do it now ,, and water didnt work since my cat loves playing with water

Answer 9

I have this problem too! Go to a dollar store and buy a little hairspray bottle and fill it with water, and whenever you see the cat scratching spray it with the water bottle. It works and it's not a cruel as declawing them.
Good Luck

Answer 10

I use Sticky Paws it is double sided tape and they hate how it feels when they get "stuck" to it they really dont like the feeling of it basically so it does work they have all kinds of stuff like this at the pet store i go to Petco they have a part of an aisle just for that so when you go just ask the workers for help It def helps