The Cat Claws Are Out!

You can try 3 things. 1-Get a repellent from the pet store for cats and furniture 2-Spray your cat with water and say no, each time you catch them 3-Buy a cardboard scratching box from Walmart or a pet store. They have catnip in them. My cats love it, and I don't have a problem with them scratching the furniture. You need to stop it before it gets out of hand, and it's a set habit. Good luck.

First of all, you need to either keep the cats claws clipped or have nail caps put on them. This helps a lot. I'm giving you a link to a site with instructions on how to do the nail clipping, complete with pictures. It's easy to do, once you get the hang of it. http://www.caws.org/catclaws.html I recommend a sisal rope scratching post as well. Get some dried catnip and put on it at first to draw the cat's attention to it. The taller the post, the better, as some cats like to stretch as they claw -- other cats like to scratch on the ground, so if you can find one that has a scratching place both on the post and on the bottom, that's best.

I had a cat that was declawed and he did not seem to mind it. If you keep the back ones on then he can atleast defend himself

You can try spraying them with water. The only problem with that is they may just do it anyway when you're gone. Although it's not an option I like, de-clawing may be your only alternative. I love my cats, but not at the price of them tearing up my nice things I worked hard for! We have one cat that we had de-clawed because we just couldn't get her to stop sharpening her claws on the couch no matter what we did. Good luck!

i think u shudnt allow them in the room where u hav ur valuable furniture.Or else keep a sharp eye on those cutiessssss. I love catsssssssssss.

Luckily my two cats like to sharpen their claws on an old motorcycle tire we have stored in "their" room. This is a great alternative as they had been sharpening their claws on the door frame. I have to replace the molding, it's all shredded. So, my recommendation to you would be to try different things and see what you can both agree on as far as claw-sharpening items.

Nail cutter it.

when i was kid,i adopted a stray cat into our house.i saw that said cat in front of our gate with no eyes at that time.i fed her through medicine dropper and fortunately, she survived.when she grew up,i've noticed that her claws are really long so what i did was cut all her nails short so that it won't hurt and claw.it's a little bit tug-of-war because my cat would really got mad at me so i covered her with blanket so that she can't bit and moved but i must warn you that when you cut her claw short,don't cut it all because that would really hurt.cut it just until the sharp edge only because it's like humans that when you cut your fingernails the wrong way and make it real short and it hurts,it will bleed.

I have been very lucky with my own three cats as they do not seem interested in sharpening their claws on the furniture. About.Com has a whole section dedicated to cats and they might have some good tips for you. Good luck! http://cats.about.com/cs/catmanagement101/a/manage_claws.htm