cat scratching soft furnishings

[BIGBRYCE]

How do you stop cat clawing at soft furnishings.

[reg73]

keep it in a cage

[christy053]

lol no you do not keep in a cage ! find a smell that your cat does not like or a strong air freshner and rub it on the furniture your cat sctraches and if they go to claw and smell it they will stop suddenly.

[reg73]

or..... file it's claws smooth.

[Sphinx_Svens]

break its legs

[ajogal]

try wrapping tin foil around the most common areas. Most cats detest that. Failing that, try bitter bite that can be bought at most pet shops.
And most importantly, try making pr buy scratching posts and praise your cat when he/she scratches it.

[hugoboss]

Buy it a big scratch pad or tree thing. I also agree spraying smell on furnishings should help. Clawing is not just for sharpening claws, but also a way of the cat putting it's scent down

[WendyS]

A lot of older cats get arthritis in their legs and scratching and stretching their legs is often a symptom that they're trying to relieve the pain. In this case, check with a vet. If he's just doing it from a young age, buy one of these scratching posts from a pet shop, or alternatively buy a small square offcut of carpet (sample size) which carpet shops often sell for a couple of pounds, and whenever your cat scratches somewhere, pick him up and scratch his paws on this particular piece of carpet. He may then get the message that he's allowed this one scratching place. You have to try and break this habit early. Our two cats between them wrecked two sofas, one armchair and also shredded holes in the stair carpet. (All done while we were out at work - the little perishers knew they weren't allowed to do it while we were in the house !)

[danapie]

You can purchase rubber coverings that go over the cats claws, this way when they scratch, it will not hurt any furnishings. Check www.fosterandsmith.com they sell them for sure.